Jemma wins newsquiz champagne

Farewell to the trainees: John Bennett, Emily Webber, Jemma Carr with the champagne for winning the quiz, Phoebe Eckersley, Raven Saunt and Amelia Wynne 

The MailOnline trainees enjoyed their final training week in Kensington with sessions by showbiz editor Louise Saunders, social media editor Chris Lawrence, Natalie Glanvill from the managing editor’s office and final interviews with Sue Ryan. They also had a quick Q&A with former trainee Faima Bakar.
Some of the stories that the trainees pitched and wrote were also published. You can read Jemma Carr’s Femail story on ridiculous hacks, such as making sandals out of sanitary pads, here. 

Emily Webber found out that, as the ninth series of Doc Martin begins filming in Cornwall, you can stay in his surgery for £255 a night. Read her travel story here. 

Phoebe Eckersley interviewed Michael Jackson’s Number 1 impersonator to see what impact the Leaving Neverland documentary has had on his forthcoming tour. You can read it here.

They have submitted other stories which will hopefully be published soon. Last night they had farewell drinks with the senior staff at the Greyhound. They are off on placement now and will return to the Mail in July. They are a bright and likeable bunch. I wish them well. We finished the course, as always, with the newsquiz. Well done Jemma who scored an impressive 19.5 and collected the champagne for the highest score over the four weeks. She narrowly beat Emily who scored 17. 
The best solo scores in last week’s quiz were Janet Boyle with 16, Gavin Devine and David Saunders who both scored 15 and 14.5 by Steve Silk and Kieran Corcoron. The best teams were Bruce and Sarah Hayward with 19.5 and the Penmans with 17.5. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 15 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and see if you can beat Jemma’s 19.5. 


1. The vote to delay Brexit, a proposal drawn up by Labour MP Yvette Cooper, passed through the Commons by how many votes?
2. Nigel Adams, a Government whip and under-secretary of state for Wales, quit in protest at Theresa May’s Brexit talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn saying she was trying to 'cook up a deal with a ____' What is the missing word?
3. Two shadow cabinet members represented Labour in the cross-party talks on Brexit. Name both of them. Half point for each.
4. Why did more than 2,000 people complain about Channel 4’s coverage of the pro-Brexit rally?
5. Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve is facing deselection by his party after losing a confidence vote in which constituency?
6. Which prominent Cabinet minister said a public vote to approve any final deal was 'a perfectly credible proposition’?
7. What was the name of the group of half-naked activists protesting about climate change which invaded Parliament on Monday?
8. What did illusionist Uri Geller claim to have bent as part of his attempt to stop Brexit?
9. An Army investigation was launched after a video showed British paratroopers doing what in Kabul?
10. Film star George Clooney called for a boycott of nine hotels because of their links to which country? 
11. Why did driving instructor and Reading FC fan Kevin Keiley say he was flattered but annoyed with Instagram?
12. Who said on TV: 'Things to do with your bowels and poo ... are not things people normally want to talk about. But actually it's part of all our lives and you need to work on it’?
13. England and Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was involved in a pub brawl in which city at the weekend?
14. Pub chain Samuel Smith has banned what from its 300 pubs?
15. Blue Planet Live's executive producer Roger Webb said ‘it's not for us to interfere’ after the BBC received complaints for showing what?
16. Name the woman who became the third richest in the world following her divorce from husband Jeff.
17. Who did Brian Rini claim to be when he was found wandering the streets in Newport, Kentucky?
18. Jason Kakaire, 29, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court accused of attempting to kill how many people in four days in Edmonton, North London, by stabbing them in the back?
19. JK Rowling’s former personal assistant Amanda Donaldson was ordered to repay how much (to the nearest £1,000) that she stole and spent on chocolates, perfume and two cats?
20. Who had an aortic valve replaced at the Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan?
21. Who said: 'I will be more mindful and respectful of people's personal space’?
22. Prince Harry said this week: 'That game shouldn't be allowed. Where is the benefit of having it in your household? It's created to addict, an addiction to keep you in front of a computer for as long as possible.’ What game was he referring to? 
23. Why did England manager Gareth Southgate, who said he would not wear a waistcoat again after the World Cup, change his mind to wear one this week?
24. Who said: 'After three Baftas and one Emmy... finally we have won an Oscar, please welcome Oscar James’?
25. Blue Peter has its tenth new dog. What is his name?

Answers here