MASTERMINDS
1. What is the name of the Weeknd’s new album?
2. Floorboards from the former home of which adventurer have been turned into a violin in tribute to him?
3. What is the name of the memorial to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing which officially opened this week?
4. Who has been named the winner of BBC Sound of
2022?
5. When do the Winter Olympics in Beijing start?
6. Which Marvel vampirethemed film has seen its release date delayed yet again and is now set to hit screens on April 1?
7. What type of plant “stabbed” Sir David Attenborough during filming of his latest BBC series, The Green Planet?
8. Which Deliverance and Excalibur movie director has been knighted for his services to film?
9. Whose music back catalogue has been sold to Warner Chappell Music in a deal reported to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars?
10. Who was revealed to be Snow Leopard in ITV’s The Masked Singer?
11. Which Australian TV presenter and comic has been made an MBE for services to Paralympic sport and disability awareness?
12. A “bully” is used to re-start play in which sport?
13. Which fast food chain has pledged to make its menu 50% meat-free by 2030?
14. Who was crowned the winner of BBC’s MasterChef Champion of Champions?
15. Which royal will guest edit Country Life magazine to mark its 75th anniversary?
16. In which UK city is the Crucible, home of the World Snooker Championship?
17. Scottish crime writer Val McDermid is an avid supporter of which football team?
18. Which American chat show host revealed he tested positive for 21 coronavirus during the holiday break?
19. Who has called on the Government to “change education” to address the problems behind homelessness?
20. What is the maximum number of clubs allowed in a professional golfer’s bag?
21. Thousands of mourners lined the streets to pay tribute to Cornish comedian Jethro at his funeral on Monday. What was his real name?
22. What is the name of the Pfizer Covid-19 antiviral treatment which can help at-risk coronavirus patients?
23. How much will the cost of living rise by from April, according to the Resolution Foundation?
24. Tanni Grey-Thompson competed at five Paralympics in which sport?
25. Which Oscar winner has said he prefers to be called a thespian than an actor?
26. Ministers have been asked to prepare contingency plans for up to what percentage of workplace absences due to Covid-19?
27. Which actor has ruled out returning to the Fast And Furious film franchise amid rumours of a feud with former co-star Vin Diesel?
28. What is the name of a fish brought back from ‘extinction’ in the wild with the help of Chester Zoo conservationists?
29. Which retailer confirmed its prices will rise by an average of 10% due to global supply chain issues and rising costs of raw materials?
30. How many times has Britain’s Chris Froome won the Tour de France?