MASTERMINDS
1. Which Beatle was this week knighted for his services to music?
2. Which musician and writer stood in for a sick cast member in musical the Last Ship this week?
3. The BBC has dismissed complaints that Newsnight altered a photo of what?
4. Which Sex and the City star has announced she is launching a bid to become New York governor?
5. Which girl group this week announced they’re going to be taking a break to focus on their solo careers?
6. Ed Sheeran’s plans to build a private chapel on his Suffolk estate could be scuppered by which protected species?
7. The last male of which sub-species has died in Kenya, sparking fears that they will soon become extinct?
8. Which famous couple has chosen an organic lemon and elderflower cake for their wedding in May?
9. The river Plate has which capital city on its banks?
10. Which is the largest city in the Americas?
11. In which country is the world’s highest waterfall?
12. Which lake holds by far the largest volume of water in the UK?
13. The M1 motorway is how many miles long?
14. Which city in Bulgariam on the River Vladaiska, also has the River Perlovska and the River Iskar flowing along its outskirts? 15. How many National Parks are there in Wales? 16. Oakham is the county town of which small county? 17. Which US singer had to cut short her Joanne world tour earlier this year? 18. In which British sitcom might you find Maurice, Roy and Jen working at Reynholm Industries? 19. Which ‘CA’ was British Prime Minister between 1945 and 1951? 20. With which country might you associate the music instrument Bodhrán? 21. Developed by Max Hamilton in 1960, which condition is commonly measured by the Hamilton Rating Scale? 22. Which of the following is the most southernly racecourse in the UK? a) Newton Abbot b) Kempton c) Towcester 23. What is the name of Edmund Blackadder’s servant and sidekick in the BBC series Blackadder? 24. Which ‘O’ is a blackish coloured volcanic glass formed when lava cools quickly? 25. Can you name the two colours that form the flag of Albania? 26. True or false: Bart is the only one of the 5 main Simpsons characters not named after someone in creator Matt Groening’s family? 27. What is the largest artery in the human body? 28. Which F1 driver has started in the most races over the years? 29. Who won last year’s golf Masters Tournament? 30. What was Fred Astaire’s original name?