Friday, 6 November 2026

Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with an impressive 24, ahead of Janet Boyle on 22, Robert Rea and Alfie Sansom on 19 and Nick Turner on 18. The top team was the Barnard Castle FOC including Bill, Sue, Trevor, Carole, Our Peter and Jackie with a score of 22, ahead of Maura and Phil Parsons on 21. Oli, Vic, George, Nigel and Jenny scored 20, the Traitors party gang of Thom, Danny, George, Tim and Craig 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 17.5. 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 how you get on. 

Russell Brand dominates today's front pages

1. In the US mid-term elections which one of these states did the Democrats not win from the Republicans? a) South Carolina b) Texas c) Kansas d) California.
2. US Vice-President JD Vance, in a post on X, said that what was the reason for the Republicans' mid-term defeat?
3. Abdul El-Sayed, called a 'jihadist’ by President Donald Trump, became the first Muslim ever elected to the US Senate after winning in which state?
4. After the mid-term election results Donald Trump posted an image of a red baseball cap on Truth Social with what word on it?
5. Russell Brand was found guilty of how many of the seven charges he faced at Southwark Crown Court?
6. In a speech in Antigua, King Charles reminded the Commonwealth that which organisation led the way in ending the transatlantic slave trade?
7. King Charles, caught without an umbrella in torrential rain during a ceremony in Antigua, joked that his trousers were 'about to grow __’. What is the missing word?
8. The Court of Appeal ruled that the sentence given to Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak, 18, was unduly lenient and increased it to a minimum term of how long?
9. The Bank of England raised interest rates to what per cent, the first increase in more than three years?
10. A Learjet plane that crashed in Florida, killing all nine people on board, was travelling from Austin, Texas, to where?
11. A group called Fighters of the Male State, saying it was targeting a 'feminist regime' and wanting to 'make our mark on history’, claimed to be responsible for what?
12. Footballer Jesus de Miguel died from a cardiac arrest after a collision in a match between which two teams in the Spanish second tier? Half a point for each.
13. Theme park Alton Towers permanently closed which attraction with immediate effect?
14. George Madgwick, Reform UK’s leader on which county council, was charged with 35 offences including 12 of rape?
15. Which telecommunications company announced it was to shed thousands of jobs in an £800million cost-cutting drive aimed at tackling £22billion of debt?
16. A British doctor, who tested positive for what in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was flown back to London?
17. Buyers of which food were warned by the makers that they 'might notice that the sound may be quieter and not as instant as before’?
18. Italian chef Davide Tamburella was sacked from an Australian restaurant after refusing to do what because it was an ‘insult to his culture’?
19. Adventurer Karl Bushby completed a 28-year, 31,000-mile journey from South America, reuniting with his mother at her home in which city?
20. What was named word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary?
21. Kimi Antonelli, 20, became the youngest ever what?
22. Supermodel Heidi Klum dressed as what for her annual Halloween party in New York?
23. The I'm A Celebrity 2026 line-up was revealed but which of these was not included? a) Former footballer Wayne Rooney b) Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson c) Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson d) Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney
24. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who retired from playing for Portugal, holds the world record for most number of international goals. How many did he score?
a) 126 b) 136 c) 146 d) 156
25. Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian ‘Bash' Croft won Celebrity Traitors but who was the last Traitor to be banished?

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