The top solo scorer in last week's newsquiz was Toby Brown with 22 ahead of joint second-placed Natalie Marchant and Gavin Devine who both clocked up 18. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with 20, followed by Three Legs Brewery drinkers Peter and Stacey with 19 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 18. Lots of people posted lower than usual scores, suggesting it was a bit tougher than normal. 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.
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| A selection of today's front pages |
1. The Government is planning a mass programme called Operation ___ that promises to deliver up to 10 million coronavirus tests a day. What is the missing word?
2. Announcing new measures in England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the 'enforcement capacity of local authorities to help ensure social distancing' would be ‘boosted' by the introduction of Covid-secure what?
3. What is the name of Scotland's free contact tracing app which 600,000 people have downloaded since it became available yesterday (Thursday)?
4. Portugal and Hungary were removed from the UK exemption list, meaning travellers must quarantine for two weeks, but which European country will have the restrictions lifted at 4am tomorrow (Saturday)?
3. What is the name of Scotland's free contact tracing app which 600,000 people have downloaded since it became available yesterday (Thursday)?
4. Portugal and Hungary were removed from the UK exemption list, meaning travellers must quarantine for two weeks, but which European country will have the restrictions lifted at 4am tomorrow (Saturday)?
5. Which politician tweeted: 'One of my children was tested for Covid-19 last weekend after displaying symptoms. In accordance with Government guidance, the household has been in self-isolation while we await the test result’?
6. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis admitted a new bill to amend the UK's Brexit deal broke international law 'in a very ___ and ___ way’. What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
7. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a no deal departure from Europe would be a 'good outcome' and there was 'no sense' in allowing talks to continue beyond what date in October, when the European Council is due to be held in Brussels?
8. Lord Howard became the third former Conservative leader to openly attack the proposals to ‘illegally’ amend the Brexit deal - who are the other two? Half a point for each.
9. Despite criticism over comments on women, LGBT and climate change, who was appointed as an unpaid trade adviser to the UK government?
10. Extinction Rebellion activists delayed the distribution of national newspapers after blocking access to three printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch. Two of the presses were in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Where was the third?
11. Millions of acres were destroyed and at least ten people were killed when more than 200 fires spread across California and which other two American states? Half a point for each.
12. Actress Diana Rigg, who died aged 82, rose to fame as what character in the television programme The Avengers during the 1960s?
13. What are the names of the two England footballers who were sent home from Iceland after breaking coronavirus rules by taking girls back to their hotel? Half a point for each.
14. Why was 80-year-old Geordie Harry Harvey in the headlines?
15. Who issued a statement on Instagram saying: 'This whole situation has left me really sad and empty’ and added that 'I’m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong’?
16. Ronald Bell, who died aged 68, was a founding member of which influential soul and funk band who had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s?
17. Children were injured after a double-decker school bus hit a railway bridge 'tearing the roof completely off’ in which city?
18. Who appealed to burglars to return £140,000 worth of jewellery - including a diamond watch that had belonged to his late father?
19. Zephaniah McLeod, 27, appeared in court charged with murder and seven counts of attempted murder, after a series of stabbings in which city centre on Sunday?
20. Facebook and TikTok were criticised after Ronnie McNutt, 33, was livestreamed doing what?
21. More than 7,000 people complained to Ofcom about a routine on Britain’s Got Talent inspired by Black Lives Matter and performed by which act?
22. Newsnight and 5 Live presenter Emma Barnett is to step into the shoes of Jane Garvey and Dame Jenni Murray on which show?
23. Former Art Attack presenter Neil Buchanan responded to rumours circulating on social media by denying he was who?
24. Kim Kardashian announced that Keeping Up With The Kardashians is leaving which channel, that has screened the reality show for 14 years?
25. Actor David Harbour wrote on Instagram: 'In a wedding officiated by the king himself, the people's princess wed her devoted, low born, but kind credit card holder in a beautiful ceremony lit by the ashen skies courtesy of a burning state miles away in the midst of a global pandemic.’ Who was the people’s princess he was referring to?
6. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis admitted a new bill to amend the UK's Brexit deal broke international law 'in a very ___ and ___ way’. What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
7. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a no deal departure from Europe would be a 'good outcome' and there was 'no sense' in allowing talks to continue beyond what date in October, when the European Council is due to be held in Brussels?
8. Lord Howard became the third former Conservative leader to openly attack the proposals to ‘illegally’ amend the Brexit deal - who are the other two? Half a point for each.
9. Despite criticism over comments on women, LGBT and climate change, who was appointed as an unpaid trade adviser to the UK government?
10. Extinction Rebellion activists delayed the distribution of national newspapers after blocking access to three printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch. Two of the presses were in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Where was the third?
11. Millions of acres were destroyed and at least ten people were killed when more than 200 fires spread across California and which other two American states? Half a point for each.
12. Actress Diana Rigg, who died aged 82, rose to fame as what character in the television programme The Avengers during the 1960s?
13. What are the names of the two England footballers who were sent home from Iceland after breaking coronavirus rules by taking girls back to their hotel? Half a point for each.
14. Why was 80-year-old Geordie Harry Harvey in the headlines?
15. Who issued a statement on Instagram saying: 'This whole situation has left me really sad and empty’ and added that 'I’m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong’?
16. Ronald Bell, who died aged 68, was a founding member of which influential soul and funk band who had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s?
17. Children were injured after a double-decker school bus hit a railway bridge 'tearing the roof completely off’ in which city?
18. Who appealed to burglars to return £140,000 worth of jewellery - including a diamond watch that had belonged to his late father?
19. Zephaniah McLeod, 27, appeared in court charged with murder and seven counts of attempted murder, after a series of stabbings in which city centre on Sunday?
20. Facebook and TikTok were criticised after Ronnie McNutt, 33, was livestreamed doing what?
21. More than 7,000 people complained to Ofcom about a routine on Britain’s Got Talent inspired by Black Lives Matter and performed by which act?
22. Newsnight and 5 Live presenter Emma Barnett is to step into the shoes of Jane Garvey and Dame Jenni Murray on which show?
23. Former Art Attack presenter Neil Buchanan responded to rumours circulating on social media by denying he was who?
24. Kim Kardashian announced that Keeping Up With The Kardashians is leaving which channel, that has screened the reality show for 14 years?
25. Actor David Harbour wrote on Instagram: 'In a wedding officiated by the king himself, the people's princess wed her devoted, low born, but kind credit card holder in a beautiful ceremony lit by the ashen skies courtesy of a burning state miles away in the midst of a global pandemic.’ Who was the people’s princess he was referring to?
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