1. It was VE Day last Thursday, what does VE Day stand for?Victory in Europe Day
2. Who is the new pope (point for his real name and pope name)?Robert Prevost / Pope Leo XIV (First American pontiff to be elected leader of the Catholic Church)
3. What was Emmanuel Macron accused of trying to hide in a video meeting Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer?A bag of cocaine, which was debunked: “This is a tissue. For blowing your nose,”
4. Which tech company have updated their logo for the first time in 10 years?Google, now has gradients instead of block colours
5. Which political leader had a fire at their home this week?Keir Starmer
6. Which supermarket chain recently had data stolen in a cyber attack?M&S (also accept Co-op)
7. Who is currently on trial and facing the possibility of spending the rest of their life in prison?Sean "Diddy" Combs
8. Why is Kim Kardashian due to appear in court in Paris?A burglary case dating back to 2016, when she was held up at gunpoint and had millions of dollars' worth of jewellery taken from her.
9. What won “Memorable Moment” at the BAFTAs?Strictly Come Dancing - Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You'll Never Walk Alone (BBC One)
10. Which historical figure does Kanye West glorify in his most recent song?Adolf Hitler

1. Peaches - The Stranglers
2. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
3. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
4. Cherry Bomb - The Runaways
5. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
6. Kiwi - Harry Styles
7. Passionfruit - Drake
8. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
9. Raspberry Beret - Prince
10. Fuck The Pain Away - Peaches

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1. Billy Bob Thornton
2. Amy Adams
3. Cindy Crawford
4. Keira Knightley
5. Laura Linney
6. Lucy Liu
7. Stellan Skarsgard
8. Vince Vaughn
9. Rachel Riley
10. Tina Turner
11. Siouxsie Sioux
12. Melissa McCarthy

1. Naughty LadsBad Boys
2. Task UnachievableMission Impossible
3. Untamed KidWild Child
4. Absent LassGone Girl
5. Capital GlobeMoneyball
6. Constitutionally FairLegally Blonde
7. FrigidFrozen
8. Perform the Just ActDo the Right Thing
9. Ultimate EndingFinal Destination
10. Acquire AwayGet Out

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. What term is given to surgery carried out through small incisions?Key hole surgery
2. What actually is a shooting star?A meteor (debris)
3. Whitby is on the coast of which sea?North Sea
4. Who played the title role in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?Gene Wilder
5. What does HIV stand for?Human Immunodeficiency Virus
6. What type of creature is a mudskipper?Fish
7. What is the highest waterfall in Africa?Tugela Falls
8. In what century was the University of Oxford founded?11th (1096)
9. What is the term given to someone who studies codes and cyphers?Cryptologist
10. What pigment makes plants green?Chlorophyll