MASTERMINDS
1. On Halloween in Scotland who or what are ‘guisers’?
2. The world’s largest Halloween party takes place in which British city? a) Birmingham b) Edinburgh c) Derry/ Londonderry
3. Who wrote the original story of Frankenstein?
4. On Halloween, children in costumes travel from house-to-house asking for goodies. What is this known as?
5. Who starred as the monster in the original 1931 film Frankenstein?
6. Which scary film remake of 2005, starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George, is set in a house n Long Island?
7. In The Walking Dead who plays the show’s lead character, sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes?
8. Which American supernatural television series, created by Rod Serling, ran for 159 episodes from 1959?
9. Who plays Robert Catesby in the BBC drama Gunpowder?
10. Queen Elizabeth’s youngest son has held which title since June 1999?
11. Who directed the film in which Johnny Depp played Edward Scissorhands?
12. What nationality was singer Leonard Cohen?
13. Flindrikin, snaw-pouther, spitters and blett are all Scottish terms for various types of what?
14. The Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey has been the home of which competition since 1986?
15. Chris Brasher and John Disley were the co-founders of which event?
16. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2017 is the year of which animal?
17. In 2017 MPs voted to use archival paper on which to record laws, instead of which material?
18. What was the name of the Earth’s first artificial satellite?
19. Bandleader William Basie was better known as what?
20. Which Tory MP has said he “should probably not have sent” a letter to universities asking for details of Brexit courses? 29
21. The aim of which party is to wrestle back control of an Thames estuary island?
22. What is the name of the Spanish Prime Minister?
23. Posts by the reality TV star Marnie Simpson on which social media platform have fallen foul of the UK’s advertising rules?
24. Simon May and Leslie Osborne composed which famous British television theme tune in 1984?
25. What is the name of the most southernly point on the UK mainland?
26. Which Jennifer played Tiffany in the film Silver Linings Playbook?
27. In which film might you find Jennifer Aniston working at Chotchkies?
28. What does GPS stand for in GPS navigation devices?
29. Which chain of lingerie stores owned by Theo Paphitis opened across the UK in 2011?
30. In the novel The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, what kind of animal is Despereaux? a) Pig b) Swan c) Mouse