Quiz of the week
1. Which TV show announced it is ending after 27 years?
2. Name America’s new vice president-elect.
3. Which British businessman mocked Donald Trump by tweeting “You’re fired”?
4. Name the former football club chief executive who is to receive compensation over a “malicious” fraud prosecution. 5. Where is golf’s 2020 US Masters being held?
6. Who is taking over from Countdown host Nick Hewer as he shields at home during lockdown?
7. The UK became the first country in Europe to pass
50,000 what?
8. What type of stone is the “Spirit of the Rose”, which sold at auction for more than £20million?
9. Which former Coronation Street barmaid is on the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here?
10. Who did the Scotland football team play on Thursday?
11. Which Olympic gold medal winner had to quit Strictly Come
Dancing after her partner tested positive for Covid-19?
12. Which presenter is leaving BBC Radio 2 after 10 years? 13. How many years has it been since the Unknown Warrior was buried at Westminster Abbey? 14. Which actor was presented with the Guinness World Record for being the longest-serving TV soap star? 15. Name the actor who posted a picture of himself with his baby daughter in his Instagram debut. 16. Which singer lost her latest court battle to have her dad removed as her legal guardian?
17. Which golfer put on 45lb of “mainly muscle” over lockdown for more power in his drives?
18. Which two drugs companies claim to have produced a coronavirus vaccine with a 90 per cent success rate?
19. In which TV show is Anya Taylor-Joy playing the role of a chess prodigy?
20. Which high-profile organisation has the equality watchdog cleared of pay discrimination?