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1. Which Hollywood film star sent a good luck message to Wales’ World Cup squad ahead of the nation’s World Cup opener against the United States?
2. What is the name of the new Coronation Street gin?
3. An estimated 22,000 veterans and civilians will be eligible for which new medal, introduced to mark the 70th anniversary of the UK’s first atomic test? 4. How many oil and gas wells are expected to be decommissioned in the North Sea over the next decade at a cost of about £20 billion, according to the industry?
5. Where have scientists unearthed remains of what is believed to be the world’s oldest flatbread made by Neanderthals?
6. Who is to take over from Douglas Henshall in BBC1 crime drama Shetland? 7. What is special about the new collectable £2 coin?
8. Who has been honoured with the Hawking Fellowship at the University of Cambridge?
9. King Charles hosted his first state visit as king for which president?
10. Which 1966 World Cup hero makes a cameo appearance in the new version of football anthem Three Lions?
11. Who is leaving hit US medical drama Grey’s Anatomy after 19 series?
12. What is the constituency of
MP David Warburton, who has apologised after failing to declare a £150,000 loan from a Russianborn businessman?
13. Who has won the most Tour de France titles out of Chris Froome, Miguel Indurain and Greg LeMond? 14. Which British singer finally launched her postponed Las Vegas concert dates? 15. Tesco has introduced a temporary restriction limiting customers to buying how many boxes of eggs?
16. In which sport is the Harry Vardon Trophy awarded?
17. An Andy Warhol masterpiece from his Death And Disaster series sold for how much at auction?
18. Who has been revealed as Doctor Who’s 15th companion?
19. How many Champions League titles has Cristiano Ronaldo won?
20. Which group have been forced to postpone the rest of their UK tour after lead singer Florence Welch discovered she was performing on a broken foot? 21. Who scored the first perfect 40 on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing?
22. Christmas stage show The Snowman is celebrating what anniversary?
23. In swimming, the final leg of the individual medley consists of which stroke?
24. Which supermarket has said it will offer workers advances on their pay to help support them amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis?
25. Who was the Oscar winner who helped open Qatar World Cup?
26. Can you name the £200 million polar research ship which has set sail for its second voyage to Antarctica? 27. 27 Which soap opera will return on Amazon Freevee months after being axed by Channel 5?
28. The energy price guarantee scheme will increase to what figure from April 2023?
29. Which council has voted to ban plastic rings from beaches to avoid danger to seals?
30. What is the highest possible checkout in darts?