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1. Who is proposing to replace farming subsidies with payments for “public goods” like environmental protection after Brexit?
2. Who has Donald Trump accused of losing his mind?
3. Which supermarket reported annual sales of £10bn after a bumper Christmas boosted by luxury products and cut-price vegetables?
4. Storm Eleanor has recently hit the UK. If we get another storm this winter, what will it be called?
5. Which singer-songwriter claimed the first number ones of the year after topping both the albums and singles charts?
6. Which royal couple have announced they are expecting their second child
7. Where in the UK did a sinkhole, described by Network Rail as a “mysterious void”, cause rail disruption?
8. Who has announced he is stepping down as host of the Bafta Film Awards after 12 years?
9. What cosmic event could stargazers see early on Sunday morning?
10. How many new cars were sold in the UK in 2017?
11. What book sold out “in minutes” at a central London branch of Waterstones ahead of its wider release this week?
12. Where was a bottle of vodka said to be worth one million dollars found after it was stolen in Denmark?
13. What is the name of the prestigious literary award which is to accept Irish-published entries for the first time?
14. Which clothing brand has apologised after featuring a black child model in a hoodie bearing the quote “Coolest monkey in the jungle”?
15. Which minister was incorrectly announced as Tory party chairman before the job was given to Brandon Lewis in Theresa May’s reshuffle?
16. Players and supporters of which club have started a social media campaign to get defender Eric Lichaj a dog after he revealed he had come up one goal short of earning a pet in the FA Cup victory over Arsenal.
17. Which British actress has been unveiled as the new host of the Baftas?
18. Which Tory MP, who kept his ministerial post despite asking his secretary to buy sex toys, has been sacked in the latest Government reshuffle?
19. Which touchy wild plant has been found to contain a substance useful for the treatment of cancer? 20. Which Hollywood star has announced she is engaged to her boyfriend, Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk? 21. Prof Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author recently celebrated his birthday but how old is he? 22. Feminists have denounced an open letter signed by which French film star that said men are being unfairly targeted by sexual misconduct allegations? 23. Marks & Spencer is to stop selling which controversial product after attracting ridicule from consumers who called it “wasteful” and “ridiculous”? 24. Which ex-Party leader has said he regrets saying that gay sex is not a sin? 25. What did nursery manager Natasha Bream find in her local store to win a cash prize?
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26. Which team did David Moyes manage between 1998 and 2002? 27. What is the name of Portland’s NBA team? 28. Which country will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup? 29. Who is the captain of the men’s T20 cricket side Hobart Hurricanes? 30. What was the first football game to be shown in colour on BBC’s Match of the Day programme?
31. What is the name of Columbus’ NHL team?
32. Who did Germany beat to win Euro 96?
33. Who claimed the gold medal in the mixed doubles tennis during the Rio Olympics?
34. Who was named head coach of Hull following the sacking of Mike Phelan in January last year?
35. Who finished third in the final of the 100 metres at the Rio Olympics?
36. Which shirt number have West Ham retired?
37. Which UK city has an ice hockey team called the Capitals?
38. Who scored the first goal in the Premier League in 1992?
39. Which side won the rugby league Challenge Cup last season?
40. Which club based in Gibraltar pulled off a shock 1-0 win over Celtic in the Champions League qualifying stage in 2016?
41. How many teams are taking part in this season’s FA Cup? a) 535 b) 636 c) 737
42. Who was the coach of the England rugby union side when they won the World Cup in 2003?
43. Where will the 2020 Summer Olympics be held?
44. Where would you find the Riverside Ground, where cricket is played?
45. Which side won the Bundesliga last season?
46. Who did Spain beat in the final when they won Euro 2008?
47. Who scored England’s try in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final against Australia?
48. Which tennis player has just won three back-to-back WTA Tour titles at the Kremlin Cup, Elite Trophy and Auckland Open?
49. Who is the only Australian to win the Tour de France?
50. Which British athlete currently holds the triple jump world record, set at the World Championships in Gothenburg in 1995?