MASTERMINDS
1. Who has joked she needs a tattoo proofreader after her temporary Oscars inking had a grammatical error?
2. Why has Lego said its profits have fallen?
3. Which word has been added to a US dictionary, after first being heard on The Simpsons?
4. The portion sizes of some of Britain’s most popular foods are to be cut, with health officials telling the public it is time to do what?
5. What is the world’s largest land mammal?
6. Rio de Janeiro is a city in which South American country?
7. Which Middle Eastern city is also the name of a type of artichoke?
8. With which sport is Silverstone most associated?
9. Nostradamus was famous for making what?
10. In mythology, Romulus and Remus were brought up by which animal?
11. What is the main source of vitamin C?
12. Insulin is commonly used to treat which condition?
13. The first atomic bomb was dropped on which Japanese city? 14. What is dermatophobia? 15. The velocipede was a 19th-century prototype of what?
16. Which is Britain’s oldest Sunday newspaper, published for the first time in 1791? 17. What was the middle name of Wolfgang Mozart? 18. What is the art of stuffing animals for preservation known as? 19. The term ‘bhp’ is used when describing the power of a motor vehicle; for what does it stand? 20. Who had a 1960s hit with the song Save The Last Dance For Me? 21. Who is the author of the books the BBC series Strike were based on? 22. Which country is known as the Land of White Elephants? 17 23. How many days does the Moon take to orbit the Earth? 24. What is the name of the small, often Japanese, tree that is grown in a pot? 25. Which is the longest snake in the world? 26. Which musical featured the song You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two? 27. On a roulette wheel, what colour is zero? 28. What does DVD stand for? 29. Which brothers flew the first powered aircraft? 30. Which railway station was the first one in London?