Friday, 1 May 2026

Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Daily Mail trainee Joshua Haining who collected a scratchcard for his impressive 24. Janet Boyle, Tim Humphrey and George Mann all scored 21, Ellen Morris 20, Robert Rea 19 and Ian McCulloch 15. The top team was Phil, Maura, Lou and Joe also with 24. The Barnard Castle FOC with Bill, Carole, Trevor, Our Peter and Jackie scored 19 and the Broad Oak Boozers Thom, Tim and Craig 18. Here is this week’s newsquiz. 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. What is the name of the 31-year-old man who was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump?
2. The Donald Trump attack was the second time the Washington Hilton hotel has been the scene of an assassination attempt. Who was the other intended victim?
3. The US president and First Lady called for who to be sacked for 'inciting violence' after he called Melania an 'expectant widow’ in a TV comedy sketch?
4. King Charles's address to the US Congress prompted how many standing ovations?
5. King Charles, responding to Donald Trump’s remark that if it wasn’t for the US, European countries would be speaking German, said 'if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking __’. What is the missing language?
6. US President Donald Trump said he would remove all tariffs and restrictions on the import of what in honour of King Charles's State Visit?
7. After his four-day State Visit to the US, King Charles flew to which British overseas territory?
8. The UK terror threat was raised from ‘substantial' to what level for the first time since 2021 after two people were stabbed in Golders Green on Wednesday?
9. Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley accused who of spouting 'misinformed' rhetoric for sharing a post claiming two policemen were 'violently kicking’ the man accused of the Golders Green stabbings?
10. How many Labour MPs rebelled against the Government by voting in favour of an investigation into Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson?
11. Police raided three properties and made six arrests in which English town as part of an investigation into allegations of sex offences involving a religious group?
12. What is the name of the company that owns Premier Inn, Beefeater and Brewers Fayre which announced it was to cut about 3,800 jobs in the UK and Ireland?
13. Who has been referred to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner for not declaring a £5million gift from a donor before he became an MP?
14. Which company’s profits more than doubled to £2.4billion between January and March after an ‘exceptional' performance since the beginning of the Iran war?
15. James Holder, 54, found guilty of rape after a trial at Gloucester Crown Court, was the co-founder of which company?
16. Lord George Robertson, ex-Nato secretary general, urged the Government to introduce what for everyone from 16 to 70?
17. Which accessories store closed 154 shops in the UK and Ireland with more than 1,300 staff being notified of redundancy?
18. Who submitted three applications to trademark her voice and likeness, including an image of her wearing a sparkly bodysuit, after fake AI clips?
19. A Banksy statue, erected at night in central London, showed a man in a suit stepping off a plinth and blinded by what?
20. Tributes were paid after the death of Ted, a Patterdale Terrier mix, who found fame on which TV show?
21. London marathon winner Sabastian Sawe, who became the first person to complete a marathon in less than two hours, is from which country?
22. Which football club clinched a return to the English Football League, after a ten-year exile, with an equaliser in the 13th minute of stoppage time?
23. Millie Bright, OBE, who retired from football with immediate effect, won 88 caps for England and made a record 314 appearances for which club?
24. One hundred Italian cooks in London broke the world record for the longest what, using 50,000 ladyfinger biscuits and more than 3,000 eggs?
25. Retired IT analyst Roman Dubowski became the seventh person to win what?

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