Old hacks tackle the newsquiz

Old hacks reunion: Pat Pilton, Mike Watson, Phil Swift 

and me at Wright Brothers in Soho yesterday.

 They only got six questions wrong. Can you do better?

The best individual scorer in last week's newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 19. The top team were the drinkers in the Three Legs (Peter and Stacey Gunthorp, Les and Nicky Castell and Bryan Booth) with a best-ever 21. This week I was at a milestone birthday lunch at Wright Brothers in Soho for Pat Pilton, former managing editor of the Daily Mirror. We were joined by other Fleet Street stalwarts Mike Watson and Phil Swift. A real old codgers' reunion. Inevitably we did the quiz (helped by Catherine Evans) and they scored 15 out of 21 (I hadn't written all 25 questions at that point). Here's the complete quiz - as usual 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Today's front pages

1. In an 88-page document, the Bank of England said a disorderly Brexit could lead to house prices falling by what per cent?
2. The Commons vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement will be held on what date?
3. How many minutes did it take the European Union leaders in Brussels on Sunday to endorse the proposals for their future relationship with Britain?
4. Who did Brexiteer Jacob-Rees Mogg describe as a failed ‘second-tier Canadian politician’?
5. The leaders from the world’s 20 biggest economies converged on which city today (Friday) for the G20 Summit?

6. Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle used a debate in the Commons to announce he is what?

7. Home Secretary Sajid Javid told MPs he was considering doing what to cope with the surge in migrants from northern France - even though it might encourage more to cross the Channel?
8. Why did Daniela Tejada tweet: ‘I’ve been brought back to life’?
9. A video went viral of a 15-year-old Syrian boy who was beaten up and 'waterboarded' on a school field in which town?
10. Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott said what was potentially very dangerous and 'shouldn't be legal for anyone'?
11. England cricketers completed only the third whitewash away from home in their history - and the first in Asia - by beating which team?
12. Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has retained his world championship title, beating US opponent Fabiano Caruana, at what?
13. Which company partly blamed the UK heatwave last summer for an annual pre-tax loss of £53million?

14. California said it was considering taking legal action against Donald Trump’s administration after government agents used what at the US-Mexico border?

15. A photo shared by footballer’s wife Rebekah Vardy has been praised by a charity for reminding women to do what?

16. The Rail Delivery Group announced that UK rail fares will rise by what per cent from January 2?

17. She gave the v sign to Lord King in the House of Lords and, at 90, became the oldest ever panellist on BBC1's Have I Got News For You. Who was she?
18. Sammy Woodhouse called for a change in the law to stop what?
19. Spice Girl Mel B’s tell-all book about her marriage to film producer Stephen Belafonte is called what?

20. What is the name given to the storm - a 'double-vortex super-tempest’ - which had most of the UK under yellow weather warnings this week?
21. What is the name of the NASA lander that touched down on Mars this week?
22. Harold Leslie Smith, who served as a pilot in the Second World War and campaigned to raise awareness of the refugee crisis, died age 95. He described himself as the world’s oldest what?

23. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will face no action for his celebration after an injury-time winner over Young Boys in the Champions League? What did he do?.
24. According to research by property website Rightmove which Essex town is the happiest place to live in the UK?
25. A giant steer standing 6ft 4in to his shoulders and weighing 220-stone was all over the media this week. What is his name?

Answers here