MASTERMINDS
Retailer John Lewis has announced it is no longer selling which type of media player after falling sales?
2. A ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found lying on its side off the coast of which country?
3. The five tallest buildings in the United States are all located in New York and which other city?
4. Which planet spins fastest, Earth or Jupiter?
5. Which British actor played Loki in Avengers Assemble and Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager?
6. Who was the Greek goddess of love and beauty?
7. The Pulitzer Prize is best associated with which profession?
8. Which English striker scored six goals at the 2018 World Cup?
9. In which author’s work might you find the Bolger, Brandybuck and Gamgee families?
10. Which US President declared: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”?
11. Which American rock band composed the song Eye of the Tiger, best known for its association with the Rocky film franchise?
12. Which song topped the UK single chart in July 2018, only to plummet to number 97 one week later (the furthest one week fall from top spot in UK chart history)?
13. This week Nasa fixed a malfunction with which telescope, which threatened the orbiting observatory’s performance?
14. The government said this week it will consult on adding what to flour to help prevent common birth defects in babies?
15. Paddy McGuinness and Andrew Flintoff will be the new presenters of which TV show?
16. Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, how long after construction first began?
17. The Battle of Britain ended on October 31 after the United Kingdom prevented a possible German invasion, but in which year?
18. The Lincoln Highway was dedicated on this date in 1913, what was significant about this highway?
19. Which romantic poet wrote Ode on a Grecian Urn?
20. During the Protestant Reformation of 1517, who posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg?
21. Which iconic sculpture in South Dakota, was completed in 1941 after 14 years?
22. On Halloween in 1984 – who was assassinated by two of her Sikh security guards?
23. On Halloween 1864, which Silver State was admitted as the 36th U.S. state?
24. This week in 1922 – who was made Prime Minister of Italy?
25. On Halloween 1956, the UK and France began bombing Egypt. But why?
26. Which American magician and stuntman died of peritonitis on the Halloween of 1926?
27. In the series Breaking Bad who played the main character Walter White?
28. The American crime drama The Wire was set in which city?
29. Who created and wrote the political drama The West Wing?
30. Which TV series features the characters Sheldon and Leonard?