MASTERMINDS

1. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu died on Boxing Day at what age?

2. What’s the highest grossing film of 2021?

3. Which book did the Duchess of Cornwall reveal was her favourite as a child?

4. Coldplay singer Chris Martin has said the band will not release any more music after which year?

5. Which historic retailer, that dates back to 1908, has been bought for around £4bn by a partnership of Thai and Austrian billionaires?

6. A prototype guitar created by which pop star to celebrate their new album has raised more than £50,000 to help a school in their hometown?

7. Big Ben bonged on New Year’s Eve with all faces of the Houses of Parliament’s famous clock tower on display for the first time in how many years?

8. Which Golden Girls actress will celebrate her landmark 100th birthday in January?

9. How has the perfectly wrapped mummified body of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I been able to be seen for the first time in centuries?

10. Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has purchased more property where?

11. What animal will be celebrated in Chinese New Year 2022?

12. How much have Insulate Britain protests cost police?

13. What has American actress Amber Heard named her new dog?

14. How many TV viewers watched the Queen’s Christmas message?

15. Jockey Frankie Dettori has ridden the winner of more than how many races?

16. Tracking devices are being fitted to what fish in order to record their migration routes from Scottish rivers to their feeding grounds in the Atlantic?

17. How many runs did England get in the second innings of the third Test as Australia retained the Ashes?

18. Which Game Of Thrones actor is starring as Cyrano de Bergerac in the Joe Wright-directed musical film Cyrano?

19. How many years has Larry the cat been Britain’s chief mouser at Number 10 Downing Street?

20. What is Canada’s first national sport?

21. Big Little Lies stars Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern were among the celebrities who paid tribute to which Emmy-winning director and producer following his sudden death aged 58?

22. Who was crowned the winner of the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special?

23. Jon Snow has left Channel 4 News after how many years at the helm?

24. 24 EastEnders is to launch a game show which will see cast members compete in a variety of challenges, but what will it be called?

25. A £1.1m scheme has been announced by the Scottish Wildlife Trust to boost the numbers of which endangered mammal, with the Latin name sciurus vulgaris?

26. President Joe Biden has welcomed a new puppy to the White House. What is the dog’s name?

27. Which European airport barred 110 Britons this week over Covid rules.

28. A service of thanksgiving for the life of the Duke of Edinburgh will take place this year, Buckingham Palace has announced. Where will it be held?

29. Name the New Zealander who has died at the age of 74 and whose 1984 novel The Bone People won the Man Booker Prize

30. Which golfer was nicknamed The Golden Bear?