Good luck to the Mail's NY trainees

The usual UK newsquiz is here 

Trainees Victor Heller, Samantha Coffey, Dariya Kozhasbay,

 Adriana Tardugno, Sophia Baum and Aisha Diomande

I said goodbye to six Daily Mail trainees in New York yesterday. We had an intense week learning about Mail style, carrying out news reviews, editing stories, writing headlines, coming up with story ideas, going through a final checklist and much more. Sophia Baum and Adriana Tardugno won scratch cards for the best intros and Adriana another one for the best headline. Next week they will be pitching their story ideas to the news, health and lifestyle desks. I look forward to seeing them published. On Wednesday evening they had drinks with some of the senior staff at Phebe’s Tavern. The trainees are a bright and likeable bunch who will undoubtedly do well. I wish them all the best of luck. We finished, as always with, a US newsquiz... 25 questions about the week. Victor Heller was top with a score of 14 and won a bottle of Picpoul wine. Here is this week’s newsquiz (thanks to Hugh Dougherty and Heidi Alexander for contributing some of the questions). Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Victor's score. 

Victor wins the newsquiz wine

1. After Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was eulogized in Washington DC as an indefatigable dealmaker by President Donald Trump, his body was returned to which state for a funeral?
2. Donald Trump said that Lindsey Graham 'never saw "a what" that he didn't like’? a) dog b) plate of grits c) war d) pocket square
3. Which state did the DNC this week decide would be the first to vote in the 2028 primaries?
4. An anonymous art collective, The Secret Handshake, known for its satirical sculptures, placed a 10-foot-tall golden trophy in lower Manhattan this week ‘celebrating' what?
5. During his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech Donald Trump compared CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins to who?
6. Dr Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment at least 100 times during Wednesday's hearing about the origins of COVID, and accused Senator Rand Paul of having 'an unhinged obsession with what? a) bats b) Wuhan c) vaccines d) me
7. Missing person posters were placed around DC this week in the hunt for which politician?
8. US President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that his Board of Peace had reached an 'historic agreement' for the complete what?
9. William Ferrer, 45, was accused of killing the son of a retired policeman outside a Bronx bodega on Sunday. How old was the son?
10. Kristopher Karolkiewicz killed his wife, six children, their pets and himself at their home in which US state?
11. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new tax on high-value properties, that are not the owner's primary residence, has been given what name?
12. Actress Patricia Heaton was among those supporting a campaign to ban New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from doing what?
13. Meteo France said that temperatures in which city - the closest to the worst of the wildfires in France - had reached 40C?
14. Wildfires forced which celebrity couple to leave their home in Brignoles, France?
15. Which sporting personality has been nicknamed MAGA Barbie?
16. Elaine Chao was in the headlines this week. Name the person she is married to?
17. Who married former TV reporter Brian Glenn in a surprise lavish ceremony on the Las Vegas strip?
18. Four women accused which Oscar winner of criminal sexual misconduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers?
19. Eighty-two-year-old Anita LeBrun won her battle with Minnesota officials to allow what inside her nursing home?
20. Which celebrity won $1million for charity on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
21. A 24-year-old nurse from Chattanooga was kicked off stage during a Nashville concert by which singer?
22. Which country mobilised its army after 18 people died when almost 50,000 migrants stormed a border crossing?
23. A husband discovered what hidden inside cardboard boxes at his house in France following an argument with his wife?
24. A woman was killed and at least 29 other people injured after a van was driven into a crowd at a Pride event in which European city?
25. A mysterious predator lurking off the coast of New York, capable of tearing apart some of the ocean's largest animals, has been given what name by scientists?

Answers here