Test your news knowledge with this week's quiz

There were some good scores in last week's newsquiz. Pick of the bunch were Liz Gerard and Tom Savage who both scored 20, just ahead of Toby Brown and Gavin Devine on 19. Janet Boyle, Dora Allday and Andy Reed scored 18 and Andy Drinkwater 17. The top team was Bruce and Sarah Hayward with 21. Phil and Maura Parsons scored a PB with 20 and Brian and Liz Page, on their debut, recorded 19. Here is this week's quiz ... as usual 25 questions about the week's events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Boris Johnson makes a splash: Wednesday's front pages

1. To the nearest thousand how many Tory party members voted for Boris Johnson in the leadership ballot?

2. In his acceptance speech Boris Johnson referred to the acronym DUDE. What did he say each of the letters stood for? You need all four for a point.

3. Who is the new leader of the House of Commons?

4. Grant Shapps was appointed to which Cabinet position under Boris Johnson?

5. Former Chancellor Philip Hammond announced he would resign from a Boris Johnson government live on which television programme?

6. Theresa May chose to go where rather than watch Boris Johnson’s first speech in the Commons as Prime Minister?

7. US President Donald Trump said of Boris Johnson: 'We have a really good man who’s going to be the Prime Minister of the UK now. He’s tough and he’s smart … they call him ____ ____ and people are saying that’s a good thing.’ What are the two missing words?

8. Jo Swinson became the first female and the youngest ever leader of the Liberal Democrats? How old is she?

9. Why was shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry taken to hospital?

10. Why was the Conservative whip withdrawn from Charlie Elphicke, MP for Dover? 

11. Which European city saw temperatures reach 42.6c, breaking the previous high of 40.4c which was set 72 years ago in July 1947?

12. Why was Bosnian 'Tank' Sead Kolasinac in the headlines?

13. Which company announced it is to cut 12,500 jobs around the world, after a 94.5 per cent fall in profits for the first quarter of 2019?

14. Carl Beech, 51, who lied about a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster, was sentence to how many years after being found guilty of 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one of fraud?

15. Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, who died age 75, played android Roy Batty in Blade Runner and fronted the adverts for which beer in the 1990s?

16. British Airways suspended all flights to which city for seven days as a security precaution?
17. What is the name of the British-flagged tanker seized by Iran in the strait of Hormuz?

18. What did Lithuanian Edgaras ​Averbuchas do at Essex University that led to him being accused of ‘hijacking’ and ‘egotism’ on social media?

19. US President Donald Trump demanded which country release American rapper A$AP Rocky who has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm?

20. According to World Health Organisation research findings announced this week eating what at least three times a week can cut the risk of bowel cancer by up to 12 per cent?

21. What did Franky Zapata fail to do?
22. Who took the Claret Jug home to Clara?

23. A court in Rome heard that which 92-year-old Hollywood legend was conned out of millions of euros of assets and property by her manager?
24. What was the name of the chihuahua which, according to its owner, was carried off by a seagull in Paignton, Devon?

25. Motsi Mabuse was appointed to what role?

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Typography - and why it still matters

My latest article in InPublishing magazine is about one of the great loves of my life ... typography. It deals with all the the sexy stuff such as fonts, x-heights, ascenders, descenders, beards, leading, picas, points, ems and ens - and argues that understanding typography is still a skill journalists need in the digital age. You can read it here.

The newsquiz - 25 questions about the week

The top solo score in last week’s newsquiz was Tom Savage with 18, narrowly ahead of Gavin Devine on 17.5. The top teams was the Roberts Family with 19.5, followed by Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 15. It was clearly trickier for most people though with newsquizzers, who usually record high scores, struggling to get more than 13. Here’s this week’s quiz - as usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Selection of today's front pages

1. Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson brandished what at the lectern during the final Tory leadership hustings in London this week?

2. Why was outgoing PM Theresa May disappointed by Cabinet ministers Philip Hammond, David Gauke, Rory Stewart and Greg Clark?
3. In her final major speech as Prime Minister, Theresa May said: 'This descent of our debate into rancour and ____ bitterness, and in some cases even vile abuse at a criminal level, is corrosive to the democratic values which we should all be seeking to uphold.’ What is the missing word?
4. Labour’s shadow Brexit minister Dianne Hayter was sacked after she likened the Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership to the last days of who?
5. More than 60 Labour peers put their names to an advert in which newspaper accusing Jeremy Corbyn of failing to tackle anti-Semitism?
6. Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, told the Durham Miners' Gala: 'I have a simple message for ____ ____ and his pals in the media: You should fucking well be ashamed of yourselves.’ Who was the message aimed at?
7. Who won the support of 383 MEPs to become the European Commission’s president, replacing Jean-Claude Juncker when he steps down on October 31?
8. In a series of Tweets US President Donald Trump suggested that ‘progressive’ Democratic congresswomen should go where?
9. Hashem Abedi, the brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi, appeared in court in London after being extradited from which country?
10. Who bowled England’s super over against New Zealand which gave the team their first ever Cricket World Cup title?
11. The Government is to launch a review after it was revealed that 47 local authorities in the UK have started charging householders for what service?
12. Chloe Haines, whose alleged 'aggressive, abusive and dangerous’ behaviour on a flight to Turkey resulted in two RAF jets escorting the plane back to Stansted, was sent a bill for how much by Jet2
13. How many times has Novak Djokovic, who beat Roger Federer on Sunday, won the Wimbledon men’s title?
14. TV presenter and YouTuber Emily Hartridge was killed in a crash in Battersea, London, while riding what?
15. At least 33 people were killed and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in which city?
16. Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was sentenced to life in prison plus how many years?
17. Which record-breaking Briton said: 'It is the greatest single moment of any athlete in the world to wave their flag as the number one or with gold or whatever it may be in their home country’?
18. Govia Thameslink Railway was fined £1million for health and safety breaches after a man died doing what?
19. Seventeen people were injured during a 'car cruise' event in which town?

20. One of 74 measures included in the Government's Road Safety Action Plan is to restrict new drivers from doing what?

21. A man in his 20s was arrested in Claverham, Somerset, after reports he had jumped out on a women while he was wearing what?
22. Why were two-year-old twins Safa and Marwa Ullah in the headlines?
23. Whose face will feature on the new design of the £50 note from 2021?

24. The licensing body PPL, which tracks all the music played on radio and television in the UK, revealed that what song was the most-played song on UK radio stations in the 21st century?
25. The US Postal Service will issue two 'forever stamps’ tomorrow (Saturday) to celebrate what event?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

There were some strong scores in last week's newsquiz. Top solo spot went to Tom Savage and Mark Perkins who both scored 20, ahead of Janet Boyle, Andy Reed and Andy Drinkwater on 18 and Gavin Devine on 17.5. The top teams were The Roberts Family and The Penmans both with 19. The Roberts would have scored a record-equalling 23 if Jon Roberts hadn't overruled his youngest child four times! A lesson learned. 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. Memos by Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to the US, giving a candid assessment of Donald Trump’s administration were leaked to which British newspaper?
2. One of Sir Kim Darroch’s memos said: ’As seen from here, we really don’t believe that this administration is going to become substantially more normal; less dysfunctional, less unpredictable, less faction-riven, less diplomatically ____ and ____’. What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
3. The Tory leadership debate was held in front of a studio audience in which city on Tuesday night?
4. In the televised Tory leadership debate Jeremy Hunt said his rival Boris Johnson was 'minimising the risk of a no-deal Brexit’ and peddling what?
5. What did Boris Johnson say, in the televised Tory leadership debate, was the quality he most admired about Jeremy Hunt?

6. MPs voted to permit what by 383 votes to 73?

7. What did Lord Triesman, Ara Darzi and Leslie Turnberg all do this week?
8. Six tourists were killed and at least 30 other people injured when gale-force winds, heavy rain and hailstorms hit which European country?
9. What was the name of the British oil tanker that was intercepted by Iranian boats in the Gulf - before they were chased off by a Royal Navy ship?

10. Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee that to do what 'is an insult'?
11. Johanna Konta, after her defeat by Barbora Strycova in the Wimbledon singles quarter-final, asked a reporter to not do what to her?
12. Denise Nickerson, who died aged 62, was best known for playing which character in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
13. Who won the Women's World Cup Golden Boot, for being top scorer, and the Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament's top player?
14. How long was the jail sentence given to former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson after he was found guilty of contempt of court at the Old Bailey?
15. Who was arrested when his private plane landed in New York and was then charged with running 'a vast network' of underage girls for sex?
16. The Information Commissioner’s Office used new powers for the first time to punish which two companies, with fines totalling almost £300million, for breaking laws protecting consumers’ data? Half a point for each.
17. An American toddler fell to her death from the deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in which island?
18. What is the name of the Texan billionaire who twice ran for US president as an independent and who died age 89 this week?

19. Egypt said it will instruct a law firm in the UK to file a civil suit over the sale of what artefact that was bought for £4.7million at Christie's auction house in London?
20. Why was 51-year-old mother Rachel Bailey of Dorking fined £120?

21. The Queen declared this week that she was still ‘perfectly capable’ of doing what?
22. England reached the Cricket World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday by beating Australia by how many wickets?

23. What was described by an All England Club source as ‘a nightmare’, by media consultant Sally Jones as 'silly control freakery’ and by actress Tatum O’Neal as ‘tacky’?

24. Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator of How to Train Your Dragon, was appointed to which role?
25. Who played a DJ set for the Love Island contestants at their own Ministry of Sound party on Sunday?

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Have a crack at this week's newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week's newsquiz were Toby Brown and Gavin Devine who both notched up 19, just ahead of Liz Gerard and Janet Boyle who scored 18. The best team was the Roberts family on 20, ahead of the Penmans and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe who scored 18. Here's 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. 

A selection of today's front pages

1. What did Tory leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt describe as 'part of our heritage’, adding 'I'm happy for people to do it’?
2. Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson said that: 'A new tax on ____ seems to me to clobber those who can least afford it.’ What is the missing word?
3. Which Tory grandee said he would not be voting for Boris Johnson because 'do and then die' could very easily be the outcome’?
4. Brexit party MEPs turned their backs while the EU anthem played at the opening of the European Parliament. The anthem is an instrumental arrangement from the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony known as what?
5. In her maiden speech to the European Parliament, Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdicombe mentioned three types of oppressed groups who had turned on their oppressors. Slaves against their owners was one. Name the other two oppressed groups. Half a point for each. 
6. In a row over Hong Kong, Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt 'seems to be fantasizing in the faded glory of ___ ___ and obsessed with the bad habit of criticising and lecturing on other countries’ affairs condescendingly’. What are the two missing words?
7. The Cabinet Office said it was to investigate briefings given by civil servants to The Times that said Jeremy Corbyn was too ____ to be PM. What is the missing word?
8. Ursula von der Leyen became the first woman to be nominated for what position?
9. Which company announced it could close 700 high street shops, putting 4,500 jobs at risk, blaming Government legislation that came into force in April?
10. At least one person was killed when a volcano erupted on which European island?
11. US footballer Alex Morgan, the scorer of the goal that put the Lionesses out of the World Cup, caused a stir by celebrating by pretending to do what?
12. A man was killed when he fell into a London garden from a plane heading to Heathrow from which city?
13. What was the name of the baby boy who was delivered by emergency services - after his mother, 26-year-old Kelly Mary Fauvrelle, was stabbed to death in London - but died days later?
14. What attracted the highest peak television audience of the year so far in the UK with 11.7 million viewers this week?
15. An anti-aircraft missile fired from Syria exploded in which country after missing its intended target?
16. How were 64-year-old Gareth Delbridge and 58-year-old Michael Lewis killed?
17. What is the name of the 15-year-old who beat five-time champion Venus Williams on the opening day of Wimbledon?

18. Which company announced it was to 'create a powerhouse of electrification in the Midlands’?

19. Members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network in the UK were jailed after Birmingham Crown Court heard they recruited more than 400 victims from which country?

20. Grieving father Lloyd Jones was denied permission by Disney to put whose image on the grave of his four-year-old son, Ollie, in Maidstone?

21. Who became the first-ever English cricketer to score two back-to-back hundreds in world cup history?

22. What did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say 'will remain private’ following the Christening of their son Archie on Saturday?

23. How old was racing journalist and broadcaster John McCririck who died this week?
24. Which singer was denied entry to Iran, the last country she had to visit as part of a five-year, 200-stop 'total world tour’?
25. Alex Mann, 15, went viral after he was called up on stage by rapper Dave at Glastonbury to perform a track dedicated to which footballer?

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