MASTERMINDS
1. The Bank of England warned it expects UK unemployment to jump to what percentage by the end of the year?
2. Which travel company announced plans to cut up to 878 jobs?
3. Who founded sports retailer and gym group DW Sports, which has said it is to tumble into administration?
4. Name Britain’s Foreign Secretary?
5. Lady Gaga was among the stars wishing which crooner happy 94th birthday this week?
6. What is the name of the new Government scheme offering half-price meals to encourage diners to support restaurants and pubs?
7. Which former England midfielder has been accused of breaking coronavirus guidelines by holding a party at his Oldham home to celebrate his son’s 21st?
8. What is the name of the SpaceX astronaut carrier which headed back to Earth after undocking from the International Space Station?
9. Three men have been rescued from an island in which Pacific archipelago after writing ‘SOS’ in the sand?
10. Which restaurant chain is planning to close around 67 of its UK outlets and cut up to 1,100 jobs?
11. Which humanitarian organisation was established 150 years ago?
12. A guitar, beer cans, a lighthouse, Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog have all been proposed to adorn the new flag of which US state?
13. Where is Leeds Castle?
14. What is the only American state with a name that consists of just one syllable?
15. Fort Knox is located in which US state?
16. What is the name of Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale?
17. Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. What are the two cities?
18. What is the highest possible score in a bowling match?
19. The Stadium of Light is home to which English football club?
20. How many Grand Slam titles has Andy Murray won?
21. Who has been named the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives?
22. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge followed in the footsteps of which comedy drama’s characters when they visited a Welsh seafront?
23. Which Premier League football club announced 55 redundancies, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?
24. The final manuscript for which famous book by Truman Capote has sold for £377,000 at auction?
25. What is believed to have caused the massive explosion in Beirut this week?
26. Which singer is to release her first new album in more than five years to celebrate her 70-year career in showbiz?
27. What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?
28. In golf, where does the Masters take place?
29. Actor Sean Connery celebrates a landmark birthday on August 25. How old will he be?
30. Film Flash Gordon has been re-released in cinemas this week to mark its 40th anniversary. Who played Flash?