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1. What honorary appointment is James Bond actor Daniel Craig celebrating following the release of his latest film No time To Die?

2. Which comedian has revealed he has a tumour in his head which has left him “100% deaf” in one ear?

3. Which musical swept the Tony Awards in America picking up 10 top prizes?

4. The United States won golf’s Ryder Cup by a record margin. What was the final score?

5. Which train operator has been stripped of its franchise after failing to declare more than £25 million of taxpayer funding?

6. A cassette tape of a 1970 John Lennon interview by four Danish teenagers fetched how much at auction?

7. What is the name of the new home robot unveiled by Amazon?

8. Which multi-award winning writer is returning to Doctor Who to take over the controls of the Tardis once more?

9. YouTubers and bloggers are to be taxed in which country?

10. Where did Lewis Hamilton win his 100th Formula 1 race?

11. Who is the host of the new BBC series of Blankety Blank?

12. Which boxing star announced his retirement this week?

13. What country announced it had fired a new hypersonic missile?

14. Which airline has said it will not hire new cabin crew or pilots who are not fully vaccinated against coronavirus?

15. What is the name of the Labour MP who has resigned as shadow employment rights and protections secretary, telling leader Sir Keir Starmer the party is “more divided than ever”?

16. Which Strictly Come Dancing couple have tested positive for coronavirus?

17. Which snooker player has the nickname The Thunder from Down Under?

18. The guitar played by John Cummings on all 15 of his band’s albums and nearly 2,000 gigs has been sold at auction for more than £650,000. What was his stage name?

19. Which West End musical is marking its 15th anniversary?

20. Who unveiled a statue of 19th century Gentleman Jack diarist Anne Lister in Halifax?

21. Environmentally damaging levels of what were found in the river running through the Glastonbury Festival site, according to scientists?

22. Which Greek city was struck by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake this week?

23. A third and final season has been announced of which hit Channel 4 comedy which follows a group of teenagers growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s?

24. Who was the tennis coach who helped guide Emma Raducanu to the US Open title?

25. The world’s longest-running religious TV programme Songs Of Praise is celebrating which anniversary with a special programme hosted at Westminster Abbey?

26. Which senior American politician has been formally installed as chancellor of Queen’s University, Belfast?

27. What is the name of the 91-year-old who was the first person in the world to have a Covid-19 vaccine and has now had a booster jab?

28. The 2000 Guineas takes place at which racecourse?

29. Jeremy Corbyn was heckled by his own brother at the Labour conference. What is his name?

30. Steve Coogan is to play which disgraced TV and radio presenter in a new BBC1 drama?