MASTERMINDS
1. Which supermarket had its Christmas advert banned for being too political?
2. In what year did Prince Charles become Prince of Wales?
3. And in what year was he invested in the role?
4. Which town in Dorset was revealed to have 14 coffee shops on its high street?
5. Which notorious Mexican criminal is currently on trial in New York?
6. Which retirement community in California was destroyed by wildfires?
7. Which comedian came in for criticism for sharing a joke about the wildfires on Twitter?
8. Which country has built an ‘artificial sun’ that can create temperatures of up to 180 million degrees?
9. The creator of Spider-man died aged 95. Who was he? 10. Spider-man was whose alias? 11. Jeremy Paxman is the presenter of which long-running TV quiz?
12. Which African animal now numbers more than 1,000 for the first time in a decade?
13. Which airline has just trialled its ‘Launcher One’ plane which can send items into space?
14. Which US fashion designer is to become the first to be knighted by the Queen?
15. Whose film They Shall Not Grow Old premiered this week?
16. Which cartoon character has just turned 90?
17. Which model had to get special permission for her outfit at Princess Beatrice’s wedding?
18. In gambling, what does FOBT stand for?
19. Which of the Beverley sisters died this week?
20. Who was prime minister at the end of the First World War?
21. Who offended the French with a suggestion the country was ‘learning German until we turned up’? 22. How old is Theresa May? 23. Monopoly’s version of which video game has been named as one of the must-have toys for 2018 ? 24. Who was the first woman in space? 25. Winston Churchill’s birthday falls on what day of this month?
26. Which came first, the US or UK version of the Apprentice? 27. Who plays TV fixer Ray Donovan? 28. Which Welsh MP has said he is bullied over his accent in the Commons?
29. TV comedy Inbetweeners celebrates which anniversary this year?
30. What is Tom Jones’ real name?