Take this fiendish quiz set by host JOHN HUMPHRYS and find out

Everybody who has introduced a well-liked programme on radio or tv shall be accustomed to this phenomenon: there's at all times one query your viewers needs answered above all, writes John Humphrys

Everybody who has introduced a well-liked programme on radio or tv shall be accustomed to this phenomenon: there's at all times one query your viewers needs answered above all.  

Within the case of Radio four's Immediately, it's 'what time do it's important to rise up within the morning?'. Within the case of Mastermind, it's 'what would your specialist topic be?'.

The solutions are: 'three.30am' and 'nothing'. There's completely nothing that will get me into that black chair to stare into these hideously shiny lights because the seconds ticked away. I do have kind. I appeared on a BBC2 quiz a few years in the past. My mind turned to sludge. I used to be humiliated.

I generally have Mastermind nightmares by which I'm sitting on the opposite facet of the desk. They start one thing like this:

'Your identify is?'

'Erm... umm...'

However you, pricey reader, want concern neither the black chair nor the viewers. Every query right here is a number of selection, so there's a one-in-three probability of being proper. However when you fancy your self as an actual Mastermind, ask somebody to learn the questions aloud to you, with out the reply choices.

Set a stopwatch and when you get ten proper in two minutes, you've performed nicely. When you get 20, that's sensible. When you get extra, I'll see you within the Mastermind studio for the following collection. Good luck!

1. Which well-known particular person slashed the face of pop singer Ed Sheeran with a sword, then stated it was an accident?

A: Princess Beatrice

B. Mariah Carey

C. Prince Harry

Which well-known particular person slashed the face of pop singer Ed Sheeran with a sword, then stated it was an accident?

2. What do these three ladies have in frequent: Baroness Butler-Sloss, Fiona Woolf and Dame Lowell Goddard?

A: They have been all appointed to chair the Impartial Inquiry into Baby Sexual Abuse and have been all compelled to resign

B. They have been all on the board of administrators at BHS

C. They're all founding members of the Ladies's Equality Get together

three. What connects the Labour MP Tracy Brabin and the SNP MP Deidre Brock?

A: They have been the one two MPs from these events in Scotland to marketing campaign to go away the EU

B: They've each appeared in cleaning soap operas

C: They're the one two MPs below 30

four. What was the identify of Ed Balls' dance accomplice in Strictly?

What was the identify of Ed Balls' dance accomplice in Strictly?

A: Katya Jones

B: Ola Jordan

C: Suki Waterhouse

5. And what character did Mr Balls gown as for his last aggressive dance?

A: Jim Carrey's character in The Masks

B: A male mannequin — Zoolander

C: A mime artist

6. What have been the ultimate percentages within the referendum for Go away and Stay, to the primary decimal level?

A: 50.1 laptop Go away;

49.9 laptop Stay

B: 54 laptop Go away; 46 laptop Stay

C: 51.9 laptop Go away; 48.1 laptop Stay

7. Why was Mike Ashley, the boss of Sports activities Direct, embarrassed when he went by a safety checkpoint at his personal manufacturing facility with reporters and photographers watching?

A: He referred to as the safety guard who requested him to take away his watch a 'foolish little man'

B: His flies have been undone.

C: He was carrying an enormous wad of £50 notes — estimated to be greater than £1,000

eight. Of whom did worldwide commerce secretary Dr Liam Fox say they might 'fairly play golf on a Friday afternoon than enhance the nation's prosperity'?

A: British businessmen

Of whom did worldwide commerce secretary Dr Liam Fox say they might 'fairly play golf on a Friday afternoon than enhance the nation's prosperity'?

B: Individuals

C: George Osborne

9. When BHS collapsed, roughly how massive was the pension deficit?

A: £571 million

B: £2.5 billion

C: £751 million

10. What nickname did Financial institution of England governor Mark Carney say he was given at college?

A. 'Carnivore'

B. 'Carnage'

C. 'Automotive-crash'

11. Who gained probably the most prestigious prize on the planet however couldn't be bothered to show as much as gather it?

A: Bob Dylan

B: Barack Obama

C: Will Self

12. Who did he ship in his place and why was she embarrassed?

A: Hillary Clinton. She hadn't ready a speech

B: His agent. She tripped strolling as much as the stage

C: Patti Smith. She couldn't bear in mind the lyrics when she sang A Laborious Rain's A-Gonna Fall

13. What do candles, cleaning soap and the brand new £5 notes have in frequent, and why are vegans cross about it?

A: All of them include tallow, which is a rendered type of beef or mutton fats

B: All of them include rennet, an enzyme from slaughtered calves

C: All of them include chemical compounds which might be unhealthy for bees

What do candles, cleaning soap and the brand new £5 notes have in frequent, and why are vegans cross about it?

14. Why did the champagne corks not pop when a gaggle of VIPs turned up for an enormous get together on the coast of Somerset in July?

A: It was Andrea Leadsom's birthday however she had simply introduced her withdrawal from the Tory management race

B: The deal for the Hinkley Level C nuclear energy station was meant to be signed, however the brand new authorities stated on the final minute they have been going to evaluate it

C. It was purported to be Philip and Tina Inexperienced's summer season get together nevertheless it had simply been confirmed that 30 BHS shops must shut on the finish of the month

15. What was one of many first issues Leicester Metropolis did after successful the Premier League title?

A: Put up the worth of a kids's duplicate shirt

B: Gave star striker Jamie Vardy a £1 million bonus

C: Doubled the worth of a season ticket

16. In soccer, who did Wales beat to get into the semi-finals of the European championship, and who humiliated England?

A: Belgium and Iceland

B: Iceland and Italy

C: Italy and Russia

17. Who was the one star of the Nice British Bake Off to agree to maneuver throughout to Channel four once they bid £25 million for the present?

A: Mel Giedroyc

B: Nadiya Hussain

C: Paul Hollywood

18. What did David Bowie carry round with him in public to keep away from being pestered by followers who thought they'd recognised him?

A: A Greek newspaper

B: A guidebook in Russian

C: A 'properties of the celebs' vacationer map

What did David Bowie carry round with him in public to keep away from being pestered by followers who thought they'd recognised him?

19. How lengthy did Diane James final as chief of UKIP?

A. 48 hours

B: 18 days

C: 100 days

20. Who was suspected of homicide once they disappeared in 1974 and was lastly declared lifeless in February?

A: Lord Lucan

B: John Stonehouse

C: Patty Hearst

21. Who did many Individuals demand ought to be despatched to jail through the presidential election marketing campaign?

A: Donald Trump

B: Invoice Clinton

C: Hillary Clinton

Who stated 'wealth just isn't a unclean phrase' and why? A) Tony Blair B) David Cameron C) Jeremy Corbyn

22. Who stated 'wealth just isn't a unclean phrase' and why?

A: Tony Blair, after it was revealed that he was closing down his multimillion-pound money-making empire

B: David Cameron, after the so-called Panama Papers revealed that he had benefited from his father's involvement in an offshore fund

C: Jeremy Corbyn, after the worth of his dwelling was revealed

23. How a lot (to the closest million or so) is it going to value to refurbish Buckingham Palace?

A: £369 million

B: £469 million

C: £659 million

24. What publication took seven years to ship and runs to 2.6 million phrases?

A: The Chilcot Report into the Iraq conflict

B: The script for Harry Potter And The Cursed Baby

C: The Booker prizewinning novel The Sellout

25. Why did Larry get his claws out for Palmerston?

A: Larry is a canine who appeared on Britain's Bought Expertise and misplaced his mood with fellow contestant Palmerston, a magician, backstage

B: Larry is the 10 Downing Road cat who disapproved when one other cat, referred to as Palmerston, moved in on the Overseas Workplace

C: Larry is Theresa Might's cat which angered Palmerston, the resident No 10 cat

ANSWERS: 1. A (she minimize him whereas pretending to 'knight' James Blunt); 2. A; three. B (Coronation Road and House And Away); four. A; 5. B; 6. C; 7. C; eight. A; 9. A; 10. B (or generally 'Carnival'); 11. A; 12. C; 13. A; 14. B (it was accredited two months later); 15. A; 16. A; 17. C; 18. A; 19. B; 20. A; 21. C; 22. B; 23. A; 24. A; 25. B 

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