Friday 9 June 2023

It's newsquiz time ...

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Tom Savage and George Mann on 21, ahead of Toby Brown and Janet Boyle on 20, Robert Rea on 19 and Gavin Devine and Marguerite Turner on 18. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with 22, ahead of Neil and Jo Benson on 20, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 17.5, Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 17 and Three Legs drinkers Thom and Tim on 15. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. What reason did Prince Harry’s lawyer give for the Duke’s absence at the first day of his High Court case against Mirror Group Newspapers in London?
2. At the High Court, Prince Harry said: 'On a national level, at the moment, our country is judged globally by the state of our Press and our Government – both of which I believe are at __ __.’ What are the two missing words?
3. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden agreed a new partnership with what name that includes commitments on easing trade barriers, closer defence industry ties and a data protection deal?
4. Conservative MP Bob Stewart was charged with racially abusing a man he allegedly told to go back to where?
5. What is the name of the SNP's former Westminster leader who announced he was to stand down as an MP at the next General Election?
6. Caroline Lucas, the Green Party's former leader, announced she would stand down as MP for which city at the next General Election?
7. Who formally launched his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with a speech accusing Donald Trump of being unfaithful to the constitution and of abandoning conservative values?
8. Thousands of people were evacuated after the destruction of a dam in what Ukrainian city?
9. India's railway minister said the rail crash, which killed more than 250 people, was most likely caused by what?
10. Four children aged between one and three and two adults were stabbed in a playground in which French town?
11. Receivers took control of which newspaper group, which is set to be put up for sale due to debts owed by its parent group?
12. This Morning editor Martin Frizell, asked about a toxic work environment on the ITV programme, replied: ‘I’ll tell you what’s toxic and I’ve always found it toxic - __’. What is the missing word?
13. Security staff at Heathrow Airport announced an escalation of industrial action with how many days of strikes planned from June 24?
14. Who told Westminster Magistrates’ Court that he feared being shoulder-barged and pushed down an escalator at an underground station?
15. Manchester United fan James White was arrested during the FA Cup final and charged with wearing a shirt about the Hillsborough disaster which 'displayed threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress’? The shirt had the number 97 and what two words? 
16. The UK Health Security Agency put in place a heat-health alert of what colour as some parts of the country were forecast to hit 30C this weekend?
17. Who cancelled all commitments for the next ten days as a 'precautionary measure’ as he underwent abdominal surgery?
18. The principal of Harris Westminster Sixth Form in London told students that which two words will no longer be used because they’re 'deeply unequal' and feed into a view that diminishes women? Half a point for each word.
19. Debrett's, the British etiquette guide, advised that wearing what in the office was not acceptable?
20. Manchester City footballer Ilkay Gundogan broke what record in Saturday’s FA Cup Final against Manchester United?
21. West Ham beat Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final to collect their first major trophy since they beat Arsenal in the FA Cup how many years ago?
22. Why did actress Jodie Comer walk off stage during a performance in New York?
23. What is the name of the actress, who played Coronation Street barmaid Bet Lynch for 25 years, who has been diagnosed with dementia?
24. Which singer cancelled all tour dates until he plays Glastonbury on June 24 because he is ’struggling’ and needs to 'rest and recover' both mentally and physically?
25. Comedian Viggo Venn who won Britain’s Got Talent 2023 is what nationality?

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