Test your knowledge of 2016 with our jumbo trivia quiz

From the Olympics to the Queen, how well do you know what happened this year? Test yourself with our quiz.

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On Dec 22, 2016
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died in June aged 74. What was he called before he changed his name?

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Which former astronaut, who became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, died in December aged 95?

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Who wrote two newspaper articles in February backing different sides in the Brexit debate, but only published one of them?

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Who jumped ship in June, declaring: "I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination''?

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Who Trump-ed Theresa May in November to become the first British politician to meet the new US president-elect?

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Who came to the Queen's rescue in January when she had trouble cutting a fruitcake at a WI meeting?

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The Duchess of Cambridge revealed in May that Princess Charlotte has a pet hamster. What is his name?

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What did Prince George feed his dog Lupo in July - causing an outcry by animal welfare groups?

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In July, Nasa's Juno spacecraft entered the orbit of which planet?

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The outbreak of which virus in Brazil in April almost derailed the Rio Olympics?

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What were banned from the June picnic for 10,000 people on The Mall to celebrate the Queen's official 90th birthday?

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Where did astronaut Tim Peake land in July after six months in space?

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What was the name of the gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo in the US in May after a three-year-old boy got into his enclosure?

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Which Hollywood star gave Jeremy Corbyn a surprise endorsement in April, saying the Labour leader would make a "great PM''?

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Who entered the Strictly dancefloor in Blackpool in November from the ceiling and at the keyboard of a flaming piano?

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Which late actress is to have a statue built in her home town of Bury, Lancashire, following her death in April?

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Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in October?

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Which sportsman helped his brother over the finish line at a Triathlon World Series race in Mexico in September?

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Which cyclist ran part of a Tour de France stage on foot after a mountain pile-up in July?

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Sir Mick Jagger became a father again in December at the age of 73. How many children does he now have?

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