Time to tackle this week's newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Toby Brown with 18, narrowly ahead of Jamie Johnson and Janet Boyle on 17 and Ginger Elvis on 16. The top team was the Penmans, with Daisy, who scored 20. 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. 

Prince Philip's crash dominates today's front pages
(Questions 7 and 8)

1. The Government survived Labour's no-confidence motion over Brexit by how many votes?
2. Who warned that there would be a 'different tone' in British politics if the UK failed to leave the EU and predicted a 'less tolerant society' and a 'more nationalistic nation'?

3. What did Labour MP Tulip Siddiq postpone so that she could vote in the Brexit debate on Tuesday night?

4. A letter published in The Times signed by 31 people, including a former Arsenal goalkeeper, pleaded with the UK to stay in the EU? What country did they come from?

5. Who tweeted about Brexit: 'If a deal is impossible, and no one wants no deal, then who will finally have the courage to say what the only positive solution is?’

6. Why did the BBC move Theresa May’s statement outside of 10 Downing Street on Wednesday evening from BBC1 to BBC2?  

7. Prince Philip was pulled from his overturned Land Rover after a crash on which royal estate?

8. What make of car was involved in the collision with Prince Philip’s Land Rover?

9. Which high street retailer announced the closure 17 of stores, putting 1,045 jobs at risk?

10. Two firefighters and a Spanish woman died and more than 40 people were injured in an explosion at a bakery in which city?

11. What is the name of the Spanish tennis player who knocked out Andy Murray in the first round of the Australian Open in what could be Murray's last professional match?
12. David Duckenfield, the former police officer in command at Hillsborough when 96 people were killed, appeared on trial on charges of manslaughter at which court?
13. A shopping centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is to be auctioned off with a reserve price of how much after it failed to attract enough tenants?

14. Which singer was reportedly dumped by Sony, his record label for 30 years, following the release of a documentary which accused him of sexually abusing women?
15. 50,000 people gathered on a central square in Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, to celebrate what?
16. McDonald's lost its Big Mac trademark after a legal battle with which Irish fast food chain
17. More than 20 people were killed in a terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel in which city?

18. The world's most-liked photo on Instagram is now an image of a what, with more than 23 million likes?

19. Who returned as manager to the football club where he won two European Cups as a player?

20. Which company’s two-minute social media video about 'toxic masculinity’ led to a lively social media exchange involving people including broadcaster Piers Morgan and model Chrissy Teigen?

21. The Ministry of Justice is considering banning prison sentences of less than what period in England and Wales because they are 'long enough to damage you and not long enough to heal you’?
22.  Who tweeted: 'I am not egg-xpecting but it's egg-celent to hear everyone is so happy for us... We're happy for us too! Egg-cited for this next chapter in our lives... Now can everyone leave me alone and go back to staring at an egg?’ 

23. Coronation Street's Charlie Lawson admitted it is ‘highly likely’ he would have done what if he had not become an actor?

24. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders what became the most popular colour for cars for the first time in 2018?

25. The Australian towns of Port Augusta and Tarcoola topped which list this week?

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Last year's Mail trainee reporters and subs

Applications are now open to trainee journalists who want to be reporters or sub-editors on the Daily Mail.

The successful applicants will embark on a year-long programme that involves intense training, assessment and on-the-job experience at national and regional newspapers and agencies.

If you are interested you will probably have a degree and will have shown a commitment to journalism by working for your student newspaper or website and gained work experience in newsrooms.

Previous graduates of the training scheme now hold senior positions on the Mail and its sister paper the Mail on Sunday.

The course starts in September with intensive in-house training. It is followed by five months' placement after which the trainees will join the newsroom or subs department in Kensington.

Trainees are paid a competitive salary while they train. Nearly all are offered staff jobs at the end.

To apply send a covering letter, your CV and the three best examples of your work to sue.ryan@dailymail.co.uk by Friday March 15, 2019. Please specify in the subject of the email whether your application is for either a trainee reporter or  sub-editor.

Both schemes are now being advertised on Hold The Front Page. The subbing scheme is here and the reporting one here.  

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

Last week's newsquiz, the first of 2019, was clearly a toughie with the average scores lower that usual. The pick of the bunch was Toby Brown with 16, just ahead of Sally Tipper and Gavin Devine on 15. The top team, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe, also scored 15, pipping The Penmans on 14. Here is this week's quiz ... as usual there are 25 questions about the week's events. Let me know how you get on.

Thursday's front pages

1. The Grieve amendment, passed by 308 votes to 297, demanded that the Government outlines its next steps within how many days if the Brexit deal is defeated next Tuesday?

2. How many Conservatives rebelled and voted for the Grieve amendment?

3. The Government became the first since 1978 to lose a vote on what?

4. Expressing anger at the Speaker, John Bercow, for allowing the Grieve amendment, Conservative Crispin Blunt said many MPs now 'have an unshakeable conviction that the ____ is no longer neutral’. What is the missing word?

5. Facebook removed James Goddard's pages after he did what?

6. When Parliament resumed, Labour leader Jeremy Corybn said of Theresa May’s Brexit plan that ‘not a single ___ or ___ has changed.' What are the missing two words. Half a point for each. 

7. The Government's first major test of plans for border disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit, involved a convoy of 89 lorries queued up at which airport?

8. Jaguar Land Rover announced it was cutting how many jobs, with the majority coming from its UK workforce?

9. US president Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi after they refused to fund his border wall and later tweeted 'Nancy said, NO. I said ___ ___, nothing else works!’ What is the missing hyphenated word? 

10. Why was 14-year-old Jayden Moodie in the headlines?

11. The biggest League Cup semi-final victory was recorded by Manchester City against Burton Albion. What was the score?

12. Chief executive Sergio Bucher and chairman Sir Ian Cheshire were voted off the board of which retailers by its shareholders?

13. Who announced on Twitter that and he and his wife MacKenzie are to divorce after a 25-year marriage?

14. Footballer Wayne Rooney was fined how much (in dollars) after being arrested for being drunk and swearing at Dulles International Airport in America?

15. A lorry driver was questioned after 27 suspected migrants were found in the back of his HGV on which motorway?

16. Who signalled his impending retirement, saying: 'I am not sure I am able to play through the pain for another four or five months’? 

17. What did MoneySuperMarket tycoon Richard Mason describe as like being 'hit by a sledgehammer’?

18. What are to be phased out in prisons in England and Wales under Ministry of Justice plans after a study said they were ‘punitive' and ‘institutional’?
19. Darren Pencille, 35, appeared at Staines Magistrates’ Court accused with what?

20. The French interior minister said that 'gilets-jaune' protesters had vandalised almost 60 per cent of the country's what?
21. Who told former MP George Galloway to ‘fuck off’ on Twitter during a spat over the Labour Party’s position on anti-semitism?

22. The Duchess of Sussex became patron of four charities this week. They were the National Theatres, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, animal charity Mayhew and an organistion that supports women returning to work. What is it called?

23. Ben Whishaw won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a TV series at the Golden Globes and dedicated his award to the person he played - a 'true queer hero and icon’. Who did Whishaw play?
24. Which film is leading the field in the Baftas with 12 nominations?

25. French author and television presenter 50-year-old Yann Moix caused outrage after saying that who were ‘invisible' to him?

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First newsquiz of 2019 - give it a go

Happy New Year to all you newsquizzers ... I trust you are bracing yourselves for a news-packed 2019. The top scorers in the last quiz of the year were Jamie Bryla and Janet Boyle who both scored 17. Dave Bromage scored 16, Toby Brown 15 and Gavin Devine 14.5. The top team was Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 16. Here is the first quiz of 2019. As usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

The first front pages of 2019

1. Environment Secretary Michael Gove told the Oxford Farming Conference that: 'It’s a grim but inescapable fact that in the event of a no-deal Brexit the effective tariffs of meat and sheep meat would be above ____ per cent. In some cases well above that’. What is the missing figure?

2. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, as part of no-deal Brexit preparations, awarded a £13.8 million contract to charter extra ferries to a 'start-up' company that has no ships. What is the company’s name?

3. Home Secretary Sajid Javid flew back early from a family holiday in which country to discuss how to stop migrants travelling across the Channel in small boats?

4. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed that a Royal Navy patrol ship has been sent to the English Channel to deter migrant crossings. What is the ship called?

5. What happened in London on New Year’s Eve that ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage described as ‘highly inappropriate' and Tory MP Andrew Bridgen as a ‘betrayal of democracy’?

6. MPs and scientists called for chemical additives to be removed from what because they are believed to cause around 6,600 bowel cancer cases in the UK every year?

7. Lee Valentine said that 'instinct took over' as he did what?

8. Who was knighted in the New Year’s Honours for services to travel, culture and geography and said he 'may just have a quiet celebration, just myself and a glass of Horlicks and then go to bed’?

9. Susanna Dinnage withdrew from the role of chief executive of which organisation only six weeks after her appointment was announced?

10. A man died and 23 people were injured when a minibus overturned while travelling to which racecourse?

11. Who made an announcement, saying: 'It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer’?

12. Which company cut its sales forecasts, wiping $55billion (£44billion) off its value, and blamed the unforeseen ‘magnitude' of the economic slowdown in China? 

13. She was an OBE, a CBE and a dame and claimed that lack of confidence in her looks made her concentrate on comedy. Who is she?

14. US singer Jimmy Osmond was diagnosed with a stroke after a performance in which pantomime at the Birmingham Hippodrome?

15. A female student from Bristol University was killed where on New Year’s Day?

16. What is the name of the bridge where six people were killed and 16 injured in a train accident in Denmark?

17. Who targeted 'snowflakes, selfie addicts, class clowns, phone zombies and me, me, millennials' in a recruitment drive?

18. Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard and his brother Curtis were battered and bruised in a nightclub in their home town. Where is it?

19. Why was 33-year-old Romanian Tudor Simionov in the headlines?

20. Which country said it had killed 40 terrorists who 'were planning to carry out a series of aggressive attacks targeting state institutions, particularly economic ones, as well as tourism... and Christian places of worship’? 

21. Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft beamed home images of Ultima Thule, a rock four billion miles from earth, which was described by the mission’s principal investigator as resembling the shape of what?

22. To the nearest million pounds how much did Frances and Patrick Connolly, from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, win in the New Year's Day EuroMillions lottery?

23. Sir Billy Connolly said his age and his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease meant he was now 'at the wrong end of the ____ of life’. What is the missing word?

24. What did Greggs the bakers introduce into 950 stores after 20,000 people signed a petition?
25. Who posted a video on Twitter in which she said ‘the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated’?

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Time for the last newsquiz of 2018...

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 19, just ahead of Toby Brown on 17. The top team score was 20 by the Penmans and by Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe. It has been quiet over Christmas but still busy enough for 25 news questions. I trust you took some time off from the partying to keep up on top of it all. Here’s the chance to test yourselves. Give it a go and let me know how you get on.

The Boxing Day papers

1. Who warned that a no-deal Brexit, the loss of access to European intelligence agencies’ databases and agreements on arrest and extradition could put the British public at risk?

2. Who mocked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's position on Brexit in a biblical-style series of Twitter posts called 'The Visitation of The Corbynites’?

3. Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown died this week. How old was he?

4. Ashdown acquired the nickname Paddy because of his Irish accent at school. What was his real first name?
5. A tsunami engulfed the coastal towns on which two Indonesian islands leaving at least 430 dead and more than 150 missing? Half a point for each.

6. A 4.8-magnitude earthquake injured at least 28 people on which island?

7. Why were 47-year-old Paul Gait and 54-year-old Elaine Kirk in the headlines?

8. According to the Office for National Statistics almost 600 people living where died in England and Wales last year - a rise of 24 per cent over five years?

9. Japan faced condemnation after confirming it will resume what for the first time in more than 30 years?
10. Three British tourists were killed in which country after a Land Cruiser plunged off a bridge?

11. The fee for plastic carrier bags in England will be doubled to what figure under plans set out by the environment department? 

12. An additional £10million has been allocated by the Government to ensure the number of prisons with what will rise to 50 by March 2020?

13. Who released a three-minute video in which he went into character and railed against damaging ‘headlines' while vowing that the full truth will soon come out?
14. The Queen gave her Christmas speech in front of an item that was bought by Queen Victoria in 1856 but caused a reaction on the internet? What was it? 
15.  The Pope said in his Christmas Day address: 'My wish for a happy Christmas is a wish for ____. ____ among individuals of every nation and culture. ____ among people with different ideas, yet capable of respecting and listening to one another. ____ among persons of different religions.’ What is the missing word?

16. What was the most complained about television programme of 2018 according to Ofcom?
17. In a Christmas Eve call Donald Trump asked seven-year-old Collman Lloyd: 'Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at 7, it’s ____, right?’ What is the missing word?

18. Cabinet papers, released by the National Archives, revealed that Margaret Thatcher discussed diving with the England World Cup squad at a reception in 1990 and told them: 'Our players did not immediately seek the Oscar for best actor for impersonating the death scene from ___ ___’ What is the missing play?
19. Which high street retailer collapsed into administration for the second time in six years, putting more than 2,200 jobs at 125 UK stores at risk?

20. A majority stake of 50.01 per cent in which UK airport is to be sold to French operator Vinci for £2.9billion?

21. Royal Mail withdrew a stamp marking what event after it was pointed out it used a picture from a completely different place?

22. A Carmelite nun who presented television programmes including Odyssey, Sister Wendy's Grand Tour and Sister Wendy's Story of Painting died age 88. What was her surname?

23. Premier League Champions Manchester City lost both of their games on either side of Christmas. Which teams beat them? Half a point for each.

24. Plans being considered by Public Health England include restricting main meals in restaurants to 951 calories, sandwiches to 550 and all convenience meals to 544. Under the proposals, what would be restricted to 1,040 calories?
25. Who confirmed she had married Australian actor and her long-standing partner Liam Hemsworth?

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Last newsquiz before Christmas

The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 20. The top team was Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 21. Ginger Elvis did well too with a score of 18. Here's this week's quiz. I intended to give it more of a festive  feel - but it wasn't that kind of week. Anyway, take a break from the parties and last minute shopping and give it a go. Let me know how you get on. Thanks for taking part and posting your scores this year. Have a great festive break and let's hope all the news stories are good ones.

Drone chaos at Gatwick: Some of today's front pages

1. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, explaining the Government’s reaction to drones shutting down Gatwick, said it wasn’t possible to do something 'haphazardly in a built-up area around an airport’? What is the something?

2. After the drone disruption at Gatwick the first plane to take off at 6.33am today (Friday) was a Norwegian Airways plane taking families to which destination?

3. European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker clarified that he used which word to refer to the 'overall state of the debate in Britain’ and not to Theresa May in person?

4. Which Cabinet minister appeared to break ranks by saying: 'I don’t want a people’s vote, or a referendum in general, but if parliament absolutely failed to reach a consensus, I could see there would be a plausible argument for it’?

5. Defence secretary Gavin Williamson said there would be how many troops 'held at readiness, including regulars and reserves, in order to support any Government department on any contingencies they may need’ after Brexit?
6. During a Commons exchange over Brexit Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames told Ian Blackford, the leader of the SNP at Westminster, to go back to where?

7. Making a statement to Parliament insisting he did not call the Prime Minister a stupid woman, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: 'I referred to those who I believe were seeking to turn a debate about the national crisis facing our country into a ____ as stupid people’. What is the missing word?

8. Labour MP Fiona Onasanya, who was found guilty of perverting the course of justice by lying to police about speeding, is MP for which constituency? 

9. US Republican senator Lindsey Graham said it was 'a stain on the honour of the United States’ and Marco Rubio, another Republican, said it was 'a major blunder'. What were they referring to?

10. Which London-based workers are to go on strike over Christmas for the first time in 55 years in a dispute about pensions?

11. A blaze killed frogs, fish, snakes and small birds in the Monsoon Forest area of which zoo?

12. F1 champion Lewis Hamilton apologised to his home-town Stevenage, saying he chose the wrong word. What was the word?

13. Who won Team of the Year and the Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year awards?

14. In an interview with Good Morning Britain, who said: 'I've apologised 100 times - I don't feel that's worthy of being shunned or ghosted, that's ridiculous’?
15. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was criticised by environmentalists for his £5million deal with which company?
16. Which online fashion retailer’s shares fell nearly 40 per cent after it warned of weak profits following ‘unprecedented discounting’ which hit its trading in November?

17. Robbie Williams, Oprah Winfrey and Kate Hudson were revealed as brand ambassadors for which organisation?

18. Who is to become the first cricketer in more than a decade to be knighted?

19. A 16,000-ton Russian cargo ship with 18 crew ran aground on a beach in which British town?

20. The Queen sent 'prayers and good wishes’ to the people of which town that held a service of commemoration and wreath laying today (Friday)? 

21. NHS England is making £300,000 available to fund dozens of what in areas including Soho, Exeter, Bristol, Oxford, Hereford, Norwich, Blackpool and Southampton over the festive period?

22. Who left the Lowry Hotel after staying for 825 days and running up a bill of more than £500,000?

23. Why was self-employed builder Andrew Clark, of Boston in Lincolnshire, in the headlines?

24. Strictly Come Dancing only finished on Sunday but one person has already said they have signed up for next year. Who?

25. Poacher David Berry was ordered by a court in Missouri to do what once a month as part of his sentence for illegally killing hundreds of deer?

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Been keeping up with the news ... try the quiz

There were some high scores in last week's newsquiz. Toby Brown scored a 'storming' 22 - a personal best. On any other week Simon O'Neill with 20 would have been a worthy winner. The top teams were The Penmans with 19.5 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with 18. Others worth a mention include Damon Wake on 18.5, Gavin Devine 18, Liz Gerard 18, Steve Silk 17.5, Hannah Tomes 16, Philip Hutchinson-May 15 and Matt Piper 15. 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. 

Thursday's front pages are dominated by
Theresa May winning the vote of no confidence  

1. Theresa May won the vote of no confidence by what majority?

2. What is the name of the 1922 Committee chairman who read out the vote of no confidence result?

3. Why was Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle escorted off the Parliamentary estate?

4. Tory MP Nadine Dorries said: 'The Prime Minister is in a bunker, she's starring in her own episode of ____, and we all know how that story ends.’ What is the missing film title?

5. Who, in a speech in Dublin, said: 'Whether you are a Remainer or Leaver, no one can welcome chaos. The clock must be stopped without delay. We need the most precious commodity of all - time’?

6. European spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said that British holidaymakers will be charged how many euros for a three-year visa if there is no Brexit deal?
7. Which fashion chain warned it could slip to a full-year loss of up to £4million saying ‘we believe that uncertainty surrounding Brexit is a significant factor‘?

8. A high-speed train crashed and hit a pedestrian overpass at a station killing nine people and injuring 40 in which city?

9. Why was 29-year-old Chérif Chekatt in the headlines?

10. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, was sentenced to how many years in prison for crimes including lying to Congress and illegal payments to silence two women?

11. British couple Susan and Roger Clarke, 70 and 72, were arrested in Portugal on what charge?

12. Speaking about Raheem Sterling's racist abuse at Chelsea, ex-footballer John Barnes said invisible what were thrown at black players every day?

13. Harry Redknapp became the oldest ever winner of I’m A Celebrity. How old is he?

14. Sondra Locke, who died age 74, co-starred in six films with her one-time partner but later sued him for fraud? Who is he?

15. Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch announced that what would end in 2019?

16. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were ordered to pay $5million in a copyright case over the song Blurred Lines that Marvin Gaye's family claimed copied which 1977 hit?

17. New Zealand's justice minister said which company could face prosecution for sending a mass email which included the name of the man accused of murdering backpacker Grace Millane?

18. A video went viral of a man running and jumping two-footed on a tent containing two homeless people in a shop doorway in which city?

19. Who said she was 'thrilled and not a little daunted' to be stepping into the shoes of one of her heroes?

20. What was been launched by Walkers Crisps after it was targeted by protesters? 

21. What group of people were named as Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year?

22. Why will westbound routes into Wales across the Severn Bridges be closed for the next three nights?

23. Police in London investigated a break-in at the £10million St John's Wood home of which musician?

24. Stars including Emily Blunt and Colin Firth graced what colour carpet at the premier of Mary Poppins Returns at the Royal Albert Hall?

25. A BBC project to replace and expand the external set of which television programme is £27million over budget?

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Give this week's newsquiz a go ...

The top scorer in last week's newsquiz was Liz Gerard with a hugely impressive 21. Toby Brown scored 19, the same score as The Penmans who were the top team. Here's this week's quiz - as usual 25 questions about the last seven days. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Thursday's front pages

1. After a vote of 311 votes to 293 the Government, for the first time in modern history, was found to be what?

2. Chancellor Philip Hammond told MPs: 'This deal is the best deal to exit the EU that is available or that is going to be available. The idea that there is an option of renegotiating at the 11th hour is simply a ____.’ What is the missing word?

3. Sam Gyimah, who quit the government over Brexit, held which ministerial position?

4. Which county council, in a 17-page report, warned that a no-deal Brexit could cause gridlock on the roads, rubbish not being collected, children unable to take exams, rubbish piling up and bodies piling up in morgues?

5. Two former UKIP leaders, Nigel Farage and Paul Nuttall, quit the party this week giving as one of their reasons the appointment of who as a party adviser? 

6. MP Boris Johnson apologised to parliament over the late declaration of how much in outside earnings?

7. America’s 41st president George H.W. Bush’s state funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral. What does the H and W stand for? Half a point for each?

8. The French government abandoned the fuel tax rise that led to more than three weeks of violence. What name was given to the protesters?

9. The Remote Gambling Association which includes most major bookies has agreed to stop TV adverts during what?

10. It was announced that a senior non-executive director will lead a 'professional and impartial' investigation into allegations that which company’s founder and chief executive forced hugs and kisses on staff?
11. David Attenborough told the UN climate change summit in which country that the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon?

12. O2 and its mobile network equipment supplier issued a joint apology to the millions of customers hit by disruption to its data services. What is the name of the supplier?
13. Who told students at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, London, that she had a little bit of imposter syndrome ’that never goes away'?

14. The chief financial officer of which telecoms giant was arrested in Vancouver over suspected violation of sanctions? 

15. Croatian footballer Luka Modric won the Ballon D’Or, for being voted the world’s best footballer. Four Premier League players were named in the top ten. Name any two of them. Half a point for each. 

16. French DJ Martin Solveig apologised to women's Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg for asking her if she knew how to do what?
17. New York police found British couple John Drennan and Daniella Anthony through Twitter and returned what to them?
18. Former Peterborough United FC owner Peter Boizot, who died age 89, founded which restaurant chain?

19. Why was 29-year-old Susie Goddall in the headlines?
20. Two former directors of which company were formally cleared at Southwark Crown Court of fraud and false accounting in relation to a £250million overstatement of profits?

21. Pete Shelley, who died age 63, was the singer in which band?

22. Nick Knowles’s appearance on I’m A Celebrity led to him reaching The Official Big Top 40 and No 1 in iTunes with which song?

23. Comedian Kevin Hart announced he was stepping down from what after posting an apology for homophobic comments and tweets?

24. Which Christmas song was banned from a Cleveland radio station in America, which cited #MeToo and said the lyrics felt 'manipulative and wrong’?

25. Animal rights campaigner Peta has offered guidelines for stopping using animal-hate phrases. One of its suggestions was to replace the phrase 'bringing home the bacon' with 'bringing home the ____'? What is the missing word?

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