In this period between Christmas and New Year, where there is only so much food you can make from turkey and you have guessed one charade too many, what better way to pass the time than with a quiz? So here, especially for you, the team at Bristol Culture present a quiz of Bristol happenings in 2011.

There are 63 questions. A bonus point as to why this seemingly arbitrary number was chosen, intentionally. Of course.

The first person to email all the correct answers to bristolculture@gmail.com wins a pat on the back and a two-thirds of a pint of your choice next time you see one of our legions of writers propping up the bar at Beerd on St Michael’s Hill.

1. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School alumnus Pete Postlethwaite died in January. Who called him “the best actor in the world”?
a) Steven Spielberg
b) Leonardo DiCaprio
c) Ewan McGregor

2. Cafe Kino moved over the road from Nine Tree Hill to Stokes Croft, to be replaced by The Runcible Spoon. After what is The Runcible Spoon named?
a) A line from Roald Dahl’s The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
b) A line from Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat
c) A line from Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar

3. Which singer played an impromptu gig at the Occupy Bristol camp on College Green?
a) Massive Attack
b) The Wurzels
c) Billy Bragg

4. Which of these was not a Wow! Gorilla?
a) Priscilla
b) Boris
c) Noah
d) Elvis
e) Winston

5. The Bristol Folk Festival returned after an absence of  31 years. Where was it held in 1979?
a) Hanham Mills
b) College Green
c) Castle Park

6. Luke Concannon was one of the highlights of the Bristol Folk Festival, playing most of his set barefoot in the middle of Colston Hall 2. The former lead singer of Nizlopi finished with a version of his most well-known song. What was it called?
a) The BBC Song
b) The JCB Song
c) The JJB Song

7. Judd Trump has this year become the new golden boy of snooker. At which Bristol snooker club did he start to rack up century breaks before he was even a teenager?
a) Keynsham Snooker Club
b) Whitchurch Snooker Club
c) Whitehall Snooker Club

8. Invisible Circus supremo Doug Francis put on his one-man show as part of Mayfest, and later in the year performed it at the Brewery Theatre. Which of these characters did Doug not become as part of the show?
a) A Yugoslavian refugee
b) A Spanish pimp
c) A gay Hell’s Angel

9. Staff Benda Bilili performed at the Colston Hall in May. What are they?
a) An experimental dance troupe from Spain
b) Paraplegic street musicians from the Democratic Republic of Congo
c) Acrobats from South Africa

10. 2.8 Hours Later in May saw participants be chased around the streets of Bristol by a zombie horde. Which shopping centre became an integral part of the game?
a) The Galleries
b) Cabot Circus
c) The Mall

11. The Little Black Box theatre opened this year, in a building that housed Bristol’s first what?
a) Starbucks
b) Caffe Gusto
c) Chandos Deli

12. How many miles from Delhi is 4,500 Miles From Delhi?
a) 4,279 miles
b) 4,500 miles
4, 4, 721 miles

13. To celebrate the opening of M Shed, filmmakers were set the challenge to make a film of less than two-and-a-half minutes in 0117 hours. What did the winning film feature?
a) A bus careering down Park Street
b) Two bicycles falling in love
c) The theft of Alfred the gorilla from the City Museum

14. Bon Jovi played at Ashton Gate in June. How much was the most expensive ticket?
a) £100
b) £125
c) £225

15. Mission Burrito opened on Park Street a few weeks before My Burrito opened on the centre. What American city has a Mission district?
a) New York
b) Los Angeles
c) San Francisco

16. One of the year’s best Bristol tweeters has been @GreatGeorgeWMB, the 9.5 tonne bell at the top of the Wills Tower. How tall is the Wills Tower?
a) 68m
b) 78m
c) 88m

17. Bristol City Council spent the last of the £22.8m Cycling City money this year. But has cycling provision in the city improved?
a) Yes
b) No

18. Bristol filmmaker Naomi Smyth released her feature length documentary Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal. Where in Bristol were the Invisible Circus not based?
a) An old fire station
b) An old police station
c) An old cathedral
d) An old restaurant
e) An old car showroom

19. How many kilometres of new mountain bike trails were opened this year at Ashton Court?
a) 11km
b) 15km
c) 21km

20. The Last Bookshop opened on Park Street. How much does every book cost?
a) £1
b) £2
3) £3.99

21. Ignite Bristol entertained and enlightened this year at the ss Great Britain, Spike Island and at Tobacco Factory. What is the format of Ignite?
a) Five-minute talk with five slides
b) 20-minute talk with 25 slides
c) Five-minute talk with 20 slides

22. In February, Mi Casa pop-up restaurant was hosted in the Scout boathouse on the other side of the Floating Harbour from Riverstation. Who is the boathouse named after?
a) Grayson Perry
b) Katy Perry
c) Fred Perry
d) Benjamin Perry

23. The poster for Never Let Me Go gave Cklevedon Pier a starring role. But what is Keira Knightley’s middle name?
a) Christine
b) Christina
c) Kristina

24. Pieminister made a special sweet pie to commemorate the Royal Wedding. What was it called?
a) The Royal Pear
b) The Royal Plums
c) The Royal Fruitcake

25. Who played the starring role of Joseph at the Bristol Hippodrome?
a) Jason Donovan
b) Philip Schofield
c) Some bloke who came second on Any Dream Will Do in 2007

26. Which Bristol cafe serves the best flat white?
a) 40 Alfred Place
b) Boston Tea Party
c) Lashings

27. Stephen Merchant played the Colston Hall for five consecutive nights. Where in Bristol did he grow up?
a) Hanham
b) Henleaze
c) Horfield

28. A former what on the corner of Perry Road and Woodland Road hosted an art exhibition in March?
a) Toilet
b) Lecture hall
c) Cafe

29. What went on display at At-Bristol?
a) A real human brain
b) A real human heart
c) A real human lung

30. Which birthday did Circomedia celebrate in April?
a) 20th
b) 25th
c) 50th

31. Tristan Sturrock starred in both of Bristol Old Vic’s major productions this year, Treasure Island on the cobbles of King Street and Coram Boy in the Colston Hall. He also put on a one-man show as part of Ferment. What was it called?
a) Frankenstein
b) Frankenspine
c) Dracula

32. The fourth feature film from Bristol director Kirk Jones, What to Expect When You’re Expecting,  is due to be released next year. He was expecting to have started to film another film this year, but is still waiting. What is he waiting for?
a) For Bristol to vote for an elected mayor
b) For Bristol City’s new stadium to be built
c) For Bristol to get an arena

33. What was the name of the company that ran cafes in several Bristol parks this year before going bust a few months after Bristol City Council awarded them the contract?
a) Silver Catering
b) Gold Catering
c) Diamond Catering

34. Greens’ Dining Room is for sale. Why?
a) The brothers that run it have inherited an aloe vera plantation in Tanzania
b) The brothers that run it have inherited a banana plantation in Costa Rica
c) The brothers that run it have decided to become chefs in Za Za Bazaar

35. What was the name of the squat on Cheltenham Roads that the police raided on the night of the first Stokes Croft riot in April?
a) Talladega Heights
b) Transcendental Nights
c) Telepathic Heights

36. The Wow! Gorillas celebrated Bristol Zoo’s 175th birthday. But not all of the gorillas were located in Bristol. Where was the furthest gorilla?
a) Weston-super-Mare
b) Swindon
c) Birmingham

37. The M Shed opened this year, with a retrospective by which Bristol photographer as its opening exhibition?
a) Martin Clunes
b) One Under Par
c) Martin Parr

38. How many songs did Jessie J play during her gig at the Thekla in January?
a) Six
b) 10
c) 16

39. This summer’s BrisFest is due to be the last in its current city centre location. Where is it hoping to be next year?
a) Ashton Gate
b) Ashton Court
c) Cardiff

40. Angelos Epithemiou was one of the highlights of the inaugural Bristol Comedy Garden. What colour is his trademark plastic bag?
a) Sainsbury’s orange
b) Tesco white
c) Co-Op green

41. How much of his own salary as director of place-making at Bristol City Council did Mike Bennett put into hosting See No Evil on Nelson Street?
a) £10,000
b) £20,000
c) £30,000

42. A family of recycled glass penguins appeared by the fountains on the centre in August. What were they promoting?
a) Antarctica tourism
b) Birds Eye fish fingers
c) Kenko

43. Cabot Tower reopened in August. How many steps to the top?
a) 99
b) 109
c) 119

44. Boikzmoind, a film about Bristol’s fixed gear bike scene, took the world by storm this year. Do you own a fixed gear?
a) Yes
b) No, I don’t own a chequered shirt
c) No, I don’t have enough tattoos
d) No, Bristol is way too hilly for cycling around with only one gear

45. Hart’s Bakery of Cotham became legendary this year for their pastries. But what is your favourite?
a) Custard tarts
b) Croissants
c) Eccles cakes
d) Pain au chocolat

46. Jeffrey Archer published the first in a series of books set in Bristol this year. What is the series called?
a) The Kingsdown Chronicles
b) The Cotham Chronicles
c) The Clifton Chronicles

47. The Milk Thistle opened in September. What is milk thistle?
a) A cocktail made with rum and Cointreau
b) A popular hangover cure
c) A Scottish tartan

48. Actress Romola Garai was a particular highlight of the Bristol Poetry Festival in September. In which film did she star as a nurse during World War Two?
a) Atonement
b) Never Let Me Go
c) A Very Long Engagement

49. Who starred in one-man show Jiggsy at the Tobacco Factory Theatre?
a) Les Dennis
b) Dennis Pennis
c) Les Dawson

50. In what unusual Bristol location in October did Roughhouse Theatre present Two Gentlemen of Verona and Measure for Measure?
a) Redcliffe Caves
b) Arnos Vale Cemetery
c) Temple Meads platform 15

51. The Three Tuns in Hotwells and the Old Stillage in Redfield are owned by which brewery?
a) Bristol Beer Factory
b) Bath Ales
c) Arbor Ales

52. Lahloo Pantry opened in Clifton in October. After what is it named?
a) A loose leaf tea from China
b) A tea plantation in Sri Lanka
c) The tea clipper that a distant relative of owner Kate Glover sailed on

53. The Pony & Trap joined Casamia as proud holders of a Michelin star. Where is it?
a) Chew Stoke
b) Chew Magna
c) Magna Carta

54. Did the Costas on Whiteladies Road and Gloucester Road have planning permission to open?
a) Yes
b) No

55. What is the shop occupying the former Woolies on Whiteladies Road?
a) Tesco
b) Co-Op
c) Sainsbury’s

56. What is the aim of Occupy Bristol?
a) Not really sure
b) To turn College Green into a quagmire
c) To provoke angry letters in the Evening Post

57. The Old Bookshop opened in Bedminster in November. What musical instruments hang above its bar?
a) Trumpets
b) Recorders
c) Banjos

58. Arthur Christmas has proved a huge success for Aardman Animations. Who does not feature among its voice cast?
a) Hugh Laurie
b) Hugh Grant
c) James McAvoy
d) Jim Broadbent

59. What popped-up in The Parlour on College Green during the Bristol Encounters International Film Festival in November?
a) A photo booth
b) A tanning salon
c) A cinema

60. Jamie’s Great Britain paid numerous compliments to Bristol both in print and in the accompanying television show. Oliver saved particular praised for the chef at Rice & Things on Cheltenham Road. His name is Branatic Neufville, but what is he more commonly known as?
a) Boss
b) Guvnor
c) Chef

61. David Hasselhoff stars in this year’s Bristol Hippodrome pantomime. How old is the Hoff?
a) 55
b) 59
c) 62

62. Beerd opened on St Michael’s Hill in December. How much is its most expensive pint, a Flying Dog Raging Bitch?
a) £7
b) £8
c) £9

63. Which of these was not featured in Bristol Beer Factory’s 12 Stouts of Christmas?
a) Vanilla Latte Stout
b) Chocolate Orange Stout
c) Raspberry Stout