Back by popular demand, it's the test for those in the know: the Mail Diary Christmas Quiz, drawn from some 1,600 exclusive items published here in 2006. Much copied, but never bettered, this is a parade of the privileged and the powerful who graced - and disgraced - our world of gossip over the past 12 months. Who said this?
Who did that? And to whom? Look out for red herrings.
There's a bottle of Moet Chandon champagne for the first 12 correct entries received here, on a postcard please, by January 2. 1. 2006 was an annus incredibilis for Zara Phillips.
But why was the Queen's granddaughter celebrating early on New Year's Day? 2. Whom did I spot scoffing a Pret A Manger sandwich with only the pigeons for company in Trafalgar Square?
A) King of the Congestion Zone, Ken Livingstone B) Queen of the Old Vic, Barbara Windsor C) Britain's richest landowner, The Duke of Westminster 3. I revealed that MEP and Hokey Cokey fan Glenys Kinnock had found a nice little earner for her daughter Rachel in her Brussels office. Her indignant spokeswoman told me that Rachel, 33, was hired: A) For her gravy-making skills B) Because the rest of the family had a Euro-job, so why not her?
C) Because she is a graduate with extensive experience in administration and organisation 4. Who sat next to Sophie Wessex at the Queen's State Banquet for Brazil's President Lula? 5.
Not invited to the Queen's 80th birthday parties, the Duchess of York revealed that she whiled away the time watching old tearjerkers on DVD. Was her favourite: 6. The often-reticent Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at last put his head above the parapet.
But was it: A) To denounce the war in Iraq? B) To extol the virtues of family life? C) To help advertise Archbishop's Ale for Everards Brewery?
7. 'Sir' Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches, 17, broke her arm in the middle of studying for her AS-level exams. Did she do it: A) Falling off a bicycle?
B) Slipping on a Vodka Red Bull while partying in a nightclub? C) Dancing to I Don't Like Mondays? 8.
At last, the news about Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan that we had all been waiting for. But was it: A) They were to make a film together? B) They had got engaged?
C) They had been chosen as the joint faces of Yves St Laurent? 9. Who was described by wedding guests as having the look of someone "who had married a chequebook?
" 10. Did the wedding of Lord (Charlie) Brocket and Harriet Warren in the South of France end with them: A) Sailing happily into the sunset? B) Admiring his collection of old Ferrari parts?
C) Watching a brawl in which Lord Brocket ended up being pushed into his swimming pool and his wife's brother John got a black eye? 11. Which BBC figure, puffing a new book, did I reveal had once been fed, watered and dispatched by an underwhelmed Princess Diana in 40 minutes, never to be seen at Kensington Palace again?
12. What did celebrity chef Marco Pierre White's Spanish-born wife, Mati, shout in his St James's restaurant Luciano? A) "Marco has been making a lovely dessert, would you like to try some?
" B) "I'm afraid the boeuf en croute is off!" C) "You are the second waitress my husband is f*** ing!" 13.
After meeting Channel 4 News anchorman Jon Snow at a party, what did Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly say? A) I admire his stance on wearing a poppy on TV B) I was so impressed by his dispatches from the Middle East C) Who the hell was that? 14.
Which member of the Royal Family married in the Vatican? A) Princess Michael of Kent B) Prince Charles C) Lord Nicholas Windsor 15. Randy Tory MP Mark Field had a secret affair.
Was it with: 16. As the Blairs jetted off on their summer holiday to Barbados, David Cameron was also taking his family away. Were they going to: A) Sir Cliff Richard's Portugal estate?
B) A Blackpool boarding house? C) A villa in Kalamaki on Corfu? 17.
Apart from once dating comedienne Sandi Toksvig, what was the other claim to fame of TV presenter Clare Balding's "civil" partner Alice Arnold? 18. Whom does TV presenter and naked transatlantic oarsman Ben Fogle say people keep confusing him with?
19. How did fond-of-the-F-Word chef Gordon Ramsay say he got the black eye he was sporting at the launch party for his wife Tana's first recipe book? 20.
How did the late Princess Diana's stepmother Raine Spencer dispose of unwanted fur hats and silk shoes? 21. There was some life-changing news for the motoring-mad Marquess of Blandford.
Was it: A) He is to appear in panto as Mr Toad? B) He squashed a toad while speeding in his Range Rover? C) He is to become a father again at the age of 50?
22. Match the dukedoms to the courtesy titles of their marquess heirs. 23.
How is the Duchess of Rutland planning to raise money to help pay for 6m renovations at the family seat, Belvoir Castle? A) By letting in cameras for a U.S.
TV series called The Duchess B) By giving pole-dancing lessons in the ballroom C) By going back on stage as an opera singer 24. The Queen's racing trainer Nicky Henderson had a mixed year. Was it because: A) His wife, Diana, left him?
B) His wife Diana's dog, Squid, was stolen? C) He found himself in a horse-ownership syndicate with Riders author Jilly Cooper? 25.
What did octogenarian artist Lucian Freud do when upset by a noisy group of partygoers at The Wolseley restaurant in Piccadilly? 26. Whom did Rowan Atkinson dress up as at a "Goodwood Revival" fancy dress ball?
27. Our old friend Susan Sangster wed property developer Stuart Crossley at a candlelit ceremony in Barbados. But how many times had she been married before?
28. Such are her antics that an entire quiz could be set around Princess Michael of Kent. Glossing over the sale of Nether Lypiatt and her smashing of the etiquette of Queen's Club by taking a mobile phone on court, I want you to answer this: why did she scandalise society in Venice?
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