Taku's Trivia Thru Time - 2024 Edition

Which title racked up the most streams on the Netlflix platform, in the first half of 2024?

• Bridgerton Season 3

• Fool Me Once

• Baby Reindeer

Answer explanation

Fool Me Once - 108m

Bridgerton S3 - 92m

The Gentleman - 76m

The most streamed music artist on Spotify in 2024 was...

• Beyonce

• Taylor Swift

• Bad Bunny

• Ed Sheeran

Answer explanation

TSwift collected 26.6 Billion streams, globally. She retains her record for a successive year.

Which of the following Actors / Actresses were NOT winners of a BAFTA award in 2024?

• Cillian Murphy

• Emma Stone

• Robert Downey Jr.

• Margot Robbie

Answer explanation

Best Actor - Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)

Best Actress - Emma Stone (Poor Things)

Best Supporting Actor - Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)

Margot Robbie - (Barbie)

The National Gallery in London celebrated its ? anniversary in 2024?

• 175th

• 150th

• 200th

• 150th

Answer explanation

Trafalgar Square, opened in 1824. Home to more than 2,300 paitings dating from the mid 13th c. to 1900.

In which City was the Eurovision Song Contest hosted?

• Helsinki

• Liverpool

• Malmö

• Gdansk

Answer explanation

The winner of the contest was Switzerland (3 wins total)

Scientists engineered a highly selective catalyst that could convert natural gas into methanol, via a single, low-temperature reaction.

What was the gas?

• Methane

• Propane

• Butane

• Hydrogen

Which model of the iPhone sold the most units in 2024?

• iPhone 15

• iPhone 15 Pro

• iPhone 15 Pro Max

Answer explanation

It is estimated that apple sold approxiamtely 232.1m iPhones in 2024.

True or False - In the UK, 3D printing & rapid prototyping services had a market size of £558.6 m

• True

• False

Answer explanation

An increase of 10.1% from the previou year. Innovations within healthcare saw a big development.

Fluorescent proteins from marine creatures supported scientists to create a non-toxic spray that highlights fingerprints at the scene of a crime...

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The University of Bath and Shanghai Normal University developed a water soluble, low toxicity dye which can selectively bind to negatively charged molecules found in fingerprints, locking the dye moelcules in place whilst emitting a fluorescent glow visible under blue light. The dye was developed using jellyfish proteins.

Which South American country suffered a 200% increase in primary forest loss?

• Nicaragua

• Peru

• Bolivia

Answer explanation

Deforestation, forest fires, expansaion for agricultre and illegal mining are some of the causes of depleting primary forests.