Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Jayme Bryla with 20, ahead of Toby Brown, Janet Boyle and Marguerite Turner all on 19 and Robert Rea on 16.

The top team was the Green Man Dream Team - Adam Batstone, Lucy Thorpe, David Kohn and Joe and Louise Hart - with 21, ahead of Maura and Phil Parsons on 20, Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 19, Bill Bowkett and Lucy Lamoury on 18 and  Team Brittany (Our Peter, Sarah and Joe) on 16. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

A selection of today's front pages

1. What was the full name of the nine-year-old girl who was shot dead by a gunman at her family home in Liverpool?
2. Regulator Ofgem announced a new energy price cap from October which means an average household in England, Wales and Scotland will pay a typical annual bill of how much?
3. In an interview with the Spectator, Tory leadership candidate Rishi Sunak was critical of his Government’s Covid lockdown response saying: 'We shouldn’t have empowered the ___ in the way we did.’ What is the missing word?
4. What was Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s four-word reply when asked, at the Tory leadership hustings in Norwich, if French president Emmanuel Macron was a 'friend or foe’?
5. The best GCSE results in England were in London where 32.6 percent gained the top grade. But which region had the lowest number of top grades with 22.4 per cent? a) East Midlands b) North West c) Yorkshire/Humber and North East d) West Midlands

6. Which company announced it will donate 10 per cent of its profits to help customers cope with soaring bills for the 'duration of the energy crisis’?
7. A TUC report called for a minimum hourly rate of how much to be in place by at least 2030?
8. What is the name of the campaign to tackle the UK’s cost of living crisis which has 450,000 signed-up supporters, including Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, and is planning 50 rallies next month?
9. A report by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change recommended that what should be scrapped in England?
10. Home Office figures published this week showed that 50-60 per cent of asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats are of which nationality?
11. On a visit to Kyiv, outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: 'If we’re paying in our energy bills for the evils of Vladimir Putin, the people of Ukraine are paying in their ___.’ What is the missing word?
12. Ukraine denied that its special services were behind the killing of Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist. How was she killed?
13. The Times reported that an inquiry into the 'toxic' culture of which organisation heard allegations of bullying, misogyny, assault, sexual harassment and drunkenness?
14 What did passenger Sarah Fellowes, 37, describe as ’terrifying’, ‘utter carnage’ and ‘like a disaster movie’?

15. Rab Wardell, 37, died of a heart attack just two days after winning the Scottish championship in which sport?
16. Which comedian said they would throw their hat in the ring as Labour candidate for the Sheffield Central constituency at the next election?
17. In the Duchess of Sussex's Archetypes podcast she recounted that, during a tour of South Africa, her son Archie narrowly escaped what?
18. US President Joe Biden announced he would cancel up to $10,000 (£8,474) in what kind of debts for millions of Americans who earn less than $125,000 each year?
19. Who announced her retirement from football after 161 caps for England and playing in ten major tournaments?
20. What was photographed climbing over roof tiles, going through a bedroom window before falling to the ground in Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire?
21. Rangers qualified for the Champions League by beating PSV Eindhoven in the play-offs and will now join which other British Club in Group A?
22. Mack Rutherford, 17, from Belgium, became the youngest person in the world to do what?
23. Derek Skipper, 92, from Orwell in Cambridgeshire, became the oldest person in Britain to do what?
24. The BBC confirmed that which show, 'with a new breed of superhuman, supersized, superstars', will be returning after 20 years?
25. Sir Elton John gave French diners in Cannes a preview of a new single - a duet with which other singer which was released today?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Marguerite Turner with 21, ahead of Jayme Bryla on 19, Robert Rea on 18, Stuart Bagnall on 17 and Toby Brown on 16. The top team was the Party in the Port gang of Trevor, Carole, Our Peter, Joe and Sarah with a personal best of 19, just ahead of Phil and Maura Parsons on 17.5. Tony Smith’s family, Joe and Lou Hart and Bruce and Sarah Hayward all scored 17. There were also plenty of below average scores, suggesting the quiz was a bit of a toughie. Here is this week’s newsquiz. 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 recording emerged of Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss complaining that British workers lacked what?

2. Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak claimed to always enjoy which McDonald's meal when out with his daughters - despite the item having not been on sale since March 2020?

3. How many A-level pupils ended up without a guaranteed university place – the highest number in a decade?
4. Maths was the most popular subject taken at A-level this year but which subject fell out of the top ten for the first time?
5. According to estimates, published by the Office for National Statistics, inflation rose to another 40-year high in July to what per cent?
6. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the Government was to review whether cyclists should be made to have number plates, insurance and stick to what speed limit?
7. Why was 87-year-old Thomas O'Halloran in the headlines?
8. Author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed while speaking at an event in New York, had previously had a fatwa issued against him for which 1988 book?
9. UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was 'gravely concerned' about fighting in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine because it is home to what?
10. What is the name of the MP who pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to breaching Covid rules by travelling on a train between Scotland and London after being told to self-isolate in September 2020?
11. Republican Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress for which state to Harriet Hageman, who was backed by former president Donald Trump?

12. Authentic Brands Group, which owns Reebok, Juicy Couture and the image rights to Elvis Presley, offered to buy which UK fashion retailer for £211million?
13. Leeds University student Salma al-Shehab, who had returned home to Saudi Arabia for a holiday, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for what?
14. An explosion ripped through a mosque killing at least 21 people in which city?
15. Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy, on trial at Chester Crown Court, is facing one charge of attempted rape, one of sexual assault and how many rapes?
16. A man in his 20s was being hunted after a six-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in a van before being left in woodland in which city?
17. Former footballer Ryan Giggs told Manchester Crown Court that he 'called a team-meeting' about what during lockdown?
18. Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, the majority shareholder of chemical group Ineos, stated an interest in buying what?

19. Why were two Australians called 'overbearing imbeciles' by Venice’s mayor?
20. The prime minister of which country denied taking drugs, saying she only drank alcohol and just partied 'in a boisterous way' after a video of her dancing and singing was leaked?

21. Singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh, who died aged 41, came third in which TV talent show in 2002?
22. The Oscars apologised to actress Sacheen Littlefeather who was booed 50 years ago after making a speech about the representation of native Americans and rejecting a Best Actor award on behalf of who?
23. Which two Premier League managers were charged with improper conduct by the FA after being shown red cards on Sunday? Half a point for each.
24. What is the name of the comedian whose Edinburgh Fringe performance was cancelled after a theatre said the number of complaints was 'unprecedented' and people had walked out feeling 'unsafe to remain in the venue’?
25. The BBC announced that Amol Rajan will take over which role from autumn 2023?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Robert Rea with a personal best of 23. Also on the leaderboard were Stuart Bagnall and Janet Boyle with 22, Marguerite Turner and Marion Fountayne on 21, Toby Brown on 19, Jayme Bryla on 18 and Chay Quinn and Gavin Devine on 17. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with 22, ahead of Bruce and Sarah Hayward, Neil and Jo Benson and Joe and Lou Hart who all scored 21, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 20 and Jess Devonport and Nicolas Collins on 19. 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. Rishi Sunak suffered a blow to his Tory leadership campaign after which former minister withdrew his support and backed Liz Truss, saying he was 'increasingly concerned' by the campaign's 'consistently changing position' on policy?
2. Rishi Sunak said in an interview this week that he would rather lose the Tory leadership vote than win on what?
3. What did Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss say should not be considered ‘dirty and evil’?
4. What did Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon say was the 'main thing' Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss wanted to talk to her about when they met briefly at Cop26 last year?
5. Consumer champion Martin Lewis said it was 'tragic news' and urged the 'zombie government' to come up with an immediate action plan after the energy price cap was forecast to reach what figure from January?
6. Water companies announced a hosepipe ban in the UK. Which one of these can people not do once a ban is announced? a) Top up a fishpond b) Water a new lawn within 28 days of it being laid c) Fill a fountain used for religious practices d) Clean a car
7. Sainsbury's and Tesco joined Marks and Spencer, Aldi and Waitrose in removing what from their shelves during the current heatwave?
8. What is the name of the Florida home of President Donald Trump which was raided by the FBI?
9. Olivia Newton-John, who died this week aged 73, had two UK Number One hits in 1978 with John Travolta. Name them both. Half a point for each.
10. Who said on Sunday: 'We were backed into a corner by the system, stripped of all our rights’?
11. What is the name of the water park in Windsor where an 11-year-old girl died after she got into difficulty?
12. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky said in a speech this week that ‘this Russian war began with ___ and must end with ___ - with its liberation’. What is the missing word?
13. Ryan Giggs appeared at Manchester Crown Court where he denied using controlling and coercive behaviour and assaulting his ex-girlfriend who is called what?
14. A 47-year-old man was killed and three people were injured in a series of shootings and a stabbing on which island?
15. A man brandishing a knife was shot dead by police at which European airport?
16. What is the name of the American actress whose car was engulfed in flames after hitting a building in Los Angeles?
17. All children aged one to nine living in Greater London are to be offered a vaccine against which virus that was detected in sewage?

18. Domino's Pizza's stores in which country were closed after the firm that operated its outlets filed for bankruptcy?
19. Judith Durham, who died aged 79, was the vocalist of which band that had hits including I’ll Never Find Another You and The Carnival Is Over in the 1960s?
20. What was the name of the writer and illustrator of The Snowman, When the Wind Blows and Fungus the Bogeyman who died aged 88?
21. Johnson & Johnson announced it would stop making and selling what from next year?
22. A beluga whale that strayed into what river died during an ambitious rescue effort intended to help it back to its traditional cold Arctic waters?

23. Which group paid tribute to their 'great friend' and bandmate, bass player Darryl Hunt who died aged 72?
24. Serena Williams, announcing she was stepping away from tennis after the US Open, said she never liked the word retirement and added 'maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is ___’. What is the missing word?
25. Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne made a surprise appearance to close the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with a rendition of which song?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Liz Gerard and Robert Rea both with 21, ahead of Marion Fountayne, Janet Boyle and Marguerite Turner on 20, Daisy Graham-Brown and Tom Savage on 18, Toby Brown on 17 and Aadam Patel on 16. The top team was Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with a PB of 23 ahead of Neil and Jo Benson on 20.5, Phil and Maura Parsons on 20, Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 19 and Joe and Lou Hart on 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.

A selection of today's front pages

1. England’s Beth Mead was awarded the Golden Boot for Euro 2022 after scoring how many goals in the tournament?
2. The captain of the England Lionesses, Leah Williamson, is to become the first person to be awarded the Freedom of which city?
3. Why was Chloe Kelly given a yellow card in England’s 2-1 victory against Germany in the Women's Euro final?
4. Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak said that, if he became Prime Minister, NHS patients would be fined how much if they missed their GP or hospital appointments?
5. Tory leadership candidate Rishi Sunak said he would cut the basic tax rate to what per cent by the end of the next parliament if he becomes prime minister?

6. After the European Court of Human Rights refused a request to delay withdrawing his treatment, the family of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee sought legal permission to move him from the Royal London Hospital to where?
7. Which company announced the second highest quarterly profit in its history of $8.5billion (£6.9billion)?
8. The Bank of England warned the UK will fall into recession as it raised interest rates to what per cent?
9. Which company suspended ticket sales for short-haul flights from Heathrow Airport until August 15?
10. Lithuanian national Deividas Skebas, 22, was charged with the murder of a nine-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in which town?
11. What did China's foreign minister Wang Yi say was 'manic, irresponsible and irrational’?
12. The Sunday Times reported that the Prince of Wales had accepted a payment of £1million for his charitable fund from which family?
13. Which supermarket announced it was removing best-before dates from nearly 500 fresh food products in September in an effort to reduce food waste?
14. Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay $4.1million in damages by a court in Texas over his repeated claims what was a hoax?
15. Which country reported what is thought to be Europe’s first monkeypox-related death in the current outbreak?
16. American president Joe Biden said that the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed in a drone strike in which city?
17. Why was 24-year-old Matt Wells taken to hospital?
18. A ship carrying 26,000 tonnes of what left Ukraine - the first since the Russian invasion?

19. Twins Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who were joined at the head, were successfully separated in an operation using virtual reality in which country?
20. Why were politicians Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadine Dorries, Ben Wallace and singer Holly Valance in the Cotswolds at the weekend?
21. Who overcame 'the self-doubt' that left her contemplating the end of her career to win England’s first velodrome gold of the Commonwealth Games in the women’s 10km scratch race?
22. American actress Nichelle Nichols, who died aged 89, was once celebrated by the Rev Martin Luther King Jr for playing 'the first non-stereotypical role portrayed by a Black woman in television history.’ Which TV programme was it?
23. What happened for the first time in British waters since 1874 near Penzance in Cornwall?
24. Which TV show is to end on BBC Two after 17 years with its host saying: 'We just couldn’t be more silly than the news was already’?
25. Actors Kym Marsh, Will Mellor and radio presenter Richie Anderson will be taking part in what?

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