The Good Friday newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle on 20, ahead of George Mann and Robert Rea on 18 and Toby Brown on 15. The top team was the Bournemouth Golfers featuring Adam Batstone, Julian Diamond and David Kohn on 20. Broad Oak drinkers Peter, Stacey, Amanda, Kevin and George scored 19, Maura and Phil Parson 18, Bruce and Sarah Hayward 17 and Neil and Jo Benson 16. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not butter yourself a hot-cross bun (with cheese of course), pour yourself a glass of wine, give it a go and let me know your score.

A selection of yesterday's front pages

1. The Princess of Wales released a video telling the world she had cancer and saying: 'My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of __ chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.’ What is the missing word?
2. What is the name of the Moscow concert hall where terrorists killed at least 137 people?
3. Russia charged how many men, who seemed to have been beaten up when they appeared in court, with committing an act of terrorism?
4. What was the name of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship?
5. The UN security council voted to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza - but which was the only country to abstain?
6. After China was blamed for a campaign of global cyber attacks, ministers were accused of a muted response with the SNP's defence spokesman saying Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden had 'turned up at a gunfight' with what?
7. High Court judges ruled that the US must give assurances that who has freedom of speech protections and will not receive the death penalty before he can be extradited?
8. Which company was branded ‘uninvestable’ by shareholders who pulled out of plans to invest £500million, leaving it at risk of an emergency Government takeover?
9. Simon Harris became the new leader of Fine Gael, paving the way for him to become Ireland's youngest taoiseach. How old is he?
10. Forty-five people were killed, with an eight-year-old being the only survivor, in a bus crash in which country?
11. A convoy of more than 100 what were used in a protest outside Parliament on Monday?
12. Dave Calhoun will leave his position as chief executive of which company at the end of the year as it faces growing concerns over its safety record?
13. According to British Social Attitudes research, just 24 per cent of people across England, Scotland and Wales, the fewest on record, are satisfied with what?
14. Sean Combs's houses in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by federal agents as he faces accusations of sexual abuse. How is he better known?
15. Which fast food chain announced it was closing nearly a tenth of its outlets, 43 of its 450, as they were ‘underperforming’?
16. George Gilbey, who died after a fall at work near Southend, featured in eight series of which television programme?
17. Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years by a New York court for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm FTX which dealt in what?
18. Two men were found guilty of murdering Cody Fisher, who played football for which academy side, on the dancefloor of a nightclub on Boxing Day in 2022?
19. Rowers taking part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race were told not to enter the Thames, to cover cuts and to wear footwear after high levels of what were found in the river?
20. Why was 40-year-old Jasmin Paris from Midlothian in the headlines?
21. Which company asked a US police department to stop using its product to hide the faces of suspects on social media?
22. Wales missed out on qualification for Euro 2024 after a penalty defeat to which team?
23. Award-winning actress Olivia Colman, commenting on gender pay disparity, said that if she was called what, she would be earning a lot more money?
24. Whose trousers were censored by North Korea's state TV channel, reportedly because denim is seen as a 'symbol of American imperialism’?
25. It was announced that Ernie, who has worked every day at Warwick Castle for 30 years, will be retiring to the Yorkshire Dales. What is Ernie?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Tony Smith and Chay Quinn with scores of 23, ahead of Toby Brown on 21, George Mann, Philip Leftwich and Janet Boyle on 20, Jayme Bryla on 18 and Robert Rea on 16. The top team was the Global Newsroom Drive Team (Lucinda Horsley, Amelia Cox, Tim Humphrey, Alicia Edwards and Alice Young) with another maximum score of 25. Bruce and Sarah Hayward and Neil and Jo Benson scored 20, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe scored 18, as did Red Lion drinkers Stacey, Kevin and George, with a guest appearance by landlord Gary, and Broad Oak boozers Thom, Tim, Craig and Rosie scored 16. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. The rate of inflation fell to what per cent, its lowest level in almost two and a half years?
2. Allies of Rishi Sunak were critical of which senior Tory who failed to deny being lined up as a potential unity candidate to replace the Prime Minister?
3. An official report recommended the Government apologised and paid compensation to women supported by the Waspi campaign. What does Waspi stand for?
4. Vladimir Putin claimed his fifth term as president after winning what per cent of the vote, according to the Kremlin?
5. Which prime minister announced his resignation for 'personal and political' reasons, saying he was 'not the best person for the job any more’?
6. Three London Clinic workers were reported to have been suspended over claims they did what?
7. The US justice department filed a landmark lawsuit against which company accusing it of illegally limiting competitors and consumer options?
8. Head of MI6 Sir Richard Moore and Cabinet secretary Sir Simon Case resigned from which club over its refusal to accept women members?
9. Vaughan Gething, who became Wales's first minister and the first black leader of a national government in Europe, was born in which country?
10. IT worker Luke D’Wit, who killed an Essex couple and rewrote their will, was jailed for a minimum of 37 years. What did he use to poison them?

11. Ofcom ruled that GB News broke broadcasting regulations in five episodes of programmes hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Philip Davies and which other Tory MP?
12. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, became the first person in England to be sentenced for what when he was jailed for 66 weeks at Southend Crown Court?
13. On Wednesday which retailer became the fourth to report IT outages after McDonald’s, Tesco and Sainsbury's?
14. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland remained the happiest country for a seventh year in a row while Britain fell one place to what position?
15. What ‘playful update’ did Nike add to the England football team's new home kit, which got some fans and former players hot under the collar?
16. Supermarket Iceland upset traditionalists and Christians by replacing the cross on its hot cross buns with what?
17. A metal detectorist found England’s 'largest ever' gold nugget worth more than £30,000 on farmland in which English county?
18. Islington Council said it was installing CCTV cameras and looking at other ways to protect what, saying: 'We very much want it to stay’?
19. Steve Harley, who died aged 73, reached No 1 in the UK in 1975 singing which song with Cockney Rebel?
20. Tesco lost a court appeal in a row with Lidl over the use of a what?
21. Nottingham Forest dropped into the relegation zone of the Premier League after being deducted how many points for a breach of financial rules?
22. Dame Laura Kenny, who announced her retirement from cycling, is Britain's most successful female Olympian having won how many gold medals?
23. An error by a shop owner on the Orkney island of Sanday left him with 720 what instead of the 80 that he meant to order?
24. Joni Mitchell, Garth Brooks, Annie Lennox and Metallica played tributes to which duo who collected the Gershwin Prize for their contribution to music in Washington? Half a point for each name.
25. A video went viral of Ed Sheeran singing in what language at a concert on Saturday as part of his Asia and Europe Tour?

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Test your knowledge with the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Robert Rea and George Mann both on 22, ahead of Toby Brown on 20 and Marion Fountayne and Nick Turner on 18. The top team was Amelia Cox and the Global Newsroom with another maximum score of 25. The Broad Oak drinkers Peter, Stacey, Nicky, Les, Kevin and Amanda scored 22, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 21 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward 19. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

A selection of today's front pages

1. What was the name of the Conservative donor who reportedly said MP Diane Abbott 'should be shot’?
2. Veteran MP Diane Abbott was ignored by the Speaker during the PMQs debate about racist comments, in which she was a central character, despite standing up to speak how many times?
3. Former Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson became the first-ever MP for which political party?
4. The Communities Secretary Michael Gove unveiled a new definition of what?
5. Defence sources accused Russia of a 'wildly irresponsible' act of electronic warfare for allegedly jamming the satellite signal on an RAF aircraft carrying who back from Poland?
6. US President Joe Biden and predecessor Donald Trump won their parties’ nominations meaning what will happen in November’s presidential election for the first time since 1956?
7. Apologising for the doctored image of her children, the Princess of Wales said: 'Like many __ __, I do occasionally experiment with editing.’ What are the missing two words?
8. NHS England announced that children will no longer routinely be prescribed what?
9. The Office for National Statistics announced that what items had been included in the basket of goods used to calculate inflation, for the first time since 1992, because of a 'resurgence of popularity’?
10. Thirty-four bodies were removed from the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, following reports of 'concern for care of the deceased’, in which city?
11. The headteacher at Redbridge Community School in Southampton wrote a letter to parents apologising for what?
12. According to the Office for National Statistics, a fifth of adults aged 16 to 64 in the UK were what? 
13. A ship, carrying almost 200 tonnes of aid, finally set sail for Gaza from which country?
14. Who revealed he had been sexually abused at the age of 11 by a predatory assistant matron, who he describes as a 'voracious paedophile’, at his boarding school?
15. Jonathan Wade, of National Highways, told people to avoid what by finding 'something to do at home – decorate the bathroom or something, or play in the garden’?
16. Who launched a brand called American Riviera Orchard for home, food, garden and lifestyle goods?
17. The second day of the Cheltenham Festival, previously known as Ladies Day, was renamed what?
18. England's James Anderson became the first pace bowler to take how many Test wickets?
19. Which singers called Louis Walsh 'spiteful and disrespectful' after he described them as ‘vile’ to his Celebrity Big Brother housemates’?
20. Where did three-year-old Viking triumph on Sunday?
21. Who raised almost £1million for Red Nose Day by attempting to cycle from London to Hull in five days?
22. Which Canadian singer will play the coveted 'legend slot' on Sunday afternoon at this year’s Glastonbury?
23. Former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan was voted the Weakest Link on the TV quiz after saying the White Cliffs of Dover were made from what?
24. Who explained why he did not read out the names of all ten best picture nominees at the Oscars, saying the show's producers made the decision?
25. Barbie, last year's highest grossing film, received just one award at the Oscars? What was it for?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with a score of 22, just ahead of Janet Boyle 21, Marion Fountayne, Toby Brown, Johnny Jenkins and Jayme Bryla all on 19 and Robert Rea on 18. The top team was the Red Lion drinkers Peter, Stacey, Kevin and Amanda on 22, ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 21, Bruce and Sarah Hayward, Neil and Jo Benson and Broad Oak drinkers Thom, Clare, Tim, Taylor and Kev on 19 and Maura and Phil Parsons 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. 

Different front page approaches to Wednesday's Budget

1. In his Budget Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a cut in National Insurance by how much in the pound, matching a previous cut in January?

2. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he planned an extra tax on what in October 2026 as a deterrent? 
3. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Budget was 'the last desperate act of a party that has failed' and branded Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak as 'the __ __ of decline’. What are the two missing words?
4. Labour peer Peter Mandelson, discussing the importance of presentation in politics, said that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer needed to do what?
5. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan faced calls to resign after taxpayers paid how much to cover damages given to an academic who she had falsely accused of supporting Hamas?
6. Who announced she had taken the 'difficult decision’ to stand down, after 27 years as Maidenhead MP, at the next election?
7. Government commissioner Robin Simcox said that London had become a 'no-go zone' for who?
8. A seven-year investigation found that an Army spy, with what codename, who operated at the heart of the IRA during the Troubles probably cost more lives than he saved?
9. Who quit GB News after media regulator Ofcom said that broadcasting rules had been broken? 
10. Nikki Haley quit her presidential campaign, making Donald Trump the last Republican in the race, after the Super Tuesday results saw her win a single state. What was it?
11. Which country officially became the 32nd member of Nato at a ceremony in Washington?
12. Who said it fully accepted a report that concluded its £100million fund to address historical links to slavery was 'too small’ and should be £1billion?
13. Which company was fined €1.8billion (£1.5billion) by the EU for breaking competition laws over music streaming?
14. France became the first country in the world to include the right to what in its constitution?
15. A major fire near a stadium resulted in which football club postponing their Championship match against Preston North End?
16. Which country declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped prison and armed gang leaders threatened civil war if the Prime Minister did not resign?
17. Weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it killed a cinematographer on the set of which film, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter?
18. The theme from Terminator 2 and Frank Sinatra’s My Way were played at whose funeral?
19. Which company reached an agreement to buy Virgin Money in a £2.9billion deal?
20. Which organisation, founded in the City of London Tavern in Bishopsgate on March 4 1824, celebrated its bicentenary and calculated it had saved 146,277 lives?
21. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty discussed how they shared loading the dishwasher, putting out the rubbish and doing the cooking, in an exclusive video interview for which magazine?
22. Dave Rowntree, the drummer from which Britpop band, was selected as the Labour candidate for Mid Sussex?
23. What happened to 71-year-old grandmother Anne Hughes in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, that was caught on CCTV and viewed by millions?

24.The shirt worn by Colin Firth during the TV adaptation of which novel was sold at auction for £20,000 in London?
25. Singer/songwriter Raye made history at the Brit Awards by winning how many awards?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was David Banks with an impressive PB of 24, ahead of Janet Boyle on 22, Toby Brown, Andy Reed and George Mann on 20 and Robert Rea on 18. The top team was Tom Croasdell and the Global Newsroom who, for the third time, scored a maximum 25. The Plough drinkers scored 23, Bruce and Sarah Hayward 20 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 18. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's news. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.

A selection of yesterday's front pages

1. George Galloway won the Rochdale by-election, with a majority of 5,697, standing for which party?

2. In his victory speech after winning the Rochdale by-election, George Galloway said: ‘Keir Starmer - this is for __.’ What is the missing word?

3. Tory MP Lee Anderson had the party whip withdrawn for saying: 'I don't actually believe that the Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they've got control of __’. What is the missing name? 

4. The Home Office announced a £31million package that included improving the safety of who?
5. Home Secretary James Cleverly asked who to stop what they were doing as they had 'made their point’ and were 'not really saying anything new’?

6. Why did Downing Street criticise a West End production of Slave Play, describing it as 'wrong and divisive’?

7. The Resolution Foundation reported that what was on the rise among young people - with 34 per cent of those aged 18 to 24 affected?

8. Thousands of people from which industry gathered outside the Welsh Parliament to protest against the Government's proposed subsidy plans?

9. Donald Trump took a step closer to the Republican presidential nomination after a 20-point margin win against Nikki Haley in which state, where she served as governor?
10. President Volodymyr Zelensky said how many Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the Russian invasion?

11. The minimum fine for parents taking children out of school without permission will rise across England from September from £60 to how much per parent?

12. Which retailer announced plans to cut around 1,500 jobs as part of an attempt to save around £1billion a year?
13. Which sporting executive was ­exonerated of any wrongdoing by an ­independent investigation into allegations of ­inappropriate beha­viour made by a female ­member of staff?

14. An independent inquiry said that police services required a 'radical overhaul' to its recruitment process 'to stop another __ __ operating in plain sight’. What is the missing name?
15. Prince William unexpectedly pulled out of a memorial service for who, where he had been due to give a reading, because of a 'personal matter’?
16. Iain Packer was given the second longest sentence in Scottish legal history for the murder of Emma Caldwell almost 20 years ago. He was sentenced to life, serving at least how many years?
17. Hundreds of people are to be moved out of their council homes in which city after the properties were found to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)?

18. Welsh singer Charlotte Church denied being antisemitic after leading a choir in a rendition of what song?

19. TV chef Dave Myers, who died aged 66, was one half of which duo with co-star Si King?
20. The 'discriminatory term' Hottentots led to which film being reclassified from a U to a PG?

21. Which European footballer said he was 'sad, shocked and heartbroken' after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence?

22. Who postponed her Las Vegas residency due to illness?
23. Everton's penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules was reduced from ten points to how many after an appeal?
24. The Royal Mint added which pop star to its Music Legends series, with the issue of three collectible coins?
25. Where will Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, Fern Britton and Levi Roots reportedly be next week?

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