MASTERMINDS
1. What item has Home Secretary Sajid Javid backed calls for suspects to wear when they are arrested?
2. Dominic West portrayed which Welsh actor alongside Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor?
3. Born William Michael Albert Broad, which English musican had a 1983 hit with Rebel Yell?
4. Complete the proverb: Keep your friends close and your enemies…
5. What make of car helped Marty McFly head to 1955 in Back To The Future?
6. Which American pop star has the birth name Kathryn Hudson?
7. William Cullen of the University of Glasgow first demonstrated the effectiveness of an early version of which common kitchen appliance in 1748?
8. What was the name of the ship Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to the New World in 1492?
9. In the animated series Rick and Morty, what is Morty’s surname?
10. Caracas is the capital city of which country?
11. Which English football league club plays its home games at Boundary Park?
12. The post-Brexit customs system favoured by Boris Johnson and other leading Brexiteers could cost businesses how much a year, according to reports this week?
13. Which former Manchester United striker finished the 2010 World Cup with five goals for his country Uruguay?
14. In that tournament, England were named in Group C alongside Eygpt, Slovenia and 29 which other nation?
15. Sharleen Spiteri has provided lead vocals for which Scottish rock band since its inception in 1988?
16. Traditionally, what colour is the filling in the middle of an Oreo cookie?
17. Which Labour politician served as the final Home Secretary during Gordon Brown’s tenure as Prime Minister?
18. Which horror film sees Georgie lose a paper sailboat down a drain?
19. Complete this 2017 film title: The Killing of a Sacred…
20. Can you name Europe’s highest volcano?
21. True or false: The Romans used parsley to treat hangovers?
22. I Don’t Want to Wait by Paula Cole is best known as the theme tune to which teen drama?
23. In which year did Hewlett Packard introduce the laptop computer?
24. A ‘Loiner’ is a citizen of which English city?
25. The Gharial is a slow-moving reptile of the crocodile family and is native to which part of the world?
26. What is the largest predator found on land in Australia?
27. In which part of the world would you find gophers living in the wild?
28. The discus is found in the Amazon basin of South America. Is it a) a bird; b) a rodent, or c) a fish
29. The horns of a goat are made of what substance? 30. In relation to mortgages, what does LTV stand for?