MASTERMINDS
1. Which James Bond star was spotted this week wearing a baby carrier?
2. Which children’s TV show turned 60 this week?
3. The most famous witch trials in US history are known as what?
4. Which Arthur Miller play is based on those trials?
5. The Samuels family, who were accused and found guilty of witchcraft in 1593, became known as ‘The Witches of Warboys’. But in which then English county were they living?
6. In which TV series could Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) perform magic by twitching her nose.
7. What are Dr Peter Venkman, Dr Raymond Stantz, and Dr Egon Spengler better known as?
8. What is the name of the British private detective television series which, when shown in the United States, was called ‘My Partner the Ghost’?
9. Thing T Thing was a character from The Addams Family TV series. What was the only part of the character ever seen?
10. What is the name for a ghost responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved?
11. Which TV series had the characters Fred, Velma, and Daphne?
12. Which ‘Surely you can’t be serious’ actor starred in the Mel Brookes film – Dracula: Dead and Loving it? 13. Which car, used in the James Bond film, Spectre, was sold for £2.4 million? 14. Which Italian author, known for The Name of the Rose, died aged 84 in 2016? 15. The Treaty of Rome was signed by six European states in 1957 and in 1967 the European Community was established. In which year did Great Britain join what would become the European Union? 16. In which sport was Liam Dawson called up to represent his country without coach Trevor Bayliss ever seeing him play a competitive match?
17. On which day of the week does Christmas Day fall this year?
18. In which American state is Mount Rushmore?
19. Which four presidents does it depict? 20. When was it sculpted?
21. In which year did Elton John release the single Don’t Go Breaking My Heart with Kiki Dee?
22. In which decade did Guns N’ Roses release their album Appetite for Destruction? 23. Big Time Sensuality was a 1990s hit for which Icelandic artist?
24. Which American R&B group had a 1994 hit with Waterfalls?
25. You’re So Vain was released in November 1972 by which American singer? 26. Which American soul duo released Crazy in 2006, a single from their debut album St Elsewhere?
27. In which year did The Beatles release Hey Jude?
28. Billy Corgan is best known for fronting which American alternative rock band?
29. Which iconic bridge is located at Dawes Point in The Rocks area for the south end, and the northern end is at Milsons Point?
30. Which British alt-rock band won the 2018 Mercury Prize for their second album Visions of a Life?