Friday 2 July 2021

Have a crack at the newsquiz

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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