The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 22. Others on the leaderboard were Robert Rea with 20, Toby Brown and Carson Black 17, Dominic Hurst 16, Jayme Bryla 15.5 and Tony Smith 15. The top team was the Roberts Family with 21, ahead of Phil and Maura Parsons on 20, Simon, Sue and Will Cole and Cormac Connelly-Smith’s team who both scored 19. Les, Nicky, Giles, Ella, Andrew and Linda scored 16 over drinks in a bar in La Romieu in France. 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 your score.
A selection of today's front pages
1. What was the name of the 23-year-old gunman who shot dead five people before killing himself in Plymouth?
2. Chancellor Rishi Sunak dismissed reports of infighting between him and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying 'We are actually in ___ on making sure we secure our recovery’. What is the missing word?
3. The UK economy grew by what per cent between April and June as most businesses emerged from lockdown, according to the Office for National Statistics?
4. Team GB finished fourth in the Olympics table with how many medals in total?
5. Who became the greatest British Olympian of all time when he won his seventh gold medal, overtaking Sir Chris Hoy’s tally of six.
6. What is the name of Team GB sprinter who was suspended for an anti-doping violation after winning a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the Olympics?
7. A-level pupils scored record results with almost what per cent receiving A* or A grades under teacher assessment?
8. What is the name of US woman who filed a civil case in New York claiming Prince Andrew abused her?
9. Documents obtained by BBC's Panorama said that former Prime Minister David Cameron made how much money from Greensill Capital before the finance company collapsed?
10. A British embassy security guard, David Smith, was arrested in which city on suspicion of spying for Russia?
11. What did Defence Secretary Ben Wallace describe as a 'mistake’ and warned 'the international community will probably pay the consequences’?
12. A scientific report warning of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding was described as 'a ___ ___ for humanity’ by UN Secretary General António Guterres. What are the two missing words?
13. Which island claimed to have registered the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe, 48.8C (119.8F), this week?
13. Which island claimed to have registered the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe, 48.8C (119.8F), this week?
14. A woman died and three people were injured after a crash involving two buses at which London railway station?
15. US officials said that the Taliban had captured Afghanistan’s second biggest city … what is its name?
16. A 35-year-old woman was charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving after a brother and sister were killed in a car crash on which UK motorway?
17. Lionel Messi left Barcelona, where he had been since he was 13, and joined which football club on a two-year contract?
18. She found fame in Cliff Richard's 1963 film Summer Holiday, became a household name in Till Death Us Do Part and was still working in her 80s as Sherlock's landlady Mrs Hudson in the BBC TV series. Who is she?
19. A demonstration marched from Defra's headquarters to Number 10 Downing Street and more than 100,000 people signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to halt what?
20. Which chart-topping rapper was remanded in custody after admitting at Harrow Crown Court to being part of a plot to import 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland?
21. The Premier League season kicks off today (Friday) with a match between a team that has never been out of the top flight in more than 100 years and one that is appearing there for the first time in 74 years. Name both clubs. Half a point for each.
22. Amazon's TV and film business announced it was moving production of which forthcoming multi-million dollar TV series to the UK from New Zealand?
23. According to a report by NatureScot, the population of which animal has doubled in Scotland since 2017 and now stands at 1,000?
24. Who did Anne-Marie Corbett marry at a church in Heckfield in Hampshire?
25. How did Heather Minshull gain revenge on the noisy revellers in the caravan next to her at a site in Wales?
15. US officials said that the Taliban had captured Afghanistan’s second biggest city … what is its name?
16. A 35-year-old woman was charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving after a brother and sister were killed in a car crash on which UK motorway?
17. Lionel Messi left Barcelona, where he had been since he was 13, and joined which football club on a two-year contract?
18. She found fame in Cliff Richard's 1963 film Summer Holiday, became a household name in Till Death Us Do Part and was still working in her 80s as Sherlock's landlady Mrs Hudson in the BBC TV series. Who is she?
19. A demonstration marched from Defra's headquarters to Number 10 Downing Street and more than 100,000 people signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to halt what?
20. Which chart-topping rapper was remanded in custody after admitting at Harrow Crown Court to being part of a plot to import 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland?
21. The Premier League season kicks off today (Friday) with a match between a team that has never been out of the top flight in more than 100 years and one that is appearing there for the first time in 74 years. Name both clubs. Half a point for each.
22. Amazon's TV and film business announced it was moving production of which forthcoming multi-million dollar TV series to the UK from New Zealand?
23. According to a report by NatureScot, the population of which animal has doubled in Scotland since 2017 and now stands at 1,000?
24. Who did Anne-Marie Corbett marry at a church in Heckfield in Hampshire?
25. How did Heather Minshull gain revenge on the noisy revellers in the caravan next to her at a site in Wales?
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