MASTERMINDS

1. Sir Michael Palin will visit which country for the first time for a new Channel 5 series?

2. Which American singer-songwriter will make her Grammy Awards performance debut on Sunday?

3. Protesters threw what substance at the Mona Lisa painting in The Louvre Museum in Paris?

4. What milestone birthday did American chat show presenter Oprah Winfrey celebrate this week?

5. A new set of stamps is being issued to mark the 170th anniversary of which weather organisation?

6. Kim Kardashian will executive produce a documentary series for the BBC about which film star?

7. What character did Lorraine Kelly appear as on ITV’s The Masked Singer?

8. Amazon has halted a planned takeover of which firm in the face of opposition from EU competition regulators?

9. Who has been cast as Supergirl in the upcoming film about the superhero?

10. What is set to be banned in the UK over fears for children’s health?

11. Which royal has handwritten an introduction to one of the tiny works of miniature books to celebrate the centenary of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House?

12. What is the name of Japan’s moon lander which has been transmitting new lunar photographs?

13. A Star Wars film series script left in a London flat by which actor has been put up for auction with an estimate of up to £12,000?

14. What is the name of the world’s largest cruise ship which set sail from Miami this week on its maiden voyage?

15. Which Strictly Come Dancing veteran revealed he has had a hair transplant?

16. New figures suggest the UK population could reach what numbers by 2036?

17. Channel 4 has announced plans to make hundreds of staff redundant and to move out of its HQ in which London street?

18. Who is the actor father of Laurence Fox, who lost a High Court libel battle on Monday?

19. How much did traitor Harry Clark win after he “stole” the whole prize pot by deceiving the other contestants on BBC’s The Traitors?

20. Which former Manchester United captain is set to make his DJ debut at a music festival this summer?

21. Post-Brexit trade talks with which country have collapsed after two years because of disagreements on beef and cheese?

22. There were protests after bullfighting returned to which city after almost two years?

23. Which K-pop band is to headline the British Summer Time (BST) festival in London for the first time this year?

24. What is the name the Post Office chairman sacked by Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch as the company reels from the Horizon IT scandal?

25. Who was eliminated from ITV’s Dancing On Ice last weekend?

26. The Met Office said Kinlochewe in Scotland provisionally set a new UK record in January after hitting what temperature?

27. Which bank has announced it is cutting about 1,600 jobs across its branch network, as part of a shift towards online banking?

28. The cast of which 1990s TV sketch show are reuniting for a UK tour to celebrate 30 years since it began?

29. Russ Cook, who is running the length of Africa for charity, has been warned by the Foreign Office to avoid travelling through which country because of safety concerns?

30. Which supermarket chain has scrapped four-day working weeks for head office staff following complaints around working on weekends?