Friday 30 April 2021

Test your knowledge with the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Dominic Hurst with 20.5, ahead of Liz Gerard on 18, Robert Rea, Gavin Devine and Jayme Bryla all on 17, Toby Brown on 16.5 and Ed Mortimer on 15. The top team was Simon, Sue and Will Cole with 21, narrowly ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 20.5. Peter and Stacey and Bruce and Sarah Hayward scored 19, Maura and Phil Parsons 18 and Team Swindle 17. 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. Prime Boris Johnson described as ‘total rubbish’ reports that he said he would rather see 'bodies pile high' than do what?
2. Boris Johnson was facing questions about the redecoration of his Downing Street flat after reports emerged that the Conservative Party settled a bill for what amount last summer?
3. Responding to the controversy over the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, Boris Johnson said: 'The one thing I object to in this whole farrago of nonsense is I love ___ ___.’ What are the two missing words?
4. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the UK had ordered how many doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine to ensure that booster jabs can be given from this autumn?
5. Health Secretary Matt Hancock received his vaccine from England’s deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, at which venue?
6. India officially passed which milestone figure of coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, although the real number is thought to be far greater?
7. Sir Simon Stevens is to step down from which role at the end of July after seven years in the job?
8. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Edwin Poots and Gavin Robinson emerged as favourites to replace who?
9. A murder investigation was launched after the body of Julia James, 53, a serving police community support officer was found dead in Akholt Wood near which Kent village?
10. A teacher and a member of support staff suffered injuries while detaining an 18-year-old armed suspect at a college in which English town?
11. UK-Iran national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was sentenced to another year in prison in Iran on charges of what activities against the 'regime’?
12. The White House confirmed that Joe Biden will make his first foreign trip as US president to the UK, attending a G7 summit in which English county in June?
13. Why was 20-year-old Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole in the headlines?
14. Which company announced it was to make almost 600 people redundant when it closes its factory near Newcastle to concentrate on production centres in York and Halifax?
15. Who denied a charge, at Manchester magistrates court, that he was violent and engaged in behaviour towards a woman, including isolation, belittling, humiliation, harassment, degradation and abuse?
16. A missing navy submarine was found, broken into at least three parts and with all 53 crew dead, off which island?
17. Bafta suspended which actor and director's membership after 20 women accused him of sexual harassment, groping and bullying?
18. Manchester City won the Carabao Cup against Spurs and equalled two records - four League Cup wins in a row and eight in total. Which team’s records did they equal?
19. The only astronaut on Apollo 11 who did not set foot on the moon, in the historic 1969 mission, died aged 90 this week. What was he called?
20. More than 40 people were killed in a crush at the Lag B'Omer religious festival in which country?
21. Welsh authorities are considering that what should only be known by its Welsh name, Yr Wyddfa, and that its English name should be ditched? 
22. Gareth Wild, 39, from Bromley, tweeted ‘this week I completed my Magnum Opus!’ after finishing a six-year challenge to do what?
23. Which film won three Oscars - best picture, best director for Chloé Zhao and best actress for Frances McDormand?
24. At 83, Sir Anthony Hopkins became the oldest ever recipient of best actor at the Oscars, 29 years after winning the same award for playing which character?
25. Jonathan Gibson, a student from Glasgow, became the youngest ever champion of the BBC's Mastermind. How old is he?

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