MASTERMINDS
1. What is the name of the British academic who was freed from prison in the UAE this week?
2. Which company has warned that its annual profits are set to be about £30m lower than expected, after the prolonged heatwave in the UK last summer?
3. The BBC is bringing which Victor Hugo novel to the small screen this Christmas?
4. Which actor plays Rocky Balboa in the boxing movie franchise?
5. Which is the heavier metal, gold or silver?
6. Who is older, Theresa May or Tony Blair?
7. Which British street artist is known for the document Exit Through the Gift Shop?
8. Which of the traditional planets of the solar system has the biggest diameter, Jupiter or Neptune?
9. On a football pitch, what stands 8 yards wide and 8 feet high?
10. Tbilisi is the capital of which country located at the intersection between Europe and Asia?
11. In the 2017 film The Greatest Showman who played star performer PT Barnum?
12. Which UK train station is generally considered to be the busiest? a) London Euston b) London Waterloo c) Manchester Piccadilly.
13. Which tech company is known for its iOS operating system?
14. The US space agency Nasa landed a new robot on which planet this week, after a dramatic sevenminute plunge?
15. Which fantasy novel series features a poem which opens with the lines: “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost;”
16. Who preceded Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party?
17. Hermes is the Greek god of: a) Roads b) War c) Fire
18. When wiring a plug in Britain, what colour is the live wire?
19. Which newly promoted team did Manchester City beat 5-0 away from home in September 2018?
20. Cardiff City, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers replaced which three relegated asides for the 2018/19 Premier League season?
21. What was Samantha’s mother’s name in classic TV show Bewitched?
22. How many items in a gross? 23. What is a group of moles called? 24. What was the real name of children’s book author Dr. Seuss? 25. Who wrote Great Expectations? 26. Which superhero was the alter ego of Bruce Wayne?
27. Which Premier League club play their home games at Selhurst Park?
28. Who is the lead singer of Coldplay? 29. Who was the Ancient Greek god of the sea?
30. Which Premier League stadium has the smallest capacity at 11,329?