MASTERMINDS
1. Who was the film star who made a surprise cameo appearance in returning Channel 4 hit comedy series Derry Girls?
2. Which city is to host the BBC’S first comedy festival next month?
3. What record did British endurance athlete Kate Jayden celebrate this week?
4. Which 40-year-old American singer has announced she is expecting her third child?
5. Who is stepping down as co-host on BBC quiz show Pointless after 13 years?
6. Which West End musical scooped seven trophies at the Olivier Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday?
7. Amateur rider Sam Waley-cohen rode which horse to victory in this year’s Grand National?
8. Which acting mother and daughter will star in the first feature-length episode of the critically acclaimed I Am series?
9. Chester Zoo was treated to an early Easter surprise birth on Tuesday, but what animal was born?
10. Who is to play Guy Fawkes in a new immersive attraction at the Tower of London?
11. Which hotel chain has unveiled a new design for its hotels following feedback from thousands of business and leisure travellers?
12. Which two Hollywood stars are facing off against each other in a court in Virginia over a defamation suit?
13. Where was Olympic gold medal diver Tom Daley born?
14. The state pension and certain benefits increased on Monday, how much did they rise by? 15. Which TV historian is to explore
Victorian female murderers in true crime podcast? 16. Aston Villa full-back Matty Cash plays international football for which country?
17. Which British airport has recorded its busiest month since the start of the coronavirus pandemic?
18. Jennifer Lopez has announced she is engaged to Ben Affleck. How many years ago did the couple call off their wedding?
19. Which social media platform has confirmed it is working on an edit function?
20. Greg Rusedski retired from tennis in which year? 21. Where will the 2026 Commonwealth Games be held?
22. How is BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time planning to celebrate its 75th anniversary?
23. A near-mint condition copy of a 1941 comic featuring the first appearance of Captain America sold for how much at auction?
24. Which member of the royal family visited Papua New Guinea this week?
25. What is the name of the second number one solo single by Harry Styles?
26. Which footballer has inspired a new Channel 4 documentary looking at calls for the national curriculum to teach more diverse topics?
27. Best-selling thriller writer Henry Patterson, who has died at the age of 92, wrote under what pseudonym?
28. Where was F1 driver Charles Leclerc born?
29. Which consumer champion has warned the country’s worsening cost-ofliving crisis could lead to “civil unrest”?
30. Brooklyn Beckham has married which US actress?