MASTERMINDS
1. When is the General Election, called this week, due to take place?
2. Theresa May announced the election. What is her constituency?
3. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the king of which country?
4. Which is the most southerly city in the UK?
5. You would not find the ‘Spanish Steps’ in Spain. In which city would you find them?
6. The New Shekel is the currency of which country?
7. How many member states will exist in the European Union after the UK leaves? 8. Which is the longest river in Europe? 9. Which Bond girl stars in the movie Their Finest, out this week?
10. What is the name of the circle of latitude that lies approximately 23 degrees south of the equator?
11. Of which African country is Bamako the capital?
12. How many federal states (Bundesländer) form the country of Germany?
13. How many people joined the Labour Party in the 24 hours after the election was called?
14. Prunes are the dried form of which fruit?
15. Labradors and pointers are what type of dog?
16. What was the name of David Tennant’s character in Broadchurch
17. Who is the lead singer of Aerosmith?
18. Which colour has shades including cornflower, Prussian and midnight?
19. What is the name of the anticorruption unit in Line of Duty? 20. Who heads up the unit? 21. What is Madonna’s full name? 22. What is the name of the Irish singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest twice?
23. What is Louis Glass’ noisy 1890 invention called? 24. Who is the frontman of The Prodigy? 25. Who is the drummer of Metallica? 26. Which group had a hit with the Macarena?
27. Who won the most Grammy Awards in the 1980s? 28. How many strings has a mandolin? 29. What was Bing Crosby’s biggestselling hit?
30. What is Rihanna’s surname?