1. What was the name of the storm that mainly affected South West of the UK?Storm Darragh
2. Social media has been banned in which country (1 point) and for under the age of what (1 point)?Australia (under 16s)
3. Who is Azealia Banks taking legal action against, due to someone writing a tweet threatening to slap her? Bonus point for how much the law suit is for?Matty Healy ($1m)
4. What was Oxford’s word of the year?Brain rot (Collins chose brat; Cambridge chose manifest)
5. Which rapper has said they want to replace Gregg Wallace on MasterChef?Snoop Dogg
6. What happened to the French prime minister last week?Ousted in a no-confidence vote
7. Which country has been confirmed as the hosts of the 2034 men’s football World Cup?Saudi Arabia
8. Which Premier League official has been sacked following a thorough investigation into his conduct?David Coote, after photos emerged of them sniffing a white powder through a rolled up US bank note
9. United Healthcare's chief executive, Brian Thompson was shot by a 26-year old last week. The suspect has since been arrested, but where was he found?McDonalds
10. Google announced its latest quantum computing chip called Willow which has reduced the current standard benchmark computation from 10 septillion years (10^25) to how long?
    • <1 year
    • <6 months
    • <5 mins
    <5 mins

1 point for artist, 1 point for title, 1 point for connection

1. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
2. Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
4. White Room - Cream
5. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
6. Blue Monday - New Order
7. Violet Hill - Coldplay
8. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
9. Black - Pearl Jam
10. Sugar - Maroon 5

Connection: Colours

Albumdle picture round (partly covered albums from 2024)

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1. brat - Charli xcx
2. The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift
3. Romance - Fontaines D.C.
4. Hit Me Hard and Soft - Billie Eilish
5. Chromakopia - Tyler, The Creator
6. Cowboy Carter - Beyonce
7. GNX - Kendrick Lamar
8. Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande
9. Short N’ Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter

Going to play a theme song for specific characters from TV and film, name the character not the film, e.g. Darth Vader, not Star Wars

1. Rocky
2. Austin Powers
3. Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul)
4. Superman
5. Michael Myers (Halloween)
6. Coraline
7. Evil Morty (Rick and Morty)
8. Pink Panther
9. Sam Flynn (Tron)
10. 11th Doctor (Doctor Who)

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. Baggy Trousers, Grey Day and It Must Be Love are titles of songs by which artist?Madness
2. The carnival marking Shrove Tuesday is commonly known in many places by what French name?Mardi Gras
3. Bulawayo is the second largest city of which African country?Zimbabwe
4. What is the fastest sense?Hearing
5. Argentina’s national rugby team is nicknamed after which big cat?Puma
6. What name derived from the Greek for words and writing, is given to the practice of compiling dictionaries?Lexicography
7. Which planet in our solar system is the fifth largest, but the most dense?Earth
8. Which town in southern England between Guildford and Basingstoke is known for its biennial International Airshow?Farnborough
9. Which is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides?Skye
10. What three letter word is commonly used to refer to the digestive tract especially the stomach or intestines?Gut