MASTERMINDS
1. This week’s ‘Pelosi Clap’ was named after which American politician?
2. How many people voted Remain in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum?
3. How old was Arsene Wenger when he finished managing Arsenal FC?
4. As the crow flies, how many miles separate London and Liverpool?
5. How many test runs did cricketer Alistair Cook score in his test match career?
6. Who is older; Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg?
7. How many verses are there in total in the New Testament?
8. In which year did the first McDonald’s restaurant open in the UK?
9. How long is the Queen single Bohemian Rhapsody?
10. The Nutshell pub in Bury St. Edmunds holds which distinction?
11. Born in 1839, which French post-Impressionist artist’s works include The Bather and The Lake at Annecy?
12. Who played boxer Muhammad Ali in the biopic
Ali?
13. On the road, ANPR might automatically detect and read your what?
14. Which athlete won gold in both the Men’s 100m and 200m sprint events at the 2016 Olympic Games?
15. What did Ralph Scheider invent in 1950?
16. Chardonnay, Malaga and Merlot are all types of which fruit?
17. The name for which foodstuff was coined by John Montagu, born 1718, who demanded easy to consume food so as not to interfere with his gambling? 18. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic are all types of what?
19. Baku is the capital city of which eastern European country?
20. Why did the USA president Richard Nixon sign a bill in 1974 restricting the speed limit for cars to 55mph? 21. Pete Postlethwaite starred as Danny Ormondroyd the conductor of the band in which film? 22. In 1941 German bombing severely damaged Llandaff Cathedral in which city?
23. Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, was launched by which country in 1959?
24. Which American singer is perhaps best known for his hit song and karaoke classic King of the Road?
25. In January 1777 which American General defeated the British General Cornwallis at the battle of Princeton?
26. In 1833 the British claimed sovereignty over which south Atlantic islands?
27. Which state was admitted as the 49th US State in January 1959?
28. This year’s Oscars ceremony is to go without a host after which comedian quit?
29. Who has spoken of a special place in hell for those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely?
30. Which local authority was listed as the best place to live if you’re under 26 for Radio 1’s Know Your Place project this week?