MASTERMINDS
1. Which former Tory MP convicted of expenses fraud pulled out of the race to get back into Parliament just hours after announcing his candidacy?
2. The village of Fishlock has been in the news this week – why?
3. Which company unwittingly sold iPads for £5 this week?
4. Artist Norman Cornish worked as what before turning his hand to painting?
5. Julia Ormond is starring in which new BBC drama?
6. Rod Stewart (pictured) and Neil Young both have what hobby in common?
7. Who has just been voted the world’s sexiest man by People magazine?
8. Victor Spinetti provided the voice for which children’s cartoon villain?
9. Which footballer ended up with a scar on his face after an on-pitch dispute? 10. Claude Littner is a regular on which TV programme? 11. Which car company produces the Model X? 12. Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales at which castle? 13. And in what year did Charles’ investiture take place? 14. A pear-shaped version of which kitchen staple sold for £1m at auction this week?
15. Mara Carfagna is a former beauty queen turned politician in which country?
16. Which Italian city was hit by flooding this week? 17. What outnumbers fish in the oceans at a ratio of seven to one, according to scientists?
18. For which party did David Gauke stand at the 2017 election?
19. Jeanine Anez has just become president of which country?
20. Which designer was criticised for apparently using Meghan Markle’s Remembrance Sunday appearance to plug her fashionwear?
21. Nick Knowles presents which popular tear-jerking realty TV show?
22. The Battle of Austerlitz took place during which conflicts? 23. Who was prime minister when England won the 1966 World Cup? 24. Jack Leach is a leading figure in which sport? 25. Al Pacino plays which controversial US figure in new movie The Irishman? 26. Seamus Milne is a political mastermind for which party?
27. A priest from Devon may have been the inspiration for which classic horror character, according to new research? 28. Otorhinolaryngology is another word for what medical condition? 29. Doncaster is in which county? 30. Which politician’s handling of a mop to clean a flooded floor was a damp squib this week?