Time to tackle the newsquiz

There were some good scores in last week's newsquiz. Pick of the bunch was Janet Boyle with 20.5, just ahead of Liz Gerard on 20. Jamie Johnson was next on 16. The Roberts Family were the top team with 17, just pipping Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 16.5 and the Three Legs drinkers Peter, Stacey and Bryan on 16. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on.

Today's front pages

1. Which former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party became the 11th MP to join the contest to succeed Theresa May as Tory party leader?

2. Tory leadership candidate Rory Stewart apologised for a 'very stupid mistake’ for doing what while travelling in Iran?

3. Boris Johnson was summoned to court to face accusations of misconduct in public office over claims that he lied by saying Britain gave how much a week to the European Union?

4. Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, commenting on the expulsion of Alastair Campbell for voting Lib Dem, said: 'It is ____ to resort to expulsions when the NEC should be listening to members’. What is the missing word? 

5. The Brexit Party won 31.6 per cent of the votes and how many seats in the European elections? 

6. Who said he was not quitting, adding: 'I do feel that now is a time in which momentous events are taking place and there are great issues to be resolved and in those circumstances, it doesn't seem to me sensible to vacate the chair.’?

7. Former MP Michael Spicer, who died age 76, was the founder of which political group?

8. Who was criticised by London mayor Sadiq Khan for tweeting that the UK capital was 'not really an English city any more’?

9. A Government-commissioned review recommended cutting annual fees for university courses from £9,250 to what figure from 2021?

10. At least seven people were killed when a pleasure boat collided with another boat on which river?

11. After viewers commented on technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones on BBC Breakfast on Thursday, he tweeted that he had been diagnosed with what?

12. A seven-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after falling off the Twister rollercoaster at which amusement park?
13. An investigation by the website Pulse revealed that in the last six years 583 premises had closed … 138 of them last year. What are they?

14. Sarah Barrass appeared at which crown court accused of murdering her 14 and 13-year-old sons?

15. After special counsel Robert Mueller reiterated that his inquiry did not exonerate Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, the President tweeted that the inquiry was: 'The Greatest Presidential ____ in history. ‘ What is the missing word?

16. The inquest into the deaths of the victims of the London Bridge attacks heard that the terrorists used 12-inch pink kitchen knives which had been bought from which store?

17. Which chain store is reviewing its portfolio of nearly 2,500 shops in the UK as its US parent company attempts to cut $1billion (£790billion) in costs?

18. Where did Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, from Birmingham and 56-year-old Irishman Kevin Hynes die?

19. Arsenal forward Henrikh Mkyhitaryan chose not to play in the Europa League final in Baku because of fears for his safety due to his nationality. What country is he from?

20. A knifeman murdered a 12-year-old girl, a 39-year-old man and stabbed 18 people, mostly schoolgirls, on a school bus in which country?

21. England won the opening game of the Cricket World Cup by beating which country by 104 runs?

22. A jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court unaminously cleared singer Oritse Williams, formerly of which boyband, of rape?

23. It was revealed that who earned £7,768,448 in prize-money by winning 534 horse races from 3,205 runs over the last 31 years? 

24. What was the name of the Banksy artwork on a garage wall in Port Talbot that was moved by lorries to an art gallery?
25. Which act was withdrawn from the Britain's Got Talent live semi-finals for health and safety reasons after they refused to reveal the content of their act?

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The newsquiz: 25 questions about the week

Congratulations to Oliver Milne who scored an astonishing 23 in last week's newsquiz, the joint top score of all time. Well played also to Janet Boyle who, on any other week, would have been the winner with 20.5. Other good scores were Liz Gerard with 19. Toby Brown 17 and Gavin Devine 16.5. Andy Drinkwater recorded a PB of 16, the same score as Dan Williams. The top team was Bruce and Sarah Hayward with 17.5. Here is this week's quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Today's front pages - before the PM's resignation announcement

1. Theresa May announced today (Friday) that she will resign from the position Conservative party leader on what date?

2. In her resignation speech Theresa May said humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton told her: 'Never forget that ____ is not a dirty word. Life depends on ____.’ What is the missing word?

3. Bookmakers have made Boris Johnson the favourite to succeed Theresa May as Tory party leader but who, with odds ranging from 7/2 to 5/1, is second favourite?

4. In her letter to the Prime Minister, resigning as leader of the Commons, Andreas Leadsom said: ‘I no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result, for the following reasons’. How many reasons did she then list?

5. Tory peers Lord Heseltine and Lord Cooper had the party whip suspended after saying they would do what on Thursday (yesterday)?

6. Who claimed that Nigel Farage's Brexit Party was a private company, made up of shareholders, adding: 'You can pay to this party in Russian roubles, American dollars, Malaysian ringgit and, of course, probably to his disdain, euros as well’?

7. What two flavours were in the milkshake thrown over Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage in Newcastle? Half a point for each flavour.

8. What is the name of the private equity group that owns British Steel which has been put into complusory liquidation?

9. Royal Mail announced it is launching 1,400 what in 32 towns and cities across the UK?

10. Why did Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham close at noon today?

11. Which company reported a £1.5billion loss for the half-year, saying there is 'little doubt that the Brexit process has led many UK customers to delay' their plans for this summer?

12. Former Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda, who died age 70, was read the last rites after a crash in 1976 while competing in which country’s Grand Prix?

13. How many of Jamie Oliver’s 25 UK restaurants closed, with the loss of 1,000 jobs, this week?

14. Nurse Sarah Kuteh lost her appeal against dismissal from Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent, for gross misconduct. What was the misconduct?

15. Steve Clarke, 55, was appointed to which job?

16. Sir Rod Stewart said he was donating £10,000 to what?

17. Manchester City became the first team since Bury in 1903 to do what?

18. Nan Winton, who died age 93, was the first woman to do what?

19. The Queen visited Sainsbury’s in Covent Garden, London, and when introduced to self-service check-outs said to the manager 'You can’t ____ then?’ What is the missing word?

20. A Unesco report, called I’d Blush if I Could, said that what is enforcing gender stereotypes?

21. Which group launched a rescue plan which includes closing 23 UK stores and halving the annual payments to the company's pension scheme?

22. Writer and illustrator Judith Kerr, who died age 95, was well-known for her book The Tiger Who Came to Tea and another series about the cats which started with which 1970 book?

23. More than a million people signed a petition started by a 30-year-old analyst from Texas calling for what?
24. Why was former care worker Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, in the headlines? 

25. Michael Rice's song Bigger Than Us came last in Eurovision with 16 points but later this was revised to what score?

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The newsquiz - 25 questions about the week

Last week's top scorer in the newsquiz was Jake Hurfurt with 19, narrowly ahead of Liz Gerrard on 18 and Steve Silk on 17. The top team was the Three Legs drinkers - Peter, Stacey, Melinda, Bryan and Tony - with a best ever score of 19, just ahead of the Roberts family on 18. Here is this week's quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on.  

1. A fourth vote on Theresa May's Brexit will be held on the week beginning what date?

2. Who told the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester: 'I'm going to go for it. Of course I'm going to go for it.’?

3. Defence secretary Penny Mordaunt promised an amnesty on offences committed more than ten years ago by veterans who served anywhere in the world with one exception? Where is it?
4. What is being put back in the public sector after the National Audit Office said part-privatisation, introduced in 2014 by then Justice Secretary Chris Grayling, had cost taxpayers nearly £500million?

5. Whose long-delayed autobiography For The Record will be released on September 19 – days before the Tory Party conference?
6. Jeremy Kyle’s show, cancelled after the death of a participant, was ITV's highest rating daytime show and ran for how many years?
7. Following the cancellation of Jeremy Kyle’s show, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman Damian Collins said: 'There needs to be an independent review of the __ __ __ TV companies have to participants in reality TV shows’. What are the three missing words?

8. Five banks were fined €1.07billion (£935million) by the European Commission after they clubbed together to rig the foreign exchange market. Name any two of them. Half a point for each.

9. Arts minister Michael Ellis placed an export ban on what book, temporarily stopping it from leaving the UK?
10. Which two teams will compete for the final Premier League spot in the Championship play-offs. Half a point for each. 

11. Twenty five white male Republicans voted to ban what in Alabama?

12. Simon Armitage, a 56-year-old former probation officer, was appointed to which role?

13. Why was nurse Helen Kennett in the headlines?

14. The deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, descended nearly 35,853ft (10,927 metres) in which trench in the Pacific Ocean?

15. Who accepted substantial damages and an apology at the High Court from the Splash News agency that took aerial photographs of his home, forcing him and his wife, to move out?

16. Manchester City won the Premier Leage title, just one point ahead of Liverpool, with how many points in total?

17. US president Donald Trump declared a national economic emergency that empowers the government to ban technology and services to 'protect America from ___ ___’. What are the two missing words?

18. The founder of which company is handing over 60 per cent of his business to employees and giving the 500 staff a shared bonus of £3.5million?

19. What was the name of the professional wrestler who died after collapsing in the ring during a bout at the Roundhouse in Camden, London? 

20. A painting of haystacks by which artist was sold for $110.7million (£85.7million), at Sotheby’s in New York, to become the ninth-most expensive work ever sold at auction?

21. When Bob Hawke, who died at 89, was Australian Prime Minister he replaced what song with Advance Australia Fair? 

22. Who was banned from his local pub, the George and Dragon, after the landlord accused him of walking away from a head-on car crash on a country lane in Kent?

23. Doris Day, who died at 97, was best known as an actress but also had 15 top 40 singles in the UK charts, including two number ones. Name either of her No 1 hits.

24. Who won the leading actor and actress awards at the Baftas? Half a point for each.

25. Diners at Hawksmoor Manchester who ordered a bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol for £260 were apparently mistakenly given a bottle worth how much?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Toby Brown with a huge 21.5. Other good scores were Gavin Devine with 19.5, Janet Boyle 19, Jaymes Bryla 17.5, Liz Gerard and Steve Silk 17 and Ginger Elvis 16. The best teams were Bruce and Sarah Hayward with 20, the Roberts family with 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 18.5. Here is this week’s quiz … as usual 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

1. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son is called Archie Harrison ... and what other name?

2. What weight was the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby at birth?

3. Who said this week: ‘It was one of those moments when I wanted the ground to open and swallow me up. It was extremely embarrassing … it was a brain freeze, like for an actor on stage’?

4. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo urged the UK not to do a deal with Huawei, saying: 'Ask yourself, would the ___ ___ be silent when China violates the sovereignty of nations through corruption or coercion?’ What are the two missing words?

5. Lib Dem leader Vince Cable defended his party’s Euro-elections slogan, saying: 'There is also something called humour, okay maybe as a country we have lost our sense of humour but it is an attempt to put in a more pungent way, what an awful lot of people think’. What is the slogan?

6. At Prime Minister’s Question Time Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Theresa May to 'take some tips' from who 'on how to get a good result in Europe.’ 

7. Forty-one people were killed when a plane owned by which airline made an emergency landing at a Moscow airport after being struck by lightning?

8. An inquest into those killed in the London Bridge terror attacks heard that Spaniard Ignacio Echeverria was stabbed to death after hitting one of the three terrrorists with what?

9. According to research, published in the British Medical Journal, the 'sheer pace of modern life’ may be responsible for a fall in what?

10. What did 89-year-old Robert Phillips, who lives in Florida, send back to the UK after 60 years?

11. Rachael Warburton, 33, of Leigh, Greater Manchester, called for what Netflix drama to be banned after her 12-year-old daughter killed herself after watching it?

12. Israel said it will block activists, protesting against its treatment of the Palestinians, who plan to disrupt what event due to be held next weekend?

13. Guinness World Records apologised for an earlier decision and awarded Jessica Anderson with a world record for doing what?

14. Holland & Barrett is set to become the first UK high street retailer to stop selling what?

15. Why was ex-Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona fined almost £1,000, including costs, by Brighton Magistrates Court?

16. Spanish newspapers ran headlines that translate as ‘Embarrasing,’ ‘Historic failure’ and ‘The biggest farce in history’ this week. What event were they referring to?

17. He was born Frederick Leslie Fowell, was lead singer with Liverpool pop group the Midniters, had a television career after appearing on Opportunity Knocks and was the subject of one of the best-known tabloid newspaper headlines. Who was he?

18. Why was 14-year-old Oakley Cannonier hailed a hero in Liverpool?

19. Australia's latest 50 dollar note has an embarrassing typo. What word is misspelt?

20. The court crest from Westminster Magistrates was taken in an Argos carrier bag to where?

21. Which company was valued at $82billion (£63billion) ahead of its share listing in one of the biggest stock market flotations of the year?

22. Who described his sacking this week as 'a masterclass of pompous faux-gravity’?

23. Marks & Spencer introduced a controversial sandwich based on the traditional BLT - bacon, lettuce and tomato - called the LGBT. What does the G stand for? 

24. Who scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur to beat Ajax in the European Champions League semi-final?

25. Why did a takeaway cup from a coffee shop in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, go viral this week?

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Test your news knowledge with the quiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Jamie Johnson with 20, just ahead of Jake Hurfurt, Toby Brown and Janet Boyle on 19. The top team was the Penmans with 19, narrowly ahead of Dora Allday and Miles Dilworth with 18.5. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Farewell to Gavin Williamson: Thursday's front pages (Questions 1 and 2)

1. Sacked Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson denied leaking information on Huawei, saying: 'I absolutely promise, hand on heart, I did not leak this. I realise my ____ will say I did, but I swear on my children’s lives I did not.’ What is the missing word?

2. Penny Mordaunt replaced Gavin Williamson to become the first ever female UK Defence Secretary. What was her previous Cabinet position?

3. The leader of which party made an early declaration that it was 'the big winner’ in yesterday’s local elections?

4. Labour MP Fiona Onasanya became the first politician to lose her seat in the Commons by voters using a recall petition, meaning a by-election will be held in which constituency?

5. MPs passed a Labour Party motion which made the UK parliament the first in the world to declare what?

6. English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson had milkshakes thrown over him in which two Northern towns? Half a point for each. 

7. What began in London on Tuesday, will hear witnesses in Belfast, Leeds, Edinburgh and Cardiff, and is expected to last three years?

8. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was jailed for 50 weeks after being found guilty of what charge?

9. Which two football teams confirmed their promotion to the Premier League? Half a point for each.

10. Two men were charged with preventing lawful burial after two bodies were discovered in what in a house in Canning Town, London?

11. Which city became the first in the UK to report a drop in childhood obesity after introducing a programme to help parents set boundaries for their children?

12. Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya lost her case against new rules by the International Association of Athletics Federations which restricts what in female runners?

13. Politician Juan Guaidó was stripped of his parliamentary immunity in which country?

14. Actor Peter Mayhew, who died aged 74, played which role in five different films?
15. What is the full eight-word title of the Queen's highest award that was given to the Duchess of Cambridge? 

16. What did Marc Marshall, 54, do in the dock of Inner London Crown Court after being jailed for fraud?

17. Musician Pete Doherty needed hospital treatment after being injured by what animal?

18. Who made his first public appearance since 2014 in an 18-minute video?

19. What verdict did the Southwark coroner record at an inquest into the death of 37-year-old burglar Henry Vincent?

20. Norwegian marine experts believe that a white beluga whale they found wearing a harness was doing what?

21. Why was Tottenham Hotspur fan Neil Markham of Banbury in the headlines?

22. John Singleton, who died aged 51, was the youngest film-maker and the first African American, to be nominated for a best director Oscar. What was the name of the film?

23. Marks & Spencer removed what from the recipe of its Percy Pig sweets in response to consumer demand?

24. Lukas Bates, 30, got stuck as he crossed the finish line of the London Marathon as his ten-foot outfit was too tall. What was he dressed as?

25. Ed Sheeran's Supermarket Flowers, You Raise Me Up by Westlife and Over The Rainbow by Eva Cassidy were all included in which top ten?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 17. The top team was the Roberts family who were understandably 'well-chuffed' with 22. Bruce and Sarah Hayward also deserve a mention for their 17. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Sri Lanka dominates the front pages

1. Three churches were targeted in the Sri Lanka terror attacks. One was the Zion Church in the coastal city of Batticaloa. Name the other two. Half a point of each.

2. How many British nationals were among the people killed in the Sri Lankan terror attacks?

3. The largest shareholder of online fashion company Asos, Anders Holch Povlsen, who lost three children in the Sri Lankan attacks is the wealthiest man in which country? 

4. Where were British Prime Minister Theresa May, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald all together on Wednesday?

5. Nigel Farage welcomed Ann Widdecombe to his Brexit Party 'as our lead candidate' in which region?

6. Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel announced she will contest the European elections for which party?

7. Chairman of the 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady said: 'Following the prime minister’s decision to set out a schedule for her departure as leader of the party should the withdrawal agreement pass, we seek similar clarity from her in other circumstances. We should have a clear ____ forward’? What is the missing word?

8. Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said he could not rule out a criminal investigation being held into leaks from a National Security Council meeting about the UK using what?

9. Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott apologised in a tweet for drinking a can of what M&S cocktail on a London train?

10. Friends of murdered journalist Lyra McKee put red handprints on the walls of which dissident republican group?

11. Sixteen-year-old climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has which condition that she says helps her 'think outside the box’?

12. Dozens of Extinction Rebellion activists laid down on the floor of which London building as part of a 'die-in’ protest?

13. Faye Mooney from Manchester was one of two people shot dead by gunmen who stormed a holiday resort in which country?

14. Joe Biden joined the Democratic presidential contest, declaring the 'soul of this nation’ is at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. How old is he?

15. How many people did Saudi Arabia execute on Tuesday for alleged terrorism-related crimes?

16. In which country was ’the chocolate king’ replaced by a comedian?

17. Buckingham Palace announced that US President Donald Trump will make a three-day state visit to the UK starting on which date?

18. The first Briton to lift football’s European Cup (now the Champions League) died age 79. Name him.

19. Altrincham fish and chip shop owner Asdrit Kapaj, 42, who pleaded guilty to 21 counts of burglary at Kingston Crown Court was known by which nickname?

20. The family and estate of which author have distanced themselves from a film starring Nicholas Hoult saying they 'do not endorse it or its content in any way’?

21. Which two former Olympic gold medalists had a public altercation at a hotel in Addis Ababa?

22. Who called in the police after protesters hung dead crows on his garden fence?

23. What did Heathrow, Kinlochewe, Cardiff and Armagh have in common this week?

24. Peter Kay was seen, for the first time since he announced the cancellation of his tour in 2017, posing with fans on what?

25. The cast and creative team of the next James Bond movie were unveiled at a launch event in which country?

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Time to tackle the Good Friday newsquiz ...

It maybe Easter but there is no escaping the newsquiz. So grab yourself a hot cross bun and test your knowledge of the week’s events. Last week’s top solo scorers were Tom Savage and Janet Boyle, both with 19. Toby Brown scored 18 and Sian Brewis, The Sub Editor (I know who you are) and Dave Bromage all scored 17. Bruce and Sarah Hayward, with a PB 21, were the top team. Ellie Rewcastle, with help from a couple of Telegraph subbing colleagues, got 20. Here’s this week’s quiz, as usual 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

1. In a live presidential broadcast Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the cathedral of Notre Dame 'even more beautiful than it was’ in how many years?
2. Different editions of a novel by which writer held the first, third, fifth, seventh and eighth slots in Amazon France’s bestseller list this week?
3. Around 180,000 what are housed on the roof of the cathedral of Notre Dame and ‘miraculously’ survived the fire?
4. Who was ’not planning to run’ for Prime Minister but has ‘kept the door slightly ajar’?
5. Home Secretary Sajid David said he could easily have fallen into a life of crime as he ‘grew up on what was once tabloid-dubbed Britain’s most dangerous street’? The street he was referring to was Stapleton Road in which city?
6. UKIP candidate Carl Benjamin, at the launch of the party’s European election campaign, refused to apologise for a tweet that said he 'wouldn’t even ____' Labour MP Jess Phillips. What is the missing word?

7. Who said this week: 'To have my kids there, it's come full circle. My dad was here in 1997 and now I'm the dad with two kids there’?
8. Eco-protesters were arrested after gluing themselves to the door, smashing windows, spraying graffifi on the walls and sloshing oil on the buildings of which company's London HQ?

9. What was the name of the 29-year-old journalist who was shot dead in riots in Derry?
10. According to the Mueller report, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Donald Trump that a Special Counsel had been appointed, the President slumped back in his chair and said: ‘Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my ____.’ What is the missing word?
11. Why was 15-year-old Daniel Hegarty back in the headlines?
12. Millionaire landlord Paul Bussetti is to appear at Westminster magistrates court after posting a video of what last November?
13. At least 29 people, killed in a bus accident on the Portuguese island of Madeira, were tourists from which country?
14. Actor Bradley Welsh, who played gangster Mr Doyle in the second Trainspotting movie, was shot dead in which city?
15. Professional footballers are boycotting social media for 24 hours starting today (Friday) in a bid to highlight racism. What is the campaign called?
16. Nine-year-old Frankie Macritchie was killed by a dog while on holiday at a holiday park in which seaside town?
17. Which healthcare group was fined £300,000 over the death of 14-year-old Amy El-Keria at a hospital in East Sussex?
18. Which bank became the first to promise compensation to all victims of fraud?
19. Actress Mya-Lecia Naylor, who appeared in TV shows Almost Never and Mille Inbetween and in films including Absolutely Fabulous and Cloud Atlas, died this week. How old was she?
20. Who said she was ‘lucky to be alive’ after fleeing barefoot in her pyjamas after a fire broke out in her London home?
21. British teachers Milly and Toby Savill were killed when they accidentally reversed their buggy over a ravine's edge on which Greek island?
22. Which actress has revealed she is raising her seven-year-old as a girl - after introducing the child to the world as a boy?
23. Spurs beat Manchester City in a seven-goal Champions League match to set up a semi-final against which team?
24. Who took to Twitter to say: 'Anyone with any adult life experience knows there are two sides to every story. I haven't got the time or energy to correct some of the utter nonsense I've read on here’?
25. Why did 192,000 people stay up until after 2am on Monday?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

There were some strong scores in last week’s newsquiz. The joint top solo scorers were Jemma Carr and Ellie Rewcastle with 19.5, narrowly ahead of Janet Boyle and Adam Shergold on 18.5, Steve Silk on 18 and Jaymes Bryla on 17. The extended Penman/Thompson Clan were the top team with 21. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Today's front pages

1. The EU agreed to which date as the new deadline for Brexit?
2. Chancellor Philip Hammond said: 'We spent ____ so far on preparing for Brexit, but that is not just for a no-deal Brexit - much of that money would need to be spent anyway, putting in place systems to replace EU systems that we've been using up to now.’ What is the missing figure?
3. MPs were told by the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom that they would get an Easter holiday of how many days?
4. In which city did Nigel Farage launch his new Brexit Party?
5. Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister, a 40-year-old former Telegraph journalist who has twice failed to get elected as a Tory MP, was introduced by Nigel Farage as a candidate for his new party. What is her name?
6. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London after being dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy where he had been since what year?
7. Why were Virgin and partner Stagecoach blocked from three rail franchises by the Department for Transport?
8. Debenhams shares were suspended from trading and the chain went into administration after it turned down a £200million rescue proposal from who?
9. A spacecraft called Beresheet from which country crash-landed on the moon?
10. What law came into force today (Friday) after a high-profile campaign led by 27-year-old writer Gina Martin?
11. Laleh Shahravesh was fined 3,000 UAE dollars (£624) in Dubai after calling her ex-husband’s wife what in a Facebook post?
12. Why was 29-year-old Dr Katie Bouman in the headlines?
13. Rugby Australia has terminated its contract with Israel Folau after he said what awaited gay people?
14. Jack Shepherd faced an Old Bailey judge who gave him a six-month sentence for what - on top of the six years for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown?
15. In elections held this week Benjamin Netanyahu was on course to become Israel’s Prime Minister for a record number of times. How many?
16. The fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash in Glasgow in 2013 heard how each of the victims died. How many people lost their lives?
17. Who quit after seven years in the job, saying: 'I am not leaving because of any upset or disagreement at all, I am just stepping away to give more focus to my many other commitments.’?
18. Football pundit Gordon Strachan was dropped by Sky Sports for making remarks that likened racist abuse to what?
19. Which project bought John Bishop's home for £6.8million despite the comedian previously criticising it?
20. The ULEZ came into force in Central London this week. What do the initials stand for?
21. James Cracknell became the oldest person to compete in the Cambridge-Oxford-boat race. How old is he?
22. Why did television presenter Tess Daly say she was 'devastated' adding that 'this has, and continues to be, a very emotional time for us all'?
23. Which school won David Walliam’s Golden buzzer in the first show of the new series of Britain's Got Talent?
24. Why was actress Shila Iqbal sacked from TV soap Emmerdale?
25. Fawlty Towers was named the 'greatest ever British sitcom' by a team of comedy experts. Which sitcom came second?

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