James wins the newsquiz

I spent this week with 12 Mail trainees in Kensington. They had sessions with MailOnline publisher Danny Groom, editorial director Ben Bailey, Australian editor Felicity Hetherington, deputy news-editor Elly Blake, Femail editor Bridie Pearson-Jones, travel editor Ted Thornhill and Mary Omogbehin and Kyle Morgan from the managing editor’s office. The trainees analysed the news in detail, went through the stylebook and wrote intros and stories in style. The intro of the week was written by Ayaat Yassin-Kassab who won a scratch card. We finished the week, as always, with the newsquiz. The top scorer was James Carey with 17, ahead of Adam Pogrund on 15.5. The top online scorer in last week’s quiz was Janet Boyle with 20.5, ahead of Marion Fountayne on 19, George Mann on 18.5 and the Rev Leon on 17.5. The top teams were Our Peter and Jackie, Adam Batstone and the Tenby golfers and Maura Parsons with Alexandra and Libby who all scored 18, ahead of Waterworks drinkers Peter and Stacey on 16. Here is this week’s quiz. Give it a go and see if you can beat James's score.

Yesterday's front pages

1. The Government won the vote on the plan to restrict winter payments to pensioners with a majority of 128 - but how many Labour MPs did not vote?
2. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, emphasising that plans to rebuild the NHS did not just mean more money, said: 'We have to fix the __ before we turn on the __.’ What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
3. To the nearest 100, how many prisoners were set free on Tuesday as part of the Government’s early release programme?
4. Who was eliminated from the Tory leadership contest after receiving only 16 votes from colleagues?
5. As Keir Starmer met President Joe Biden in Washington, Vladimir Putin warned that what would put NATO 'at war' with Russia?
6. Russia revoked the accreditation of how many British diplomats who it accused of spying?
7. What is the name of the company founded by entrepreneur Charlie Mullins who put his £12million London penthouse on the market as he prepared to flee Britain for Spain ahead of a Labour tax raid?
8. Which former Republican US Vice-President said he would vote for Democrat Kamala Harris in the election, saying Donald Trump could ’never be trusted with power again’?
9. In the televised US presidential debate Donald Trump was stopped by the moderator after making a claim that Haitian immigrants were doing what?
10. Singer Taylor Swift endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris on Instagram and used what three words to sign off her message?
11. The bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace now cost how much each, according to figures revealed in response to a Freedom of Information request from Peta?
12. The video showing the Princess of Wales and her recovery from cancer was filmed in which English county?
13. What is the name of the piece of art worth £270,000, that was stolen from a London gallery by hooded thieves?
14. Sir Paul Marshall, a major investor in GB News, bought which magazine for £100million?
15. Why was American Jared Isaacman, 41, in the headlines?
16. Actor James Earl Jones, who died aged 93, was best known as the voice of which movie villain?
17. What was the name of the footballer who died age 86 who captained Liverpool 417 times in the 60s and 70s?
18. A bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with two corgis was unveiled to a mixed reception in which town ?
19. Rock musician Jon Bon Jovi helped to talk a distressed woman off the edge of a bridge in which American city?
20. The FA reportedly said it would not factor what into any decision as to whether Lee Carsley will be the next permanent head coach of England’s football team? 
21. England captain Harry Kane celebrated his 100th cap with two goals against Finland taking his tally to how many international goals?
22. Which programme won three trophies at the National Television Awards on Wednesday night?
23. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announced what in an Instagram post on Tuesday?
24. Team GB finished in what position in the Paralympics medal table?

Bonus: And for a bonus point, how many golds did they win?
25. King Charles couldn't contain his laughter as he was stormed by 'very healing' hugs from who at Buckingham Palace?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was the Rev Leon with 22, just ahead of Janet Boyle on 21, Tony Smith on 20, George Mann on 19 and Judith M on 17. The top teams were Bruce and Sarah Hayward, Maura and Phil Parsons and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe who all scored 19, just ahead of Our Peter and Jackie on 18. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. The chairman of the Grenfell Inquiry, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, said that the deaths of all the people in the fire were avoidable. How many people died?
2. The chairman of the Grenfell Inquiry read out a list of organisations to blame for the fire saying their responsibility was 'in most cases through incompetence but in some cases through __ and __,’ What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
3. The Government announced that what would be immediately scrapped from Ofsted inspections of schools in England?
4. Former Cabinet minister Priti Patel was the first to be knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest, receiving how many votes from Tory MPs?

5. Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch said her party needed to 'stop acting' like what in order win back power?
6. Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly gave a speech at the Old War office in London, in which he said he would use his contacts and reputation to 'resurrect that incredibly important partnership’ with who?
7. After Oasis fans complained about how tickets for the band's reunion tour were advertised, the Government said it would look into the use of ‘__ pricing’. What is the missing word?
8. Oasis announced they would play concerts next summer at Manchester's Heaton Park, London's Wembley Stadium and in which other three cities? Half point for two, one point for all three.
9. Children and a pregnant woman were among how many people who died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the French coast?
10. Ministers were reported to be considering sending UK prisoners to which country in an attempt to tackle the jail overcrowding crisis?
11. What is the name of the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator who President Emmanuel Macron named as the new French Prime Minister?
12. The Crime Survey for England and Wales reported a massive rise in what crime with 78,000 incidents up to March 2024, more than double the 31,000 in the same period to March 2023?
13. Israel said it had recovered the bodies of how many hostages, found in a tunnel in southern Gaza?
14. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu posted a thread on social media describing the British Government’s decision to do what as ’shameful’?
15. An unmarked mass grave containing the remains of 145 stillborn infants, 128 young children and 29 adults was discovered in a cemetery in which English town?
16. Which country’s anti-immigration party, AfD, celebrated a 'historic success’, giving the Far Right its first win in a state parliament election since World War Two?
17. A 14-year-old boy appeared in court charged with murder after an 80-year-old dog walker was allegedly kicked to death in Franklin Park, near which English city?
18. Dominique Pélicot, 71, and 50 other men are on trial in the French city of Avignon charged with what?
19. How old is the suspect who was arrested after two teachers and two pupils were shot dead and nine other people were injured at a high school in Georgia?
20. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was filmed dancing with DJ Fisher and which actress and presenter at a club in Ibiza?
21. Who was given a community order and £1,000 fine by Uxbridge magistrates for drunken and disorderly behaviour on a BA plane and threatening to knock a policeman’s teeth out?
22. Explorer and presenter Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the North Pole, succeeded Bear Grylls in what role?
23. Which guitarist posted on his website that he recently suffered a minor stroke, which left him unable to use his left arm?
24. According to 'a leaked PR proposal’ singer Taylor Swift and footballer Travis Kelce were planning to end their relationship on what date this month?
25. Which British athlete claimed her 19th Paralympic gold medal when she won the women’s cycling road race?

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