Try the Christmas-week newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Amelia Cox with 21, ahead of Marion Fountayne on 20, George Mann and Robert Rea on 19, Andy Reed on 18, Jayme Bryla on 17, Toby Brown on 16 and Gavin Devine on 15. The top team was the Queen’s Head squad Pete, Stacey, Nicky and Les with an impressive 24. Also on the leaderboard were Maura and Phil Parsons and Tom Savage with his ma on 21, Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 20, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 17.5 and Jack Elsom and Monica Greep on 17. Thanks to those of you who take part in the quiz each week. It started as a way of ensuring my journalism trainees were keeping up to date with the news and then it grew online. We haven’t missed a week since 2014. I hope you enjoy it and that it helps keep you sharp on a Friday night/Saturday morning. Have a great Christmas but keep an eye on what's going on. We will be here as usual next Friday. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. I look forward to receiving your scores.

A selection of today's front pages

1. The Hamas health ministry in Gaza said more than how many people had been killed since Israel began its retaliatory operation on October 7?
2. What is the name of the university in Prague where a 24-year-old student shot dead at least 14 people and injured another 25?
3. A junior doctors' strike, from Wednesday to Saturday, is part of a long-running dispute with the BMA demanding a pay rise of what per cent?
4. What did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say the Government was taking 'incredibly seriously’, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer say was a 'shocking disgrace from top to bottom’ and led Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf to call for the 'undemocratic' House of Lords to be scrapped?
5. Peter Bone, suspended as an MP over bullying and sexual misconduct claims, lost his seat after being removed by constituents in a recall petition, meaning a by-election will be held in which constituency next year?
6. The Government published its long-delayed guidance for England’s schools on what?
7. The Department for Education announced that secondary school pupils will be able to take a GCSE in what language from 2025?

8. The Office for National Statistics announced that the latest inflation figure for the UK is what per cent, making it the lowest for more than two years?
9. The Nuffield Trust think tank said which service had been cut back so much it was at the most perilous position in its 75-year history in England?
10. Oil giant BP announced it would pause what because of the 'deteriorating security situation’?
11. A judge at Manchester Crown Court ruled that the two teenagers who killed 16-year-old Brianna Ghey could be named … but not until when?
12. Christmas travel plans were disrupted as a storm named what battered the northern half of the UK?
13. After the High Court ruled that Prince Harry was the victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers and awarded him £140,600 in damages, who reacted by saying the royal wouldn't know the truth if it 'slapped him around his California tanned face’?
14. Which US state’s Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump could not run for president next year in the state because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot?
15. Who was ordered by a Washington DC court to pay $148.1million to two election workers after falsely accusing them of trying to steal the election in Georgia?
16. North Yorkshire businessman Colin Armstrong, 78, was rescued four days after being kidnapped by 15 armed men in which country?
17. Why was Bournemouth’s home fixture against Luton Town in the Premier League abandoned?

18. British teenager Alex Batty, who was missing for six years, was back in the care of his grandmother in which English town?

19. Broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen, 83, revealed she has joined what organisation?
20. Premier League side Nottingham Forest sacked manager Steve Cooper and replaced him with who?

21. Lioness goalkeeper Mary Earps was voted BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year but who was second and third? Half a point for each name.
22. The BBC axed which show, blaming inflation and dwindling ratings, which had been running for more than 50 years?
23. Why was 16-year-old Luke ’The Nuke’ Littler in the headlines?
24. A row erupted after 20-year-old Eve Gilles became the first contestant with what to win the 100-year-old Miss France contest?
25. During the final of Strictly Come Dancing, Olly Alexander announced he would be doing what next year?

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