Our competitions

Question: 1: A pub in which town has won CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for a record third time ?

Answer: Tamworth

Question: 2: Which one of these singers is due to be the headline act at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics this Friday ?

Answer: Mariah Carey

Question: 3: Steven Spielberg is the latest person to achieve EGOT status (a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony). Which one of these people has not achieved EGOT status ?

Answer: Julie Andrews

Question: 4: Last Friday a 13 year-old Australian boy swam around four hours to shore to save his family who had been swept out to sea. Which of these is one of the things he thought of during his swim to help keep himself going ?

Answer: Thomas the Tank Engine

Question: 5: The man pictured above once recorded a song that reached number 2 in which country's pop charts ?

Answer: Finland

Question: 6: Which of these British comics was not first published in the 1950s ?

Answer: Whizzer and Chips

Question: 7: The venue for tomorrow's Super Bowl is named after a manufacturer known for which type of clothing ?

Answer: Jeans

Question: 8: 66 years ago today the Hollywood Walk of Fame was established. Which film director was the first person to have a permanent star ?

Answer: Stanley Kramer

Question: 9: Which of these stores has occupied the same premises in London for over three centuries ?

Answer: Twinings

Question: 10: In the TV series Jonathan Creek in what sort of place did Jonathan Creek live ?

Answer: Windmill

Question: 11: The prize pictured above was won in 2002. Which one of these people or organisations has won the prize in other years on more than two occasions ?

Answer: International Committee of the Red Cross

Question: 12: If Babs followed Ladybird and Green Monster followed Wingfoot Express what followed Triplex Special ?

Answer: Golden Arrow

Question: 13: Which one of these composers died on Friday 13th ?

Answer: Rossini

Question: 14: The man pictured above has won a gold medal for Great Britain at this year's Winter Olympics. For which county did he used to play rugby union ?

Answer: Kent

Question: 15: Which one of these is the name of a Gladiator in the current TV series ?

Answer: Viper

Question: 16: Which one of these explorers died in his country of birth ?

Answer: Marco Polo

Question: 17: The stones used at the Winter Olympics such as the one pictured above are made from granite found on which Scottish island ?

Answer: Ailsa Craig

Question: 18: 96 years ago today what kind of animal became the first of its kind to fly in an airplane ?

Answer: Cow

Question: 19: Which of these is not the title of a book in the Biggles series written by W.E. Johns ?

Answer: Biggles in the Sahara

Question: 20: If August is 13 and Athena is 11 who is 14 ?

Answer: Ernest

Question: 21: What is the middle name of the character pictured above ?

Answer: Jay

Question: 22: In the novel Treasure Island what is the name of the parrot of Long John Silver ?

Answer: Captain Flint

Question: 23: A certain 2026 calendar celebrates 100 years since the birth of a painter who received the OBE. In the calendar which musical instrument is being played in the picture for the month of February ?

Answer: Piano

Question: 24: At the 79th British Academy Film Awards held on Sunday which of these awards was won by a person who was born in England ?

Answer: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Question: 25: The man pictured above was the lead singer of a group that had a number one hit in the UK singles charts with which record ?

Answer: Block Buster!

Question: 26: Which of these is a candidate in today's Gorton and Denton by-election ?

Answer: Sir Oink A-Lot

Question: 27: In a 1969 children's TV series that starred Jack Wild what is the name of the flute owned by Jack Wild's character ?

Answer: Freddy

Question: 28: Who has won the 2026 BRIT Award for Songwriter of the Year in spite of not writing a song for two years ?

Answer: Noel Gallagher