MASTERMINDS
1. Who is the UK Defence Secretary? 2. Which English Football League club has announced plans to introduce a safe standing section for supporters?
3. The European Commission has fined which internet giant more than €2.4bn after finding the company favoured their own services at the top of search results?
4. Footballer Saul Niguez has signed one of the game’s longest contracts with which Spanish club?
5. Which long standing British TV presenter has died aged 83, who was known for presenting his film review programme for almost 26 years?
6. What is the nationality of the Tour de France favourite Alejandro Valverde who was forced to pull out of the race on day one following injury?
7. Which sports film starring Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell and Madonna premiered 25 years ago this week?
8. Which British singer was forced to cancel the remainder of her UK shows following vocal chord damage?
9. The Battle of Marston Moor took place in 1644 during which war?
10. In 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded which U.S. president?
11. Which British-Italian engineer obtained a patent for radio in London in 1897?
12. Who, in 2002, became the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon?
13. Which American novelist, whose debut novel was The Sun Also Rises, died in July 1961?
14. In 1938 the world speed record for a steam locomotive was set in England, by which engine at a speed of 125.88mph?
15. The playwright Tom Stoppard left his native country as a child refugee and settled in Britain in 1946. In which country was he born?
16. Born in 1943, Judith Durham achieved fame as the lead singer of which group? 17. James Backus who died in July 1989, was the voice of which near-sighted cartoon character? 18. July 1802 saw the opening of the United States Military Academy where?
19. What is the title of the sequel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves scheduled to be released this month?
20. Which dark comedy release this summer stars Scarlett Johansson in the tale of a hen party night gone wrong when the stripper passes away?
21. Who voiced The Boss Baby? 22. Which Shakespeare play features Puck, Oberon and Titania? 23. In which year did Queen Victoria die? 24. In Twelfth Night, what colour stockings does Malvolio wear crossgartered?
25. Which young English actor plays the lead in Spider-Man: Homecoming?
26. Which US actor voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise?
27. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba and Jeff Goldblum team up in an upcoming film based on which Norse Marvel Comics character?
28. Name the Australian psychological thriller starring Teresa Palmer which had its debut at the 2017 Sundance Festival?
29. To the nearest kilo, how much does 2lb 4oz weigh in metric?