This week's newsquiz ... 25 questions

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Sam Neve with 21, narrowly ahead of Findus on 20, Rob Lawrence and Toby Brown both scored 18. The top team was Sue, Simon and Will Cole 22, ahead of Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 20 and Thom, Sam, Shannon and Harry with 19.5. The Penmans and Phil and Maura Parsons both scored 19. 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.

Some of today's front pages

1. Asked about his trip to Barnard Castle on April 12, Downing Street advisor Dominic Cummings said: 'I wasn't sightseeing. My wife was very worried, particularly as my ___ seemed to have been affected.’ What is the missing word?
2. The Reverend Martin Poole from Brighton, at the Downing Street press conference on Tuesday, asked Health Secretary Matt Hancock to 'look at’ reviewing what?
3. The Government launched an investigation into the official Twitter account for the Civil Service when a tweet appeared, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s defence of Dominic Cummings, which said: ‘Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these ___ ___.’ What are the two missing words?
4. What is the name of the Scotland Office minister who resigned, saying Dominic Cummings's defence of his trip to County Durham was 'not shared by the vast majority of people’?
5. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee, used what phrase five times in 20 minutes, as he faced questions from select committee chairs about Dominic Cummings?
6. At Thursday’s briefing Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an easing of the lockdown … but scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance warned people to be cautious pointing out there were still around how many new cases of coronavirus a week in the UK?
7. Who did Katie Razzall replace this week?
8. The Government announced plans to reopen some businesses from June 15. Which of these is not included in the plans: a) Clothing and shoe shops  b) hairdressers c) bookshops d) auction houses?
9. Founder Annemarie Plas said it would be a good time for what to end, saying she shared 'the opinions that some people have about it becoming politicised’?
10. A hospital in which town stopped accepting new patients due to the high number of coronavirus cases 'to maintain patient and staff safety’?
11. The FA Cup quarter-finals have been rescheduled for the weekend of June 27-28 with the Cup Final final due to take place on what date?
12. Which European country’s Prime Minister announced that bars, cafes and restaurants would be allowed to open from Tuesday saying ‘freedom will become the rule, bans the exception’?
13. What was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers saying that instead they would give bursaries of £10,000 to help ten artists at this 'exceptionally difficult time’?
14. Which company announced it will close its factory in Barcelona with the loss of about 2,800 jobs, prompting hundreds of workers to protest by burning tyres and blockading the site?
15. Which company announced plans to cut up to 30 per cent of its workforce, 4,500 employees, saying it does not expect demand to reach 2019 levels until 2023?
16. Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar issued a statement saying he 'broke no laws, breached no regulations and observed public health guidance’ after photos emerged of him doing what?

17. The funeral of law student Aya Hachem, 19, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Blackburn took place in which country?
18. Protests erupted in which US city after a white police officer was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a black man, who later died?
19. Whose social media post was hidden by Twitter with a warning that said: ’This Tweet violated the Twitter rules about glorifying violence’?
20. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he was considering extending the rights of British National Overseas passport holders’ from where so that they can visit the UK for 12 months, leading to a pathway for future citizenship?
21. Irish actor Tony Scannell, who died age 74, found fame playing Ted Roach for nine years until 1993 in which TV series?
22. Bad weather stopped Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley from going where on Wednesday?
23. The world’s oldest man, Bob Weighton, from Alton in Hampshire died this week at what age?
24. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, being interviewed live on television during an earthquake, said: 'Quite a decent shake here, but if you see things moving behind me, the ____moves more than most.' What is the missing word?
25. JK Rowling announced she was publishing daily instalments of a new children's book on her website for free. What is the book called?

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Been paying attention? Here's the newsquiz ...

There were some impressive scores in last week’s newsquiz. Top solo scorer was Tom Savage with 23, just ahead of Toby Brown who posted a personal best of 22. Other good scorers included Liz Gerard and Janet Boyle on 20, Georgia Simcox, Gavin Devine and Hannah Tomes who all scored 19 and George Bond with 18. The top team was Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 22. Other good scores came from Richard, Danny, Barney and Matt with 21, the same score as Sam, Harry and Shannon. The Coles Family posted 20.5, Bruce and Sarah Hayward 20 and the Roberts Family 19. 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. 

Some of today's front pages

1. The Government, responding to pressure, announced that all non EU migrant NHS workers, including porters and cleaners, would no longer have to pay the annual surcharge of how much?
2. Under new Government guidance what was added as key symptoms of coronavirus that people should self-isolate with?

3. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Government’s surveillance study had shown that what per cent of people in London had tested positive for coronavirus antibodies?

4. The NHS Confederation warned of ‘severe' consequences to staff and patients, and against easing lockdown, if the right strategy involving the three Ts was not established quickly. What do the three Ts stand for? Half a point for two, one point for all three. 

5. The Government confirmed it is considering introducing what in October after a request by Visit Britain?
6. The Office for National Statistics said that what had jumped by 856,500 to 2.1 million in April?

7. The Government announced that everyone from what age and over in the UK with symptoms could now be tested for coronavirus?

8. Thérèse Coffey found herself at odds with Cabinet colleagues when she said: 'If the science was wrong, advice at the time was wrong, I’m not surprised if people will then think we then made a wrong decision’? What is her Cabinet position?

9. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle ticked off which Government minister, asking: ‘Sorry - do you want to leave the chamber? We are on maximum numbers, if you want to give way to somebody else I am more than happy’?

10. Nicola Sturgeon announced people in Scotland will be allowed to meet friends outdoors, sunbathe and start shopping at garden centres from what date?
11. At Thursday's Downing Street briefing, who asked: 'Why can junior tennis players, athletes and golfers receive coaching sessions but young people who play the working-class game of football are not allowed to?’  

12. Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, arguing the furlough scheme was to protect businesses that can’t operate, said: 'It’d be difficult to see how___ ___'s earning potential has been diminished. The grass is still growing in his back garden and his house still needs cleaning.’ What is the missing name?
13. US President Donald Trump told reporters he had been taking hydroxychloroquine to protect himself against coronavirus. The drug was originally developed to combat which disease?

14. What is the name of the website launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to help those unemployed or furloughed to find work on farms?

15. EasyJet announced it intends to restart flights from some airports in Britain and which other two countries from June 15? Half a point for each.

16. The Casual Dining Group, which owns High Street restaurant brands, filed intent to appoint administrators to give itself ten days to put a restructuring plan into place? Name any one of its restaurants.

17. Thirteen people were arrested after 19-year-old law student Aya Hachem was shot dead by mistake outside Lidl in which town?

18. EasyJet announced that a 'highly sophisticated cyber-attack' meant 2,208 customers had their credit and debit card details ‘accessed’ but approximately how many of its customers did the airline say had been affected in total?

19. Footballer Callum Hudson-Odoi, who was arrested on Sunday and held on suspicion of rape, plays for which Premier League club?

20. New legislation known as 'Max and Keira's law’ came into force this week meaning that everyone, unless they opt out or are in an excluded group, becomes what? 

21. What event was covered every weekday this week by BBC One at 3.45pm and BBC Two at 8pm?

22. Who said: 'I hope the Queen's not heavy handed with the sword’?

23.  An Airbus A320 with 107 people on board crashed into a residential area of which city? 

24. What became the first British soap to resume filming as it began a 'phased return' on Wednesday, recording six new episodes using a reduced crew with stories focused on characters in lockdown?

25. Why was Korean football team FC Seoul fined 100 million won (about £67,000) and forced to apologise this week?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top scorer solo in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 19.5, just ahead of Jamie Johnson on 18 and Sam Baker on 17. The top team was Thom, Sam, Harry and Shannon with 22. The Roberts Family scored 20, Phil and Maura Parson 17.5, Charlotte Daly and family 17, and Richard, Danny, Barney and Matt 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. 

Today's front pages

1. Under the Government's new lockdown measures, which of these people are not allowed to enter your home: a) a cleaner b) a plumber c) a visiting relative d) an estate agent?

2. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'conditional plan' to reopen society included a ‘hope’ that some primary pupils would return to school in England from what date ‘at the earliest’?
3. Details set out by the Department for Education said that, if schools reopen, classes will be divided into groups of no more than how many pupils?

4. Railway worker Belly Mujinga died of coronavirus after being spat at while on duty at which London station?

5. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) would continue, albeit with some changes, until the end of which month?

6. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson had a heated exchange during Prime Minister’s Questions over Government guidance, that was in place until March 13, which said it was 'unlikely' people living where would become infected with coronavirus? 

7. According to Government figures which town has suffered more coronavirus cases per capita than anywhere else in England or Wales, a rate of 882 cases per 100,000?

8. Public Health announced that coronavirus antibody tests, which can tell whether someone has had the infection, have been approved for use in the UK. What is the name of the manufacturer? 

9. Statistics from NHS England show that of the 22,332 people who died with coronavirus since March 31, 5,873 (26 per cent) of them had what condition?

10. Who reacted to the Government's change of slogan, from Stay At Home to Stay Alert, by saying: ‘It would be catastrophic for me to drop the ‘stay at home’ message, which is why I am not prepared to do it … particularly in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise’?

11. Government minister Grant Shapps said it was everybody’s ‘civic duty’ to avoid what 'if at all possible'?

12. Members of the Royal Family, including the Queen, made phone calls to workers in Britain and around the Commonwealth to mark which day?

13. A third player from which Premier League football club tested positive for coronavirus?

14. The Office for National Statistics said that the UK economy shrank by how many per cent in the first quarter, the sharpest fall since 2008?
15. Ofcom received 240 complaints after which actress said on Channel 4's The Last Leg Locked Down Under that she 'had difficulty not wanting Boris Johnson to die’?
16. Which media company announced it is to close its UK and Australian news operations for 'both for economic and strategic reasons’?

17. Interpol issued a Red Notice for which American, meaning she is 'wanted internationally’ and can be arrested if she ever leaves America?
18. A murder inquiry was launched after human remains were found in a suitcase being carried by a couple and other body parts were found at which beauty spot?

19. Tory MPs, including Health Minister Nadine Dorries, deleted tweets and were reminded by the whips office to 'check the validity' after posting false information claiming who obstructed the prosecution of grooming gangs?

20. Chief executive Rico Back quit which group with immediate effect, after only two years in charge, after it reported a £22million slump in revenue?

21. Who tweeted this week saying: 'Thank you for all the messages. Horrible experience but we’re all okay now. Appreciate the support’?

22. June Bernicoff, 82, died this week. She wrote two books, Forever Sweethearts and Leon and June: Our Story, following the death of her husband and was best known for appearances on which Channel 4 series?

23. Richard Wayne Penniman, who died age 87, had five UK top ten hits in the 1950s. How was he better known? 

24. Which two celebrities found themselves at loggerheads over plans to extend a brewery near their homes in rural Wiltshire? Half a point for each name.

25. Which novel topped the UK’s book charts this week, more than two years after it was published, reportedly thanks to its TV adaptation?

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The newsquiz is here ... give it a go

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 22 and the top team was the Roberts Family with 23.5. Well played to them ... always consistently high scorers. Other good solo scorers were Toby Brown on 21, Liz Gerard 19, and Georgia Simcox and Paul Bowen who both scored 17. There were strong team efforts from Sam, Thom, Harry and Shannon 22, Phil and Maura Parsons 21, and Richard, Danny, Barney, Pascal and Matt who scored 19. 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 your score.

Today's front pages

1. As part of VE commemorations today (Friday) the Red Arrows flew over London, RAF Typhoon jets performed flypasts over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast and Spitfires flew over where?
2. What is the name of the scientist, who advised the Government on lockdown, who resigned after he breached restrictions to meet his married lover?
3. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said an NHS coronavirus contact tracing app would be trialled in which part of the UK ahead of a nationwide rollout?
4. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told how doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital treating him for coronavirus had a strategy to deal with a ‘death of ___ -type scenario’. What is the missing name?
5. The deaths of nine military veterans from coronavirus were announced a day before the 75th anniversary of VE Day by which hospital?
6. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told a coronavirus media briefing this week that ‘emerging data from around the world suggests there could possibly be a relationship between ___ and the impact of Covid-19 on individuals’. What is the missing word?
7. Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland secretary, said that a PPE shipment from Turkey included 400,000 of what items that were not used by the NHS as they fell short of UK standards?
8. The UK's newest NHS Nightingale hospital opened in which city less than 24 hours after the one in London was mothballed?
9. Shadow mental health minister Rosena Allin-Khan, an A&E doctor, was advised in the Commons by Health Secretary Matt Hancock about what after she asked a question about testing?
10. Which country announced that masks would be compulsory for public transport passengers from last Monday, with the government saying it would distribute six million masks at transport locations and give another seven million to local authorities?
11. Virgin Atlantic announced plans to cut more than 3,000 jobs and shut its operations at which airport?
12. A new Banksy artwork showing a young boy who had discarded his Spiderman and Batman model figures in favour of an NHS nurse, appeared at a hospital in which city?
13. Which European country decided that top flight football would restart on May 15?
14. Who announced 'the agonising decision' that he would not be standing as a candidate for Mayor of London after the coronavirus crisis forced a year's delay?
15. To mark Princess Charlotte’s fifth birthday, Kensington Palace released pictures of her helping her parents to deliver what food to vulnerable Norfolk residents?
16. UK hip-hop star with the real name Ben Chijioke, who was nominated for the Mercury prize for his album Upwards, died age 47 after contracting coronavirus. What was his stage name?
17. Keyboard player Dave Greenfield, who died of coronavirus age 71, wrote the Stranglers' biggest hit which reached Number 2 in the UK charts in 1982. What was it called?
18. Carrie Symonds introduced her baby on Instagram and announced his three forenames - Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas. She said Wilfred was after Boris Johnson's grandfather but where did the names Lawrie and Nicholas come from? Half a point for each.
19. How was businessman Ralph Jump, 57, killed and his two adult children injured near Usk in Monmouthshire?
20. A 29-year-old woman appeared in court charged with murdering an 88-year-old man in which supermarket in Penygraig, Rhondda, on Tuesday afternoon?
21. Which two brands announced plans to merge to create a new £31billion media and telecoms giant? Half a point for each.
22. Tara Reade, 56, gave an on-camera interview this week in the US and told how she had been pinned against a wall and sexually abused by who while at work?
23. What is the title of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s biography which promises to provide an 'up-close portrait' on the couple and tell the 'true story’?
24. Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk and singer Grimes named their baby son X Æ A-12 and explained that the A-12 part of the name was a type of CIA aircraft known as what?

25. Who became the oldest person to be the cover star of fashion magazine Vogue in its history?

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Been keeping up with the news? Here's the quiz

Last week’s newsquiz was, by all accounts, a little tougher. It was either that, or some of you are growing immune to the never-ending cycle of coronovirus news. The top solo scorers were Dora Allday and Georgia Simcox who both scored 18. Sam Baker posted 16.5 and Toby Brown 16. One of the top teams in recent weeks has been Thom, Sam, Harry and Shannon … and they continued to power on with a score of 22. Phil and Maura Parsons scored 18.5, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and The Penmans 17, Danny, Richard, Pascal and Matt scored 16.5 and Neil and Jo Benson 16. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Wednesday's front pages

1. On his return to Downing Street Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: 'If this virus were a physical assailant, an unexpected and ___ ___ which I can tell you from personal experience it is, then this is the moment we have begun together to wrestle it to the floor.’ What are the two missing words?

2. Doctors are investigating a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in cases among children of a severe inflammatory disease which is known by what name?

3. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that families of NHS and social care workers who have died after contracting coronavirus will receive a payment of how much?

4. Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, told the daily briefing on Thursday that scientists think the R rate is currently between 0.6 and 0.9 in the UK. What does R stand for?

5. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) issued a statement saying its product should not be ingested 'under any circumstances’. What product was the statement referring to?
6. David Cameron, whose wife Sam had a baby while living in Downing Street, congratulated Boris Johnson by saying: 'Sorry we didn't leave the cot - but the ___ ___ should still be in the garden!’ What are the two missing words?
7. A BBC Panorama documentary claimed that the Government counted what items of PPE individually to make the figures look bigger than they were?

8. What has Royal Mail scrapped until further notice to 'ease the additional burden' on staff caused by the coronavirus pandemic?
9. The first non-journalist given the chance to ask a question to ministers and health officials at Downing Street’s daily coronavirus press briefing was Lynne from where?
10. British Airways parent company IAG issued a statement saying the impact of Covid-19 may result in the redundancy of up to how many of the airline’s staff?

11. According to a study by researchers across more than 160 hospitals, what percentage of patients admitted to hospital in the UK with Covid-19 die?
12. Captain Tom Moore, who raised more than £30million for the NHS by doing laps of his garden, was promoted to what rank by the Queen to mark his 100th birthday?

13. Authorities in the Spanish coastal resort of Zahara de los Atunes, near Cadiz, apologised after spraying a beach with what in an attempt to protect children from coronavirus?

14. Which company announced plans to re-open 20 stores in the Newcastle area on a trial basis but then reversed the decision because of 'the risk that excessive numbers of customers’?

15. The Prime Minister of which country said they had stopped the 'widespread, undetected community transmission’ of Covid-19’ as it eased its lockdown restrictions?
16. Which two European countries were the first to cancel their top flight football seasons? Half a point for each.

17. A 19-month-old girl and three-year-old boy were stabbed to death in an attack at their home in which town?

18. US President Donald Trump said this week: 'I understand what is going on, I cannot just talk about him right now, just hoping that everything will be fine. But I do understand the situation very well.’ Who was he referring to?

19. Which journalist, who worked for morning television for both ITV and BBC, presented Watchdog for almost a decade and launched a bowel cancer charity, died this week age 72?

20. Royal Mail stamped all letters posted this week with a message celebrating what?

21. The Pentagon released three declassified videos because it wanted to 'clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that has been circulating was real’. What did the videos show?

22. Actress Jill Gascoine, who died age 83, played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in which 1980s TV police drama?

23. Irrfan Khan, who died age 53, starred in 80 films one of which won eight Oscars including best picture in 2008. What was it called?

24. An asteroid travelling at around 20,000mph which passed earth on Wednesday at a distance of four million miles was classified by NASA as an NEO. What does NEO stand for?

25. Prince Harry recorded a special message to mark which anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine?

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Give this week's newsquiz a go

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Yvonne Ridley with an impressive 23, narrowly ahead of Janet Boyle on 22. The top team was Richard, Danny and Barney also with 23 just pipping The Roberts Family on 22. Neil and Jo Benson scored 20 as did Sam, Thom, Shannon and Harry and Maura and Phil Parsons. Pete and Heather Clifton scored 19.5. Here’s 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 … and stay safe. 

Today's front pages

1. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Downing Street briefing on Tuesday that a vaccine developed by which university would be trialled on people from 'this Thursday' (yesterday)?

2. MPs returned to a semi-digital Parliament after the Easter recess but with only ___ able to take part using Zoom and a maximum of ___ in the Commons chamber. What are the two missing numbers? Half a point for each.

3. Who said, in a document called Looking Beyond Lockdown, that: 'We want to ease restrictions but we cannot rule out having to reapply them should the virus run out of control’?

4. The Government published a 2,000-word rebuttal to an article published in which newspaper that claimed the UK had 'lost a crucial five weeks' to tackle the coronavirus threat and that Boris Johnson missed five key COBRA meetings?

5. You’ll Never Walk Alone by Captain Tom Moore and Michael Ball was heading to No 1 in the charts. It has reached the top spot twice before. The first was by Gerry and the Pacemakers and the second, in 1985, by The Crowd to raise money for the families of which disaster?

6. Captain Tom Moore virtually opened a new Nightingale hospital in which town?

7. Which UK brand made more than 900 people redundant on Tuesday, telling them they would not be paid more than three weeks of salary ... and then wrote to them the next day to tell them of a change of heart?

8. Two celebrity millionaires came under fire ... one for furloughing 25 fashion workers and the other for asking the UK Government for a £500million bailout and a further a £700million from Australia. Name them both? Half a point for each.

9. Protective medical equipment arrived on a delayed plane at Brize Norton from which country?

10. The prices of what product turned negative for the first time in history on Monday meaning that producers were paying buyers to take it off their hands?
11. Which footballer donated £500,000 to NHS Wales and €500,000 to hospitals in Spain?
12. Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan’s interview with which Government minister resulted in 2,000 people complaining to Ofcom?

13. Which insurance company announced it was giving a £25 refund to customers as cars and vans are sitting idle during the pandemic?

14. What was war veteran Ken Benbow, 94, given by 17-year-old carer Kia Tobin at a Preston care home?

15. Who came out of retirement with an online statement saying: 'As we approach World Immunisation Week, I wanted to recognise the vital and urgent work being done by so many to tackle the pandemic; by those in the medical and scientific professions, at universities and research institutions, all united in working to protect us from Covid-19'?

16. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said in-flight social distancing proposals were ‘idiotic’ and insisted his planes would not fly with an empty what?

17. Stephen Fry recreated his Blackadder role as Lord Melchett to take a Zoom call with whom in a sketch for The Big Night In coronavirus fundraiser?

18. Gunman Gabriel Wortman, 51, who killed 22 people in a rampage in Canada, worked as what?

19. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that all Canadians stood with the victims of the gunman who killed 22 people and added: 'This week, we are all ___ ___’ What are the two missing words?

20. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent a letter to the editors of which four daily UK newspapers saying they would not respond to any inquiries from their journalists and there would be a policy of 'zero engagement’. Half a point for three papers, one point for all four.

21. Bev Priestman, Emma Hayes, Jill Ellis and Casey Stoney emerged as early frontrunners to take over which job?
22. The gun salutes to mark the Queen's birthday on Tuesday were cancelled. How old was she?

23. Ronan O’Rahilly, who died aged 79, founded which radio station?
24. Elon Musk's rocket firm SpaceX launched dozens of satellites, that go by what name, which were seen streaming across the night sky on Wednesday?

25. Joiner Ryan Hoyle from near Rochdale had to celebrate on his own after scooping how much, to the nearest million pounds, on the EuroMillions jackpot?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

Being on lockdown clearly means that some of you are absorbing the news in detail. The newsquiz has been online for ten years and has been held on training courses for 20 years - and nobody has ever scored maximum points. Until now. Last week two teams scored 25 out of 25. They were The Roberts Family and Thom, Sam, Shannon and Harry. Take a bow both teams. The top solo scorer was Janet Boyle with 21.5. Others worthy of a mention were Andy Drinkwater with 19 and Georgia Simcox and Hannah Tomes who both scored 18.5. The top teams, other than the 100 percenters, were The Penmans, Maura and Phil Parsons and Bruce and Sarah Hayward who all scored 19.5 just ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 19. 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.

Thursday's front pages

1. Army veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, raised more than £18million for NHS workers by completing how many laps of his garden?

2. The baby of nurse Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong was delivered successfully after her mother died from Covid-19 in a hospital in which town?

3. Connie Titchen – believed to be Britain’s oldest Covid-19 survivor – was applauded by staff at Birmingham’s City Hospital as she was discharged on Tuesday. How old is she?

4. The Office for Budget Responsibility warned the pandemic could see the UK economy shrink by what per cent by June?

5. Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said this week there are three ‘clear’ factors that increase your risk of coronavirus. Age and having an underlying condition were two. What is the third?

6. The National Police Chiefs' Council issued guidance giving reasons someone could ‘reasonably' leave their home in England. Which of these is not an excuse: Moving to a friend's following an argument at home; going out to buy paint to redecorate; buying alcohol.

7. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the launch of new green and white badge of honour that has what word on it?

8. Two charter flights, bringing people to work on British farms, flew into Stansted this week from which European city?

9. French president Emmanuel Macron announced that the country would start returning to normal life - if citizens were 'civic, responsible and respected the rules' and if the number of cases of coronavirus continued to drop - on what date?

10. Media regulator Ofcom is investigating ITV’s This Morning after Eamonn Holmes appeared to suggest ’the mainstream media' should not rush to dismiss a potential link between coronavirus and what?

11. London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that from Monday passengers on the city’s buses would not be allowed to use what?

12. What did television programme Holby City donate to the new NHS Nightingale Hospital in London? 

13. Why were Jenny McGee from New Zealand and Luis Pitarma from Portugal in the headlines?

14. Former Leeds United and England footballer Norman Hunter, who died in hospital aged 76 after contracting coronavirus, was known by what nickname in his playing days?

15. Who donated £12.5million to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic after being ‘humbled' by the dedication of NHS workers?
16. Princess Sofia of which country took a three-day medical course and started working in a hospital to help the fight against coronavirus?
17. Prince William officially opened the Nightingale hospital in Birmingham saying 'hospitals are about the people and not the ___’. What is the missing word?

18. Who posted a 12-minute video endorsing Joe Biden for US president saying: 'Joe has the character and the experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery’?

19. Comedian Tim Brooke Taylor, who died age 79, was most famous as one of the Goodies but he was also ever-present on which radio show from its launch in 1972 until his death?

20. The Advertising Standards Authority banned Burger King from showing adverts suggesting that a burger,  which is cooked alongside meat and contains egg, is vegan-friendly. What is the burger called?

21. Documents showed that investors, backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, had bid how much for Newcastle United?

22. Who was revealed to have fathered two sons with 37-year-old South African-born lawyer Stella Morris?

23. Which British sportsman, who was widely acknowledged as being the best in his field yet never won a world championship, died age 90?

24. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire cheat Major Charles Ingram, who was back in the news with the broadcast of Quiz, originally won £1million when he answered the question 'A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?’ What was his answer?

25. ITV announced that former contestant Darragh Ennis is to join which TV programme full-time? 

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Time to tackle the Good Friday newsquiz ...

I hope all of you newsquizzers are staying safe and well this beautiful Good Friday. Most of you should have had time to absorb this week's news so I am looking for big scores this week. Last week there were some impressive results. Pick of the bunch was Tom Savage with a record solo score of 23. The Penmans also scored 23, equalling the team record. Others worth a mention are Mary Williams and Janet Boyle, both with 21. The Roberts Family and Phil and Maura Parsons both scored 22. 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.  

Only one story for Tuesday's front pages

1. What is the name of the London hospital where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care?
2. Who said of Boris Johnson’s time in hospital: 'If it can hit the Prime Minister for heaven’s sake, well, you know, it does come close to home. He almost took one for the team and we’ve got to make sure we play the game properly now’?
3. In her message to the nation, the Queen said: 'We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will ___ ___. What are the missing two words?
4. Scotland’s chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood resigned after making a second visit to her holiday home, an hour away from her Edinburgh base, in which part of Scotland?
5. Chancellor Rishi Sunak, in Downing Street’s Wednesday coronavirus briefing, announced how much in extra funding for frontline charities across the UK?
6. Which company’s chief executive defended its decision to give investors £900million in dividends despite taking £585million from the Government’s business rates relief holiday?
7. Keir Starmer was elected as leader of the Labour Party by winning what percent of the vote?
8. Former Labour leader Ed Miliband returned the shadow cabinet in what position?
9. Which Premier League football club, after receiving criticism, reversed its decision to put around 200 non-playing staff on furlough?
10. Which European city banned exercise outside between 10am and 7pm as deaths from coronavirus continued to rise?
11. Staff working for which high street chain, with 750 UK stores, set up a petition, pleading with management to close over safety concerns?
12. At midnight on Wednesday Chinese authorities allowed residents to leave Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic began, after how many days sealed off from the world?
13. Which country’s Prime Minister, who worked as a GP, is to work one day a week as a doctor to help combat the coronavirus pandemic?
14. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said that MPs would be able to claim how much for additional office costs incurred as a result of the coronavirus?
15. Which footballer's England career was left in doubt after flouting Government lockdown rules by hosting a £2,000 sex party with two prostitutes?
16. US President Donald Trump said freezing the funding of which organisation was under consideration, accusing it of being 'China-centric’?

17. Premier League footballers including Harry Kane, Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Troy Deeney, Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson and Fernandinho shared a statement on an initiative to raise funds for NHS charities using what hashtag?
18. Why was four-year-old Nadia from the Bronx in the headlines?
19. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reassured children that the Tooth Fairy and which other character would be exempt from travel restrictions imposed during the lockdown?
20. Who live-streamed on Twitter this week saying: ‘Today I am suspending my campaign. But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on’?
21. Actress Honor Blackman, who died age 94, was best known for her roles in James Bond and the Avengers. Name the two characters she played. Half a point for each.
22. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed plans to launch a new charitable organisation called what?
23. Which singer, who spent nine years in the US Navy before becoming a pop star at 33 and reaching the UK top ten with Lovely Day, died age 81?
24. US President Donald Trump said he would ‘look into’ pardoning Joe Exotic who is serving a 22-year sentence for murder and who appeared in a Netflix documentary series called what?
25. What space phenomenon, which happened this week, takes its name from a North American spring flower?

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