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Who won Star Baker in the opening episode of Channel 4’s Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer? 2. How much did the Red Nose Day broadcast raise for charity? 3. Who designed the wedding dress Stella Moris wore for her marriage to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this week at Belmarsh prison in London? 4. Who has been announced as the new co-presenter of The Toddler Club on Cbeebies? 5. Darts players Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Andy Hamilton were all born in which English city? 6. How much has P&O Ferries said it will offer in compensation to sacked staff, as it shared details of its redundancy package? 7. Which chat show host wrote the book that inspired ITV drama Holding? 8. Which royal couple went swimming with sharks during an official trip to Belize? 9. How many years was Putin critic Alexei Navalny jailed for this week? 10. Who will captain England during this year’s Soccer Aid football match in June? 11. Invitations for spring booster jabs began for which age group in England this week? 12. Which airline will return to the skies in April? 13. Who will play the role of Mother
Superior in musical Sister Act when it opens in London in July? 14. The UK has publicly blamed Vladimir Putin’s Russia for hoax calls targeting which three British ministers? 15. Newly-capped England bowler Matthew Fisher plays for which county? 16. Which Oscar winner is set to reprise the role of Thomas Cromwell in a TV adaptation of writer Dame Hilary Mantel’s novel The Mirror And The Light? 17. Who opened a £4bn electric car factory near Berlin this week? 18. Which former FIFA president gave his name to the first World Cup trophy? 19. What is the title of Ukrainian punk band Beton’s re-imagined version of The Clash’s London Calling? 20. In which city did Dame Kelly Holmes win her two Olympic golds? 21. Who is the new royal patron of the National Theatre? 22. What is the name of Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani’s upcoming Channel 4 comedy? 23. Which cities are in the running to be named UK City of Culture for 2025? 24. A thanksgiving service was held this week to remember Dame Vera Lynn. How old was the singer when she passed away last year? 25. What was the most visited UK museum in 2021? 26. Which award-winning screenwriter has received the Freedom of Liverpool? 27. Olympic rowing star Sir Steve Redgrave celebrated which landmark birthday this week? 28. Which veteran US Oscar-winner has launched a special campaign group aimed at defeating politicians who support the ongoing use of fossil fuels? 29. What mission has been suspended after the European Space Agency said it would be impossible to continue working with the Russian space agency after the invasion of Ukraine? 30. Who will captain Team USA at next year’s Ryder Cup in Italy?
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