MASTERMINDS
1. Which ship has arrived back at Portsmouth after undergoing two months of sea trials?
2. Who is scheduled to headline a benefit concert when the MEN Arena re-opens?
3. Daniel Craig has signed up for his fifth Bond movie. How many Bond films have been released in the franchise?
4. Who is the lead singer of the Libertines?
5. Who was given a wild card to the US Open, her first grand slam event since her drugs ban?
6. CJ Ujah, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake were three of the winners of the 100m relay at the 2017 world athletics championship. Who was the fourth member?
7. Due to the increasing significance of solar power, the National Grid has already started planning for the next solar eclipse which will take place in which year?
8. A 106-year-old fruit cake has been found in a remote Antarctic hut and is believed to have been brought on whose ill-fated expedition?
9. In what year during Henry Hudson’s search for the Northwest Passage, did he sail into what is now known as Hudson Bay? a) 1610 b) 1660 c) 1710
10. Who commanded the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, which was rammed by a Japanese ship in the Second World War, and went on to have an important political career?
11. Following the surrender of Germany, a meeting was held between Russia, USA and Britain to agree how to administer it. What is the meeting known as (taking its name from the city it was held in)?
12. In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War? 13. Born in 1921, Alan Whicker had a successful TV career and presented his documentary programme for over 30 years, what was it called?
14. Who was murdered in August 1876 while playing poker and holding cards of Aces and eights, now known as ‘dead man’s hand’?
15. The theatre La Scala was inaugurated in August 1778, in which city?
16. In 1921 eight baseball players were banned for life even though a court had found them not guilty of corruption. Which team did they play for?
17. Which Dutchman beat Gary Anderson to win the PDC Darts World Championship in 2017?
18. Which was the first English club to win Rugby Union’s Heineken Cup in 1998?
19. Who was the first goalkeeper to score a goal in the Premier League game during Everton’s 3-2 win over Aston Villa in October 2001?
20. Who set a British athletics 200m record when he timed 19.87 seconds in July 1994?
21. Which Portuguese football club did Jose Mourinho manage between 2002 and 2004?
22. Which NFL team are known as the ‘Packers’?
23. If you were watching a Moto GP event at the Suzuka Circuit, which country would you be in?
24. Who captained Australia during the 2005 Ashes cricket season in England?
25. Who was Bruce Forsyth’s first female assistant on the Generation Game?
26. During which war did the Battle of Marston Moor take place in 1644?
27. Serge Gainsbourg had a controversial hit with the song Je t’aime, but who else featured on the recording?
28. Sydney is the capital of which Australian region?
29. The Ericsson Globe is the world’s largest hemispherical building but in which city is it?
30. In what year did Alexander Graham Bell patent the telephone? a)1836 b)1856 c) 1876