MASTERMINDS
1. What was blurred out by North Korean censors when state TV channel KCTV showed an episode of Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets?
2. Virgin Atlantic has named its new Airbus A330neo, registration G-VSRB, in honour of who?
3. The Home Office has launched a social media campaign in which south-east Asian country in a bid to deter people from coming to the UK illegally?
4. What is the name of the MP for Blackpool South, who announced on Monday he is stepping down from Parliament months after becoming embroiled in a lobbying scandal?
5. A container ship lost power and crashed into a major bridge in which US city, causing it to collapse?
6. Which actor and comedian received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour at a gala on Sunday?
7. Author Laurent de Brunhoff has died aged 98. Which children’s character did he and his father write books about?
8. What type of bird is retiring after entertaining guests at Warwick Castle for 30 years?
9. Which former England footballer has revealed he hid epilepsy during his career?
10. Which supermarket caused a furore by unveiling a new range of hot cross buns featuring a tick on top?
11. Actor Matthew Modine is set to officiate the wedding of which of his Stranger Things co-stars?
12. A newly discovered species of an ancient relative of amphibians has been named after which famous puppet?
13. Which US actor, star of the Kung Fu Panda series, is the latest star to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Stories?
14. What prop from the movie Titanic sold at auction this week for a whopping $718,750 (£569,739)?
15. The Queen visited the Isle of Man last week. Name the island’s capital city.
16. Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said he will step down as Taoiseach and resign as leader of his party. What party does he represent?
17. Which 81-year-old DJ received his OBE at Windsor Castle last week for services to broadcasting and charity?
18. The Conservative candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester, Dan Barker, announced last week he was defecting to which party?
19. Which bestselling author has announced she will release her first adult novel since the 1970s with a sequel following the adult lives of characters from her Girls series?
20. Andrew Scott stars in new Netflix drama Ripley, adapted from the book The Talented Mr Ripley, written by which author?
21. Which pizza chain has announced it will shut nearly a 10th of its UK sites?
22. Name the US music star whose homes were raided by US Homeland Security this week.
23. Who won the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother on ITV?
24. According to new figures from the Office for National Statistics, what was the UK population as of mid-2022?
25. Which Oscar-winning actress criticised the gender pay gap in Hollywood, this week?
26. What has David Beckham given wife Victoria to help with her broken foot?
27. A new military medal has been announced for people in “crucial operational roles” in the armed forces – what is it called?
28. Junior doctors in which UK nation began a 96-hour walkout over pay on Monday?
29. Name the new first minister of Wales.
30. What was returned sawn in half after being stolen from garden centre Reynard Nursery in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, a year ago?