South Wales Echo

MASTERMIND­S

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1. Which British star has become the 19th performer to earn coveted EGOT status - a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony?

2. When does Burns Night take place this month?

3. Which British supermodel turned 50 this week?

4. Queen Camilla was given what nickname by her family before she was crowned?

5. Which telecoms giant has signed a 10-year, billion-pound deal with Microsoft that will see them use the firm’s generative AI, digital and cloud services?

6. What is ITV’s most watched programme of the year so far?

7. Which charity has launched a new anti-ageing campaign?

8. Institutio­ns such as councils, courts, schools, police forces and fire and rescue services will be able to apply for a free what to hang in their buildings?

9. Who is returning to BBC soap EastEnders after a four year absence?

10. Which world politician did former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove suggest could pose a threat to UK national 17 security?

11. A new study has warned video gamers are at risk of what?

12. A volcanic eruption in which country led to a number of homes being destroyed by lava?

13. Who was revealed as Rat on ITV’s The Masked Singer?

14. Which building society has said it will offer safe spaces to people experienci­ng domestic abuse?

15. Who has been proclaimed

King of Denmark following the abdication of his mother as queen?

16. Shini Muthukrish­nan joined which famous long-running BBC children’s show this week?

17. Former EastEnders star Rita Simons has joined which other British soap?

18. Which comedian led the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay this week?

19. When was the original Mean Girls film first released?

20. Members of which profession announced on Monday they would stage two days of strike action at the end of this month?

21. Who are the two presenters of ITV’s Dancing on Ice?

22. Which British group claimed their first number one album with A Matter Of Time almost 30 years on from the release of their debut LP?

23. How many viewers watched the return of competitio­n show Gladiators on the BBC?

24. What has been named as children’s word of the year by Oxford University Press?

25. Which high street food outlet is planning to open 160 new stores this year?

26. Humza Yousaf has said the Scottish Government will “replicate” UK laws to ban what north of the border?

27. Who won an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2024 awards?

28. How much did the Government spend on topping up its wine cellar during the pandemic years between 2020 and 2022?

29. In what year did the late DJ Annie Nightingal­e join BBC Radio 1 to become the station’s first woman presenter?

30. Which former MP will oversee Labour’s mental health strategy five years after leaving the party amid its anti-semitism scandal?

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