Friday, 30 June 2023

Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Robert Rea with 21, ahead of Toby Brown and Janet Boyle on 20, George Mann at Glastonbury on 19, Simon Rose on 18, Marguerite Turner on 17 and Jayme Bryla on 15. The top team was Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 21, ahead of Maura and Phil Parsons on 20, Peter and Stacey in Port Camargue on 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 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.

Today's front pages

1. The NHS Workforce plan, announced by the Government, said there would be consultation on whether medical degrees could be shortened to how many years?
2. Former ministers Nadine Dorries, Priti Patel and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg were among those heavily criticised by a Commons committee for doing what?
3. At the Appeal Court, Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett ruled, that until deficiencies were corrected, what would be unlawful?
4. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Covid Inquiry that, rather than dealing with stopping the virus taking hold, the Government was focused on questions such as 'can we buy enough __ __’. What are the two missing words?
5. Which company announced it needed to secure extra funding as it is in billions of pounds of debt after its chief executive Sarah Bentley resigned unexpectedly?
6. Lord (Zac) Goldsmith resigned as a minister saying the Government's 'apathy' on what made it 'untenable' for him to remain?
7. Daniel Korski withdrew from what after being accused of groping by novelist and TV producer Daisy Goodwin?
8. The American owners of which high street shops said they would close 300 branches in the UK over the next 12 months as part of plans to 'consolidate' the business?
9. French President Emmanuel Macron was criticised for attending a concert by who in Paris while riots, in which at least 800 people were arrested, were taking place across the country?
10. Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin flew to exile to which country after a brief mutiny by his fighters?
11. What verdict was recorded at the inquest of Nicola Bulley who died in the River Wye in Lancashire?
12. An independent report concluded that what institution suffers from 'widespread and deep-rooted' racism, sexism, elitism and class-based discrimination at all levels?
13. Who claimed that his bank accounts had been closed 'without explanation' which was the equivalent of being a 'non person' and that it might affect whether he could go on living in the UK?
14. Who revealed details of her breast cancer operation on her new podcast, Tea Talk, saying: I want every single person that is listening to this podcast to go and get checked’?
15. What is the name of the artificial sweetener, used in Diet Coke, ice-cream and chewing gum, which is to be declared a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organisation?
16. The body of actor Julian Sands was found, five months after he went missing, in the Mount Baldy area of which US state?
17. What was the name of Scotland's longest-serving football manager, who was in charge for 71 games from 1993 to 2001 and qualified for Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, who died aged 82?
18. What did England cricket player Jonny Bairstow carry off the pitch during the Ashes?
19. From tomorrow (Saturday) Australia is extending its working holiday visa limit to what maximum age?
20. Lewis Capaldi announced he would take a break from touring, after struggling to finish his Glastonbury set, saying he was 'still learning to adjust to the impact' of what?
21. What is the name of the project unveiled by Prince William aimed at preventing people becoming homeless?
22. Who cancelled a seven-month 'celebration' tour, which was due to begin in Canada in two weeks time, and take in 45 cities across the world?
23. Ultra-runner Jamie Aarons set a new time record for scaling all the mountains in Scotland higher than 3,000 feet - which are known collectively by what name?
24. Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha and which musician are part of a consortium buying non-league football club AFC Croydon Athletic?
25. Fashion mogul Emma Grede and ex-professional footballer Gary Neville will be joining which BBC television programme as guests next year?

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