Our competitions

Question: 1: Who is Green Man due to do battle with on a Shropshire bridge on Monday 4th May ?

Answer: Ice Queen

Question: 2: Which comedian's show had to be hastily evacuated last night after 45 minutes ?

Answer: Peter Kay

Question: 3: In the TV sitcom pictured above what is the first name of Granville's uncle ?

Answer: Albert

Question: 4: The phrase 'May the Fourth Be with You' is said to have its origins from the electoral success of which British Prime Minister ?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Question: 5: David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday this Friday. What was the name of the gorilla that famously lay on David during the filming of the Life on Earth series in 1978 ?

Answer: Pablo

Question: 6: The last flight of the airship pictured above ended in disaster 89 years ago today. Where did the flight start from 3 days earlier ?

Answer: Frankfurt

Question: 7: The first name of the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales is a tribute to a character in which 1980s novel ?

Answer: Goodnight Mister Tom

Question: 8: A church that measures only ten feet by eleven feet is the smallest church in England still in use. In which county is the church located ?

Answer: Wiltshire

Question: 9: In January this year which celebrity chef was stopped by police for travelling at nearly 100 mph while he was taking his sick cat to the vet ?

Answer: Paul Hollywood

Question: 10: The ship currently struck by an outbreak of hantavirus was named after a cartographer who was born in the 16th century in which country ?

Answer: Belgium

Question: 11: According to a 1973 comic book story what is the middle name of the character in the left of the picture ?

Answer: Ethelbert

Question: 12: Which one of these songs that were UK entries in the Eurovision Song Contest was sung in the contest by a singer who was not born in the United Kingdom ?

Answer: Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit

Question: 13: 31 years ago today a climber became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen. She sadly died 3 months later when descending from the summit of K2. What was her first name ?

Answer: Alison

Question: 14: Which of these football clubs does not have a nickname associated with the bird pictured above ?

Answer: Bradford City

Question: 15: Which of these famous people has a middle initial that actually stands for a name they were born with ?

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

Question: 16: Who is the spokesperson for the UK Jury in tonight's Eurovision Song Contest ?

Answer: La Voix

Question: 17: How many points did the UK entry score in last night's Eurovision Song Contest ?

Answer: 1

Question: 18: The actress pictured above has sadly died aged 87. What was the name of the character she played in a 1960s film in which Ray Brooks, Philip Madoc and Sheila Steafel also appeared ?

Answer: Louise

Question: 19: Only two Englishmen have ever won a particular golf tournament. The man pictured above won it twice over a century ago. In which city was the other English golfer who won the tournament born ?

Answer: Wolverhampton

Question: 20: A Shropshire based company has created a rose unveiled at this year's Chelsea Flower Show which is named after which famous sports person ?

Answer: David Beckham

Question: 21: Pathé News was founded by a man who was born in which country ?

Answer: France

Question: 22: What is the favourite food of the character depicted above ?

Answer: Cow pie

Question: 23: TV presenter Judith Chalmers has sadly died aged 90. Whose sister did she play in a BBC Radio comedy show ?

Answer: Jimmy Clitheroe

Question: 24: Last Tuesday a radio station based in which county mistakenly announced that King Charles III had died ?

Answer: Essex

Question: 25: The musician, who had a number one hit record in the UK singles charts in the 1960s about the couple pictured above, was born with which first name ?

Answer: Clive

Question: 26: 99 years ago today Henry Ford and his son drove the 15 millionth Ford Model T off the production line. What was the car model's nickname ?

Answer: Tin Lizzie

Question: 27: A limited edition of 100 Bank of Scotland banknotes features an image of a kick by which footballer ?

Answer: Scott McTominay

Question: 28: Which one of these cities does not form part of the 2026 tour of the man pictured above ?

Answer: Sheffield

Question: 29: Which of these countries taking part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup has taken part in a previous World Cup ?

Answer: Iraq

Question: 30: If it was Steve in 2004, James in 2012 and Joe in 2009 who was it in 2013 ?

Answer: Sam (X Factor winners)

Question: 31: In the American TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies what was the first name of Jed's mother-in-law ?

Answer: Daisy