1. Which British director received a knighthood recently?Christopher Nolan
2. Russ Cook (Hardest Geezer) is due to finish his run across Africa, which country will he finish in?Tunisia
3. Which artist said "I'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it.”, saying she is quitting music for being targeted for how she looks?Lizzo
4. In which sport did Matt Edge collapse moments after victory?Boat Race 2024 - Cambridge
5. (For two points) Which two songs did Beyonce cover on her latest album?Jolene - Dolly Parton / Blackbird - The Beatles
6. Executive Xu (Shew) Yao (Yaow) was sentenced to death on Friday for the 2020 murder of Lin Qi (Chi), after he coordinated poisoning him as well as the rest of his team, what was he the producer on for a new Netflix series?“3 Body Problem” producer
7. It was 1-0 last night until the 88th minute in the Newcastle Everton game, who scored the penalty from Everton?Dominic Calvert-Lewin
8. The National Living Wage increased this week to what?£11.44
9. LEGO posted an April Fools releasing a 2.5m tall supersized build, what was it?Minion / Supersized Tim
10. Endless Adventures North East posted an April Fools announcing a new activity, with someone commenting, “Thats a very dangerous stretch of the river. No joking. Go in there and your likely not coming out for two weeks!”?White Water Rafting

Only name the featuring artist, and I’ll mention if there is more than one featuring artist on the track.

1. Christina Aguilera
2. Alicia Keys
3. Akon
4. Aerosmith
5. Elton John
6. Dizzee Rascal
7. Kanye West, Paul McCartney (2 points)
8. MGMT, Johnny Marr (2 points)
9. Pharrell Williams / Nile Rodgers (2 points)
10. JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver (4 points)

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1. Avatar (Papyrus)
2. Ghostbusters (Empire)
3. Saltburn (Salium)
4. Road House (Romana)
5. Avengers (Avengeance Heroic Avenger)
6. Scream (Scream Real / modified Futura Extra Bold)
7. Transformers (Transformers Movie)
8. Dune (Dune Rise)
9. Shrek (Donkey)
10. Tron (TR2N)

1. Impossible is NothingAdidas
2. Brings Out The BestHellmann’s
3. They’re the real deal, fellas!McCoys
4. Real People, Real VideosTikTok
5. Play Has No LimitsPlayStation
6. Progress Through TechnologyAudi (Vorsprung durch Technik)
7. Blaze your glory!X
8. Let’s Go PlacesToyota
9. There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's […]MasterCard
10. Which company’s motto used to be “Don’t be evil” and in 2015 changed to “Do the right thing”Google

So to remind, +2 points for every correct answer, -2 for every wrong answer, and +10 if you get all 10 correct, so 30 points up for grabs

1. In the first round I mentioned Christopher Nolan received a knighthood, and his wife was made a Dame, what's her name?Emma Thomas
2. Russ Cook is running the entire length of Africa, due to finish this week, how far will he have ran in total, to the nearest thousand?16,000 km / 10,000 mi
3. The clocks went forward on Sunday, to the nearest minute, how many more minutes of daylight do we get each day?About 4 minutes
4. Amazon Fresh, the supermarket that lets you pick up items and leave without scanning them was supposedly completely automated, but the “AI” system in place named Just Walk Out relied on what to stay functional?More than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts
5. Which language uses the semicolon instead of a question mark?Greek
6. How many metro stations start with the letter H?5 (Hadrian Road, Haymarket, Heworth, Hebburn, Howdon)
7. Which animal sees through its genitals?Butterflies
8. What area of medicine does a Podiatrist study?Feet
9. What year did Tyne Bridge officially open?1928
10. Which city in the UK has the most Greggs?Glasgow (also accept London)