How closely have you been paying attention to the sporting agenda this year? James Mariner asks the big questions
Answers at bottom of page… no peeking!
January
1 Who won the Australian Open for the second year in a row, beating Zheng Qinwen in the final?
2 Whose seven second-innings wickets helped England beat India in the men’s Test in Hyderabad?
3 Which sixth-tier side reached the fifth round of the FA Cup?
4 Which stage of the Australian Open did Cameron Norrie reach?
February
5 Which NFL franchise beat the San Francisco 49ers to win a second successive Super Bowl?
6 Italy recorded their lowest losing margin against England during their men’s Six Nations opener – how many points were the Azzurri beaten by?
7 Which country won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), despite sacking their manager mid-tournament?
8 Which club got the better of Chelsea for the third Wembley cup final in three years?
March
9 Who won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole?
10 Which horse, trained by Willie Mullins, won a second Cheltenham Gold Cup in succession?
11 Who scored a penalty on his full England debut against Belgium?
12 Which country became the first back-to-back Six Nations winners in seven years?
April
13 Which golfer won his second Masters crown in three years?
14 Which team beat Manchester City on penalties in the Champions League quarter-finals?
15 Runner Emile Cairess finished third in the 2024 London Marathon – but which English city was he born and raised in?
16 Which England men’s player scored consecutive home hat-tricks for his club?
May
17 In which city did Lando Norris secure his first Formula 1 race win?
18 Kyren Wilson won his first World Snooker Championship title – but what was his seeding for the tournament?
19 Which former Everton player scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final?
20 Which England men’s international scored Manchester United’s FA Cup final winner?
June
21 What total were England bowled out for in their men’s T20 World Cup semi-final loss to India in Guyana?
22 How many of the final four holes did Rory McIlroy bogey to end his US Open hopes?
23 How many sets did Iga Swiatek drop en route to winning a fourth French Open?
24 Who was the only Scotland player to score at Euro 2024?
July
25 Which American golfer won The Open for his second major of the year?
26 Who beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final for a second year in a row?
27 Who won the British Grand Prix victory, his first race win since December 2021?
28 How many minutes of normal time were left when Spain scored their winner in the Euro 2024 final?
August
29 Who scored his first Test century as England beat Sri Lanka at Old Trafford?
30 How many Olympic medals did Emma Finucane win in Paris, the most by a British woman at a single Games since 1964?
31 What stage did Andy Murray and Dan Evans reach in the men’s doubles at Paris 2024?
32 Which Dutchman scored the opening goal of the Premier League season?
September
33 Which stage of the US Open singles did Jack Draper reach?
34 Which side did England beat in Lee Carsley’s first game in charge?
35 Who won the men’s ODI series between England and Australia?
36 Which British driver became the first F1 racer to score points for different teams in his first two races?
October
37 In which country did Joe Root become England’s all-time leading Test run scorer?
38 Which Bayern Munich women’s player scored twice in defeat as Germany beat England at Wembley?
39 Where did Jack Draper win his first ATP 500 title?
40 Which British club were beaten 7-1 by Borussia Dortmund in the revamped Champions League?
November
41 At which race did Max Verstappen win his fourth Formula 1 title?
42 How many sixes did Liam Livingstone hit en route to his first ODI century in Antigua?
43 Who were the only nation England beat in the men’s Autumn Internationals?
44 Who did Great Britain lose to in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals?
December
45 Whose hat-trick in Wellington capped a remarkable debut Test year?
46 How many successive winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year have been female?
47 Which Premier League side scored five first-half goals in victory at Southampton?
48 Against which team did Ruben Amorim secure his first Premier League win with Manchester United?
Bonus questions
49 Katarina Johnson-Thompson won her first Olympic medal at Paris 2024, picking up silver – but which Belgian athlete pipped her to gold?
50 Mark Cavendish picked up his 35th Tour de France stage win in July, beating Eddy Merckx’s record – in what year did he win his first Tour stage?
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Answers
1 Aryna Sabalenka
2 Tom Hartley
3 Maidstone United
4 Fourth round
5 Kansas City Chiefs
6 Three
7 Ivory Coast
8 Liverpool
9 Max Verstappen
10 Galopin Des Champs
11 Ivan Toney
12 Ireland
13 Scottie Scheffler
14 Real Madrid
15 Bradford
16 Cole Palmer
17 Miami
18 12
19 Ademola Lookman
20 Kobbie Mainoo
21 103
22 Three
23 One
24 Scott McTominay
25 Xander Schauffele
26 Carlos Alcaraz
27 Lewis Hamilton
28 Four
29 Jamie Smith
30 Three
31 Quarter-final
32 Joshua Zirkzee
33 Semi-final
34 Republic of Ireland
35 Australia
36 Oliver Bearman
37 Pakistan
38 Georgia Stanway
39 Vienna
40 Celtic
41 Las Vegas
42 Nine
43 Japan
44 Slovakia
45 Gus Atkinson
46 Four
47 Tottenham Hotspur
48 Everton
49 Nafi Thiam
50 2008