Q 01/05

Which two-word phrase did Fed chairman Alan Greenspan use in a December speech to question soaring share prices?

A) Irrational exuberance

B) Animal spirits

C) Unsustainable valuations

D) Speculative mania

Answer · why

A) Irrational exuberance

Irrational exuberance sent Tokyo's market down 3% while he was still speaking; Greenspan later wrote that the phrase came to him in the bathtub.

Q 02/05

Which jockey rode all seven winners on one card at Ascot on 28 September, costing bookmakers an estimated £40 million?

A) Kieren Fallon

B) Pat Eddery

C) Walter Swinburn

D) Frankie Dettori

Answer · why

D) Frankie Dettori

Frankie Dettori's 'Magnificent Seven' came in at combined odds of 25,095–1 and turned him into a household name.

Q 03/05

Which Pulp frontman ran onto the stage during Michael Jackson's 'Earth Song' at the Brit Awards in February?

A) Damon Albarn

B) Jarvis Cocker

C) Brett Anderson

D) Liam Gallagher

Answer · why

B) Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker was questioned by police over the children on stage, having objected to Jackson's Christ-like staging of the song.

Q 04/05

Which style did Diana lose when her divorce from Prince Charles was finalised on 28 August?

A) Her Royal Highness

B) Her Majesty

C) Her Serene Highness

D) Her Grace

Answer · why

A) Her Royal Highness

Her Royal Highness was dropped from Diana's style after the decree absolute, and her family decided against restoring it after her death.

Q 05/05

Which boy band announced its split on 13 February, prompting the Samaritans to set up hotlines for distraught fans?

A) East 17

B) Worlds Apart

C) Boyzone

D) Take That

Answer · why

D) Take That

Take That had already lost Robbie Williams the previous summer; the remaining four finished a world tour and released a final single before parting.