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Which ship arrived back at Portsmouth after undergoing 2 months of sea trials?
HMS Queen Elizabeth

 

Who is scheduled to headline a benefit concert when the M.E.N Arena re-opens?
Noel Gallagher

 

Daniel Craig has apparently signed up for his fifth Bond movie. How many Bond films have been released in the franchise?
24

 

The lead singer of the Libertines had a small quantity of drugs confiscated by Italian police that he was trying to take into the country. What is his name?
Pete Docherty 

 

Who has been given a wild card to the US Open, her first grand slam event since her drugs ban?
Maria Sharapova

 

CJ Ujah, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake were 3 of the winners of the 100m relay at the 2017 world athletics championship. Who was the fourth member?
Adam Gemili

 

Due to the increasing significance of solar power the National Grid has already started planning for the next solar eclipse which will take place in which year?
2026

 

A 106-year-old fruit cake has been found in a remote antarctic hut and is believed to have been brought on who's ill-fated expedition?
Robert Falcon Scott