Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle, Toby Brown and Chay Quinn who all scored 20. They were just ahead of Gavin Devine with 19.5. Robert Rea, Marguerite Turner, Liz Gerard and Tim Sigsworth scored 19, Rob Lawrence 18 and Jayme Bryla 17.5. The top teams were Marc Beyeler’s team and Phil and Maura Parsons both with 22.5. Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe scored 21, the Roberts family and Bruce and Sarah Hayward 18.5 and Andy and Mandy from Udimore 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 your score. 

Today's front pages

1. Health Secretary Sajid Javid apologised after coming under fire for saying: 'Please - if you haven't yet - get your jab, as we learn to live with, rather than ___ from, this virus.’ What is the missing word?
2. What date did Prime Minister Boris Johnson say was ’nailed on’ as the time from which people who have had two jabs will no longer have to isolate?
3. Deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam said that the Covid vaccine programme had stopped an estimated 22 million cases and how many deaths in England?
4. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the UK put France on the amber-plus list because of the 'prevalence of the so-called Beta variant’ in which part of France?
5. Three-hundred troops will be deployed on which city’s streets on Monday after the police made a formal request for their help in enforcing lockdown?
6. What word did US gymnast Simone Biles, who pulled out of two Olympic finals, use to describe her mental block?
7. Tom Daley became the first Briton to win three Olympic diving medals winning gold on Monday with his partner who won on his first appearance. What is his name?
8. Team GB won three gold medals in five hours on 'Mega Monday’. Tom Daley and partner won gold in the diving, Adam Peaty in the men's 100m breaststroke and Tom Pidcock in what event?
9. Japan's Momiji Nishiya, 13, became the first person ever to win an Olympic gold medal in what new sport?
10. Why did Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals in London ask patients to stay away and to use other A&Es for urgent care?
11. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, launching the Government’s crime plans, said he saw no reason why people guilty of antisocial behaviour 'shouldn’t be out there in one of those fluorescent-jacketed ___ ___’. What are the missing two words?
12. Three women who took photographs of football manager Wayne Rooney asleep in a hotel room have apologised and handed him the copyright of the images for how much?
13. Changes to what, including a new 'road user hierarchy' were announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps?
14. A coroner ruled that Andrew Devine, 55, was unlawfully killed making him the 97th victim of what?
15. The first visitors to what were offered refunds after it was branded 'the worst’ attraction in London?
16. The Scottish Government announced plans for civil servants to be encouraged to use what at the end of their emails?
17. Scottish climber Rick Allen, 68, died after attempting a new route on which mountain to raise money for a charity?
18. A public inquiry into the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia found which state to be responsible for her death?
19. Steve Bouquet, 54, was jailed for five years and three months at Hove Crown Court for killing what?
20. Joey Barton, who was charged with assaulting his wife Georgia, is manager of which football club?
21. Actor Dieter Brummer, who died age 45, was best known for his role as Shane Parrish in which TV soap?
22. Who married fashion tycoon Michael Lewis, 62, in lavish ceremony in Italy?
23. Which singer said she was happy to pay a fine imposed on the Norwegian women's beach handball team because the players wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms?
24. American rockers Dusty Hill, 72, and Joey Jordison, 46, both died this week. Which famous bands did thy play for? Half a point for each.
25. Who wrote on Twitter: 'Xfactor has been axed Mission Complete’?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Findus with 22, just ahead of Robert Rea with a personal best of 21. Toby Brown, Chay Quinn and Pam Pearce all scored 19.5, Tony Smith 19, Marguerite Turner 17.5, Gavin Devine 17 and Jayme Bryla 16. The top team were the Three Legs drinkers with 22, followed by the Roberts Family on 19 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward and Phil and Maura Parsons who both scored 17. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. A record 618,903 people in England and Wales were sent what in the week between July 8 and 15?
2. Andrew Opie, director of food & sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said this week: 'The ongoing ___ is putting increasing pressure on retailers' ability to maintain opening hours and keep shelves stocked'? What is the missing word?
3. The government has released a list of 16 sectors where fully vaccinated workers may be exempt from isolation if they are told to quarantine but which of these were not on the list?

a) food production and supply b) teaching c) veterinary medicines d) essential transport?
4. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak initially said they would do what rather than self-isolate - before reversing their decision?
5. The Royal College of Nursing said the pay rise offered to nurses was a 'bitter blow' that left them feeling they were not 'valued for what they do'. What percentage have the nurses been offered?
6. Which two countries pulled out of the Rugby League World Cup in England because of 'player welfare and safety concerns' related to Covid-19? Half a point for each.
7. Who said, when asked to reflect on her words, that: 'It’s funny that we get in trouble in this place for calling out the lie, rather than the person lying.'
8. In a deal agreed by Home Secretary Priti Patel, the Government is to give France how much to support its efforts to stop small boat crossings in the English channel?
9. In his first TV interview since quitting as a Downing Street adviser, Dominic Cummings accused who of trying to 'appoint complete clowns to certain key jobs'?
10. The Government announced it will fund interim compensation of up to £100,000 for which group of people?
11. English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian schoolboy and was ordered to pay how much in damages?
12. The director of the Olympics opening ceremony Kentaro Kobayashi was sacked, just before the event started, after footage emerged of him making jokes about what?

13. A judge ruled that British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch could be extradited to the US to face criminal fraud charges related to the 2011 sale of his technology firm Autonomy to which American based company?
14. Who became the first man to win both the PGA Championship and the British Open on his debut at each tournament?
15. Which British city was stripped of its World Heritage status after a United Nations committee found developments threatened the value of the city's waterfront?
16. Who announced he would be publishing his memoir, saying: 'I've worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story - the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned - I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think’?
17. Oliver Daemen became the youngest person to go into space and Wally Funk became the oldest when they joined Jeff Bezos and on the New Shepard rocket? How old are Daemen and Funk? Half a point for each.
18. A footballer arrested on suspicion of alleged child sex offences has been suspended by which club?
19. A photo of Prince George to mark his eighth birthday showed him sitting on the bonnet of what type of car?
20. Birmingham Phoenix, Southern Brave, Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire (Tan Cymreig) were among eight teams taking part in what event that started this week?
21. Who was fined and deported from Australia after Instagram posts saying she was disobeying quarantine measures by taunting guards and opening her door without a mask and that she planned to frighten staff by confronting them while naked?
22. Which former maths teacher, who died this week, gave up his position at Bootle school to become a comedian and TV presenter?
23. Good Morning Britain hosts Kate Garraway and Richard Madeley were forced to apologise to viewers after veteran foreign correspondent John Simpson used what word?
24. Which musician reacted to vaccine passport plans by saying he would not play anywhere that required proof of vaccination, adding ‘unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show’?
25. Which music festival is being held this weekend in Suffolk with an audience of 40,000 and headliners including Wolf Alice, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bastille and The Chemical Brothers?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Cormac Connelly-Smith with an impressive 22, Maura Parsons and Jayme Bryla both scored 18.5, Liz Gerard 17, Toby Brown 16, Chay Quinn 15.5 and Graham Dudman 15. The top team was the Three Legs drinkers Peter, Stacey, Bryan and Heather with 20, just ahead of Marc Beyeler's team on 19.5. Amanda and Andy from Udimore scored 18 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward 17.5. Here is this week's quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Only one story for Monday's front pages 

1. There was focus on England’s missed penalties against Italy in the Euro 2020 final - but which two England players scored from the spot? Half a point for each name.

2. In the wake of racist attacks on England’s players, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban people who abuse footballers online from football stadiums for up to how many years?
3. England defender Tyrone Mings reacted to Home Secretary Priti Patel’s criticism of the racist abuse by saying: 'You don’t get to stoke the fire at the beginning of the tournament by labelling our anti-racism message as ___ ___ and then pretend to be disgusted when the very thing we’re campaigning against, happens’. What are the missing two words?
4. The Football Association is investigating allegations that members of which club’s under-18 squad directed racist abuse at the England players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final?
5. Who broke up a fight between supporters at Wembley on Sunday night, saying 'I just pulled these guys apart, said to one of them ‘What are you doing?' He wandered off, blood all over him. The guy on the floor had blood all over him'?
6. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said the Government was concerned about absences from work 'as a result of people being ___’. What is the missing word?
7. Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca and Formentera were put on the Government's amber travel list for England from Monday but which two European countries were moved to the green list? Half a point each.

8. Elected regional mayors across England urged the government to continue making what compulsory when most Covid restrictions are lifted on Monday?
9. An independent review published this week recommended a 'salt and sugar reformulation tax' should be introduced as part of a new National Food Strategy and that doctors should be able to prescribe what?
10. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said that what was 'a painful recognition of the reality of where we are’ but also said he knew it would 'be difficult for some to accept’?
11. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said what were clearly caused by climate change, adding 'this is something that really, really shows the urgency to act’?
12. The Parole Board rejected a Government challenge against the release of which prisoner who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in Leicestershire in the 1980s?
13. Which motorway was closed today (Friday) as emergency services attended a multi-vehicle crash in which at least three people died?
14. Which banking and payments company became the most valuable British fintech firm on record after new funding pushed its valuation to £24billion, making it worth more than three-quarters of the members of the FTSE 100?

15. The Information Commissioner's Office said its teams searched two addresses in the south of England on Thursday and seized computers as part of an investigation into what?
16. Which country deployed 25,000 troops after days of widespread looting and violence in which at least 117 people died and more than 2,000 were arrested?
17. GB News presenter Guto Harri was condemned by his bosses for an 'unacceptable breach of standards' after he did what live on television?
18. What was the name of the rocket, that was carried by an aeroplane to 15km (50,000ft), where it was released and took Richard Branson into space?
19. What was withdrawn from the US market after Lego issued a 'cease and desist order' on the company Culper Precision?
20. Nasa warned that the moon doing what will contribute to an increase in severe flooding in the mid-2030s?
21. Novak Djokovic won his sixth Wimbledon title to equal Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's record of how many men's Grand Slam titles? 
22. Former darts world champion Andy Fordham, who died aged 59, was known by what nickname?
23. An email titled Dunkirk Spirit was sent by Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park asking guests to help do what after staff were forced to isolate by the NHS app?
24. A legal battle began in the High Court, over the use of songs in a new Danny Boyle-directed TV series, between three former members of which band?
25. A BBC2 documentary is to be shown next Friday marking the tenth anniversary of whose death?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz ...

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Gavin Devine with 21 ahead of Liz Gerard and Robert Rea on 19, Jayme Bryla and Ed Mortimer on 17 and Jo Wadsworth on 16. The top team score was 20 by the Roberts Family. Bruce and Sarah Hayward and the Three Legs drinker Stacey, Les and Nicky scored 19, Phil and Maura Parsons 18.5 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 18. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and let me know your score. If you are feeling confident there is also a US version of the newsquiz here.

Thursday's front pages go football crazy

1. UEFA opened proceedings against England after the semi-final with Denmark on three issues. One was the lighting of fireworks by supporters, what were the other two? Half a point for each.
2. Which American singer sent a message to the England squad saying ‘I am wishing you the best for the semi-finals’ and adding 'I'll be watching from the mountains of Colorado’?
3. In Wednesday’s semi-final Jack Grealish became only the third English player, joining Jamie Redknapp and Aaron Lennon, to do what in a major tournament?
4. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announcing the wholesale lifting of Covid restrictions from July 19, said: 'I don’t want people to feel that this is, as it were, the moment to get ___ ___, this is the end of Covid. It is very far from the end of dealing with this virus.’ What are the two missing words?
5. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that, once Covid restrictions were lifted on July 19, he would continue to do what ‘as a matter of courtesy’?
6. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that from July 19 holidaymakers returning to England from amber list countries will not have to quarantine on what two conditions. Half a point for each.
7. The National Health Service was awarded what honour, accompanied by a hand-written letter, by The Queen?
8. What strain of Covid, thought to have originated in Peru and detected in at least 30 countries including Britain, has now arrived in Australia?
9. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was cleared of breaching the rules but was criticised by the MPs standards watchdog for failing to promptly explain how a trip to which island was funded?
10. The owners of Vauxhall announced plans to build electric vans which will safeguard more than 1,000 jobs at its factory in which town?
11. What is the name of the president of Haiti who was assassinated in his home?
12. Danyal Hussein, 19, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of two sisters in a London park after the jury heard he had signed a pact with the devil to 'sacrifice' six women every six months in order to try to do what?
13. A React study, which tested more than 47,000 volunteers across England, suggested what reason for Covid infections rising faster among men than women in the past two weeks?
14. Former US President Donald Trump announced he was launching a class action law suit against the CEOs of which three companies? Half a point for two, one point for all three.
15. Sainsbury's announced it had decided to gradually phase out the sale of what products due to a fall in sales?
16. Which UK supermarket accepted a takeover offer by an American group led by the owner of Majestic Wine?
17. Why was 37-year-old Nina Farooqi sacked from her job as a digital content producer in Leeds?
18. France has said that a new Russian law, which outlaws the use of which word, is ‘unacceptable'?
19. The BBC published the latest list of its highest-paid stars with Gary Lineker at the top, taking between £1,360,000-£1,364,999 a year. Who was the highest paid woman on £1,130,000-£1,134,999.
20. Which West End musical, starring Michael Ball and Les Dennis, scrapped all performances for ten days after a member of its production team tested positive for Covid?
21. Who faced a twitter backlash for suggesting that 'it got a bit too much' for 18-year-old Emma Raducanu after she was forced to retire during her Wimbledon match due to 'difficulty breathing’?
22. The fight between Tyson Fury and which boxer in Las Vegas on 24 July has been postponed after the Briton tested positive for coronavirus.
23. Why has ten-year-old Belle McNally been in the headlines?
24. The Queen visited where for the first time since 1982 to celebrate a diamond jubilee
25. Who is to replace Sue Barker as host on the BBC programme A Question of Sport after 24 years?

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Alastair wins the newsquiz champagne

I enjoyed my final week in London with the five Daily Mail trainees from New York. They pitched stories to travel editor Ted Thornhill and Femail deputy editor Steph Linning. Trainee Shannon Thaler, inspired by Wimbledon, tracked down the ten most spectacular tennis courts in the world. You can read her story here. 

Other stories will be published soon. The trainees had talks from editor Danny Groom, deputy editor Lucy Cockcroft, assistant editor Andy Milne and head of social media Chris Lawrence. During the week, the trainees covered a breaking news story in real time, wrote a personality profile for publication and prepared a newslist for their return to the newsroom. 

Farewell drinks at the Devonshire Arms in Kensington

Last night we had farewell drinks at the Devonshire Arms. For the next two weeks they will be learning the content system and writing more stories with Nick Enoch. They then have a week in the Mail’s London newsroom before returning to New York as reporters. They are a very bright, talented and likeable bunch and I wish them well as they start their careers. Stars of the future. We finished as always with the newsquiz. The top scorer with an impressive 21 out of 25 was Alastair Talbot. Alastair was also top scorer over the course so collected the champagne. Well played. Here is this week's American newsquiz. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. If you are looking for the usual UK newsquiz, it's here.

New York trainees Andrea Blanco, Shannon Thaler, Alyssa Guzman, Tommy Taylor and Alastair Talbot with the champagne prize

1. What is the name of the tropical storm that killed at least one person in Florida and threatened the rescue work at the Surfside condo?
2. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said every option for search and rescue had been exhausted in the hunt for survivors of the Surfside Condo disaster and added: 'So today is about beginning the transition to ___’. What is the missing word?
3. Hockey goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, who died from injuries caused by a firework, played for which club?
4. What is the name of the president of Haiti who was assassinated in a raid on his home?
5. Who did Fox News host Tucker Carlson say he was trying to arrange an interview with when he 'was spied on by the NSA’?
6. Which American singer sent a message to the England squad saying ‘I am wishing you the best for the semi-finals’ and adding 'I'll be watching from the mountains of Colorado’?
7. Bridgerton author Julia Quinn made what shocking announcement on Facebook?
8. According to a new book, Donald Trump, on a visit to Europe to mark the 100th anniversary of the first world war, said to his chief of staff, John Kelly: 'Well, ___ did a lot of good things.’ What is the missing name?
9. Former President Donald Trump announced he was launching a class action law suit against the CEOs of which three companies? Half a pint for two, full point for all three?
10. An 11-year-old boy died after a raft overturned on the Raging River ride at Adventureland in which state?
11. New York became the first state in America to declare what as an emergency, prompting mayoral candidate Eric Adams to ask: 'What took so long?'
12. Moguls in tech, business, film and media descended on which resort in rural Idaho, for an annual five-day conference hosted by investment bankers Allen & Company?
13. Carroll Baker - one of the last living stars of Hollywood's Golden Age best known for her starring role in the 1956 film Baby Doll - branded whose prison sentence 'a sin’?
14. Apollo Global, a US investment firm is considering making a rival offer for which UK supermarket, after the retailer accepted an offer by another American group led by the owner of Majestic Wine?
15. Who faced a twitter backlash for suggesting that 'it got a bit too much' for 18-year-old Emma Raducanu after she was forced to retire during her Wimbledon match due to 'difficulty breathing’?
16. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that once Covid restrictions were lifted on July 19 he would continue to do what ‘as a matter of courtesy’?
17. What strain of Covid, thought to have originated in Peru and detected in at least 30 countries including Britain, has arrived in Australia?
18. Olympic organisers in Japan have banned all spectators after the country declared a state of emergency due to rising Covid cases. On what date are the Summer Olympics due to start?
19. Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison over a scheme to extort $25 million from which company?
20. China downgraded the classification of what from endangered to vulnerable?
21. England beat Denmark in the semi-final of Euro 2020 and will meet Italy in the final on Sunday. Who did Italy beat in their semi-final?
22. Why was 37-year-old Nina Farooqi sacked from her job as a digital content producer in Leeds?
23. The fight between Tyson Fury and which boxer in Las Vegas on July 24 has been postponed after the Briton tested positive for coronavirus.
24. Louisiana teenager Zaila Avant-garde, 14, made history by becoming the first African American student to win what in its 96-year history?
25. France has said that a new Russian law, which outlaws the use of which word, is ‘unacceptable'?

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Andrea and Alastair win the US newsquiz

The DailyMail.com trainees from America finished their isolation last weekend and were allowed into the Kensington offices from Monday. They pitched news stories  to Amy Maas on the New York newsdesk and came up with video ideas for assistant video editor Talya Varga. They had sessions with travel editor Ted Thornhill and Femail deputy editor Steph Linning and next week will pitch ideas for both sections. They also had a legal day with the Mail’s lawyers and talks from acting showbiz editor Rebecca Davison, Natalie Johnson from the SEO team, Mail Plus news-editor Rod Ardehali and met Nick Enoch, who will be training them in the content system. They wrote a breaking story, created headlines and captions on pictures and developed stories from the wires. Tommy Taylor and Alastair Talbot won the awards for best picture headlines of the week. We finished, as usual, with the US newsquiz. The joint top scorers this week were Andrea Blanco and Alastair Talbot with 15. See if you can do better. If you are looking for the usual UK news quiz, it is here.

1. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested that what could have contributed to the tower block collapse in Miami's Surfside?

2. Who accused New York prosecutors of acting like Vladimir Putin and running a banana republic after the Trump Organisation chief financial officer was indicted on charges of tax fraud?
3. Election officials in New York City admitted that how many test ballots in the race for mayor had been mistakenly counted as real ones?
4. Dozens of people died in Canada as an unprecedented heatwave led to the country breaking its temperature record for three days in a row. What was the highest temperature (in F or C)?
5. The House of Representatives voted to remove statues of which group of people from the Capitol Building?
6. Financial firm the Bessemer Trust asked to withdraw from what role this week?
7. Gunman Nathan Allen stole a box truck and crashed it into a building, before shooting David Green, 58, and Ramona Cooper, 60, in a suburb of which city?
8. Derek Chauvin was sentenced by a Minnesota state court to how many years in prison for George Floyd's murder?
9. The last US troops left Bagram Air Base, marking the end of the American presence at the place which had been the centre of military power, in which country?
10. The US National Security Agency (NSA) denied allegations that it had been spying on who for political reasons?
11. Which electronic cigarette company is to pay $40million to North Carolina in a legal settlement, following accusations it had fuelled a rise in teen vaping?
12. President Joe Biden promised that the federal government would pay all the costs for at least the first 30 days of what?
13. What was the name of the Team USA Olympian hammer thrower who turned her back on the American flag during the national anthem?
14. Statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth were damaged during protests in which country in protests over its colonial past after the bodies of 1,000 indigenous children were found buried in mass graves?
15. Students at Howard University in Washington DC called on their dean to be sacked after she tweeted in support of who?
16. Donald Rumsfeld, who served as secretary of defence for President Gerald Ford and President George W Bush, died this week. How old was he?

17. Who said: ‘I was heartbroken to have to withdraw’ and praised 'the extraordinary warmth and support of the crowd’?
18. Sprinting sensation Sha'Carri Richardson is set to miss the Tokyo Olympics after she reportedly tested positive for what drug?
19. Schoolboy Abhimanyu Mishra from New Jersey became the youngest ever what at 12 years, four months and 25 days old?
20. England reached the last eight of Euro 2020 and will play Ukraine in which city tomorrow?

21. At what event did a sign saying 'Allez opi-omi' cause chaos?
22. Which organisation reached a $850billion settlement with more than 60,000 men in the US whose claims of child sex abuse span six decades?

23. What did Ian Rank-Broadley create that was in the UK headlines this week?

24. Which 70-year-old appeared on the cover of the August issue of Vogue magazine, with a 6,000-word profile and images of her shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz inside?
25. ITV condemned 'wholly unacceptable’ death threats sent to Chloe Burrows who was appearing on which show?

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The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Sam Neve with 21 followed by Archie Mitchell on 20.5, Gavin Devine and Toby Brown on 20, Ed Mortimer on 18 and Amanda Kitson on 17. The top team was Bruce and Sarah Hayward with 22, ahead of the Three Legs team of Peter, Stacey, Simon, Les and Nicky and Simon, Sue and Will Cole who both scored 21, Maura and Phil Parsons on 20.5 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and Neil and Jo Benson on 17. Here is this week's quiz. As usual here are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. Sajid Javid, addressing the Commons for the first time as Health Secretary, said that what date is 'not only the end of the line but the start of an exciting new journey for our country'?
2. Speaking about the resignation of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Boris Johnson said at Prime Minster’s Questions, that: 'Instead of focusing on stuff going on within the ___ ___ we are focusing on rolling out that vaccine.' What are the two missing words?
3. Kim Leadbeater, sister of murdered MP Jo Cox, held Batley and Spen for Labour with a majority of what size?
4. Which party came third in the Batley and Spen by-election?
5. Government ministers are to re-examine the testing arrangements in schools after it was revealed than one in how many children was away from school because of the virus?
6. Which European country backed down on its initial announcement that it would not accept the NHS app as proof of vaccination and would only accept printed letters?
7. What was the name of the sculptor who created the bronze statue of Princess Diana which was unveiled by Princes William and Harry in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace?
8. Princes William and Harry unveiled a statue to their mother, Diana, and issued a statement that said: Today, on what would have been our mother's 60th birthday, we remember her love, strength and character - qualities that made her a ___ for ___ around the world, changing countless lives for the better’. What are the two missing words? Half point for each.
9. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wanted to ban what when he launched a consultation on pupil behaviour and discipline in schools?
10. Defence minister Jeremy Quin told MPs he was 'very sorry' and the Government said it was carrying out a 'thorough investigation' after classified defence documents were found behind what in Kent?
11. Who was branded a 'traitor' and a 'murderer' by a crowd who gathered outside his home on Saturday - a day before he was put in the headlock as he walked through a park?
12. England reached the last eight of Euro 2020 and will play Ukraine in which city tomorrow (Saturday)?
13. Which country did Ukraine beat in their Euro 2020 last-16 game to set up a quarter final clash with England?
14. PC Benjamin Monk, who unlawfully killed ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson by tasering him to the ground and kicking him in the head, was jailed for how long?
15. Which retailer announced it will make hybrid working permanent at its head offices in Leeds and Leicester - meaning its 4,000 staff will be able to choose to work from home or in the office - once Covid restrictions were lifted?
16. Six people were injured and buildings evacuated when 100 firefighters tackled a blaze at which London railway station?
17. Statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth were damaged during protests in what country over its colonial past after the bodies of 1,000 indigenous children were found in mass graves?
18. Who said: 'I was heartbroken to have to withdraw' and praised 'the extraordinary warmth and support of the crowd’?

19. The Duke of Cambridge declared 'you can taste the girders in it' when he tasted what drink during a factory visit with the Queen in Scotland?
20. Which company announced a major expansion of its battery production in the North-East of England creating thousands of new jobs?
21. Which church became the largest religious denomination in Britain to permit same-sex marriages after a vote at its conference was passed by 254 in favour with 46 against?
22. Police are investigating after a banner reading ‘We know where you live. Don’t sign' was placed close to whose house?
23. At what event did a sign saying 'Allez opi-omi' cause chaos?
24. Students at Howard University in Washington DC called on their dean to be sacked after she tweeted 'Finally! A terrible wrong is being righted' in support of who?

25. ITV condemned 'wholly unacceptable’ death threats sent to Chloe Burrows who was appearing on which show?

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