Friday, 17 April 2026

Have a crack at this week's newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim Humphrey on 22, just ahead of George Mann on 21.5, Ian McCulloch on 20.5, Robert Rea on 20 and Chris Matthews on 19. The top team was the Broad Oak Boozers of Rosie, Tim, Thom and Danny with Craig and April calling in from Morocco, who scored 20, just ahead of Trevor and Carole on 19.5, Bill and Sue on 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 18.5. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. What is the name of the Foreign Office’s top civil servant, who was forced to resign for overruling the vetting process to clear Peter Mandelson to become US ambassador?
2. The International Monetary Fund forecast that the energy shock from the Iran war would hit which of the world's advanced economies the hardest?
3. US President Donald Trump said that an AI image he posted on social media did not portray him as Jesus but depicted him as what?
4. US President Donald Trump criticised one of his closest allies, saying she lacked courage and didn't care if Iran had a nuclear weapon and could blow up her country in two minutes? Which country?
5. While on a tour of Africa, Pope Leo XIV said the world was being 'ravaged by a handful of __’. What is the missing word?
6. The International Energy Agency said that Europe had how many weeks worth of jet fuel left before there were likely to be shortages and flight cancellations?
7. Teenager Axel Rudakubana was able to murder three girls in Southport because of the 'irresponsible and harmful' role of who, according to an inquiry into the atrocity?
8. Which organisation informed staff at a meeting that it was to cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, saving £500million, in the biggest downsizing in 15 years?
9. About 100 people were stranded in which airport after a flight to Manchester left without them because new border control checks caused three-hour queues?
10. Which company was fined £4.2million and ordered to pay more than 80,000 learner drivers for not showing the full price of lessons at the time of booking?
11. At least eight students and one teacher were killed and several others injured after a shooting by a 14-year-old in which country?
12. Children threw missiles at police as hundreds of protesters gathered to demand descriptions of men suspected of gang raping a woman in which town?
13. Which TV presenter is to appear at an employment tribunal after his former co-host brought a case alleging she had faced bullying?
14. Who said she was 'the most trolled person in the entire world' on social media adding: ‘Every day for ten years, I have been bullied and attacked’?
15. A BBC investigation found that law firms were charging thousands of pounds to help migrants to gain asylum in the UK by pretending to be gay or what else?
16. US Vice-President JD Vance insisted he was right to stage a two-day campaign to back the Prime Minister in which country’s elections?
17. Why was 18-year-old Maddie Haining told to leave Club Tropicana in Manchester?
18. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger, 48, who died after his car was hit by a train, was capped 33 times for which country?
19. New data revealed that which insect is dying out in Britain, with 33 native species fighting an 'increasingly urgent battle' for survival?
20. Which TV presenter thanked people for their good wishes and held up a 'get well soon' card from his hospital bed after suffering a stroke?
21. Who said: 'I can't believe I waited 17 years to get one green jacket and now I get two in a row’?
22. Which is the only English football club left in the Champions League?
23. What is the name of the horse that joined the elite band who have won the Grand National twice?
24. Beauty entrepreneur Karishma Vijay, 28, collected £250,000 by winning what?
25. Which musical dominated the Olivier Awards, winning seven prizes?

Answers here

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