Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 22, just ahead of George Mann on 21. Robert Rea and the Rev Leon scored 20 and John Penman scored 17. The top teams were Maura and Phil Parsons and Our Peter, Jackie, Sarah and Joe both with 20. They were ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 18 and Neil and Jo Benson on 17. 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 Californian disaster began on Tuesday when a powerful windstorm fanned the flames of a fire in which scenic neighbourhood?

2. Which of these did not say they had lost their homes to the Californian wildfires? a) Anthony Hopkins b) Paris Hilton c) Billy Crystal d) Piers Morgan
3. Opposition parties called for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cancel a three-day visit to which country after the pound fell and UK borrowing costs hit their highest for 16 years?

4. The Commons voted against a call, fronted by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, for a fresh investigation into what by 364 votes to 111?

5. Whose lawyers sent a legal 'cease and desist' letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding he stop blaming their client for crashing the economy?

6. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and adviser to Donald Trump, labelled Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips a 'rape __ apologist' and said she should be jailed. What is the missing word?

7. Donald Trump said the US needed which two territories 'for economic security’ and refused to rule out using military force to take them over? Half a point for each.

8. How many presidents and former presidents were guests at Jimmy Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral? 
9. More than 15,000 US doctors signed a letter calling on the Senate to reject what?

10. Which union leader announced he would retire at 63, after four years in the job, but will stay in position until a replacement is appointed in the first week of May.

11. The Prince of Wales said he was 'shocked and saddened' by the death of his former nanny's stepson, Edward Pettifer, who was killed where?

12. How old was the boy who was stabbed to death on a double-decker bus in Woolwich, London?

13. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would step down. In what year was he elected?

14. Researchers at University College London concluded that living close to what could raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke by fourfold?

15. Peter Yarrow, who has died aged 86, was a member of which American folk trio who had 1960s hits with Leaving on a Jet Plane and Puff, the Magic Dragon?

16. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company would be abandoning the use of what for Facebook and Instagram?

17. What is the name of the former Scotland rugby union captain who was sentenced to a community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife?
18. Entertainer James Lee Williams, who was better known by which stage name, died in Cheshire aged 32?
19. Jonny Huntington from Devon became the first disabled person to ski solo to where?
20. Which wild animals were spotted on the loose in the Cairngorms National Park, with police warning people not to approach them?

21. Luke Littler, 17, won the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace and collected a winning prize of how much?
22. Which two Premier League football clubs parted ways with their managers this week? Half a point for each.

23. Actress Demi Moore gave an emotional speech when she received her first award in 45 years at the Golden Globe after winning Best Actress for her role in which film?

24. Who declared on his 80th birthday today (Fri) that he had no desire to retire after saying: 'I’m fit, have a full head of hair and can run 100 metres in 18 seconds'?

25. Prince William paid tribute to the ‘most incredible wife and mother’ and issued a photo to celebrate Kate’s birthday. How old is she?

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