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1. Which British film cast is reuniting for a 20th anniversary special to mark the release of the first movie in its franchise? 2. What is this year’s BBC Children In Need charity single? 3. Leeds gymnast Ashley Watson has broken his own Guinness World Record for what? 4. Which popular TV competition will continue to air on Channel 4 until at least 2024? 5. A Frida Kahlo’s self portrait sold for how much at a New York auction this week? 6. In which year was the retractable roof installed at Wimbledon’s Centre Court? 7. How many UK universities will be affected by a three-day strike by staff next month in disputes over pensions, pay and working conditions? 8. What traditional Christmas food have shoppers been reassured will be in sufficient supply this festive season? 9. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited which two countries during a four-day tour? 10. Who has made her directing debut working on Taylor Swift’s music video for the track I Bet You Think About Me? 11. What age group can now have Covid-19 booster jabs? 12. Who has turned Netflix hit Tiger King turned into five-act Tiktok opera? 13. What is the name of Sir Rod Stewart’s new album? 14. Which real-life comedic couple are the latest stars to read a Cbeebies bedtime story? 15. An Olympic velodrome lapis how long? 16. Greatest hits album Between Us marks the 10th anniversary of which girl band? 17. What has the Cambridge Dictionary revealed is its word of the year? 18. Which British punk star appeared as a contestant on The Masked Singer US wearing a jester mask? 19. At which racecourse did jockey Frankie Dettori achieve his Magnificent 7, taking all seven races on the card? 20. What is the name of Abba’s first number one studio album in 40 years? 21. How much did BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans raise for Children In Need with his 24-hour drumathon? 22. Who topped the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard last weekend with a perfect score of 40 for his Charleston? 23. Which boyband emerged as the big winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards picking up four trophies? 24. Cattle on British and Irish farms are to be fed what in a project aimed at cutting down methane emissions? 25. Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira made 67 league appearances for which Italian club? 26. Approximately how many social care staff in England have not been recorded as having received two coronavirus vaccine doses, according to new data? 27. Who did Emma Raducanu beat in the 2021 US Open final? 28. What was late author Wilbur Smith’s first novel called? 29. What term replaced “phase out” in the Cop26 final draft over coal, sparking claims the deal had been watered down? 30. The Queen missed the Remembrance Service in London last Sunday due to what ailment?