Quiz of the week

1. Name the Scottish Government Education Minister who announced that next year’s Highers have been cancelled?

2. What was the famous name of the second person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in England?

3. Which businessman is in talks to save Debenhams?

4. Which member of the Royal Family is expecting her third child?

5. Which mountain was given a new official height, 13ft higher than previously recorded?

6. Name the Sky News presenter suspended for six months for breaching Covid regulations as she marked her 60th birthday.

7. Which TV show was named the “most talked about” of 2020 by Freeview?

8. In which sport was Peter Alliss best known as a commentator?

9. A documentary about the mental health struggles of which TV star won a Scottish Bafta? 10. Which couple faced

MISSED Peter Alliss criticism for their tour of Britain?

11. Name Joe Biden’s son who is under investigation over his taxes.

12. What is Ursula von der Leyen’s job title?

13. Which star was named the nation’s “best voice” according to a poll by Virgin Media?

14. Which Hollywood actor stars in and directs the new Arctic-based movie The Midnight Sky?

15. Name Nicola Sturgeon’s husband.

16. Nick Hewer quit as host of which Channel 4 game show? 17. Which TV show starring Daisy Edgar-Jones was voted BBC iPlayer’s most popular series of 2020?

18. Who will the Scotland men’s football team play in their first World Cup qualifier in March?

19. Which supermarket said it will close on Boxing Day as a thank you to its staff?

20. The 40th anniversary of which singer’s murder was marked on Tuesday?