The scores in last week’s newsquiz were a little lower than average - maybe it was another tricky one. The top solo scorer was Janet Boyle with 18.5 ahead of Gavin Devine and Liz Gerard who both clocked up 17. The top team was the Roberts Family with 18.5 followed by Maura and Phil Parsons on 18 and The Penmans with 16.5. 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.
A selection of today's front pages
1. Health Secretary Matt Hancock introduced tighter restrictions of movement for people living in seven council areas in the North-East. Newcastle, Sunderland and Gateshead were three of them. Name any two of the other four. Half a point for each.
2. Under the new ‘rule of six’ guidance which is not allowed a) two families of four having a chat in the park b) six people having dinner and staying overnight in the same house c) hunting grouse with 29 mates in an organised shoot d) watching Middlesbrough vs Bournemouth at the Riverside Stadium tomorrow (Sat) with hundreds of other supporters?
3. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, talking about whether people should report neighbours breaking the 'rule of six', said: ‘If there is some huge kind of ___ ___ party taking place, as I am sure, hot tubs and so forth - and there is a serious threat to public health then it's reasonable for the authorities to know.’ What are the two missing words?
4. What is the name of the head of the NHS test-and-trace programme who said that demand for coronavirus tests across England was three to four times higher than capacity?
5. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the number of people doing what had doubled during lockdown - 8.4 million compared to 4.8 million four months earlier?
6. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe surpassed what landmark figure today (Friday), according to America's Johns Hopkins University?
7. Thirty Tory MPs abstained and two voted against the controversial UK Internal Market Bill but it still passed with a majority of how many votes on Monday night?
8. Speaking about the Internal Market Bill, who said of Prime Minister Boris Johnson: 'He can’t blame the RHM for Maidenhead. He can’t blame John Major. He can’t blame the judges. He can’t blame the civil servants. He can’t sack the cabinet secretary again. There is only one person responsible for this. Him. This is his deal. His mess. His failure. For the first time in his life it’s time to take responsibility?’
9. Which retailer confirmed that staff will not receive a bonus for the first time since 1953 after it posted a £635million pre-tax loss for the six months to July 25?
10. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announced an overhaul of sentencing laws including plans for whole-life orders (life means life) to be extended to include convicted murderers from what age?
11. Former Prime Minister David Cameron said the diaries by a Tory MP’s wife, that detailed his personal feuds, drinking and sex jokes, were 'kind of embarrassing’. What is the name of the book’s author?
12. Which country announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic in time for the 55th anniversary of its independence from Britain next year?
13. The BBC’s list of highest-paid presenters, topped by Gary Lineker with a salary of £1.75 million, had four women in the top ten. Zoe Ball was second on £1.36 million but can you name any one of the others?
14. Sue Barker was axed as the host of BBC's A Question Of Sport after 24 years along with which two team captains? Half a point for each.
15. The Premier League kicked off last weekend with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah becoming only the ninth player in the league’s history to do what?
16. Astronomers spotted a rare gas called phosphine in the atmosphere of which planet, suggesting that it may be home to alien life?
17. An official announcement in The London Gazette confirmed that the Queen had stripped disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of what honour?
18. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned Britain that there would be no free trade agreement with America if what became a casualty of Brexit?
19. Former model Amy Dorris accused US President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at what event in 1997?
20. Teacher Donald Fear became the first person in 14 years to do what?
21. Star wars actor John Boyega stepped down from his role with which brand after it cut him out of the Chinese version of an advert he helped create?
22. Designer Terence Conran, who died aged 88, opened what shop in Chelsea in 1964, which grew into a famous chain selling household goods and furniture?
23. What is the title of the autobiography by fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore which was published yesterday (Thursday)?
24. Which game show that started on the BBC in 1979 was reported to be making a comeback with Bradley Walsh as host?
25. German football team SG Ripdorf/Molzen applied social distancing to their tactics, as the opposition had been in contact with a player infected with Covid-19, and lost by what score?
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