MASTERMINDS
1. Who accused world leaders of ‘creative PR’ at a climate summit this week?
2. Which singer and songwriter has been named the UK’s artist of the decade by the Official Charts Company?
3. Singer Marie Fredriksson sadly died this week. Which band was she part of?
4. Which Austrian author received the Nobel prize for Literature at a ceremony in Sweden this week?
5. Which Polish novelist also collected her belated 2018 literature prize at the same time?
6. The world’s first text message was sent on the 3rd of December of which year?
7. In December 1927 which comedy duo released their first film Putting Pants on Philip?
8. Which famous novelist, who died in December 1894, wrote the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
9. What happened for the first time at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa in December 1967?
10. What was the name of the first edition of the world’s first Sunday Newspaper that was published in December 1791?
11. Which ship, although only slightly damaged, was found abandoned near the Azores in December 1872?
12. In December 1958, the UK’s first motorway was opened to traffic as part of what would eventually become the M6, but what was it originally called?
13. Born in December 1963, what did Michael Edwards become known as after the Winter Olympics of 1988?
14. In May this year, a New York city street was renamed as what in honour of a show’s 50th anniversary?
15. How did Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool create football history this year?
16. Which Liverpool actress won a BAFTA this year for her work in Killing Eve?
17. The Fiery Angel is a 1954 opera from which Russian composer?
18. How Deep is Your Love was a UK number one single for which group in March 1996?
19. Which group wrote and first had a hit with it?
20. In Greek history, who was the last king of Lydia, famed for his vast wealth?
21. Which flower is sometimes known as Traveller’s Joy?
22. Which bird, a member of the crow family, is known for its jet black plumage?
23. Which famous leader said ‘England is a nation of shopkeepers’?
24. John Sentamu took on which religious title in 2005?
25. In physics, matter has three fundamental states; gas, solid and …?
26. Which British monarch was known as Bloody Mary?
27. In 2012, Chelsea beat which German team on penalties to win the Champions League final?
28. Ready meal packs should display which health information, according to a study out this week?
29. According to a Sport England study out this week, wealthier children are beating their poorer classmates in what?
30. Flights were cancelled this week after a private plane came off the runway at which UK airport?