Friday 16 February 2024

It's newsquiz time!

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Chay Quinn and Johnny Jenkins both with a score of 23, ahead of George Mann on 21.5, Janet Boyle on 20.5, Jon Brady on 20 and Robert Rea on 16. The top team was Alicia Edwards and the Global Newsroom with a maximum score of 25, ahead of Red Lion drinkers Stacey, Peter, Kevin, Amanda, George, Nicky and Les on 23. Jack Elsom and Monica Greep scored 22, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 20, Maura and Phil Parsons 18.5 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward 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. 

Today's front pages

1. The swing from the Conservatives to Labour in which constituency’s by-election was the second biggest in any post-war election, overturning a majority of 18,000?
2. What is the name of the Rochdale by-election candidate who the Labour Party will no longer support because of his comments about Israel?
3. After the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: 'Having spent years in the slow lane, Rishi Sunak has now put our economy into reverse. This is Rishi’s __ and it is the British people who will pay the price.’ What is the missing word?
4. Despite the first monthly fall in food prices in more than two years, inflation remained unchanged in January at what per cent?
5. What is the name of the small border town in Gaza, where around 1.5 million civilians are living, which came under heavy Israeli air strikes?
6. Police were called to which Tory backbencher’s home after dozens of people, some holding Palestinian flags, were filmed gathering outside and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza?

7. Three people who wore and displayed images of what were found guilty of a terror offence and given a 12-month conditional discharge at Westminister magistrates court?
8. US presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would 'encourage' Russia to attack any Nato member that failed to do what?
9. Where was mother-of-two and radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan killed?
10. DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, died 'unexpectedly’. How old was he?
11. In a controversial revamp Harry and Meghan's website Archewell now automatically redirects people to __.com. What is the missing word?
12. In an interview with Good Morning America, Prince Harry said he had considered becoming what, adding ‘the thought has crossed my mind but not a high priority right now’?
13. The Times reported that the Home Office had a budget of about £30,000 to pay influencers on TikTok to do what?
14. According to the British Retail Consortium what hit a record high last year with 16.7 million incidents recorded?
15. Names for London's six Overground lines were revealed. They are the Mildmay line, the Weaver line, the Suffragette line, the Liberty line and which two others? Half a point for each.
16. Cosmetics chain The Body Shop, which collapsed into administration putting more than 2,200 jobs at risk, was founded in 1976 by which environmental campaigner?
17. Piran Ditta Khan, 75, appeared in court charged with murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005 when she had responded to a robbery at a travel agents in which city?
18. Retailers, including Sainsbury’s, warned that Britain could face shortages of what due to supply issues caused by Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea?
19. More than 100 people were told by a clinic, at Guy's Hospital in London, that what may have been damaged?
20. The High Court ruled which university had contributed to the death of a 20-year-old student who took her own life while suffering from a mental health condition?
21. What was watched by 123.4 million people in the US, making it the most viewed broadcast since the 1969 moon landing?
22. Which country won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title for the third time?
23. Sir Paul McCartney was reunited with what after 51 years?
24. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean appropriately announced their retirement from skating on a visit to which city?
25. Which presenters were unveiled as the new hosts of ITV’s This Morning, replacing Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Half a point for each name.

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