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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