Let’s get quizzical

COMPILED BY PAUL STEELE

1 Beginning in 2012 which television series of solving crimes ended in March 2023 after nine series?

2 Which Olympian was crowned Dancing on Ice winner 2023?

3 Which film won the 2023 Best Picture Oscar?

4 What was the apt maiden name of Buzz Aldrin’s mother?

5 Who is to replace Sue Barker as the main presenter of the Wimbledon coverage later this year?

6 Which England cricket captain had the initials MCC?

7 Which spread is named after a French casserole dish?

8 Tyrol is a region split between which two countries?

9 Charles Warrell created what series of spotters’ guides?

10 Who was the sole survivor of the wreck of the Pequod?

11 How was Margaret Lake better known who died aged 80 in March?

12 Which county adopted St Petroc’s Cross as its flag?

13 In what decade was the last prosecution under the Witchcraft Act 1735?

14 What did Robert Wilson supposedly photograph in 1934?

15 What is the world record for stacking M&M’s?

16 Which city has statues of Desperate Dan and Minnie the Minx?

17 What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

18 If a horse has odds of 3/1 what percentage chance does the odds imply it has of winning the race?

19 Which hero of Greek mythology was accidentally poisoned by his wife, Deianeira, when she was tricked by the dying centaur Nessus into giving him a venomous tunic?

20 The 1960 song "Only the Lonely" was the first No. 1 hit for which singer?