Friday 12 April 2019

Have a crack at the newsquiz

There were some strong scores in last week’s newsquiz. The joint top solo scorers were Jemma Carr and Ellie Rewcastle with 19.5, narrowly ahead of Janet Boyle and Adam Shergold on 18.5, Steve Silk on 18 and Jaymes Bryla on 17. The extended Penman/Thompson Clan were the top team with 21. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Today's front pages
1. The EU agreed to which date as the new deadline for Brexit?
2. Chancellor Philip Hammond said: 'We spent ____ so far on preparing for Brexit, but that is not just for a no-deal Brexit - much of that money would need to be spent anyway, putting in place systems to replace EU systems that we've been using up to now.’ What is the missing figure?
3. MPs were told by the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom that they would get an Easter holiday of how many days?
4. In which city did Nigel Farage launch his new Brexit Party?
5. Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister, a 40-year-old former Telegraph journalist who has twice failed to get elected as a Tory MP, was introduced by Nigel Farage as a candidate for his new party. What is her name?
6. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London after being dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy where he had been since what year?
7. Why were Virgin and partner Stagecoach blocked from three rail franchises by the Department for Transport?
8. Debenhams shares were suspended from trading and the chain went into administration after it turned down a £200million rescue proposal from who?
9. A spacecraft called Beresheet from which country crash-landed on the moon?
10. What law came into force today (Friday) after a high-profile campaign led by 27-year-old writer Gina Martin?
11. Laleh Shahravesh was fined 3,000 UAE dollars (£624) in Dubai after calling her ex-husband’s wife what in a Facebook post?
12. Why was 29-year-old Dr Katie Bouman in the headlines?
13. Rugby Australia has terminated its contract with Israel Folau after he said what awaited gay people?
14. Jack Shepherd faced an Old Bailey judge who gave him a six-month sentence for what - on top of the six years for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown?
15. In elections held this week Benjamin Netanyahu was on course to become Israel’s Prime Minister for a record number of times. How many?
16. The fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash in Glasgow in 2013 heard how each of the victims died. How many people lost their lives?
17. Who quit after seven years in the job, saying: 'I am not leaving because of any upset or disagreement at all, I am just stepping away to give more focus to my many other commitments.’?
18. Football pundit Gordon Strachan was dropped by Sky Sports for making remarks that likened racist abuse to what?
19. Which project bought John Bishop's home for £6.8million despite the comedian previously criticising it?
20. The ULEZ came into force in Central London this week. What do the initials stand for?
21. James Cracknell became the oldest person to compete in the Cambridge-Oxford-boat race. How old is he?
22. Why did television presenter Tess Daly say she was 'devastated' adding that 'this has, and continues to be, a very emotional time for us all'?
23. Which school won David Walliam’s Golden buzzer in the first show of the new series of Britain's Got Talent?
24. Why was actress Shila Iqbal sacked from TV soap Emmerdale?
25. Fawlty Towers was named the 'greatest ever British sitcom' by a team of comedy experts. Which sitcom came second?

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