Friday 30 July 2021

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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