The hot summer 2016 news quiz

Which was more turbulent this year – Johnny Depp’s private life or Donald Trump’s hair? Find out if you’ve been paying attention to the summer’s big news, with Hadley Freeman’s quiz

Politics quiz | Sports quiz | Film quiz | Music quiz | TV quiz

  1. Former Gawker editor AJ Daulerio has been ordered to pay Hulk Hogan $115m after releasing an excerpt of Hogan’s sex tape, in a case funded by billionaire Peter Thiel. Given he only has $1,500, what has Daulerio offered Hogan and Thiel in the meantime?

    1. A night out with Nick Denton.

    2. An original painting by Van Gogh he had in the attic for just this kind of emergency.

    3. His rice cooker and a golf club.

    4. His butt for them to kiss.

  2. Which of the following was NOT a real defence of Johnny Depp by one of his friends after he was accused of spousal abuse by his now ex-wife, Amber Heard?

    1. Heard was “blackmailing” and “lying about him publicly” (Doug Stanhope)

    2. “[Depp] is the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man that I’ve ever known. Just saying.” (Paul Bettany)

    3. “Like many of Johnny Depp’s friends, I’m discovering Amber is a better actress than I thought.” (Terry Gilliam)

    4. “Good thing I didn’t leave those scissors on his hands.” (Tim Burton)

  3. How many gun-toting policemen were deemed necessary to tell a Muslim woman on the beach in Nice to remove her burkini?

    1. None! Are you crazy? That would be terrible!

    2. Well, France can be a bit touchy about this issue. One, maybe?

    3. OK, OK, two at most.

    4. Surely not four. This is a joke, right?

  4. According to an American journalist writing on Politico, when he made a joke 15 years ago on CNN about Donald Trump’s hair, how did Trump respond?

    1. With a dignified, presidential silence.

    2. He appeared on Oprah and cried about being a victim of hair bullying.

    3. He made a public statement describing his hair as “magnificent. YUGE. The best hair!”

    4. He called up the journalist and said: “It’s true you have better hair than I do. But I get more pussy than you do.”

  5. In the great Taylor Swift/Kanye West/Kim Kardashian battle of 2016, who won?

    1. Kim, obviously. Always Kim.

    2. I don’t think Kim is a good female role model so I’m going with Taylor here #squadgoals.

    3. Who cares? Just play Kanye’s Famous again. CHOON!

    4. Hey, anyone seen Tom Hiddleston recently?

  6. Which of these terms has Trump NOT used when referring to Hillary Clinton?

    1. Crooked Hillary.

    2. Shillary.

    3. Beelzebub Hillary.

    4. My friend, Hillary Clinton.

  7. What did Clinton do on Jimmy Kimmel Live to prove her physical readiness to be president?

    1. She recited the US constitution.

    2. She opened a jar of pickles.

    3. She explained how to get a bill passed by Congress.

    4. She carved her own face on to Mount Rushmore.

  8. What did professional troll Milo Yiannopoulos, who was banned from Twitter after instigating the trolling of Ghostbusters actor Leslie Jones, post on Snapchat just before Jones’ personal site was hacked?

    1. "Getting a hot maca with cacao and cinnamon – YOLO!”

    2. “OMG bbz Ryan Lochte has TOTES copied my hair LMFAO.”

    3. “Karma’s a bitch.”

    4. “I’m 31 and too old for Snapchat. I’m off to do something worthwhile with my life.”

  9. What national event did Rudy Giuliani, who was the mayor of New York during 9/11, forget when he claimed “we didn’t have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attacks in the US [before Obama]”, and how did he justify this forgetfulness?

    1. 9/11, and Trump performed a lobotomy on him.

    2. 9/11, and aliens have been in possession of his body and brain since about 2004.

    3. 9/11, and the dog ate his homework.

    4. 9/11, and he meant “the remainder of Bush’s term” (but not counting the beginning, obvs.)

  10. Which of the following celebrities did NOT disparage the term “feminism” this summer?

    1. Kim Kardashian.

    2. Sarah Jessica Parker.

    3. Susan Sarandon.

    4. Jennifer Lawrence.

Solutions

1:C, 2:D, 3:D, 4:D, 5:A, 6:C, 7:B, 8:C, 9:D, 10:D

Scores

    Contributor

    Hadley Freeman

    The GuardianTramp

    Related Content

    Article image
    It’s Depp v dep as Johnny pulps Barnaby Joyce
    Australia’s deputy PM has failed to dodge another rotten tomato pelted by the dog-smuggler/actor

    Marina Hyde

    26, May, 2016 @2:42 PM

    Article image
    Is fat-shaming male celebrities a sign of gender equality?
    The tabloids have targeted Hugh Grant and Johnny Depp for the crime of ageing. This isn’t quite the feminist dream realised … Plus, who on earth is Poppy Delevingne?

    Hadley Freeman

    06, Jun, 2016 @2:02 PM

    Article image
    The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very ugly
    In the 1990s, he was a different kind of film star – eloquent, artistic and cool. But this week, with the loss of his court case against the Sun, the dream has decisively soured

    Hadley Freeman

    03, Nov, 2020 @6:00 AM

    Article image
    Lost in showbiz: Marina Hyde's 2016 quiz
    Think you know your Ketterings from your Kardashians? Test your knowledge of this year’s important celebrity stories

    Marina Hyde

    21, Dec, 2016 @1:30 PM

    Article image
    Ahoy, Johnny Depp! He raids his own treasure chest like a pirate
    His epic expenditure is an accountant’s nightmare – enough to almost give Nicolas Cage a run for his money

    Marina Hyde

    02, Feb, 2017 @5:49 PM

    Article image
    What’s eating Johnny Depp’s bank account? A horse farm, 14 homes, a bespoke cannon …
    The actor’s business managers deny they mismanaged his money, saying they weren’t the ones who spent $3m shooting Hunter S Thompson’s ashes into the great beyond

    01, Feb, 2017 @1:34 PM

    Article image
    Who are the top celebrity tippers?
    The $1,000 tip paid by Ellen DeGeneres and others for some pizzas at the Oscars ceremony was extravagant. But it pales besides what Johnny Depp once left a waiter, says Leo Benedictus

    Leo Benedictus

    04, Mar, 2014 @6:43 PM

    Article image
    The hot summer 2016 TV quiz
    How well do you know your Fleabags, Sons of a Bitch and Crazy Ex-Girlfriends? Find out with our goggle-eyed multiple-choice quiz

    Stuart Heritage

    28, Aug, 2016 @2:00 PM

    Article image
    The hot summer 2016 music quiz
    Liam Gallagher swore his solo album wasn’t the start of a solo career; Adele just swore. Our music stars have been busy – but have you been listening?

    Tim Jonze

    27, Aug, 2016 @11:00 PM

    Article image
    How will Hollywood deal with the Trump dystopia? Enter stage-right, Michael Bay
    While the rest of the biz is tackling You-Know-Who with more superheroes, Mr Pearl Harbor has taken one look and decided it’s time for ‘sci-fun’

    Marina Hyde

    26, Jan, 2017 @6:44 PM