Manchester Evening News

MASTERMIND­S

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1. Barack Obama and Bruce Springstee­n are said to be teaming up for what?

2. Why was double amputee racing driver Billy Monger forced to halt the second day of his 140-mile triathlon-inspired Red Nose charity challenge?

3. By what date could England’s coronaviru­s restrictio­ns finally be lifted under the Government’s new road map?

4. Who is to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in May?

5. In swimming, the final leg of the individual medley consists of which stroke?

6. Who is the latest celebrity to withdraw from Dancing On Ice?

7. Which influentia­l French dance music duo have announced they are splitting after 28 years?

8. How much did a private collection of 3,900 whisky bottles sell for at auction this week?

9. Which former American presidenti­al hopeful has turned thriller writer with a novel called State Of Terror?

10. Who kicked off the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversar­y celebratio­n by narrating a tribute to live music?

11. YouTube personalit­y and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Joe Sugg has landed his first TV acting role in which BBC drama?

12. Which is the shortest Formula One circuit?

13. Nearly half of the British public believe which member of the royal family should be removed from the line of succession, according to a new poll?

14. What has Olympic gold medal winner Callum Skinner developed with physicist

Alex Macdonald to help cyclists in races?

15. Which Italian volcano has been lighting up the Sicilian night sky with spurts of lava?

16. Where is the world’s largest cricket stadium?

17. What year was the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup?

18. Which British singer has welcomed a baby girl after a planned Caesarean section?

19. What animal is depicted in Australia’s oldest piece of rock art?

20. Sir Steve Redgrave won five Olympic gold medals for Great Britain in which sport?

21. Who has reclaimed the title of the world’s richest man after Tesla boss Elon Musk saw a fall in share prices?

22. Which British airport revealed a £2 billion annual loss after seeing passenger numbers collapse by 73% because of the pandemic?

23. In which year did David Beckham sign with MLS club LA Galaxy?

24. What rare cactus has bloomed for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK?

25. Which Northampto­n rapper scored his first number one album with Tyron?

26. What is the name of the crater where Nasa’s Mars Perseveran­ce rover landed on the red planet?

27. Which hit ITV variety show returned to television screens last Saturday with an average of 7.3 million viewers?

28. How old is Jasmine Harrison, who has become the youngest female to row across an ocean after completing the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge?

29. Scans have revealed artist Edvard Munch wrote “Can only have been painted by a madman” across which of his famous works?

30. Who is the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League?

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