MASTERMINDS
1. It was estimated this week that the NHS bill for expat pensioners returning to the UK to use the NHS after Brexit would cost how much?
2. For the first time, a British police force will recruit people directly to become detectives without what?
3. Which football club is the most valuable in Europe, being worth about €3bn (£2.6bn), according to business services group KPMG?
4. Scientists have re-engineered what kind of drug in a bid to wipe out one of the world’s most threatening superbugs?
5. Which planet is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System?
6. What is the nationality of the Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel?
7. Which founder of the Mongol Empire was also known as ‘Temujin’?
8. John Bonham played drums for which English rock band?
9. Which ‘W’ is the largest prison in the UK by capacity?
10. Hugh Montague Trenchard has been described as the ‘founding father’ of which UK Armed Forces?
11. Rhona Martin led her team to gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in which event?
12. Jerry Cruncher is a character from which of Charles Dickens novels? 13. Thinking Out Loud, The A Team and Photograph are songs from which British singer-songwriter? 14. Which ‘E’ is the most spoken constructed language in the world? 15. According to a study out this week, which factor makes babies more likely to end up overweight or obese? 16. Which typographical error on a tweet by Donald Trump created a new word this week? 17. Which ongoing exhibition has become Tate Britain’s most popular show? 18. Which species, presumed extinct, has been rediscovered by scientists trawling the depths of a massive abyss off Australia’s east coast? 19. Which football team defeated Reading in a penalty shootout to gain promotion to the Premier League? 20. If you took a walk along Venice Beach, in which city would you be? 21. Sir Sandford Fleming came up with a worldchanging invention when a mistake printed in a timetable caused him to miss his train. This apparently inspired his invention of what? 22. What is the name of the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber 23. Name the Mediterranean capital whose name is derived from the Greek word for ‘anchor’.
24. Which 1995 film tells the story of William Wallace.
25. The adventurer and archeologist Thor Hayerdahl was born in which country?
26. Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos?
27. David and Victoria Beckham’s son Cruz was born where?
28. Which planet in our solar system has the most rings?
29. Which nation has been runner-up in the Football World Cup the most times without actually winning it?
30. Which Shakespeare play features Benedick and Beatrice?