I enjoyed my final week in London with the five Daily Mail trainees from New York. They pitched stories to travel editor Ted Thornhill and Femail deputy editor Steph Linning. Trainee Shannon Thaler, inspired by Wimbledon, tracked down the ten most spectacular tennis courts in the world. You can read her story here.
Other stories will be published soon. The trainees had talks from editor Danny Groom, deputy editor Lucy Cockcroft, assistant editor Andy Milne and head of social media Chris Lawrence. During the week, the trainees covered a breaking news story in real time, wrote a personality profile for publication and prepared a newslist for their return to the newsroom.
Last night we had farewell drinks at the Devonshire Arms. For the next two weeks they will be learning the content system and writing more stories with Nick Enoch. They then have a week in the Mail’s London newsroom before returning to New York as reporters. They are a very bright, talented and likeable bunch and I wish them well as they start their careers. Stars of the future. We finished as always with the newsquiz. The top scorer with an impressive 21 out of 25 was Alastair Talbot. Alastair was also top scorer over the course so collected the champagne. Well played. Here is this week's American newsquiz. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. If you are looking for the usual UK newsquiz, it's here.
1. What is the name of the tropical storm that killed at least one person in Florida and threatened the rescue work at the Surfside condo?
2. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said every option for search and rescue had been exhausted in the hunt for survivors of the Surfside Condo disaster and added: 'So today is about beginning the transition to ___’. What is the missing word?
3. Hockey goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, who died from injuries caused by a firework, played for which club?
4. What is the name of the president of Haiti who was assassinated in a raid on his home?
5. Who did Fox News host Tucker Carlson say he was trying to arrange an interview with when he 'was spied on by the NSA’?
6. Which American singer sent a message to the England squad saying ‘I am wishing you the best for the semi-finals’ and adding 'I'll be watching from the mountains of Colorado’?
7. Bridgerton author Julia Quinn made what shocking announcement on Facebook?
8. According to a new book, Donald Trump, on a visit to Europe to mark the 100th anniversary of the first world war, said to his chief of staff, John Kelly: 'Well, ___ did a lot of good things.’ What is the missing name?
9. Former President Donald Trump announced he was launching a class action law suit against the CEOs of which three companies? Half a pint for two, full point for all three?
10. An 11-year-old boy died after a raft overturned on the Raging River ride at Adventureland in which state?
11. New York became the first state in America to declare what as an emergency, prompting mayoral candidate Eric Adams to ask: 'What took so long?'
12. Moguls in tech, business, film and media descended on which resort in rural Idaho, for an annual five-day conference hosted by investment bankers Allen & Company?
13. Carroll Baker - one of the last living stars of Hollywood's Golden Age best known for her starring role in the 1956 film Baby Doll - branded whose prison sentence 'a sin’?
14. Apollo Global, a US investment firm is considering making a rival offer for which UK supermarket, after the retailer accepted an offer by another American group led by the owner of Majestic Wine?
15. Who faced a twitter backlash for suggesting that 'it got a bit too much' for 18-year-old Emma Raducanu after she was forced to retire during her Wimbledon match due to 'difficulty breathing’?
16. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that once Covid restrictions were lifted on July 19 he would continue to do what ‘as a matter of courtesy’?
17. What strain of Covid, thought to have originated in Peru and detected in at least 30 countries including Britain, has arrived in Australia?
18. Olympic organisers in Japan have banned all spectators after the country declared a state of emergency due to rising Covid cases. On what date are the Summer Olympics due to start?
19. Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison over a scheme to extort $25 million from which company?
20. China downgraded the classification of what from endangered to vulnerable?
21. England beat Denmark in the semi-final of Euro 2020 and will meet Italy in the final on Sunday. Who did Italy beat in their semi-final?
22. Why was 37-year-old Nina Farooqi sacked from her job as a digital content producer in Leeds?
23. The fight between Tyson Fury and which boxer in Las Vegas on July 24 has been postponed after the Briton tested positive for coronavirus.
24. Louisiana teenager Zaila Avant-garde, 14, made history by becoming the first African American student to win what in its 96-year history?
25. France has said that a new Russian law, which outlaws the use of which word, is ‘unacceptable'?
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