The newsquiz: 25 questions about the week

The top scorer in last week's newsquiz was Tom Savage with 19.5. It was a particularly impressive total as the quiz was clearly a toughie with the scores being well below average. Gavin Devine with 16 was the only other solo player to come close. The top team was the staff at Wright Bothers in London with 16, narrowly ahead of Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 15.5. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

The Sundays report on Saturday's vote (Question 3)

1. Thirty-nine people who were found dead in a container in Essex were initially believed by police to be what nationality?

2. The refrigerated container used to smuggle 39 people into the UK crossed the channel between which two ports? Half a point for each.

3. When the Commons sat on Saturday former Tory minister Oliver Letwin’s amendment, saying Parliament would withhold approval of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s withdrawl deal, was passed by what majority? 

4. What did Prime Minister Boris Johnson not do that led shadow chancellor John McDonnell to say he was behaving 'like a spoilt brat' and ex Tory Anna Soubry to accuse him of acting like a 'truculent child'?

5. Some MPs were unhappy at being given just three days to digest the Government’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill document which is, not including the 124 pages of explanatory notes, how many pages?

6. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that if MPs 'genuinely want more time to study this excellent deal, they can have it - but they have to agree to a General Election’ on what date?

7. Which political leader saw his party's representation in the House of Commons reduced from 177 to 157 seats, 13 short of a majority?

8. The Government said what could be given to electric cars so drivers can benefit from incentives such as free parking or access to clean air zones?
9. Legislation passed by MPs at Westminster means that something has been decriminalised and something else is to be legalised in Northern Ireland. What are the two somethings. Half a point for each. 

10. Prince Harry, speaking on an ITV documentary aired on Sunday, said of Prince William: ‘We’ll always be brothers and we’re certainly on ___ ___ at the moment.' What are the two missing words?

11. England and Wales are both playing their Rugby World Cup semi-finals this weekend at a 72,000-seat stadium in which Japanese city?
12. The Office for National Statistics said the population of the UK would pass what figure by 2031?

13. Why was Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort, who won gold and silver at London 2012 and two medals at Rio 2016, in the headlines?

14. The Government lifted a ban on direct flights between the UK and which airport following improvements in security?

15. Why does Haringey Borough's FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie with Yeovil Town have to be replayed?

16. The NHS announced that the drug Orkambi is to be made available to people with which disease within a month?

17. The chair of the Business Select Committee, Rachel Reeves, this week said that: 'Everyone we’ve seen from ___ ___have blamed everybody apart from themselves’. What are the two missing words?

18. According to research by the University of Glasgow, which group of people are three and a half times more likely to suffer from dementia?

19. Hundreds of tourists took part in the final climb of which sacred landmark before it permanently closed today (Friday)?

20. Charlie Chandler, 21, appeared in court accused of murdering two teenagers who were stabbed to death at a house party on Saturday night in which town?

21. Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2020 book named England as the second best country for holidays next year but which country came top?

22. Who broke her leg in two places while tackling an inflatable assault course on holiday with her family?

23. How did Sian Massey-Ellis, 33, fulfil her dream on Thursday night?

24. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first women to do what?

25. Who is to ‘star’ in Walkers Crisps Christmas advert for a reported fee of £9million?

Answers here