1.Soon May the Wellerman Come was an unlikely chart hit in January, driven by the trend for sea shanties on TikTok (“ShantyTok”, you may recall). But who or what was the titular Wellerman? A whaler, “weller” being 19th-century slang for “whale” An employee of the Weller Brothers shipping company A crew member of the SS Weller A legendarily elusive whale Reveal 2.“Bean Dad” was perhaps the most stupid of all the stupid Twitter controversies of 2021. And it happened on 3 January! What did this man tweet about to become the site’s main character for the day? His historic beans-only diet, in protest at his millennial children always eating out His highly public wager that he would livestream himself eating 11lbs (5kg) of baked beans if Trump tried to stay president after 20 January His “good parenting”, leaving his young child to learn to use a can opener or go without food His gleeful embarrassment of his family with his flatulence at the dining table Reveal 3.In February, lawyer Rod Ponton appeared before a judge as a wild-eyed kitten after failing to remove a filter in the Zoom courtroom. Who was Ponton, in his feline guise, representing? The state of Texas A complainant who appeared with a potato filter A defendant who took the call with the username “h0e’N-g0” The American Kennel Club Reveal 4.Jackie Weaver was the breakout star of a testy Cheshire parish council meeting that went viral from Zoom. What was NOT one of the remarks lobbed at Weaver before she booted people from the meeting room? “Read the standing orders! Read them and understand them!” “You don’t know what you’re talking about” “You have no authority here Jackie Weaver. No authority at all” “This is a very good example of bullying in Cheshire East, and the environs!” Reveal 5.In March, a 220,000-ton “megaship” blocked the Suez Canal for six days, sparking perhaps unprecedented levels of memeage. What was it called? Ever Given Evergreen Never Given Ever Giving Reveal 6.Lady Gaga"s method approach to acting in Ridley Scott"s House of Gucci made for quite the press cycle. What was her ad-libbed line that went viral from the trailer? "You take care of Gucci now" "Gucci is next to godliness" "Gucci by name. Gucci by nature" "Father, Son, and House of Gucci" Reveal 7.In April, very much against our will, we learned a new word: “cheugy”, pronounced chew-gee, meaning off-trend in a very specific, ageing-millennial way. Which of the below, according to the progenitors of this poorly articulated trend, is NOT cheugy? Birkenstocks Gucci logo belts Lasagne People who get married at 20 years old Reveal 8.In June, Star Wars gave rise to a new four-panel meme format, whereby Natalie Portman’s character Padmé’s smile falls in response to her companion’s silent steely gaze. Where did it come from? Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith A Twitter account posting fake Star Wars quotes Reveal 9.In October, Mark Zuckerberg announced on video that his troubled company Facebook would rebrand as a hopefully less troubled company called Meta. But what unexpected item did viewers spot in pride of place on a shelf behind him? A book about political campaigning, renewing speculation of a presidential run A framed photograph of him arm-in-arm with Jeff Bezos A bottle of BBQ sauce A collectible Bearbrick toy valued at $40,000 Reveal 10.Jake Gyllenhaal’s remarks to Vanity Fair that he was “more and more” finding “bathing to be less necessary” started a viral debate about personal hygiene in which many celebrities felt moved to weigh in. Who of the below did NOT speak out? Ashton Kutcher Kristen Bell Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Julia Roberts Reveal 11.Doctors cautioned young people against taking part in the milk crate challenge, warning that it was “perhaps even slightly worse than ...” what? The ice box challenge Planking The blackout challenge, linked to a death in January Falling off a ladder