The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Liz Gerard with 22, just ahead of Rob Lawrence on 21, Marguerite Turner 20, Ginger Elvis and Tony Smith 19.5, Robert Rea 19, Toby Brown 18.5 and Stuart Bagnall 17.5. The best team was The Roberts Family with 20, ahead of Bruce and Sarah Hayward 19.5, Three Legs drinkers Peter, Stacey, Les, Nicky, Alice and Ben 18 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 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 your score.
Storm Eunice dominates today's front pages
1. Before Storm Eunice hit, The Met office issued rare red warnings for which two areas of the UK? Half a point for each.
2. The highest gust ever recorded, provisionally, in England hit the Needles on the Isle of Wight during Storm Eunice. What speed was it?
3. During Storm Eunice, the Environment Agency told people that what was 'probably the most stupid thing you can do’?
4. Huge gusts from Storm Eunice ripped which London building’s roof 'to pieces’ with large holes appearing and part of it falling in the Thames?
5. According to Michael Carpenter, the US ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Russia has massed up to how many troops on or near the Ukrainian border?
6. Nato's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg described the Russia/Ukraine stand-off as the most serious security crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War adding: 'I regret to say it's the new ___ in Europe.’ What is the missing word?
7. The Metropolitan Police said it was to investigate claims Prince Charles's charity, The Prince's Foundation, offered an honour to a citizen of which country?
8. Rachael Maskell, who called for Prince Andrew to relinquish his Duke title after agreeing to settle the civil sex assault claim against him, is MP for where?
9. The Queen met the incoming Defence Services Secretary Major General Eldon Millar and his predecessor Rear Admiral James Macleod at Windsor Castle and greeted them by saying: 'Well, as you can see, I can’t ___.’ What is the missing word?
10. A public inquiry heard the testimonies of people who had been wrongly charged in the Horizon IT scandal and was told that the Post Office prosecuted how many employees between 2000 and 2014?
11. A newborn baby died at Luton and Dunstable Hospital after catching which disease following the first outbreak in the UK since 2009?
12. A Facebook post from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said who would become the company's president of global affairs?
13. A 35-year-old British swimmer was killed in the first fatal shark attack in which city since 1963?
14. Why was the Two More Years bar in Hackney Wick, London, in the headlines?
15. Two leaders of what protest movement were arrested in Canada hours after police told them that they had to move from the centre of Ottawa?
16. Authorities in New Zealand played songs by which American singer on a loop in an attempt to deter anti-vaccine protesters camped outside the parliament building?
17. Headteacher Rachel Tomlinson of Barrowford Primary School, near Nelson, in Lancashire, upset some parent by banning what?
18. Why was Air Marshal Andrew Turner, one of the RAF’s most senior commanders, suspended from duty?
19. Why did energy company Northern Powergrid thank 74 customers in the north of England?
20. Concerns that Team GB might leave the Winter Olympics without a medal ended when a victory over the United States in what sport guaranteed at least a silver?
21. Olympic Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, argued her positive drugs test was due to contamination with medicine belonging to who?
22. Which football team became World Club Champions after beating Brazilian side Palmeiras 2-1 in Abu Dhabi?
23. Which of these acts did not perform at Sunday's hip-hop-themed Super Bowl half time show? a) Dr Dre b) Eminem c) Drake d) 50 Cent?
24. Which football club is looking for a six-year-old fan called Joe who wrote to say he could not afford to attend matches but included 20p, 5p and 1p coins, which he asked to be given to forward Harry McKirdy?
25. Former Neighbours actress and singer Natalie Imbruglia won ITV’s Masked Singer and Welsh singer Charlotte Church was runner-up. What costumes did they wear? Half a point for each.
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