IT was the year when life started to get back to normal, with large concerts staged, major films hitting the cinemas and some of our biggest superstars finally returning with new music.
Adele topped the charts with her album 30, Daniel Craig's long overdue final outing as James Bond in No Time To Die was released and Little Mix announced a hiatus after a decade together.
But how closely have you been reading Bizarre over the past 12 months, to keep up with the showbiz shenanigans of the biggest celebrities?
As 2021 draws to a close, now is your chance to put your knowledge to the test in my big New Year’s Quiz. Best of luck – you might need it!
AND THE WINNER IS?
- Which two awards did DUA LIPA win at May’s Brits bash?
- Which film starring FRANCES McDORMAND won Best Picture at the Oscars?
- Who called the Grammys “corrupt” after failing to land any nominations, despite having one of the year’s biggest songs?
- Which Welshman, 84 today, decided to stay home and paint rather than accept the Best Actor award for The Father at the Baftas?
- At September’s National Television Awards, who won the Best Presenter gong for a record 20th year?
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LOVE IS IN THE AIR
8- Director TAIKA WAITITI started dating which British pop star?
- MARK RONSON got married to Grace Gummer – the daughter of which nine-time Golden Globe-winning Hollywood star?
- Which singer wed an estate agent called Dalton Gomez at her home in California in May?
- Which A-list Hollywood couple celebrated a shock reunion, 17 years after ending their engagement?
- LIAM PAYNE split up with his fiancée then reunited with her months later. What is her name?
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
8THE stars were up to their usual antics of making ridiculous and meme-worthy comments this year. Can you guess which of these celebrities said what?
- “Divorce, babe. Divorce.”
- “All jokes aside, I can’t believe I might be going to jail.”
- “I like wholegrain toast with salt on it.”
- “If I weren’t who I am today, I would have been a combat journalist.”
- “I wash my armpits and my crotch daily, and nothing else ever.”
LUCKY DIP
- Who will be played by a CGI monkey in their biopic, shooting in Australia in 2022? a) HUGH JACKMAN, b) ROBBIE WILLIAMS, c) MICHAEL JACKSON.
- Which of these stars did comedian PETE DAVIDSON not date this year? a) JODIE COMER, b) PHOEBE DYNEVOR, c) KIM KARDASHIAN.
- Which Britpop singer was awarded the citizenship of Iceland in January? a) DAMON ALBARN, b) LIAM GALLAGHER, c) JARVIS COCKER.
- Who did KYLIE MINOGUE not collaborate with in 2021? a) GLORIA GAYNOR, b) YEARS & YEARS, c) STEPS.
- Which model shocked fans by announcing she had become a mum for the first time this year? a) KATE MOSS, b) CARA DELEVINGNE, c) NAOMI CAMPBELL.
TOP OF THE POPS
- What is the name of the UK entry that finished last at Eurovision?
- Who scored their first No1 single in 16 years in October – then two more in December?
- Which band headlined the virtual Glastonbury Festival in June before releasing their ninth album in October?
- TAYLOR SWIFT had two No1 albums in 2021. Can you name them both?
- Which superstar dressed up as a vampire and danced on the roof of a shopping centre in South London in April to shoot the video for his comeback single?
REUNIONS AND SPLITS
- Which group reunited to release their first album of new songs in 40 years in November?
- Who said their “love for one another as humans is stronger than ever” as they announced in November they were breaking up after two years?
- Which British boyband have reunited for a 20th anniversary tour, kicking off next September?
- Which showbiz power couple announced plans to divorce in February after seven years of marriage?
- A chart-topping French act split up in February after 28 years together. Who are they?
FEUDS AND FALLOUTS
- BRITNEY SPEARS said which two people should be in jail for involvement in her controversial conservatorship?
- PIERS MORGAN walked off the set of Good Morning Britain – and subsequently left the show – after a row about whom?
- Who was LITTLE MIX’s JADE THIRLWALL talking about when she said, “We are definitely the most successful girl group in the country, but he’s not even the most successful performer in his family”?
- KANYE WEST angered which fellow rapper by posting his home address on Instagram – before making up earlier this month?
- GIGI HADID’s mum YOLANDA accused which British male pop star of assaulting her, after she entered her daughter’s home?
Pop or flop?
0-9: You’re more flop star than pop star
10-17: Better read more closely in 2022
18-27: I’m impressed, join my quiz team
28-35: Congrats! You’re a real showbiz whiz
Answers
AND THE WINNER IS: 1. Best Female Solo Artist and Album Of The Year, 2. Nomadland, 3. The Weeknd, 4. Sir Anthony Hopkins, 5. Ant and Dec.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR: 1. Rita Ora, 2. Meryl Streep, 3. Ariana Grande, 4. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, 5. Maya Henry.
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY: 1. Adele, 2. Lil Nas X, 3. Victoria Beckham, 4. Lady Gaga, 5. Ashton Kutcher.
LUCKY DIP: 1. b) Robbie Williams, 2. a) Jodie Comer, 3. a) Damon Albarn, 4. c) Steps, 5. c) Naomi Campbell.
TOP OF THE POPS: 1. James Newman, 2. Sir Elton John, 3. Coldplay, 4. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version), 5. Ed Sheeran.
REUNIONS AND SPLITS: 1. Abba, 2. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, 3. Blue, 4. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, 5. Daft Punk.
FEUDS & FALLOUTS: 1. Her parents, 2. Meghan Markle, 3. Noel Gallagher, 4. Drake, 5. Zayn Malik.
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