The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Robert Rea with a personal best of 23, ahead of Marion Fountayne on 22, George Mann on 20.5, Gavin Devine and Janet Boyle on 20, Tom Savage and Sian Brewis on 19, Dominic Hurst on 18.5 and Toby Brown on 17. The top team was Marguerite Turner’s with 23, followed by Neil and Jo Benson, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and Maura and Phil Parsons all on 22. Bruce and Sarah Hayward with Kath and Laurence scored 18. 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. Parliament approved the Privileges Committee’s report that found former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament about lockdown parties with 354 MPs voting for and how many voting against?
2. Which one of these Conservative MPs did not vote in support of the Privileges Committee’s report on former Prime Minister Boris Johnson? a) Penny Mordaunt b) Theresa May c) Steve Baker d) Michael Gove
3. Parliamentary watchdog the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments said former Prime Minister Boris Johnson breached the rules in the way it was informed he had accepted a job as what?
4. Scotland Yard said it was assessing a video showing a Christmas party, where people had been invited to __ and __ , which showed Tory party workers drinking, dancing and laughing at Covid rules during lockdown. What are the two missing words?
5. What is the name of the company that owns the Titan sub that went missing in the north Atlantic on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic?
6. How many people were on board the Titan sub that went missing in the north Atlantic?
7. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey denied trying to create an economic slump after putting up interest rates by more than expected to what per cent?
8. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Conservatives of being to blame for a 'catastrophe', adding that '13 years of economic failure and a Tory kamikaze budget put __ through the roof’. What is the missing word?
9. What is the name of the Conservative MP for Somerton and Frome who announced his resignation after being accused of sexual harassment and drug abuse?
10. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said in a speech in Edinburgh that the end of what 'has to happen eventually' and the 'moment for decisive action is now’?
11. The Electoral Commission said that around how many people were turned away from polling stations at May’s local elections because they lacked the right ID?
12. Who told the Covid Inquiry it was a mistake to spend too much time on 'the dangers of pandemic flu rather than on potential pandemics of other, more respiratory diseases, like Covid turned out to be’?
13. The British Medical Association announced that junior doctors in England would strike for how many consecutive days in July - believed to be the longest single period of industrial action in the history of the health service?
14. NHS figures showed that more than eight million people in England were taking what type of medication - a million more than five years ago?
15. At least 41 people were killed in a riot at a women's prison in which country?
16. French police searched the headquarters of the organisers of what as part of two preliminary corruption investigations?
17. A service was held at Windsor Castle and a procession in south London to mark the 75th anniversary of what?
18. Valdo Calocane appeared in court where he gave his name as Adam Mendes and was charged with what?
19. A 13-year-old schoolgirl, who refused to accept that a fellow pupil might want to identify as what, was reprimanded by her teacher at Rye College in East Sussex?
20. Scotland went eight points clear in their European Championship qualifier table with a 2-0 win over Georgia but why was the game delayed for 90 minutes?
21. Former footballer Graeme Souness broke down in tears when revealing that who had donated £20,000 to his charity English Channel swim?
22. Technology billionaire Elon Musk challenged Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg to what?
23. England cricketers lost to Australia after skipper Ben Stokes made the fastest first-innings what in Ashes history?
24. Who rode Courage Mon Ami to victory to collect his ninth Gold Cup win at his last Royal Ascot?
25. What did broadcasters Ken Bruce and Davina McCall, ex-Lioness Eniola Aluko and actress Vicky McClure have in common this week?
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