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1. Who dressed as a panda to accept the comedic genius award at the MTV Movie and TV Awards?
2. Emma Raducanu retired injured in her first-round match at which UK tennis tournament?
3. Which actor revealed they ate popcorn with Diana, Princess of Wales, at a special screening of the first Jurassic Park film in London nearly 30 years ago? 4. Who has been crowned the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2022?
5. When did singer Olly Murs propose to his bodybuilder girlfriend Amelia Tank? 6. A fireproof copy of which bestselling novel has sold at auction for £103,000? 7. Which defunct business did Health Secretary Sajid Javid liken the NHS to at a Cabinet meeting?
8. What is the name of Dolly Parton’s book, co-written with writer James Patterson, which is set to be adapted into a film by Reese Witherspoon’s production company?
9. Singer Pixie Lott and model Oliver Cheshire tied the knot on Monday at which cathedral?
10. Which player finished as top scorer in this season’s UEFA Champions League? 11. What infection has been made a notifiable disease in England?
12. Who unveiled a blue plaque in honour of Britain’s first professional female landscape gardener Fanny Wilkinson?
13. Which TV soap actors are among those taking part in a new one-off ITV drag contest later this year called Queens For The Night?
14. What honour did Sir Patrick Vallance receive from the Duke of Cambridge? 15. Who won the 2022 World Series of Darts US Masters last weekend?
16. How many people across the UK watched the BBC’s coverage of the Platinum Party At The Palace?
17. Hollywood actor Johnny Depp left a “large tip” after booking out a curry house in which city?
18. Who is Love Island’s first deaf contestant?
19. Which company has announced plans to open six new hotels this year?
20. How many Formula One titles does Sebastian Vettel have to his name?
21. What is the name of Liam Gallagher’s fourth solo UK number one album?
22. Who celebrated his 75th birthday with The Rolling Stones as they opened their 60th anniversary tour in Madrid? 23. Iga Swiatek won the 2022 Women’s French Open by beating which player? 24. What is the name of the Irish wolfhound who is the Irish Guards’ regimental mascot? 25. Which Northern Irish film star turned 70 this week?
26. How many people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long Covid, according to the Office for National Statistics?
27. Francois-Marie Dibon has broken the world record for completing the most bungee jumps in a 24-hour period. How many times did he jump?
28. How many bank holidays does the TUC say UK workers should have, claiming they enjoy fewer than those in other countries?
29. Which milestone did cricketer Joe Root pass as he scored an unbeaten career century to help England beat New Zealand at Lords?
30. What did the Queen say she keeps in her handbag, during a surprise comic sketch with Paddington Bear, shown during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations?