Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 21, ahead of Marion Fountayne on 19, George Mann, Robert Rea and Gavin Devine on 18 and Marguerite Turner on 17. The top teams were Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and Maura and Phil Parsons with 18 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 17. 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 papers

1. Justice James Goss gave killer nurse Lucy Letby a whole life sentence saying: 'You acted in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of __ and __ for babies’? What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
2. Former barrister and TV personality Robert Rinder was among those calling for what law to be changed following the Lucy Letby trial?
3. Donald Trump joined the likes of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Al Capone and Dr Martin Luther King Jr in having what issued - the first ever for a former President?
4. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised for 'inadvertently' breaking the MPs' code of conduct by not declaring what?
5. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would not have been able to afford what if the economy had been in a similar position in the early 1980s as it is now?
6. The largest gap on record between top GCSE grades awarded in London, and what other region, prompted school leaders to accuse the Government of 'London-centric' policies and Labour to say that 'levelling up is dead and buried’?
7. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk announced an inquiry into the Crown Prosecution Service, Greater Manchester Police and the Criminal Cases Review Commission following the case of Andrew Malkinson who spent how many years in jail for a rape he did not commit?
8. Which police force lost nearly three years worth of body-worn camera footage from its computer systems with an estimated 69 cases affected?
9. Who told a Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry how he was sexually and physically abused at Edinburgh Academy, was 'tossed like a ragdoll' and was punched and kicked by a teacher?
10. The fire services in mid and west Wales announced their firefighters will start using what to tackle blazes ?
11. The UK’s first-ever transplant of what, from one sister to another, was hailed as the 'dawn of a new era’?
12. Vladimir Putin confirmed the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, saying the Wagner chief had made 'some serious mistakes' and met with a 'difficult fate’? How did Prigohzin die?
13. Why did Phil Spencer, best known for presenting the Channel 4 property show Location, Location, Location, say his family were 'shocked beyond all belief’?
14. India became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft on which region of the moon?
15. Who announced on his radio show that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer?
16. The Greek fire service said that it had found how many bodies in a forested area hit by wildfires?
17. Eight people were pulled to safety after a dramatic rescue effort hauled them from what in northwest Pakistan?
18. Why did FIFA open disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish Football Association's president Luis Rubiales?
19. Two men died during the swimming leg of what event in County Cork?
20. Sky Sports apologised for saying which Premier League football manager looked like a ‘croupier’ when he was wearing a black armband and tie in memory of a colleague who died working on the club's stadium?
21. China said it would block imports after Japan’s controversial decision to do what?
22. What is the name of the British athlete who beat Norway's Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take the 1500m gold at the World Championships in Budapest?
23. Sportswear company Nike agreed to produce a limited number of what after a petition gained 150,000 signatures?
24. England did not win the Women's World Cup but one of its players, Mary Earps, won what personal award?
25. Comedian Lorna Rose Treen took home the prize for the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. The joke was: ‘I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a __.’ What is the missing word?

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Trainee Martha wins the quiz champagne

Trainees Mackenzie Tatananni, Ishita Srivastava, Martha Williams 

(with the champagne), Emma Richter and Dolores Chang 

I said farewell to the DailyMail.com trainees in New York yesterday. They had a good final week with sessions by head of audience Rory Benson and SEO editor Katrina Schollenberger. They also presented story ideas to associate editor Charlie Lankston, news-editor James Nye and had one-to-ones with editor-in-chief Gerard Greaves. During the week they covered a live breaking story in real time, wrote personality profiles and prepared a newslist of story ideas for their return to the newsroom. Martha Williams was published for the third time during the course ... a grim story about a woman finding a dead frog in her salad. You can read it here

They have written more stories which will hopefully be published soon. Next week they are learning Content Creator with Nick Enoch. On Thursday they had drinks with some of the senior staff at the Copper Still. We finished, as always with, the newsquiz ... 25 questions about the week. Martha was the top scorer this week with 13 and won the champagne for having the top score over the three weeks. I really enjoyed my time with the trainees. They are a bright and enthusiastic bunch and I look forward to following their inevitable success. Below is the quiz. Give it a go and see if you can beat Martha's score. 

1. Former President Donald Trump was indicted in which state for his alleged roles in trying to overturn the 2020 election?
2. The 41-count indictment alleged that Trump and his allies worked together, in violation of Rico. What does Rico stand for?
3. Trump was charged along with how many others, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Mark Meadows, with the judge saying she wanted to try them all at the same time?
4. If convicted on all charges, Trump faces how many years in prison?
5. Donald Trump reacted to the indictment by posting on Truth Social: 'So, the __ __ continues!’ What are the two missing words (or one hyphenated word if you prefer)?
6. Trump criticised which TV network for purposely showing the 'absolutely worst pictures of me, especially the big orange one with my chin pulled way back'?
7. What is the name of the city, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, where all 20,000 residents were evacuated because of wildfires?
8. What is the name of the tropical Hurricane which is expected to hit Mexico and South West America?
9. President Joe Biden was criticised for appearing to forget the name of Maui and referring it to as what?
10. A man dressed in pajamas jumped to his death from the roof of the 750ft Deutsche Bank Center in Manhattan before plunging through the front of which exclusive apartment/hotel block?
11. Before and after pictures were used to show that which US city was in an 'urban doom loop’?
12. How many youngsters were murdered by a drug cartel with their bodies found at an abandoned property in Jalisco, Mexico?
13. Actor Bradley Cooper came under fire for wearing facial prosthetics when portraying who in a biopic?
14. What was the name of the former Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks running back who died, aged 28, after a motorcycle accident in Miami?
15. Facebook was accused of censoring information relating to whether off-shore wind farms were responsible for what?
16. Vlatko Andonovski resigned as what this week?
17. Who was forced to cancel a gig at Madison Square Garden, due to bad weather?

18. Who did Sam Asghari file divorce proceedings against after 14 months of marriage?
19. Which US band apologised after inviting a Russian fan to play with them at a concert in Georgia?
20. Toronto Zoo urged visitors to stop showing gorillas what as it was 'upsetting' them and 'affecting their relationships’?
21. Teenage mom Journey Richardson, who gave birth in a stranger's bathtub and had to bite through her baby's umbilical cord, was from which US state?
22. What did Pennsylvania shopper Jackelyn find in her Trader Joe’s salad bag?
23. Which Hollywood film is facing a legal battle alleging it was built on lies rather than a true story?
24. Which two teams will meet in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday? Half a point for each.
25. Which musician revealed that cutting soda out of his diet was a big factor in his 60lb weight loss?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

Last week’s newsquiz was clearly a bit of a tough one with scores coming in a lot lower than usual. The solo leaderboard was headed up by George Mann and Marion Fountayne both with 18. The top team was Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 18.5, just ahead of Maura and Phil Parsons with 17. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know you score.

Today's front pages

1. England’s Lionesses beat Australia by what score to progress to the Women’s World Cup final?
2. Which team will England's Women’s team meet in the World Cup final on Sunday?
3. Why were 39 asylum seekers removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset?
4. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that pay rises needed to be sustainable and should be 'focused on rewarding' what? 
5. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to stick to what policy, despite warnings it will cost the Treasury an extra £10billion next year – £2.5billion more than estimated in the spring budget?
6. Who called off their strike action in Scotland after voting to accept a 12.4 per cent pay offer?
7. There were 67,000 fewer what awarded in England this year compared to 2022?
8. Prayers were said, flowers laid and a moment’s silence held at a glass obelisk at 3.10pm on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of what?
9. The Office for National Statistics reported that the number of what, in England and Wales, dropped last year to the lowest level in two decades?
10. Three Bulgarians were accused of spying for the Kremlin while posing as what in the UK?

11. Former nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering how many babies while working at the Countess of Chester hospital?
12. Chat show veteran Sir Michael Parkinson died this week. How old was he?
13. David Beckham paid tribute to broadcaster Michael Parkinson, who died this week, and referred to an interview where Beckham’s wife Victoria revealed what about him?
14. Peter John Higgs, 56, an expert on Ancient Greece, was sacked from where?
15. Nine people were injured after a car veered off a road in Pembrokeshire and hit what?
16. England football captain Harry Kane moved to which team in a £104million deal?
17. More than 7,500 people were evacuated, or ordered to stay indoors, as the worst wildfire in 40 years ravaged which European island?
18. What was the name of the former British Olympic swimmer who died aged 43?
19. An investigation was launched after 33 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at what venue in Lincoln?
20. Actor Bradley Cooper came under fire for wearing facial prosthetics while portraying who in a biopic?
21. Who paid himself and his wife £6.8million in dividends after a ‘bounceback' in television and restaurant income?
22. NatWest apologised to a homeowner in Brighton after it painted a giant mural featuring which footballer on the side of his house without asking?
23. Television presenter Rachel Riley said she would stop supporting Manchester United if what happened?
24. Which band apologised after inviting a Russian fan on stage to play drums during a concert in Georgia?
25. Who did Sam Asghari file divorce proceedings against after 14 months of marriage?

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Martha gets the splash and wins newsquiz

The DailyMail.com trainees had another lively week in the New York office. They enjoyed sessions with editor-in-chief Gerard Greaves, editor Louise Thomas, associate editor Charlie Lankston and news-editor James Nye. Head of video Alex Ringsell and deputy associate picture editor Emanuel Rameriz explained how the trainees will work with their departments. Former trainees Karen Ruiz, Kayla Brantley, Wills Robinson and Jen Smith talked through the journey from starting the scheme to being a senior journalist. On Thursday the trainees pitched stories to health and science editor Connor Boyd … watch this space. They also went on to the wire, selected a story and developed it in Mail style, created a banner from badly-written copy, wrote headlines, captions, factboxes and studied the website in detail. Martha Williams and Mackenzie Tatananni won scratchcards for writing the best headlines. Martha and Emma Richter both got their second bylines of the course. Martha’s was an exclusive about a 17-year-old who had to bite through her umbilical cord as she gave birth alone. It became the splash. You can read it here.

Emma’s was a showbiz story about former child star Alyson Stoner who is about to 'expose Hollywood’. You can read it here. 

On Wednesday they had happy hour drinks with the senior staff. We finished the week, as always, with the newsquiz. The winner, with 19 points, was Martha. Here is the quiz ... 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and see if you can beat Martha's score.

1. A 'major disaster’ was declared after more than 55 people were killed by wildfires on which Hawaiian island?
2. Who said she would not travel immediately to Hawaii because she did not want to 'distract' from the ongoing rescue effort?
3. Which sportsman helped 70 families fly to safety while providing people with a place to stay, food to eat, and clothing to wear during the Hawaiian wildfires?
4. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he was appointing Delaware US attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the investigation into whose foreign business deals?
5. President Joe Biden created a new national monument of one million acres to protect the sacred ancestral places of Native Americans where?
6. Rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced to how many years for shooting fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in the foot?
7. Tory Lanez was jailed for shooting Megan Thee Stallion during a journey home from a pool party hosted at whose Hollywood mansion?
8. Actress Sandra Bullock's long-term partner 57-year-old Bryan Randall died after a three-year battle with what disease?
9. Video footage showed a mass brawl between boat owners and crew, with one woman getting beaten across the head with a chair, at a riverside in which US state?
10. What did US footballer Megan Rapinoe do that prompted ex-President Donald Trump to tweet: 'The US is going to hell’?
11. Which NYC beach was closed to swimmers after a woman was bitten by a shark - the first attack there in 70 years?
12. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that which group was 'taking advantage' of the instability in Niger?
13. New York City doctor Zhi Alan Cheng appeared in court in Queens charged with how many counts of drugging and raping women around the world?
14. What is the name of the influencer and rapper who revealed she was still alive after a post on her Instagram account claimed she and her brother had 'unexpectedly’ died?
15. What is the name of the Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot in Union Square, New York, after thousands turned up in the hope of getting a free Playstation 5?
16. A candidate in which country’s forthcoming presidential election, who campaigned against corruption and gangs, was shot dead at a campaign rally?
17. Actress Riley Keough said her bitter feud with who would soon be over after their lengthy legal battle was resolved?
18. Prince Harry flew into which country to attend a summit on sport, community and philanthropy?
19. Three people died and another was seriously ill after eating what during a lunch at a house in Australia?
20. Georgia housewife Lindsay Shiver was released on $100,000 bail after spending two weeks in a jail in which country for allegedly plotting to assassinate her ex-football player husband?
21. Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested after a court in Islamabad sentenced him to how many years in jail for 'corrupt practices’?
22. The backlash over allegations against Lizzo led to her being dropped as a contender to appear at what event next year?
23. Who moved from a $100 a night motel in Los Angeles with her five children to the Ventura County RV park?
24. Which former Disney Channel child star promised to lay bare the 'dark' side of the industry in a new podcast called Dear Hollywood?
25. Who bought the screen rights to the romantic novel Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune for a Netflix series?

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It's newsquiz time

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Toby Brown with 21, ahead of Marguerite Turner on 19 and Jayme Bryla and Marion Fountayne on 18. The top teams were Maura and Phil Parsons with 20, ahead of Bruce and Sarah Hayward and Our Peter, Joe and Sarah both with 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 15. 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. The Police Service of Northern Ireland apologised for mistakenly revealing details of all its 10,000 staff when it had responded to what?
2. Downing Street backed Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he told asylum seekers refusing to board the Bibby Stockholm barge they should do what?
3. Which Tory MP revealed she failed to declare around £70,000 of shares in oil giant Shell while Environment Secretary?
4. Welsh Secretary David TC Davies was investigated by police over a leaflet which asked his constituents if they wanted what?
5. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was urged by members of his party to scrap plans to ban what within three years?
6. Health Secretary Steve Barclay said covid vaccines would not be offered routinely to healthy people under what age this winter?
7. HSBC's head of public affairs Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles apologised after accusing the British Government of being weak for cutting back business deals with which country?
8. A 'major disaster’ was declared after at least 53 people were killed by wildfires on which Hawaiian island?
9. Prince Harry flew into which country to attend a summit on sport, community and philanthropy?
10. Climate activist Greta Thunberg pulled out of an appearance at which city's book festival, accusing its lead sponsor of ‘greenwashing'?
11. What is the name of the Chief Scout who commended the bravery of those who 'battled some tough conditions' at the 25th World Scout Jamboree which left hundreds requiring treatment for heat-related illnesses in South Korea?

12. Three people died and another was seriously ill after eating what during a lunch at a house in Australia?
13. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is suing the frontman on which band for defamation after he called her ‘racist' and ‘fascist’? 
14. Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested after a court in Islamabad sentenced him to how many years in jail for 'corrupt practices’?
15. West Midlands Mayor Andy Street called on what to be rebuilt 'brick-by-brick’?
16. Which TV presenter revealed he had undergone surgery for 'extensive and aggressive’ prostate cancer? 
17. After TikTok inspired raids in London’s Oxford Street, app-users urged people to go to which town, get to the beach and ‘get lit’?
18. A light aircraft made a forced landing on which A-road after suspected engine failure?
19. Songwriter, guitarist and singer Robbie Robertson, who died aged 80, fronted which group?
20. England women beat Nigeria to set up a quarter final tie against which country?
21. Who issued a public apology to Nigeria's Michelle Alozie following her sending off during the Lionesses Women's World Cup win?
22. What did US footballer Megan Rapinoe do that prompted ex-President Donald Trump to tweet: 'The US is going to hell’?
23. Why were mother and daughter Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers in the headlines?
24. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex bought the screen rights to which romantic novel by Carley Fortune?
25. The full line-up for Strictly Come Dancing was revealed with the oldest cast in its history but, who, at 78 will be this year's oldest dancer? 

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Mackenzie wins the US newsquiz

I have just finished an enjoyable first week with six DailyMail.com trainees in New York. They covered a lot of ground, wrote stories in style and had sessions from managing editors Danielle Ray, Nicole Lewis and Caitlin Mckenzie. They also had a talk from head of health and science Connor Boyd and will be pitching stories to him next week. Emma Richter got off to an impressive start and was published on the site the day before the course actually started. You can read her story, on a woman whose cat was banned from Bali, here. 

And Martha Williams decided not to wait until next week to pitch her health story to Connor as it was time-sensitive. She wrote a tale about the first restaurant in America to serve man-made chicken which gained a good show on today's home page. Read it here.

Martha also wrote the best intro of the week and collected a lottery scratchcard. We finished the week, as always, with the newsquiz to ensure the trainees are keeping on top of the news. The top scorer, who also collected a scratchcard, was Mackenzie Tatananni with a score of 14.5 out of 25. The quiz is below. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.  

1. Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn what?

2. The allegations against ex-President Donald Trump, included a count of 'conspiracy to impair, obstruct and defeat the federal government function through__, __ and __’. What are the three missing words?

3. Who said of former President Donald Trump: 'Sadly, the president was surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear’? 
4. Former Attorney General Bill Barr said he would do what if his former boss Donald Trump won the Republican Party’s nomination for next year’s elections?
5. What is the name of Hunter Biden's former friend who revealed details about their relationship, talking about the toll his struggle with cocaine and alcohol took on their ten-year partnership?
6. Reality show stars accused which TV network of 'covering up sexual violence, condoning revenge porn, exploiting minors and denying mental health treatment’?
7. Actor Paul Reubens, who died aged 70, rose to fame in the 1980s as which comedy character?
8. What is the name of the 99-year-old trucking company which ceased operations on Sunday and laid off all 30,000 of its workers?
9. Why were Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez in the headlines?
10. A woman filed a police report claiming she was hit by a microphone hurled into the crowd at a Las Vegas concert by which singer?

11. The daughter of which two-time Super Bowl winner was killed in a plane crash at the Oshkosh air show?
12. Adrienne Vaughan, 45, who died in a speedboat crash on the Amalfi coast was president of which publishing house?
13. What is the name of the actor who was best known for playing Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad, a role which earned him an Emmy nomination, who died aged 83?
14. Idaho mother Lori Vallow, 50, who was jailed for life without the possibility of parole for the murders of two of her children became known as the __ mom. What is the missing word?
15. Angus Cloud, who died aged 25, was best known for his portrayal of Fezco in what television series?
16. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced they were separating after 18 years following 'meaningful and difficult conversations’? What is his wife’s name?
17. French daredevil Remi Lucidi died after falling off the 68th floor of a skyscraper where?
18. The US women’s soccer team made it to the knockout stages of the World Cup and will face which country on Sunday?
19. Why was the US women's team accused of being ‘disrespectful' and 'embarrassing’ before their World Cup game against Portugal?
20. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 54 people in which country?
21. Harry and Meghan were pictured on a date night in Montecito, California, to celebrate the Duchess's birthday. How old is she?
22. The Michelin-starred Bar Crenn in San Francisco will tonight be the first restaurant in America to do what?
23. Nina Galy, 30, accused China Airlines of keeping her cat in a cage for 38 hours after not allowing her to take it on a plane to where?
24. NFL legend and seven-times Super Bowl champion Tom Brady became a minority owner of which English football club?
25. Hangzhoo Zoo in China denied which of its animals were humans in disguise?

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It's newsquiz time

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann on 22, ahead of Janet Boyle and Toby Brown on 20.5, Marion Fountayne and Tony Smith on 20, Marguerite Turner on 19 and Robert Rea on 18. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons on 22, ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 20 and Our Peter, Jackie, Joe and Sarah with 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. The Bank of England raised interest rates to a 15-year high of what per cent - the 14th increase in a row?
2. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended the decision to grant 100 new what, saying they would support thousands of jobs and it was 'the right thing to do’?
3. After the Fire Brigades Union said it was planning to write to the Government about safety concerns, a Home Office source said there would be delays in the use of what?
4. What is the name of the MP who, after being suspended for breaking Covid lockdown rules, lost her seat in Rutherglen and Hamilton West after constituents signed a petition to remove her from office?
5. Home Office sources said small boat crossings by migrants were expected to surge in August for what reason?
6. The Court of Appeal ruled that what counted as open-air recreation and should be once again allowed on Dartmoor?
7. As part of a plan by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, tax was increased on alcohol, based on its strength, which meant that the price of a bottle of 12 per cent wine went up by how much?
8. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 54 people in which country?
9. Five people were arrested after Greenpeace activists climbed on to what building on Thursday?
10. Which retailer warned that it was on the brink of collapse, putting around 12,000 jobs at 400 stores in the UK at risk?
11. Teacher strikes ended in England after all four unions in dispute with the Government accepted a pay rise of what per cent?
12. Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn what?
13. British mother-of-ten Miriam Posen was killed in a three-car crash in which country?
14. Costa Coffee became embroiled in a diversity row after featuring a transgender person who was displaying what? 
15. French daredevil Remi Lucidi died after falling off the 68th floor of a skyscraper where?
16. Retired British miner David Hunter, 76, who suffocated his terminally ill wife after she 'begged him to’ was freed from jail in which country?
17. NFL legend and seven-times Super Bowl champion Tom Brady became a minority owner of which English football club?
18. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced they were separating after 18 years, following 'meaningful and difficult conversations’? What is his wife’s name?
19. Which TV chef was asked to change his behaviour after ITV received complaints about his treatment of production staff?
20. Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke revealed that he once spent three days in hospital after being stabbed by who?
21. A woman filed a police report claiming she was hit by a microphone hurled into the crowd at a Las Vegas concert by which singer?
22. England’s women progressed to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup by beating China. What was the score?
23. The Three Little Birds Bakery said it had declined a request to make a cake and 100 cupcakes for which celebrity’s birthday in return for exposure on social media?
24. Which English sportsman enjoyed ‘a fairytale ending’ to his international career?
25. Jess and Sammy were winners of what?

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