Friday 24 November 2023

Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Toby Brown with a personal best of 23. Others on the leaderboard were Marion Fountayne with 21, Thomas Godfrey with 20, George Mann and Robert Rea with 19 and Gavin Devine, Andy Reed and Jayme Bryla with 16. The top teams were the Broad Oak drinkers Pete, Stacey, Nicky and Les and Maura and Phil Parsons both with 21. They were ahead of Neil and Jo Benson and Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 18. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.

A selection of today's front pages

1. In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that what would be cut from 12 per cent to ten per cent from January 6, affecting 27 million people?
2. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the state pension would increase by what per cent from April, in line with average earnings?
3. Former chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance told the Covid inquiry that scientific and medical advisers were not told about what scheme until it was announced by then Chancellor Rishi Sunak?
4. Notes from Sir Patrick Vallance's diary, which was handed over to the Covid inquiry, said 'watching PM get his head around stats is awful' and added: 'PM is clearly __'. What is the missing word?
5. Who told the Covid inquiry that his family were threatened with 'having their throats cut' during the pandemic and that he was asked by police to leave his house over safety concerns?
6. Home Secretary James Cleverly denied describing which Northern town as a 'shithole'?
7. Why did Shrewsbury Town Council postpone its Christmas lights switch-on?
8. Thirty-four people were arrested and a police officer was seriously injured during a riot following a knife attack in which city?
9. Lorries carrying medical supplies made their way into Gaza from Egypt after a four-day pause in fighting, mediated by which country, was agreed by Israel and Hamas? 
10. Four men received minimum jail sentences of more than 41 years for the murder of 28-year-old Ashley Dale in her home in which city?
11. Firms including Apple, Disney, IBM and Comcast paused adverts on X (formerly Twitter) after it was accused of what?
12. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned doctors to be on high alert for what disease as vaccine rates among young children dipped to a ten-year low?
13. Staff at which company, that created ChatGPT, called on the board to resign after the dismissal of former boss and co-founder Sam Altman?
14. Who is to be released from prison on parole in January, nearly 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend?
15. Former TV pundit Javier Milei, who wielded a chainsaw to illustrate his plans to cut down the size of the state, was elected president of which country?
16. What is the name of the leader of the anti-Islam Party for Freedom which became the largest party in the Dutch parliament?
17. R&B singer Cassie accused who of sex trafficking and assault in a lawsuit filed in a New York court?
18. Why did Taylor Swift postpone a concert in Brazil on Saturday night?
19. Who agreed to pay a fine of €7million (£6.1million) in a deal with Spanish tax authorities to avoid a trial?
20. What is the name of the TV presenter, who fronted Posh Frocks And New Trousers, Razzmatazz and appeared on I'm A Celebrity, who died aged 64, four months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour?
21. Researchers in California claimed to have discovered why some people get a headache after what?
22. Why will non-league football team Horsham play in the second round of the FA cup despite losing their first round game 3-0?
23. Australia won the Cricket World Cup by six wickets after a Travis Head century took them to victory over which country?
24. According to a poll by Perspectus Global which word, used to describe something extremely good or impressive, was voted the most irritating in modern culture?
25. The King presented members of which South Korean K-pop group with honorary MBEs at Buckingham Palace?

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