Young journalists DO read the papers after all

Good scores from The Daily Telegraph trainees in the newsquiz this week. Either the questions are getting easier or, despite Roy Greenslade's claims to the contrary, journalism trainees really are reading the papers. They certainly do on our courses. Well done to Emily Gosden for her 15.5 out of 21. Nobody got less than 12 ... which is a big step forward. 

Meanwhile Daily Mail newsquiz champions Fiona Roberts and Jennie Agg, who are off on their subbing placements to Carlisle and Stoke this weekend, sent me this photograph of them enjoying their prize. See how you do in this week's test. Anything less than 12 out of 21 and Mr Greenslade and I will be less than impressed.

1. Just before she died Claire Rayner said: "Tell David Cameron that if he ...... .. my beloved NHS I'll come back and bloody haunt him." What are the two missing words?

2. Who changed their new logo back to its original one after only one week due to negative reaction on the internet?

3.  Howard Jacobson won this year's Booker prize ... what was the title of his book?

4.  Which Euro 2012 football game was abandoned after fans disrupted the game?

5.  Name the first miner rescued in Chile.

6.  And name the last.

7. The camp where relatives and friends waited for the miners was called Camp Esperanza. What does Esperanza mean?

8. Who was the first celebrity to be kicked off the current series of Strictly Come Dancing?

9. Lloyds Bank is to lose a further 4,500 jobs as part of its restructuring programme. This brings the total jobs lost to 22,000 since its merger with which other bank?

10. The inquest into the victims of the 7/7 London bombings is being held at which court?

11. Apart from the bombers, how many people were killed in the bombings?

12. Who is Max Brick's partner and why were they in the news (need both to get one point)?

13. Who is the shadow health secretary?

14. Aid worker Linda Norgrove was working for which US based agency when she was killed?

15. Before the intervention of a Texas court, Liverpool FC looked like it was about to be sold to the owners of Boston Red Sox, NESV. What does NESV stand for?

16. Who is the editor of the Sunday Mirror?

17. What was the name of the website that Robert Tyler was ordered to hand over this week?

18. Who is the author of the report Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education. For a bonus point which company did he resign from as chief executive in 2008 having started as an apprentice there 42 years earlier?

19. What does Quango stand for?

20. How old was Harry Webb on Friday October 14?

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Hardest news quiz yet?

The Mail and Telegraph trainees thought the newsquiz was difficult this week ... and it was reflected in their scores. No problem for the Telegraph's Sarah Rainey, though, who won again with 14. Jennie Agg was the top Mail trainee with 11.5. See if you can do any better.

David Miliband and his wife (see question 6)

1. What is the nickname of the cage specially built to help rescue the 33 trapped Chilean miners?

2. Who is the Defence Secretary?

3 Why was the name Gordon Bennett in the news?

4. Who is sixth in line to the throne?

5. In Round 4 of the Labour leadership election what percentage of the vote was won by Ed Miliband? You must give exact figure to nearest decimal point.

6. Name David Miliband's wife (must get both names for a point).

7. What is Ed Miliband's constituency?

8. The Ryder Cup started this week. Who is the captain of the American team?

9.  Who has fallen foul of the law and has had to take down a giant advertising banner erected at the Ryder Cup?

10. What is ITV's new Sunday night drama series called?

11. What were barrister Mark Saunders's last five words?

12.  Kelsey Martinovich was wrongly announced as the winner of Australia's Next Top Model  - who was the host of the programme?

13. David Cameron chose Dulce et Decorum Est  as his favourite poem. Who wrote it?

14. Fearne Cotton, Denise van Outen and Alexandra Burke are tackling a charity trek in aid of breast cancer in which country?

15. Prof Martyn Evans was fined £155 for getting off a train, a stop early.  Where did he get off?

16. Blackberry has unveiled its version of the iPad, what is it called?

17. Fraser Nelson writes a column for the News of the World but also edits which magazine?

18. This is a spelling question. When your pet is ill you take it to the vet. Spell the word that vet is short for.

19. How much did it cost to clean the Queen's chandeliers?

20. In which river did Segway millionaire Jimi Heselden die?

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