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.
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| 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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