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1. Tottenham Hotspur has agreed a £69m deal for Paolo Dybala with which Italian football club?
2. The flood-threatened town of Whaley Bridge is in which county?
3. Which pizza chain is apparently spending £7m on stockpiling ingredients for after Brexit?
4. Which airline was hit by a worldwide IT failure this week?
5. Space exploration company SpaceX is owned by which controversial entrepreneur?
6. Which rugby player married his new girlfriend after a two week whirlwind romance?
7. Nicholas Parsons presents which popular radio panel game?
8. Which disgraced former Labour MP has been struck off as a lawyer over a criminal conviction?
9. Which American writer, who died this week, wrote the acclaimed novel Beloved?
10. Firm Alphabet owns which search engine giant?
11. Which Cornish festival was called off with just 12 hours’ notice?
12. Which blockbuster film which co-starred Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern is to be remade by Disney?
13. Staring at which animals can help stop them stealing your food, according to scientists?
14. Microscopic lifeforms called Tardigrades are believed to be surviving where after a recent crash landing?
15. Transport minister George Freeman hit out over missing what by 15 seconds?
16. Which car company has released a vehicle with a solar-powered roof?
17. Which Olympic gold medal-winning rower is to appear on Strictly Come Dancing?
18. Which former actress has demanded Boris Johnson put more resources into dementia care?
19. Wayne Rooney is to become playercoach at which football team? 20. Name the British-born millionaire suspected of killing his wife who has been captured in Mexico after four years on the run.
21. Fans of Tottenham Hotspur apparently have the best what, according to a poll?
22. Which business tycoon has just added Jack Wills to his portfolio?
23. Which credit card company has urged 500,000 customers to change their pins over a security flaw?
24. Joshua Rush is a child star on which kids’ TV channel?
25. A cottage next to which royal couple is currently up for rent?
26. Casualty actress Vicky Hall has swapped acting for what profession?
27. Jo Swinson is leader of which political party?
28. What day of the week does Christmas Day fall on this year?
29. Which actor is older, Al Pacino or Robert De Niro?
30. How many bridges straddle the Menai Strait in North Wales?