1. 38
2. She was pregnant (with Prince Edward)
3. Spend
4. 91,000 (accept 90,000)
5. Motherland
6. Finland
7. Red paint
8. 100
9. 27
3. Spend
4. 91,000 (accept 90,000)
5. Motherland
6. Finland
7. Red paint
8. 100
9. 27
10. Al Jazeera
11. Lord Sugar
12. A chipolata
13. Sri Lanka
14. Monkeypox
15. Apple
16. Being made a Dame by the Queen
17. Cover their faces in public
18. Bald
19. FIFA
20. The Sweeny, Minder and New Tricks
21. Blue
22. Borussia Dortmund
23. Paul Heaton (ex-Housemartins and Beautiful South)
11. Lord Sugar
12. A chipolata
13. Sri Lanka
14. Monkeypox
15. Apple
16. Being made a Dame by the Queen
17. Cover their faces in public
18. Bald
19. FIFA
20. The Sweeny, Minder and New Tricks
21. Blue
22. Borussia Dortmund
23. Paul Heaton (ex-Housemartins and Beautiful South)
24. Dr Who
25. The silent dance by Strictly Come Dancing duo Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni PerniceFriday May 6 newsquiz answers
1. Wandsworth
2. Dilyn (his dog)
3. Rode buses around London
4. 2009
5. Buy value brands
6. Finest hour
7. Adolf Hitler
8. Ed Sheeran
9. Dominator
10. Durham
11. BP
12. McColl's
13. Roe v Wade
14. A priest
15. Michelle Mone
16. Liverpool and Rangers
17. Two and a half years
18. Cinderella
19. The shirt worn by Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup
20. Dave Chappelle
21. Three Lions
22. Seven
23. Host of Countdown
24. Dolly Parton
2. Dilyn (his dog)
3. Rode buses around London
4. 2009
5. Buy value brands
6. Finest hour
7. Adolf Hitler
8. Ed Sheeran
9. Dominator
10. Durham
11. BP
12. McColl's
13. Roe v Wade
14. A priest
15. Michelle Mone
16. Liverpool and Rangers
17. Two and a half years
18. Cinderella
19. The shirt worn by Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup
20. Dave Chappelle
21. Three Lions
22. Seven
23. Host of Countdown
24. Dolly Parton
25. MasterChef 2022 champion
Friday April 29 newsquiz answers
1. Watched porn on his mobile phone
2. Sharon Stone
2. Sharon Stone
3. Keep them in their pockets
4. 15,000
5. For visiting Russia before visiting Ukraine
6. Discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes
7. The Passport Office
8. Shortage of HRT
9. Left notes on empty civil servants desks, saying 'sorry you were out when I visited’
10. Bullying (a former member of staff)
11. 97 per cent
12. Marriage
13. Reducing MOTs to every two years
14. Jacques Chirac
15. Bermondsey (accept Southwark)
16. Burnley
17. DJ Tim Westwood
18. Oldham Athletic
19. Ben Stokes
25. James Corden who is leaving The Late Late Show4. 15,000
5. For visiting Russia before visiting Ukraine
6. Discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes
7. The Passport Office
8. Shortage of HRT
9. Left notes on empty civil servants desks, saying 'sorry you were out when I visited’
10. Bullying (a former member of staff)
11. 97 per cent
12. Marriage
13. Reducing MOTs to every two years
14. Jacques Chirac
15. Bermondsey (accept Southwark)
16. Burnley
17. DJ Tim Westwood
18. Oldham Athletic
19. Ben Stokes
20. Talk TV
21. Quit Twitter (following the takeover by Elon Musk)
22. 119
23. Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton
24. France
21. Quit Twitter (following the takeover by Elon Musk)
22. 119
23. Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton
24. France
Friday April 22 newsquiz answers
1. Gig
2. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and former Government aide Allegra Stratton
3. Parking and speeding tickets
4. Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
5. Jacob Rees-Mogg (the minister for Government efficiency)
6. Donbas
7. Crocodile
8. Satan II
9. They are British fighters captured by Russian forces who were paraded on state television
10. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (promoting the Great British Rail Sale)
11. Pegasus
2. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and former Government aide Allegra Stratton
3. Parking and speeding tickets
4. Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
5. Jacob Rees-Mogg (the minister for Government efficiency)
6. Donbas
7. Crocodile
8. Satan II
9. They are British fighters captured by Russian forces who were paraded on state television
10. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (promoting the Great British Rail Sale)
11. Pegasus
12. Seventh (Ronaldo’s shirt number)
13. Protected
14. Hepatitis
15. A watch
16. Netflix
17. Sir Bradley Wiggins
18. A cardboard model of Grenfell Tower burning on a bonfire
19. Sweden
20. Ajax
21. Chelsea Football Club
22. The Queen, to mark her 96th birthday (they are white ponies)
23. Yoghurt
24. Liam Gallagher (former Oasis frontman)
25. Trees13. Protected
14. Hepatitis
15. A watch
16. Netflix
17. Sir Bradley Wiggins
18. A cardboard model of Grenfell Tower burning on a bonfire
19. Sweden
20. Ajax
21. Chelsea Football Club
22. The Queen, to mark her 96th birthday (they are white ponies)
23. Yoghurt
24. Liam Gallagher (former Oasis frontman)
Good Friday April 15 newsquiz answers
1. £50
2. Ten
3. David Wolfson
4. The plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
5. A (ceramic) rooster/cockerel
6. The railway station
7. The Moskva
8. Throat
9. He was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy
10. Brock
17. Matt Le Tissier (Southampton)
1. 5p
2. 6.2 per cent
3. Illusionist
4. The 1950s
5. The UK's Brexit vote
6. 10,000 (9,861)
7. Ben Wallace (Defence Secretary) and Priti Patel (Home Secretary)
8. Yellow (the cosmonauts wore yellow space suits with a blue trim)
9. Former Prime Minister David Cameron drove their van with supplies for Ukrainian refugees to Poland
10. David Beckham’s
11. Michael Gove
12. Belgium
13. Blackpool
14. Five
15. Peter Hebblethwaite
16. 132
17. Jamaica
18. Barn
19. Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, 85
20. The GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
21. Kiwi fruit
22. World tennis number one Ash Barty
23. North Macedonia
24. BBC’s The Apprentice
25. Birmingham
2. Ten
3. David Wolfson
4. The plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
5. A (ceramic) rooster/cockerel
6. The railway station
7. The Moskva
8. Throat
9. He was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy
10. Brock
11. Malaysia
12. The Beatles
13. Boris Becker (three-time Wimbledon champion)
14. He was charged with shooting ten people on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York
15. 18 minutes
16. Pliers
17. Durban
18. Imran Khan (former prime minister of Pakistan)
13. Boris Becker (three-time Wimbledon champion)
14. He was charged with shooting ten people on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York
15. 18 minutes
16. Pliers
17. Durban
18. Imran Khan (former prime minister of Pakistan)
19. b) 4.6 per cent
20. Phone (after hitting his old one out of his hand)
21. Ten
22. Twitter
23. Joe Root (as England cricket captain)
24. Noble Yeats
20. Phone (after hitting his old one out of his hand)
21. Ten
22. Twitter
23. Joe Root (as England cricket captain)
24. Noble Yeats
25. Ed Sheeran
Friday April 8 newsquiz answers
1. Bucha
2. VPN (virtual private network)
3. John Legend
4. Infosys
2. VPN (virtual private network)
3. John Legend
4. Infosys
5. Smear
6. David Warburton
7. Manchester
8. Safe To Be Me
9. Biological
10. Australia's Blue Mountains
11. Jimmy Savile
12. Eight
13. He was found guilty of stabbing his neighbour to death over a parking row in Gloucestershire
14. The proposed privatisation of Channel 4
7. Manchester
8. Safe To Be Me
9. Biological
10. Australia's Blue Mountains
11. Jimmy Savile
12. Eight
13. He was found guilty of stabbing his neighbour to death over a parking row in Gloucestershire
14. The proposed privatisation of Channel 4
15. Less than half their height
16. The Netherlands (accept Holland)17. Matt Le Tissier (Southampton)
18. Kinder (accept Ferrero)
19. Archetype
20. 95
21. 12
20. 95
21. 12
22. 71
23. Brooklyn Beckham
24. Pink Floyd
25. Richard Osman
Friday April 1 newsquiz answers
1. Roman Abramovich
2. JK Rowling
3. Remain in power
4. Zurich Insurance
5. 54 per cent
6. MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis
2. JK Rowling
3. Remain in power
4. Zurich Insurance
5. 54 per cent
6. MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis
7. Free parking for hospital staff
8. Twenty
9. Jamie Wallis
10. Green (Edinburgh Green)
11. GI Jane 2
12. Chancellor Rishi Sunak (over the backlash his wife received over owning shares in a Russian tech company)
13. Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
14. David and Victoria Beckham
15. Bogota (Columbia)
16. Live Forever
17. The Pride of Kent
18. Because transgender cyclist Emily Bridges, who was competing, was still registered as a man
19. Just Stop Oil
20. Ukraine, Costa Rica, New Zealand, UAE, Australia and Peru
21.The Dam Busters March
22. Shane Warne’s memorial service at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
23. Aphasia
24. Children Of Deaf Adults
8. Twenty
9. Jamie Wallis
10. Green (Edinburgh Green)
11. GI Jane 2
12. Chancellor Rishi Sunak (over the backlash his wife received over owning shares in a Russian tech company)
13. Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
14. David and Victoria Beckham
15. Bogota (Columbia)
16. Live Forever
17. The Pride of Kent
18. Because transgender cyclist Emily Bridges, who was competing, was still registered as a man
19. Just Stop Oil
20. Ukraine, Costa Rica, New Zealand, UAE, Australia and Peru
21.The Dam Busters March
22. Shane Warne’s memorial service at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
23. Aphasia
24. Children Of Deaf Adults
25. Dancing On Ice
Friday March 25 newsquiz answers
2. 6.2 per cent
3. Illusionist
4. The 1950s
5. The UK's Brexit vote
6. 10,000 (9,861)
7. Ben Wallace (Defence Secretary) and Priti Patel (Home Secretary)
8. Yellow (the cosmonauts wore yellow space suits with a blue trim)
9. Former Prime Minister David Cameron drove their van with supplies for Ukrainian refugees to Poland
10. David Beckham’s
11. Michael Gove
12. Belgium
13. Blackpool
14. Five
15. Peter Hebblethwaite
16. 132
17. Jamaica
18. Barn
19. Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, 85
20. The GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
21. Kiwi fruit
22. World tennis number one Ash Barty
23. North Macedonia
24. BBC’s The Apprentice
25. Birmingham
Friday March 18 newsquiz answers
1. £350
2. Midge
3. Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic
4. They were all journalists who were killed in Ukraine
5. A war criminal
6. £213 or 30,000 roubles (accept £210)
7. Tel Aviv, Israel
8. £400million
9. RAF Brize Norton
10. 81
11. 800
12. Pride of Hull
13. Japan
14. 0.75 per cent (from 0.5per cent)
15. William Hurt
16. Larbalestier
17. Singer Rod Stewart
18. To The Manor Born
19. Kanye West
20. Men’s suits
21. The Netherlands (The Hague for the Invictus Games)
22. £5,000
2. Midge
3. Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic
4. They were all journalists who were killed in Ukraine
5. A war criminal
6. £213 or 30,000 roubles (accept £210)
7. Tel Aviv, Israel
8. £400million
9. RAF Brize Norton
10. 81
11. 800
12. Pride of Hull
13. Japan
14. 0.75 per cent (from 0.5per cent)
15. William Hurt
16. Larbalestier
17. Singer Rod Stewart
18. To The Manor Born
19. Kanye West
20. Men’s suits
21. The Netherlands (The Hague for the Invictus Games)
22. £5,000
23. Tottenham Hotspur
24. Witches
24. Witches
25. The Power Of The Dog
Friday March 11 newsquiz answers
1. Forests and fields
2. A hospital (with maternity and children's wards)
3. c) Receive TV broadcasting revenues
4. A visa application centre in Calais
5. Poland
6. 850
7. Let It Go (from Frozen)
8. The letter Z (in support of the invasion of Ukraine)
9. They got married in combat fatigues on the Ukrainian frontline
10. Andy Murray
11. Justin Trudeau (Canada)
12. Working for former Speaker John Bercow
13. Rapper Dizzee Rascal (Dylan Mills)
14. Endurance
15. Lynda Baron
16. Lincolnshire
17. Ben Nevis
18. The Philippines
19. Evri
2. A hospital (with maternity and children's wards)
3. c) Receive TV broadcasting revenues
4. A visa application centre in Calais
5. Poland
6. 850
7. Let It Go (from Frozen)
8. The letter Z (in support of the invasion of Ukraine)
9. They got married in combat fatigues on the Ukrainian frontline
10. Andy Murray
11. Justin Trudeau (Canada)
12. Working for former Speaker John Bercow
13. Rapper Dizzee Rascal (Dylan Mills)
14. Endurance
15. Lynda Baron
16. Lincolnshire
17. Ben Nevis
18. The Philippines
19. Evri
20. For singing Roman Abramovich's name during a minute's applause for Ukraine
21. Liz Hurley (actress and model)
22. Reversing his lorry into the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin
25. Sam Ryder21. Liz Hurley (actress and model)
22. Reversing his lorry into the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin
23. Witchcraft
24. Shape Of You
Friday March 4 newsquiz answers
1. Kherson
Friday February 18 newsquiz answers
2. North Korea, Eritrea, Syria
3. French president Emmanuel Macron
4. Snake (Zmiinyi) Island
5. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
6. Nuclear plant
7. The Wagner Group
8. The banning of Russian athletes from the winter paralympics and of Russian football teams from all competitions including the World Cup
9. A tennis player (who was once ranked 31 in the world)
10. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
11. Helping victims of the war in Ukraine
12. Comparethemarket (featuring Russian meerkat Aleksandr Orlov)
13. Rail, Maritime and Transport (union)
14. The Birmingham Erdington by-election (for Labour)
15. £2,212
16. Guidelines
17. British Airways
18. Former defence secretary and education secretary Gavin Williamson
3. French president Emmanuel Macron
4. Snake (Zmiinyi) Island
5. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
6. Nuclear plant
7. The Wagner Group
8. The banning of Russian athletes from the winter paralympics and of Russian football teams from all competitions including the World Cup
9. A tennis player (who was once ranked 31 in the world)
10. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
11. Helping victims of the war in Ukraine
12. Comparethemarket (featuring Russian meerkat Aleksandr Orlov)
13. Rail, Maritime and Transport (union)
14. The Birmingham Erdington by-election (for Labour)
15. £2,212
16. Guidelines
17. British Airways
18. Former defence secretary and education secretary Gavin Williamson
19. Rules on wearing masks on some flights
20. Bet365
20. Bet365
21. Southend
22. Rodney Marsh
23. 21
22. Rodney Marsh
23. 21
24. Never knowingly undersold
25. Sir Paul McCartney
Friday February 25 newsquiz answers
1. Donetsk and Luhansk
2. Five
3. Nord Stream 2
4. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant
5. Russian airline Aeroflot
4. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant
5. Russian airline Aeroflot
6. Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich
7. Paris
7. Paris
8. Tonto
9. b) The end of free symptomatic and asymptomatic tests (will happen on April 1)
10. The Severn
11. Apple
12. Norway
13. Eve Muirhead
14. Maths and English
15. Caesarean sections
16. England and Manchester City footballer Phil Foden
17. The Captain Tom Foundation
18. Emma Raducanu (tennis player)
19. On The Buses
20. TV personality Brenda Edwards (for her son Jamal, the music entrepreneur, who died aged 31)
21. A Whiter Shade of Pale
22. M*A*S*H
23. Emily Maitlis
24. Lego (foundation)
9. b) The end of free symptomatic and asymptomatic tests (will happen on April 1)
10. The Severn
11. Apple
12. Norway
13. Eve Muirhead
14. Maths and English
15. Caesarean sections
16. England and Manchester City footballer Phil Foden
17. The Captain Tom Foundation
18. Emma Raducanu (tennis player)
19. On The Buses
20. TV personality Brenda Edwards (for her son Jamal, the music entrepreneur, who died aged 31)
21. A Whiter Shade of Pale
22. M*A*S*H
23. Emily Maitlis
24. Lego (foundation)
25. George Ezra
1. South West (including parts of Wales) and South East
2. 122mph
3. Go to the coast to take dramatic photographs
4. The 02 Arena
5. 190,000
6. Normal
7. Saudi Arabia
8. York (Central)
9. Move
10. 736
11. Lassa fever
12. Nick Clegg
13. Sydney
14. Thirteen people were injured when a floor collapsed
15. Freedom Convoy
16. Barry Manilow
17. Meat (offering only vegetarian dinners asking parent to avoid meat in pack lunches)
18. Allegations that he exposed himself in his garden
19. For not cashing compensation cheques for trillions of pounds sent in error
20. Curling (men’s)
21. Her grandfather
22. Chelsea
23. c) Drake
24. Swindon Town
25. Panda and Mushroom
2. 122mph
3. Go to the coast to take dramatic photographs
4. The 02 Arena
5. 190,000
6. Normal
7. Saudi Arabia
8. York (Central)
9. Move
10. 736
11. Lassa fever
12. Nick Clegg
13. Sydney
14. Thirteen people were injured when a floor collapsed
15. Freedom Convoy
16. Barry Manilow
17. Meat (offering only vegetarian dinners asking parent to avoid meat in pack lunches)
18. Allegations that he exposed himself in his garden
19. For not cashing compensation cheques for trillions of pounds sent in error
20. Curling (men’s)
21. Her grandfather
22. Chelsea
23. c) Drake
24. Swindon Town
25. Panda and Mushroom
Friday February 11 newsquiz answers
1. 50
2. Panzer (half a mark for tank)
3. Steven Barclay
4. I Will Survive (by Gloria Gaynor)
5. Gillian Keegan (health minister)
6. Lord (Michael) Ashcroft
7. Shifty
8. 6.1 million (accept 6 million)
9. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (on her visit to Moscow)
10. BP
11. Metropolitan Police Commissioner (replacing Cressida Dick)
12. Five
13. Queen Consort
14. For kicking and slapping his cat
15. The Sun
16. University Challenge
17. Greggs Bakery
18. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people (accept any one)
19. Women’s skeleton
20. Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
21. Owl
22. A dress code that said women had to wear 'sexy' clothing
23. Sting
24. Songwriter of the year
25. Neighbours (as part of the campaign to save it from ending)
2. Panzer (half a mark for tank)
3. Steven Barclay
4. I Will Survive (by Gloria Gaynor)
5. Gillian Keegan (health minister)
6. Lord (Michael) Ashcroft
7. Shifty
8. 6.1 million (accept 6 million)
9. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (on her visit to Moscow)
10. BP
11. Metropolitan Police Commissioner (replacing Cressida Dick)
12. Five
13. Queen Consort
14. For kicking and slapping his cat
15. The Sun
16. University Challenge
17. Greggs Bakery
18. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people (accept any one)
19. Women’s skeleton
20. Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
21. Owl
22. A dress code that said women had to wear 'sexy' clothing
23. Sting
24. Songwriter of the year
25. Neighbours (as part of the campaign to save it from ending)
Friday February 4 newsquiz answers
1. 12
2. Ian Blackford (SNP leader in the Commons)
3. Fool
4. He didn't think the rules applied to Number 10
5. Journalists
6. Munira Murza
7. b) Nadine Dorries
8. The Sunday Times
9. £693 (55 per cent)
10. Humanitarian and military
11. Checks at the Irish Sea border
12. Paul Givan
13. Malik and Corrie
14. Shirts with Mason Greenwood’s name on (he was arrested on suspicion of rape)
15. Over the signing of a player (David Goodwillie) who was ruled to be a rapist by a civil court
16. Burglars
17. The Holocaust (Nazi genocide of the Jews)
18. Cyprus
19. A ban on players having a heart defibrillator (ICD) fitted
20. The unmasked contestant was revealed to be Rudy Giuliani former New York mayor and Donald Trump’s controversial attorney
21. Norway
22. EastEnders
2. Ian Blackford (SNP leader in the Commons)
3. Fool
4. He didn't think the rules applied to Number 10
5. Journalists
6. Munira Murza
7. b) Nadine Dorries
8. The Sunday Times
9. £693 (55 per cent)
10. Humanitarian and military
11. Checks at the Irish Sea border
12. Paul Givan
13. Malik and Corrie
14. Shirts with Mason Greenwood’s name on (he was arrested on suspicion of rape)
15. Over the signing of a player (David Goodwillie) who was ruled to be a rapist by a civil court
16. Burglars
17. The Holocaust (Nazi genocide of the Jews)
18. Cyprus
19. A ban on players having a heart defibrillator (ICD) fitted
20. The unmasked contestant was revealed to be Rudy Giuliani former New York mayor and Donald Trump’s controversial attorney
21. Norway
22. EastEnders
23. The New York Times
24. At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing (they are the official mascots)
25. Stephen Mulhern24. At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing (they are the official mascots)
Friday January 28 newsquiz answers
1. June 19 (2020)
2. Cake
3. Minimal
4. Joe Lycett
5. Using a private government jet for her trip to Australia (costing around £500,000)
6. Lord Theodore Agnew
7. Evacuate animals and staff from Afghanistan
8. c) Compulsory covid tests for fully-vaccinated passengers arriving in the UK
2. Cake
3. Minimal
4. Joe Lycett
5. Using a private government jet for her trip to Australia (costing around £500,000)
6. Lord Theodore Agnew
7. Evacuate animals and staff from Afghanistan
8. c) Compulsory covid tests for fully-vaccinated passengers arriving in the UK
9. A member of Nato
10. Trial by jury
11. Comoros
12. Child-free
13. Athens
14. Barry Cryer who died age 86
15. Maida Vale
16. Watford
17. Professor Sir Chris Whitty
18. Twenty-one
19. 72 years
20. Barnard Castle
10. Trial by jury
11. Comoros
12. Child-free
13. Athens
14. Barry Cryer who died age 86
15. Maida Vale
16. Watford
17. Professor Sir Chris Whitty
18. Twenty-one
19. 72 years
20. Barnard Castle
21. Rugby Union
22. Elton John
23. Snow White
24. Damon Albarn (Blur frontman)
25. Neil Young22. Elton John
23. Snow White
24. Damon Albarn (Blur frontman)
Friday January 21 newsquiz answers
1. Red Meat
2. Defect to the Labour Party
3. William Wragg
4. 54
5. Neville Chamberlain
6. Melton Mowbray (home of the pork pie)
7. Nobody
8. 5.4 per cent
9. £159
10. Tonga
2. Defect to the Labour Party
3. William Wragg
4. 54
5. Neville Chamberlain
6. Melton Mowbray (home of the pork pie)
7. Nobody
8. 5.4 per cent
9. £159
10. Tonga
11. Babes In The Wood
12. Pay for police protection when in the UK
13. Cuddly toys (including teddy bears) on his bed
14. Blackburn
15. Ukraine
16. A year
17. BT (for broadband and phone costs)
18. French Open
19. Ski-ing (she was hit by skier while she was on a lesson)
20. Four-day weeks
21. Anne Frank (the 15-year-old Jewish diarist who died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945)
13. Cuddly toys (including teddy bears) on his bed
14. Blackburn
15. Ukraine
16. A year
17. BT (for broadband and phone costs)
18. French Open
19. Ski-ing (she was hit by skier while she was on a lesson)
20. Four-day weeks
21. Anne Frank (the 15-year-old Jewish diarist who died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945)
22. Meat Loaf and Bat Out Of Hell
23. God Save The Queen
24. Caesars Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas
23. God Save The Queen
24. Caesars Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas
25. The Apprentice (TV show)
Friday January 14 newsquiz answers
1. A work event
2. May 20
3. Pathetic spectacle
4. Martin Reynolds
5. A family member had tested positive for Covid
6. Douglas Ross (Scottish Tory leader)
7. The Sun
8. Patronages
9. Sarah Ferguson (wife of Prince Andrew) and Princess Diana
10. MI5 issued warning that she was a Chinese agent trying to interfere in UK politics
11. Spain
12. Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam (deputy chief medical officer)
13. Harriet Harman
14. New York
15. Lilies Of The Field
16. Award contracts for personal protective equipment (to two companies who had preferential treatment)
17. As part of its energy saving advice (to stay warm)
18. Singer Sinead O'Connor
2. May 20
3. Pathetic spectacle
4. Martin Reynolds
5. A family member had tested positive for Covid
6. Douglas Ross (Scottish Tory leader)
7. The Sun
8. Patronages
9. Sarah Ferguson (wife of Prince Andrew) and Princess Diana
10. MI5 issued warning that she was a Chinese agent trying to interfere in UK politics
11. Spain
12. Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam (deputy chief medical officer)
13. Harriet Harman
14. New York
15. Lilies Of The Field
16. Award contracts for personal protective equipment (to two companies who had preferential treatment)
17. As part of its energy saving advice (to stay warm)
18. Singer Sinead O'Connor
19. A pig’s heart (transplant)
20. They are onions that don’t cause tears when chopped
21. Midget gems (to mini gems)
22. Play music that was recorded more than 18 months ago
23. The Ronettes
24. 81st
25. Mick Carter20. They are onions that don’t cause tears when chopped
21. Midget gems (to mini gems)
22. Play music that was recorded more than 18 months ago
23. The Ronettes
24. 81st
Friday January 7 newsquiz answers
1. Ride
2. Piss-off (the anti-vaxxers)
3. The legality of the Iraq war
4. Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
5. A juror saying he used his experience of being sexually abused to influence other jurors
6. A Swiss ski chalet
7. Tennis player Novak Djokovic being denied entry to Australia
8. Tony Blair to receive a knighthood
9. Criminal damage (to a statue of Edward Colston)
10. Apple
11. Bird flu (avian flu) victim
12. Keeping pets (instead of having children)
13. Breastfeeding
14. £1
15. South Africa
16. An honour from the Queen (the British Empire Medal for raising £150,000 for charity)
17. Betty White
18. Kazakhstan
3. The legality of the Iraq war
4. Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
5. A juror saying he used his experience of being sexually abused to influence other jurors
6. A Swiss ski chalet
7. Tennis player Novak Djokovic being denied entry to Australia
8. Tony Blair to receive a knighthood
9. Criminal damage (to a statue of Edward Colston)
10. Apple
11. Bird flu (avian flu) victim
12. Keeping pets (instead of having children)
13. Breastfeeding
14. £1
15. South Africa
16. An honour from the Queen (the British Empire Medal for raising £150,000 for charity)
17. Betty White
18. Kazakhstan
19. Complete a solo expedition across Antarctica
20. Blackberry
21. Nirvana (who used a naked baby picture of him on their album Nevermind)
22. Madonna and Guy Ritchie (Rocco Ritchie)
23. Golda Meir (who she said should have been played by someone Jewish)
24. Snakebite
25. A chandelier20. Blackberry
21. Nirvana (who used a naked baby picture of him on their album Nevermind)
22. Madonna and Guy Ritchie (Rocco Ritchie)
23. Golda Meir (who she said should have been played by someone Jewish)
24. Snakebite
Friday December 31 newsquiz answers
1. Five
2. Sweat
3. 90 per cent
4. Travelling to England for Hogmanay celebrations
5. Milton Keynes
4. Travelling to England for Hogmanay celebrations
5. Milton Keynes
6. Eight
7. Victoria
8. Twinkle
9. A crossbow
10. Rainbow Nation
11. Four times
10. Rainbow Nation
11. Four times
12. Merseyside Police
13. Janice Long
13. Janice Long
14. £1,200
15. Ray Illingworth
15. Ray Illingworth
16. Stand News
17. Santander
18. The transgender community
19. 30
20. 68
21. Touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug
22. Candle In The Wind (Goodbye England’s Rose) by Elton John
23. The James Webbe telescope
24. A grey squirrel
20. 68
21. Touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug
22. Candle In The Wind (Goodbye England’s Rose) by Elton John
23. The James Webbe telescope
24. A grey squirrel
25. Spider-Man: No Way Home
Friday December 24 newsquiz answers
1. 100,000
2. Seven
Friday November 19 newsquiz answers
2. Seven
3. Imperial College London
4. Leading the inquiry into Downing Street lockdown parties (after it emerged an event was held in his own office)
5. Getting vaccinated
6. Work
7. Brexit minister Lord Frost
8. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries
9. Princess Anne's husband Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence
10. Tory MP Sir David Amess
11. United Arab Emirates
11. United Arab Emirates
12. Louise Minchin
13. A bathtub
14. 60
15. Sex And The City
16. Il Divo
17. Brigitte Macron (French first lady)
17. Brigitte Macron (French first lady)
18. Truly Scrumptious
19. US gymnast Simone Biles
20. Dogs
21. 150
22. Boris
23. Holby City
24. Jon Snow, who left Channel 4 News after 32 years
25. Spotty
Friday December 17 newsquiz answers
1. Helen Morgan
2. 99
3. Both barrels
4. Shaun Bailey
5. Windsor Castle
2. 99
3. Both barrels
4. Shaun Bailey
5. Windsor Castle
6. California
7. c) Second-home owners who are triple vaccinated
8. 0.25 per cent
9. Eight
10. Kentucky
11. Baltic
12. NatWest
13. Anne Sacoolas (the US citizen who had diplomatic immunity following the death of Harry Dunn)
14. Sutton
15. Priory Clinic
16. His health (he was taken to hospital on October 30 after experiencing 'chest discomfort’ during a game)
17. The Monkees
18. Paralympic cyclist Dame Sarah Storey
19. Iris, Charlotte
20. Abu Dhabi
8. 0.25 per cent
9. Eight
10. Kentucky
11. Baltic
12. NatWest
13. Anne Sacoolas (the US citizen who had diplomatic immunity following the death of Harry Dunn)
14. Sutton
15. Priory Clinic
16. His health (he was taken to hospital on October 30 after experiencing 'chest discomfort’ during a game)
17. The Monkees
18. Paralympic cyclist Dame Sarah Storey
19. Iris, Charlotte
20. Abu Dhabi
21. Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jack Brabham
22. Bottles of gin that light up
23. Elon Musk
24. The Champions League draw
22. Bottles of gin that light up
23. Elon Musk
24. The Champions League draw
25. Simon Gregson (Coronation Street)
Friday December 10 newsquiz answers
1. Ed Oldfield
2. Cheese and wine
3. Ant and Dec
4. The Cop26 climate summit
5. Gavin Williamson (at the time Education Secretary)
6. c) pubs
7. Theresa May (former Prime Minister)
8. The refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat
9. The Foreign Office's handling of the Afghan evacuation after the Taliban seized Kabul
10. The Beijing Winter Olympics in February
11. Misconduct in public office
12. Stour
13. In tribute to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes (who was six and a Birmingham City fan)
13. In tribute to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes (who was six and a Birmingham City fan)
14. Bob Dole
15. Cigarettes
16. Durham
17. Olaf Scholz
18. On Zoom
19. Be dismissed with the first ball in an Ashes series
20. Bronski Beat (Steve Bronski)
21. The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square (councillors in Oslo decided against sending a replacement)
22. The 'crying laughing' face
23. Quit jobs 'that didn’t bring them joy'
24. The Best (or Simply The Best) by Tina Turner
25. Frankie Bridge
Friday December 3 newsquiz answers
1. Fifteenth
2. That Downing Street hosted boozy parties in the run-up to last Christmas
3. Under the mistletoe
4. Germany
5. Yvette Cooper
6. Moderna
7. Solihull
8. 29 years
2. That Downing Street hosted boozy parties in the run-up to last Christmas
3. Under the mistletoe
4. Germany
5. Yvette Cooper
6. Moderna
7. Solihull
8. 29 years
9. Old Bexley and Sidcup
10. Falling trees
11. Tan Hill Inn (North Yorkshire)
12. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock
13. West Side Story
14. Mail On Sunday
15. Late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's (at his Palm Beach mansion)
16. Shepherd's pie
17. Parkinson’s
18. Twitter
19. Formula 1’s Frank Williams who died aged 79
20. Selfridges
21. Queen Elizabeth II (as Barbados became a republic)
22. Scoring 800 goals
23. Latvia
24. Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John
25. Three
10. Falling trees
11. Tan Hill Inn (North Yorkshire)
12. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock
13. West Side Story
14. Mail On Sunday
15. Late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's (at his Palm Beach mansion)
16. Shepherd's pie
17. Parkinson’s
18. Twitter
19. Formula 1’s Frank Williams who died aged 79
20. Selfridges
21. Queen Elizabeth II (as Barbados became a republic)
22. Scoring 800 goals
23. Latvia
24. Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John
25. Three
Friday November 26 newsquiz answers
1. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
2. Peppa Pig World
3. Botswana
4. 27
5. Priti Patel (Home Secretary)
6. Plymouth
7. Harper’s Law (after PC Andrew Harper, who was killed responding to a burglary)
8. HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)
9. Rotterdam
10. Arwen
11. Somerset (Norton Fitzwarren)
12. Stella Creasy
13. Wisconsin
14. The Princes and the Press
15. Pope Francis
16. Sheffield United
17. British student Meredith Kercher
18. North Macedonia
19. Watford
20. Homer's Iliad
21. Male and Female artist (as the awards go gender-neutral)
22. Madonna (after Instagram took down explicit photos from her account)
23. Covid bubble
24. A Mad Hatter's Tea Party
25. Her inspirational school teacher (Miss McDonald)
2. Peppa Pig World
3. Botswana
4. 27
5. Priti Patel (Home Secretary)
6. Plymouth
7. Harper’s Law (after PC Andrew Harper, who was killed responding to a burglary)
8. HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)
9. Rotterdam
10. Arwen
11. Somerset (Norton Fitzwarren)
12. Stella Creasy
13. Wisconsin
14. The Princes and the Press
15. Pope Francis
16. Sheffield United
17. British student Meredith Kercher
18. North Macedonia
19. Watford
20. Homer's Iliad
21. Male and Female artist (as the awards go gender-neutral)
22. Madonna (after Instagram took down explicit photos from her account)
23. Covid bubble
24. A Mad Hatter's Tea Party
25. Her inspirational school teacher (Miss McDonald)
1. Coward
2. Ask questions (about Labour leader Keir Starmer as he was there to answer them)
3. Out and down (phase down instead of phase out)
4. Leeds
5. Red wine
6. Former England captain Michael Vaughan
7. David Perry
8. Severe
9. Caroline Nokes
10. Amazon
11. His statement to the judge which said he would 'go and block the motorway at the earliest opportunity’
12. HMS Queen Elizabeth
13. Austria
14. Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy
15. PC Yvonne Fletcher
16. Poland and Belarus
17. The Capitol riot
18. Handcuffs
19. b) Phil Foden
20. Touch their phone while at the wheel
21. Italy
22. Ellen DeGeneres
23. Sir Winston Churchill and JK Rowling
24. Craig Revel Horwood on the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel
25. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
1. One minute to midnight
2. 5-1
3. Statesmanship
4. The atrocities in Nazi Germany
5. Sir David Attenborough
6. There was no wheelchair access
7. Cruel
8. North Shropshire
9. Claudia Webbe
10. Kent
11. Taking and distributing photos of her two daughters’ bodies
12. Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
13. Yorkshire County Cricket Club (over allegations of racism)
14. Paddleboarding
15. 0.1 per cent
16. Kieron Dyer
17. Salisbury
18. Killing herself (by releasing a fatal dose of barbiturates into her bloodstream at an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland)
19. Cleo Smith
20. Give Us A Clue
21. Tiramisu
22. (Daily Mirror) Pride of Britain awards
23. His size. He was believed to be the third biggest newborn ever in the UK (14lb 15oz)
24. Hollyoaks
25. The John Lewis Christmas ad (Unexpected Guest) that was released this week
2. Ask questions (about Labour leader Keir Starmer as he was there to answer them)
3. Out and down (phase down instead of phase out)
4. Leeds
5. Red wine
6. Former England captain Michael Vaughan
7. David Perry
8. Severe
9. Caroline Nokes
10. Amazon
11. His statement to the judge which said he would 'go and block the motorway at the earliest opportunity’
12. HMS Queen Elizabeth
13. Austria
14. Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy
15. PC Yvonne Fletcher
16. Poland and Belarus
17. The Capitol riot
18. Handcuffs
19. b) Phil Foden
20. Touch their phone while at the wheel
21. Italy
22. Ellen DeGeneres
23. Sir Winston Churchill and JK Rowling
24. Craig Revel Horwood on the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel
25. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Friday November 12 newsquiz answers
1. Corrupt
2. The Emerald Isles
3. Former Prime Minister Sir John Major
4. The British Virgin Islands
5. April
6. Travis Scott
7. He was stranded underground for more than two days while caving in the Brecon Beacons
8. AIDS
9. Gibraltar
10. Richard Ratcliffe who is on day 20 of a hunger strike to try to get his wife released from prison in Iran
11. 18 months
12. Nelson Mandela
13. Poland (at the border with Belarus)
14. Caerphilly
15. Gerald Sinstadt
16. The family of Oswald Mosley, who led the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s
2. The Emerald Isles
3. Former Prime Minister Sir John Major
4. The British Virgin Islands
5. April
6. Travis Scott
7. He was stranded underground for more than two days while caving in the Brecon Beacons
8. AIDS
9. Gibraltar
10. Richard Ratcliffe who is on day 20 of a hunger strike to try to get his wife released from prison in Iran
11. 18 months
12. Nelson Mandela
13. Poland (at the border with Belarus)
14. Caerphilly
15. Gerald Sinstadt
16. The family of Oswald Mosley, who led the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s
17. She was filmed slapping and kicking a horse
18. New Zealand
19. Daddy
20. Prince Harry
21. Paris St Germain
22. Steven Gerard and Eddie Howe
23. Julian Assange
24. Wicked
25. A radish (Marcus Radishford)
18. New Zealand
19. Daddy
20. Prince Harry
21. Paris St Germain
22. Steven Gerard and Eddie Howe
23. Julian Assange
24. Wicked
25. A radish (Marcus Radishford)
Friday November 5 newsquiz answers
2. 5-1
3. Statesmanship
4. The atrocities in Nazi Germany
5. Sir David Attenborough
6. There was no wheelchair access
7. Cruel
8. North Shropshire
9. Claudia Webbe
10. Kent
11. Taking and distributing photos of her two daughters’ bodies
12. Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
13. Yorkshire County Cricket Club (over allegations of racism)
14. Paddleboarding
15. 0.1 per cent
16. Kieron Dyer
17. Salisbury
18. Killing herself (by releasing a fatal dose of barbiturates into her bloodstream at an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland)
19. Cleo Smith
20. Give Us A Clue
21. Tiramisu
22. (Daily Mirror) Pride of Britain awards
23. His size. He was believed to be the third biggest newborn ever in the UK (14lb 15oz)
24. Hollyoaks
25. The John Lewis Christmas ad (Unexpected Guest) that was released this week
Friday October 29 newsquiz answers
1. £9.50
2. Wear a mask
2. Wear a mask
3. d) Taylor's Port (£1.09 extra on a bottle in a shop)
4. 5,500 miles
5. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
6. Owen Paterson
7. Angela Rayner (Labour deputy leader)
8. Louise Minchin
9. Ink
10. Seven (Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Haiti and Venezuela)
11. Conference of the Parties
12. Meta
13. It is the name of the Scottish trawler seized by French authorities
14. E-cigarettes
15. Sewage discharges
16. Rapists
17. Everton
18. Come out as gay
19. Nigeria (taken from Benin)
20. Mechanically
4. 5,500 miles
5. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
6. Owen Paterson
7. Angela Rayner (Labour deputy leader)
8. Louise Minchin
9. Ink
10. Seven (Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Haiti and Venezuela)
11. Conference of the Parties
12. Meta
13. It is the name of the Scottish trawler seized by French authorities
14. E-cigarettes
15. Sewage discharges
16. Rapists
17. Everton
18. Come out as gay
19. Nigeria (taken from Benin)
20. Mechanically
21. Fleetwood
22. Home insurance
23. Gunther
24. A £100 coin (which police initially did not believe was legal tender)
24. A £100 coin (which police initially did not believe was legal tender)
25. They had spotted a lump under her arm which she then got checked
Friday October 22 newsquiz answers
1. Southend
2. The Online Harms Bill or The Online Safety Bill
3. The preparation of terrorist acts
4. 2050
5. Gas boilers
6. Northern Ireland
7. 100,000 and 1,000
8. Morocco
3. The preparation of terrorist acts
4. 2050
5. Gas boilers
6. Northern Ireland
7. 100,000 and 1,000
8. Morocco
9. Leader of the Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg
10. November 8
11. Rust
12. Frank Field (Lord Field of Birkenhead)
13. George W. Bush
14. Ayr
15. Spikings by needle
16. Chubby
17. New Zealand
18. Bubble and squeak
19. Steve Bruce, former manager of Newcastle United
20. Oldie Of The Year
21. Ye
22. Stand Up To Cancer
23. Earthshot
24. Jamie Redknapp (former footballer and TV presenter)
25. Nigel 10. November 8
11. Rust
12. Frank Field (Lord Field of Birkenhead)
13. George W. Bush
14. Ayr
15. Spikings by needle
16. Chubby
17. New Zealand
18. Bubble and squeak
19. Steve Bruce, former manager of Newcastle United
20. Oldie Of The Year
21. Ye
22. Stand Up To Cancer
23. Earthshot
24. Jamie Redknapp (former footballer and TV presenter)
Friday October 15 newsquiz answers
1. Tory peer Zac Goldsmith
2. Delaying the first lockdown
3. James Brokenshire
4. Nadhim Zahawi and Sajid Javid
5. Africa
6. North Yorkshire
7. 43,000
8. 90
9. Kongsberg
10. A walking stick
11. Enfield Town
12. Austria
13. Radio DJ Emma B (Emma Wilson)
14. Ring smart doorbell cameras (used by a neighbour)
15. Crete
16. Kenya
17. Jaffa cakes
18. Eleventh
19. Wine and cheese (English white wine and whey from the cheese process)
20. Love Is In The Bin
2. Delaying the first lockdown
3. James Brokenshire
4. Nadhim Zahawi and Sajid Javid
5. Africa
6. North Yorkshire
7. 43,000
8. 90
9. Kongsberg
10. A walking stick
11. Enfield Town
12. Austria
13. Radio DJ Emma B (Emma Wilson)
14. Ring smart doorbell cameras (used by a neighbour)
15. Crete
16. Kenya
17. Jaffa cakes
18. Eleventh
19. Wine and cheese (English white wine and whey from the cheese process)
20. Love Is In The Bin
21. Superman (in the next DC Comics issue)
22. Brown Sugar
23. Squid Game
24. Daniel Craig
25. Ugo Monye and Robert Webb22. Brown Sugar
23. Squid Game
24. Daniel Craig
Friday October 8 newsquiz answers
1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Blackpool
3. Jon Bon Govey
4. A traffic cone
5. Six (accept 7)
6. Taiwan
7. Misogyny
8. Blackwall Tunnel
9. 47
10. Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela
10. Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela
11. Four per cent
12. 35 million
13. On toes (and sometimes fingers)
13. On toes (and sometimes fingers)
14. Pegasus
15. The Pandora Papers
16. NatWest
17. (The Kingdom of) Saudi Arabia
18. Footballer Marcus Rashford
19. Celtic
20. The first time a senior England men's game has been refereed by a woman (the assistant referees are female too)
21. Andy Murray
22. Korean
23. The London marathon (male and female elite)
24. Boxer Muhammad Ali
25. 30
Friday October 1 newsquiz answers
1. Whole Life Order
2. The Rapist
3. Eastbourne
4. 90 minutes
5. £15
6. Scum
2. The Rapist
3. Eastbourne
4. 90 minutes
5. £15
6. Scum
7. Natasha's (who died after an allergic reaction eating sesame seeds in a Pret a Manger baguette)
8. A GB sticker
9. Blah
10. Racketeering
11. Three (Geoff Hurst, George Cohen and Bobby Charlton)
12. Suspect
13. E-scooters
14. The Snow Dome
8. A GB sticker
9. Blah
10. Racketeering
11. Three (Geoff Hurst, George Cohen and Bobby Charlton)
12. Suspect
13. E-scooters
14. The Snow Dome
15. £23,000
16. JD Wetherspoon
17. Katie Price
18. Royal Albert Hall
19. A (white) deer
20. 19-9
21. Singer Britney Spears (in response to a judge suspending her father as her conservator)
22. Take The Money And Run
23. £630
24. Dr Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar
16. JD Wetherspoon
17. Katie Price
18. Royal Albert Hall
19. A (white) deer
20. 19-9
21. Singer Britney Spears (in response to a judge suspending her father as her conservator)
22. Take The Money And Run
23. £630
24. Dr Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar
25. 78
Friday September 24 newsquiz answers
1. BP
2. Relentless
3. Kermit the Frog
4. Break and grip
5. Brighton
6. The latest energy companies to go bust
7. Teacher
8. Derby Crown Court
9. The Port of Dover
10. Six
11. La Palma
12. Karen
13. Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms
14. Nobile Donna
15. Down’s syndrome
16. Tom Felton
17. Julia Bradbury, the Countryfile presenter, who revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer
18. Belgrade (Serbia)
19. Chelsea (124) and West Ham (13)
20. A rapist
21. Batsman (the be replaced by batter)
22. Fell out of a helicopter
23. Linda Evangelista
24. Their 100th birthday
1. Warm Welcome
2. A portrait of the Queen
3. Doha, Qatar
4. Aberdeen
5. Auckland, New Zealand
6. Amazon
7. £100
8. 58,000
9. Hurricane Ida
10. Cristiano Ronaldo on re-signing for Manchester United
11. The Sun
12. Have dinner with Prince Charles (including an overnight stay at his mansion in Scotland)
13. Taking lengthy bathroom breaks
14. Lou Grant
15. Texas
2. Relentless
3. Kermit the Frog
4. Break and grip
5. Brighton
6. The latest energy companies to go bust
7. Teacher
8. Derby Crown Court
9. The Port of Dover
10. Six
11. La Palma
12. Karen
13. Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms
14. Nobile Donna
15. Down’s syndrome
16. Tom Felton
17. Julia Bradbury, the Countryfile presenter, who revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer
18. Belgrade (Serbia)
19. Chelsea (124) and West Ham (13)
20. A rapist
21. Batsman (the be replaced by batter)
22. Fell out of a helicopter
23. Linda Evangelista
24. Their 100th birthday
25. I May Destroy You
Friday September 17 newsquiz answers
1. Deputy Prime Minister
2. Nadhim Zahawi
3. 3.2 per cent
4. 14,000
5. Banning Shamima Begum from returning to the UK
6. Rapper Nicki Minaj
7. Charlotte
8. Aukus
9. Insulate Britain
10. 23
11. d) 82.7 years
12. Assisted dying (euthanasia)
13. Halo
14. 90 years
15. Hide and seek
16. Spectrum
17. Faroe Islands
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Reece James
20. TalkTV
21. Tax the rich
22. Tins of baked beans
3. 3.2 per cent
4. 14,000
5. Banning Shamima Begum from returning to the UK
6. Rapper Nicki Minaj
7. Charlotte
8. Aukus
9. Insulate Britain
10. 23
11. d) 82.7 years
12. Assisted dying (euthanasia)
13. Halo
14. 90 years
15. Hide and seek
16. Spectrum
17. Faroe Islands
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Reece James
20. TalkTV
21. Tax the rich
22. Tins of baked beans
23. Louise Minchin
24. Elton John
25. The Great British Sewing Bee
Friday September 10 newsquiz answers
1. 319
2. 13.25 per cent
3. Michael Fawcett
4. £270,000
5. Blackmail
6. KPMG
7. £20
8. October 1
9. None
10. Dame Sarah Gilbert
11. Panjshir Valley
12. Shields of the George Cross
13. Rugby player Maro Itoje
2. 13.25 per cent
3. Michael Fawcett
4. £270,000
5. Blackmail
6. KPMG
7. £20
8. October 1
9. None
10. Dame Sarah Gilbert
11. Panjshir Valley
12. Shields of the George Cross
13. Rugby player Maro Itoje
14. Second
15. Wigan
16. Sir Winston Churchill
17. Metropolitan police commissioner Cressida Dick
18. Brazil and Argentina
19. Old Trafford
20. Sarah Harding
21. Janey Godley
22. Diddly Squat
23. Bikers (almost 300 of them)
24. Collapsed In Sunbeams
15. Wigan
16. Sir Winston Churchill
17. Metropolitan police commissioner Cressida Dick
18. Brazil and Argentina
19. Old Trafford
20. Sarah Harding
21. Janey Godley
22. Diddly Squat
23. Bikers (almost 300 of them)
24. Collapsed In Sunbeams
25. Coronation Street
Friday September 3 newsquiz answers
2. A portrait of the Queen
3. Doha, Qatar
4. Aberdeen
5. Auckland, New Zealand
6. Amazon
7. £100
8. 58,000
9. Hurricane Ida
10. Cristiano Ronaldo on re-signing for Manchester United
11. The Sun
12. Have dinner with Prince Charles (including an overnight stay at his mansion in Scotland)
13. Taking lengthy bathroom breaks
14. Lou Grant
15. Texas
16. Arthur’s Seat
17. High cholesterol
18. Leaded petrol for cars and lorries
19. UKIP
20. Wheelchair rugby
21. 17
22. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
23. 0-4
24. Naked Attraction
17. High cholesterol
18. Leaded petrol for cars and lorries
19. UKIP
20. Wheelchair rugby
21. 17
22. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
23. 0-4
24. Naked Attraction
25. Voyage
Friday August 27 newsquiz answers
1. 15,000
2. Heading for a border (and making their way to a third country)
3. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair
4. Forgive, forget
5. Islamic State Khorasan
6. Pen Farthing
7. Dame Sarah Storey
8. Ellie Simmonds and John Stubbs
9. A man was believed to have injected food with a mystery substance
10. Benjamin Mendy
11. Montenegro
12. 12 to 15-year-olds
13. The AstraZeneca vaccine
14. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts who died aged 80
15. Milkshakes (accept bottled drinks)
16. Pink
17. Nevermind
18. Australia
19. Moths (nocturnal)
20. Nice and Marseille
21. Don Everly (from the Everly Brothers)
22. A leopard
23. Sussex
24. Reading Festival
Friday August 13 newsquiz answers
2. Heading for a border (and making their way to a third country)
3. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair
4. Forgive, forget
5. Islamic State Khorasan
6. Pen Farthing
7. Dame Sarah Storey
8. Ellie Simmonds and John Stubbs
9. A man was believed to have injected food with a mystery substance
10. Benjamin Mendy
11. Montenegro
12. 12 to 15-year-olds
13. The AstraZeneca vaccine
14. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts who died aged 80
15. Milkshakes (accept bottled drinks)
16. Pink
17. Nevermind
18. Australia
19. Moths (nocturnal)
20. Nice and Marseille
21. Don Everly (from the Everly Brothers)
22. A leopard
23. Sussex
24. Reading Festival
25. Love Island winners Millie and Liam
Friday August 20 newsquiz answers
1. 20,000
2. Crete
3. Counter-terrorism
4. Twitter
5. Ashraf Ghani
6. Qatar
7. He fell to his death after trying to stow away on a US military plane leaving Kabul airport
8. Incel (Involuntary celibates)
9. Fireworks (the British Fireworks Championships)
10. The state pension
11. Two per cent
12. New Zealand
13. Japan
14. Haiti
15. Bob Dylan
16. A hunger strike outside Downing Street (protesting over inequality pensions for Gurkahs)
17. Breast
18. Great Grimsby (half a point if you just said Grimsby)
19. 58
20. Nando's
21. Ex-Manchester United and Scotland footballer Denis Law
22. OnlyFans
23. Greta Thunberg
24. Romeo and Juliet
25. Hong Kong
2. Crete
3. Counter-terrorism
4. Twitter
5. Ashraf Ghani
6. Qatar
7. He fell to his death after trying to stow away on a US military plane leaving Kabul airport
8. Incel (Involuntary celibates)
9. Fireworks (the British Fireworks Championships)
10. The state pension
11. Two per cent
12. New Zealand
13. Japan
14. Haiti
15. Bob Dylan
16. A hunger strike outside Downing Street (protesting over inequality pensions for Gurkahs)
17. Breast
18. Great Grimsby (half a point if you just said Grimsby)
19. 58
20. Nando's
21. Ex-Manchester United and Scotland footballer Denis Law
22. OnlyFans
23. Greta Thunberg
24. Romeo and Juliet
25. Hong Kong
Friday August 13 newsquiz answers
1. Jake Davison
2. Lockstep
3. 4.8 per cent
4. 65
5. Jason Kenny
6. CJ Ujah
7. 45 per cent
8. Virginia Giuffre (accept Virginia Roberts)
9. $10million or £7million
10. Berlin
11. The US decision to leave Afghanistan
12. Code red
13. Sicily
14. Victoria
15. Kandahar
16. M1
17. Paris St-Germain
18. Una Stubbs, who died aged 84
19. The killing of Geronimo the alpaca (who tested positive for bovine tuberculosis)
20. Nines (Courtney Freckleton)
21. Arsenal and Brentford
22. The Lord of the Rings
23. Wild beavers
24. TV presenter Ant McPartlin
25. She used bread to attract a dozen squawking seagulls on to their roof at 7am
1. Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania and Norway
2. Going into an office - rather than working from home
3. Closing the coal mines
4. Japan
5. Pole vault
6. Poland
7. Laura Kenny
13. Latin
14. Pronounce her gs at the end of a word
15. The Ogmore
16. Images of child sexual abuse
2. Lockstep
3. 4.8 per cent
4. 65
5. Jason Kenny
6. CJ Ujah
7. 45 per cent
8. Virginia Giuffre (accept Virginia Roberts)
9. $10million or £7million
10. Berlin
11. The US decision to leave Afghanistan
12. Code red
13. Sicily
14. Victoria
15. Kandahar
16. M1
17. Paris St-Germain
18. Una Stubbs, who died aged 84
19. The killing of Geronimo the alpaca (who tested positive for bovine tuberculosis)
20. Nines (Courtney Freckleton)
21. Arsenal and Brentford
22. The Lord of the Rings
23. Wild beavers
24. TV presenter Ant McPartlin
25. She used bread to attract a dozen squawking seagulls on to their roof at 7am
Friday August 6 newsquiz answers
2. Going into an office - rather than working from home
3. Closing the coal mines
4. Japan
5. Pole vault
6. Poland
7. Laura Kenny
8. Knitting
9. Rainbow
9. Rainbow
10. Alok Sharma (President for COP26 and Minister of State at the Cabinet Office)
11. Seven
12. An alpaca
11. Seven
12. An alpaca
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ordered Geronimo the alpaca be put down after he twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis.
However, owner Helen Macdonald, 50, has refused to let her furry friend die, despite losing her last ditch effort at the High Court last week.
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ordered Geronimo the alpaca be put down after he twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis.
14. Pronounce her gs at the end of a word
15. The Ogmore
16. Images of child sexual abuse
17. Portugal
18. Asphalt Princess
19. Spending time with sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
20. Ben Stokes
21. A Barbie doll made in her honour
22. Juggling
23. Rihanna
18. Asphalt Princess
19. Spending time with sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
20. Ben Stokes
21. A Barbie doll made in her honour
22. Juggling
23. Rihanna
24. Strictly Come Dancing’s first ever all-male pairing
25. Her Heart for a Compass
Friday July 30 newsquiz answers
1. Cower
2. August 16
3. 60,000
4. Reunion Island
5. Sydney
6. Twisties
7. Matty Lee
8. Mountain bike race
9. Skateboarding
10. They were flooded
11. Chain gangs
12. £1
13. The Highway Code
14. The Hillsborough disaster in 1989
15. The Marble Arch Mound
16. Preferred pronouns
17. K2
18. Malta
19. Cats (he attacked 16, killing nine)
20. Bristol Rovers
21. Home And Away
22. Lady Kitty Spencer (Princess Diana’s niece)
23. Pink
24. ZZ Top and Slipknot
25. Jedward (John and Edward Grimes)
2. August 16
3. 60,000
4. Reunion Island
5. Sydney
6. Twisties
7. Matty Lee
8. Mountain bike race
9. Skateboarding
10. They were flooded
11. Chain gangs
12. £1
13. The Highway Code
14. The Hillsborough disaster in 1989
15. The Marble Arch Mound
16. Preferred pronouns
17. K2
18. Malta
19. Cats (he attacked 16, killing nine)
20. Bristol Rovers
21. Home And Away
22. Lady Kitty Spencer (Princess Diana’s niece)
23. Pink
24. ZZ Top and Slipknot
25. Jedward (John and Edward Grimes)
Friday July 23 newsquiz answers
1. Self-isolation alerts
2. Pingdemic
3. b) teaching
4. Take part in a Covid testing pilot scheme
5. Three per cent
6. Australia and New Zealand
7. Labour MP Dawn Butler who was ejected from the Commons after saying Boris Johnson had lied
8. £54million
9. Carrie Symonds
10. Postmasters who had their convictions overturned over a faulty IT system
11. £100,000
12. The Holocaust
2. Pingdemic
3. b) teaching
4. Take part in a Covid testing pilot scheme
5. Three per cent
6. Australia and New Zealand
7. Labour MP Dawn Butler who was ejected from the Commons after saying Boris Johnson had lied
8. £54million
9. Carrie Symonds
10. Postmasters who had their convictions overturned over a faulty IT system
11. £100,000
12. The Holocaust
13. Hewlett-Packard
14. Collin Morikawa
15. Liverpool
16. Prince Harry
17. 18 and 82
18. Everton
19. Land Rover Defender
20. The Hundred cricket tournament
21. Katie Hopkins
22. Tom O’Connor, age 81
23. Wanker
24. Eric Clapton
25. Latitude
14. Collin Morikawa
15. Liverpool
16. Prince Harry
17. 18 and 82
18. Everton
19. Land Rover Defender
20. The Hundred cricket tournament
21. Katie Hopkins
22. Tom O’Connor, age 81
23. Wanker
24. Eric Clapton
25. Latitude
Friday July 16 newsquiz answers
1. Harry Kane and Harry Maguire
2. Ten years
3. Gesture politics
4. Portsmouth
5. Former England rugby player Mike Tindall
6. Pinged
7. Croatia and Bulgaria
3. Gesture politics
4. Portsmouth
5. Former England rugby player Mike Tindall
6. Pinged
7. Croatia and Bulgaria
8. Face coverings on public transport
9. Fruit and vegetables (and cookery classes)
10. The ending of all criminal prosecutions relating to the Troubles
11. Floods in Germany and Belgium that have killed more than 100 people
12. Colin Pitchfork
13. The A1(M) in County Durham
14. Revolut
9. Fruit and vegetables (and cookery classes)
10. The ending of all criminal prosecutions relating to the Troubles
11. Floods in Germany and Belgium that have killed more than 100 people
12. Colin Pitchfork
13. The A1(M) in County Durham
14. Revolut
15. The leak of CCTV footage of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock kissing a departmental aide.
16. South Africa
17. Took the knee
18. Unity
19. A handgun that looked like it was made of Lego
20. Wobbling
21. 20
22. The Viking
23. Clean the toilets
24. The Sex Pistols
25. Amy Winehouse
16. South Africa
17. Took the knee
18. Unity
19. A handgun that looked like it was made of Lego
20. Wobbling
21. 20
22. The Viking
23. Clean the toilets
24. The Sex Pistols
25. Amy Winehouse
Friday July 9 newsquiz answers
1. Use of a laser pointer and disturbance during the Danish national anthem
2. Neil Diamond (England fans have adopted his song Sweet Caroline)
3. Be a substitute who was substituted
4. Demob happy
5. Wear a masked in crowded places
6. They have been double vaccinated or are under 18 years old.
7. The George Cross
8. Lambda
9. Mustique
10. Ellesmere Port
11. Jovenel Moise
12. Win the Mega Millions Super Jackpot
13. England's Euro 2020 progress
14. Facebook (Mark Zuckerberg), Twitter (Jack Dorsey) and Google (Sundar Pichai)
15. CDs and DVDs
16. Morrisons
17. She was seen at Wembley on TV after ’throwing a sickie’
18. Champagne
19. Zoe Ball (Breakfast Show)
20. Hairspray
21. John McEnroe
22. Deontay Wilder
23. She was given an England shirt by footballer Mason Mount after Wednesday’s game
24. Coronation Street
25. Paddy McGuinness
2. Neil Diamond (England fans have adopted his song Sweet Caroline)
3. Be a substitute who was substituted
4. Demob happy
5. Wear a masked in crowded places
6. They have been double vaccinated or are under 18 years old.
7. The George Cross
8. Lambda
9. Mustique
10. Ellesmere Port
11. Jovenel Moise
12. Win the Mega Millions Super Jackpot
13. England's Euro 2020 progress
14. Facebook (Mark Zuckerberg), Twitter (Jack Dorsey) and Google (Sundar Pichai)
15. CDs and DVDs
16. Morrisons
17. She was seen at Wembley on TV after ’throwing a sickie’
18. Champagne
19. Zoe Ball (Breakfast Show)
20. Hairspray
21. John McEnroe
22. Deontay Wilder
23. She was given an England shirt by footballer Mason Mount after Wednesday’s game
24. Coronation Street
25. Paddy McGuinness
Friday July 2 newsquiz answers
1. July 19
2. Westminster bubble
3. 323
4. The Workers Party (of Britain) led by George Galloway
5. 20
6. Malta
7. Ian Rank-Broadley
8. Force (for) good
9. Mobile phones
10. A bus stop
11. Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty
12. Rome
13. Sweden
14. Eight years
15. Asda
16. Elephant and Castle
17. Canada
18. Serena Williams after withdrawing from Wimbledon with an ankle injury
2. Westminster bubble
3. 323
4. The Workers Party (of Britain) led by George Galloway
5. 20
6. Malta
7. Ian Rank-Broadley
8. Force (for) good
9. Mobile phones
10. A bus stop
11. Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty
12. Rome
13. Sweden
14. Eight years
15. Asda
16. Elephant and Castle
17. Canada
18. Serena Williams after withdrawing from Wimbledon with an ankle injury
19. Irn Bru
20. Nissan
21. The Methodist Church
22. Rafael Benítez (the former Liverpool manager has joined Everton)
23. The Tour de France (a spectator carrying the sign caused a crash)'
24. Disgraced TV personality Bill Cosby
25. Love Island20. Nissan
21. The Methodist Church
22. Rafael Benítez (the former Liverpool manager has joined Everton)
23. The Tour de France (a spectator carrying the sign caused a crash)'
24. Disgraced TV personality Bill Cosby
Friday June 25 newsquiz answers
1. Oliver Bonas (founded by her husband)
2. Breaching social distancing guidance
3. c) Sardinia
4. John Bercow
5. HMS Defender
6. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
7. 130,000
8. Head girl
9. Manslaughter (while on duty)
10. Apple Daily
11. Barcelona
12. Dumbarton (because it contains the word dumb)
13. Challenger
14. Iran
15. Germany (England) and Denmark (Wales)
16. Billy Gilmour
17. Champ
18. £2
19. One Britain
20. Jamie (Spears)
21. Footballer Christian Eriksen's collapse during the live broadcast of the Denmark v Finland Euro 2020 match
22. Billie Eilish
23. Weightlifting
24. Mumford and Sons
25. Dancer Anton Du Beck
2. Breaching social distancing guidance
3. c) Sardinia
4. John Bercow
5. HMS Defender
6. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
7. 130,000
8. Head girl
9. Manslaughter (while on duty)
10. Apple Daily
11. Barcelona
12. Dumbarton (because it contains the word dumb)
13. Challenger
14. Iran
15. Germany (England) and Denmark (Wales)
16. Billy Gilmour
17. Champ
18. £2
19. One Britain
20. Jamie (Spears)
21. Footballer Christian Eriksen's collapse during the live broadcast of the Denmark v Finland Euro 2020 match
22. Billie Eilish
23. Weightlifting
24. Mumford and Sons
25. Dancer Anton Du Beck
Friday June 18 newsquiz answers
1. Terminus
2. Michael Gove
3. The Queen
4. Geneva
5. The Liberal Democrats by-election victory, overturning a 16,000 majority, in Chesham and Amersham
6. Rape victims (for low conviction rates in England and Wales)
7. Northern Ireland's first minister (replacing Arlene Foster)
8. Ten (which is Eriksen’s shirt number)
9. A kebab
10. Nick Watt (political editor of Newsnight)
11. The Metropolitan Police
12. GB News
13. John Lewis Partnership
14. Pouring boiling water mixed with three bags of sugar over him
15. A defibrillator
16. Enid Blyton
17. MBE (which they were all awarded in the Queen’s birthday honours)
18. Kaffir
19. Move drinks provided by sponsors (as Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba did)
20. Switzerland and Turkey
21. Kick out oil
22. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (by Baccara)
23. Vulture
24. Batman and Catwoman
Friday May 28 newsquiz answers
2. Michael Gove
3. The Queen
4. Geneva
5. The Liberal Democrats by-election victory, overturning a 16,000 majority, in Chesham and Amersham
6. Rape victims (for low conviction rates in England and Wales)
7. Northern Ireland's first minister (replacing Arlene Foster)
8. Ten (which is Eriksen’s shirt number)
9. A kebab
10. Nick Watt (political editor of Newsnight)
11. The Metropolitan Police
12. GB News
13. John Lewis Partnership
14. Pouring boiling water mixed with three bags of sugar over him
15. A defibrillator
16. Enid Blyton
17. MBE (which they were all awarded in the Queen’s birthday honours)
18. Kaffir
19. Move drinks provided by sponsors (as Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba did)
20. Switzerland and Turkey
21. Kick out oil
22. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (by Baccara)
23. Vulture
24. Batman and Catwoman
25. David Guetta (French music producer)
Friday June 11 newsquiz answers
1. Carbis Bay
2. Harmony
3. A bike (and helmet)
4. Indian and Kent
5. The programme to vaccinate 25 to 29-year-olds
6. 820,000
7. Monkeypox
8. Sausages
9. Magdalen College
10. Cecil Rhodes
11. Diana
12. They fought off a crocodile in the Gulf of Mexico
13. The ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) over the suspension of Ollie Robinson for historic tweets
14. Kidnapping and rape
15. Valence
16. Brewdog
17. Jeff Bezos (of Amazon)
18. Gap
19. Nigeria
2. Harmony
3. A bike (and helmet)
4. Indian and Kent
5. The programme to vaccinate 25 to 29-year-olds
6. 820,000
7. Monkeypox
8. Sausages
9. Magdalen College
10. Cecil Rhodes
11. Diana
12. They fought off a crocodile in the Gulf of Mexico
13. The ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) over the suspension of Ollie Robinson for historic tweets
14. Kidnapping and rape
15. Valence
16. Brewdog
17. Jeff Bezos (of Amazon)
18. Gap
19. Nigeria
20. Drinking in a pub/club while on sick leave
21. Michaela Coel (for I May Destroy You)
22. Rome
23. Brighton and Hove Albion
24. Ed Sheeran
21. Michaela Coel (for I May Destroy You)
22. Rome
23. Brighton and Hove Albion
24. Ed Sheeran
25. Carwash
Friday June 4 newsquiz answers
1. 23 years (he is 56, she is 33)
2. £45
2. £45
3. Nepal
4. c) Singapore - all the others are amber
5. Michael Gove
6. 12-15
7. Sir Kevan Collins
8. Belize
9. Arthur (Morgan)
8. Belize
9. Arthur (Morgan)
10. (Kraft) Heinz
11. North Tyneside, Durham, Newcastle, Northumberland and Manchester City
12. c) Jesse Lingard
11. North Tyneside, Durham, Newcastle, Northumberland and Manchester City
12. c) Jesse Lingard
13. Israel
14. The French Open
15. Nestlé
16. Domino’s Pizza
17. June 2-5
14. The French Open
15. Nestlé
16. Domino’s Pizza
17. June 2-5
18. Middlesbrough
19. Tarzan
19. Tarzan
20. Brentford
21. Rodney
22. The world's first see-through sky pool was opened
23. Pushed a bear off her garden wall (to protect her pets)
24. Anne Boleyn
25. Holby City
1. 15 and 20
2. The Daily Telegraph
3. Dilyn the dog (after the PM's fiancee Carrie went ‘crackers' according to Dominic Cummings)
4. Bolton, Blackburn, Kirklees, Bedford, Burnley, Leicester, Hounslow and North Tyneside
5. Johnson & Johnson
6. A dentist
7. Arlene Foster
8. Marks & Spencer
9. Athens
10. Sasha Johnson
11. William (Bill) Shakespeare
12. A cable car (in Northern Italy)
13. Letterboxes
14. The National Gallery
15. Parkinson’s
16. Scored a penalty and saved a penalty (in the Europa League final for Villareal against Manchester United)
17. The Hillsborough disaster where 96 people died in 1989
18. News of the World
19. The railway industry (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority)
20. National Trust
21. Former US president Barack Obama
22. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
23. Charlie Bit My Finger
24. 50
Friday April 23 newsquiz answers
2. The Daily Telegraph
3. Dilyn the dog (after the PM's fiancee Carrie went ‘crackers' according to Dominic Cummings)
4. Bolton, Blackburn, Kirklees, Bedford, Burnley, Leicester, Hounslow and North Tyneside
5. Johnson & Johnson
6. A dentist
7. Arlene Foster
8. Marks & Spencer
9. Athens
10. Sasha Johnson
11. William (Bill) Shakespeare
12. A cable car (in Northern Italy)
13. Letterboxes
14. The National Gallery
15. Parkinson’s
16. Scored a penalty and saved a penalty (in the Europa League final for Villareal against Manchester United)
17. The Hillsborough disaster where 96 people died in 1989
18. News of the World
19. The railway industry (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority)
20. National Trust
21. Former US president Barack Obama
22. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
23. Charlie Bit My Finger
24. 50
25. Maneskin
Friday May 21 newsquiz answers
1. Lord (John) Dyson
2. Religion editor
3. The Me You Can’t See
4. Bonkers
5. Amber list
6. The one per cent pay offer to nurses (she was a nurse who cared for Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he had Covid)
7. Great British Railways
8. 1.5 per cent
9. Egypt
10. Free Palestine
11. Edwin Poots
12. Cecil Rhodes
13. Clean Plate
14. The Science Museum
15. Goalkeepers who captained their side to an FA Cup victory (there have only been four)
16. Fergus
17. Australia
18. He bought him two pints in Wetherspoons as he didn’t have the app
19. Shreddies
20. 50
21. The One Where They Get Back Together
22. Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace), Sam Allardyce (West Bromwich Albion) and Nuno Espirito Santo (Wolves)
23. The name of Princess Beatrice’s baby
24. James Newman
2. Religion editor
3. The Me You Can’t See
4. Bonkers
5. Amber list
6. The one per cent pay offer to nurses (she was a nurse who cared for Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he had Covid)
7. Great British Railways
8. 1.5 per cent
9. Egypt
10. Free Palestine
11. Edwin Poots
12. Cecil Rhodes
13. Clean Plate
14. The Science Museum
15. Goalkeepers who captained their side to an FA Cup victory (there have only been four)
16. Fergus
17. Australia
18. He bought him two pints in Wetherspoons as he didn’t have the app
19. Shreddies
20. 50
21. The One Where They Get Back Together
22. Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace), Sam Allardyce (West Bromwich Albion) and Nuno Espirito Santo (Wolves)
23. The name of Princess Beatrice’s baby
24. James Newman
25. Ariana Grande
Friday May 14 newsquiz answers
1. b) Labour Party Chair
2. One
3. Batley and Spen (the seat previously held by her late sister)
4. Green Party
5. Bolton
6. d) Nightclubs re-opening
7. Portugal
8. Provide photo ID
9. As a tribute to nine-year-old Jordan Banks who was killed by lightning
10. 1971
11. Israel
12. His salary when he was Prime Minister
13. £535
14. To free two men from a UK Immigration Enforcement van
15. Community support officer Julia James
16. Gloucester
17. Prince Michael of Kent
18. Porto
19. Amazon
20. Leicester City
21. The Queen
22. Baby milk (Cow & Gate and Aptamil's ready-made formula)
23. Tom Cruise
24. Jackie Weaver (from the Handforth Parish Council video fame)
25. Dua Lipa
3. Batley and Spen (the seat previously held by her late sister)
4. Green Party
5. Bolton
6. d) Nightclubs re-opening
7. Portugal
8. Provide photo ID
9. As a tribute to nine-year-old Jordan Banks who was killed by lightning
10. 1971
11. Israel
12. His salary when he was Prime Minister
13. £535
14. To free two men from a UK Immigration Enforcement van
15. Community support officer Julia James
16. Gloucester
17. Prince Michael of Kent
18. Porto
19. Amazon
20. Leicester City
21. The Queen
22. Baby milk (Cow & Gate and Aptamil's ready-made formula)
23. Tom Cruise
24. Jackie Weaver (from the Handforth Parish Council video fame)
25. Dua Lipa
Friday May 7 newsquiz answers
1. Jill Mortimer
2. Lord Peter Mandelson
3. 16-year-olds
4. Handing out brownies
5. Cutting off its electricity supply
6. HMS Tamar and HMS Severn
7. Liverpool
8. 40
9. Lahore, Pakistan
10. The Glazers, who own the club
11. Ashford
12. Dalian Atkinson
13. Peleton (treadmills)
14. Istanbul
15. Mexico City
16. Melinda
17. Four
18. The Bench
19. 10p
20. Levi’s
21. It ends with a prince kissing Snow White while she is asleep and 'without her consent'
2. Lord Peter Mandelson
3. 16-year-olds
4. Handing out brownies
5. Cutting off its electricity supply
6. HMS Tamar and HMS Severn
7. Liverpool
8. 40
9. Lahore, Pakistan
10. The Glazers, who own the club
11. Ashford
12. Dalian Atkinson
13. Peleton (treadmills)
14. Istanbul
15. Mexico City
16. Melinda
17. Four
18. The Bench
19. 10p
20. Levi’s
21. It ends with a prince kissing Snow White while she is asleep and 'without her consent'
22. Ade Edmondson
23. Get tattoos (saying AC12million)
24. Ipswich Town
25. Eat 100 Maltesers
23. Get tattoos (saying AC12million)
24. Ipswich Town
25. Eat 100 Maltesers
Friday April 30 newsquiz answers
1. Take the UK into a third lockdown
2. £58,000
3. John Lewis
4. 60 million
5. The Science Museum
6. 200,000
7. Head of NHS England
2. £58,000
3. John Lewis
4. 60 million
5. The Science Museum
6. 200,000
7. Head of NHS England
8. Arlene Foster (who announced her resignation as Northern Ireland's first minister and DUP leader)
9. Snowdown (accept Aylesham)
10. Crawley
11. Propaganda
12. Cornwall
13. He died after jumping into the Thames to save a woman who had fallen from London Bridge
14. Nestlé
15. Ryan Giggs (former Manchester United footballer)
16. Bali
17. Noel Clarke
18. Liverpool
19. Michael Collins
20. Israel
21. Snowdon
22. Park in every one of the 211 car parking spaces at his local Sainsbury’s
23. Nomadland
24. Hannibal Lecter (in Silence Of The Lambs)
25. 24
9. Snowdown (accept Aylesham)
10. Crawley
11. Propaganda
12. Cornwall
13. He died after jumping into the Thames to save a woman who had fallen from London Bridge
14. Nestlé
15. Ryan Giggs (former Manchester United footballer)
16. Bali
17. Noel Clarke
18. Liverpool
19. Michael Collins
20. Israel
21. Snowdon
22. Park in every one of the 211 car parking spaces at his local Sainsbury’s
23. Nomadland
24. Hannibal Lecter (in Silence Of The Lambs)
25. 24
1. Italy (AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus) and Spain (Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and Real Madrid)
2. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and President of the FA
3. St George’s Chapel
4. Sugar lumps (to feed to his ponies)
3. St George’s Chapel
4. Sugar lumps (to feed to his ponies)
5. She was arrested in the grounds of Prince Andrew’s home after claiming she was engaged to him
6. Three (second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter)
7. India
6. Three (second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter)
7. India
8. The Antivirals Taskforce
9. Sir James Dyson
10. Veterans minister Johnny Mercer who was sacked this week
11. £2.6million
12. The Raven
13. Helen McCrory who died aged 52
14. 2030
10. Veterans minister Johnny Mercer who was sacked this week
11. £2.6million
12. The Raven
13. Helen McCrory who died aged 52
14. 2030
15. Bunny hugging
16. HSBC
17. Horizon
18. Oxygen (from the planet's carbon dioxide)
19. The Czech Republic
20. Chad (President Idriss Déby)
21. Leicester City and Chelsea
22. The Bay City Rollers
23. Marmite
24. British Town Crier Championships
25. Demi Lovato
17. Horizon
18. Oxygen (from the planet's carbon dioxide)
19. The Czech Republic
20. Chad (President Idriss Déby)
21. Leicester City and Chelsea
22. The Bay City Rollers
23. Marmite
24. British Town Crier Championships
25. Demi Lovato
Friday April 16 newsquiz answers
1. c) Sarah Ferguson
2. Barbecue and banter
3. Land Rover (Defender 130 Gun Bus)
4. 41
5. MasterChef: The Final
6. Denmark
7. An outbreak of the South African variant of Covid-19 was detected
8. Topwood Ltd
9. The sale of Newcastle United
10. Gang of Four
11. British Gas
12. Ukraine (Dmytro Kuleba)
13. Minneapolis
14. A crossbow
15. Elite
16. Apple Daily
16. Apple Daily
17. Minella Times
18. Anorexia nervosa
19. Dorset (the Jurassic Coast)
20. Darius
21. Dan Evans
22. Colin (M&S) and Cuthbert (Aldi)
23. Manchester City and Chelsea
24. Outs
25. Fittriley (fertility)
Friday April 9 newsquiz answers
1. 73.5 (accept 73 or 74)
2. Corfu
3. 30
4. Atlantic
5. d) bowling alleys
6. Having a pint of beer ('raising a pint of beer to my lips’)
7. Receive the Moderna vaccine
8. Greensill Capital
9. Dame Cheryl Gillan
10. He is the Myanmar ambassador who was locked out of the embassy in London after being replaced by his deputy
11. Water cannons
12. Epping Forest
13. He was found stabbed to death in his £2million home in Dorset
14. Roald Dahl
15. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan
16. Blackjack
17. Paul Ritter
18. A statue of Princess Diana (to be unveiled at Kensington Palace on July 1)
19. Dubai
20. A female referee officiated (Rebecca Welch)
21. The Searchers
22. Broadcaster Kate Garraway (on her husband’s return home after more than a year in intensive care)
23. The Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire and Cambridge won it.
24. Shoes
25. Packing him up and mailing him in a crate
2. Corfu
3. 30
4. Atlantic
5. d) bowling alleys
6. Having a pint of beer ('raising a pint of beer to my lips’)
7. Receive the Moderna vaccine
8. Greensill Capital
9. Dame Cheryl Gillan
10. He is the Myanmar ambassador who was locked out of the embassy in London after being replaced by his deputy
11. Water cannons
12. Epping Forest
13. He was found stabbed to death in his £2million home in Dorset
14. Roald Dahl
15. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan
16. Blackjack
17. Paul Ritter
18. A statue of Princess Diana (to be unveiled at Kensington Palace on July 1)
19. Dubai
20. A female referee officiated (Rebecca Welch)
21. The Searchers
22. Broadcaster Kate Garraway (on her husband’s return home after more than a year in intensive care)
23. The Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire and Cambridge won it.
24. Shoes
25. Packing him up and mailing him in a crate
Friday April 2 newsquiz answers
1. Pakistan and Bangladesh
2. Instinct
3. France (president Emmanuel Macron)
4. a) zoos
5. Derek Chauvin
6. Alba
7. Alexander The Great
8. Pimlico Academy
9. China
10. He was Boris Johnson's senior adviser on ethnic minorities who resigned over the government-commissioned race report
11. Taiwan
12. Terrorism offences (being a member of a banned neo-Nazi terrorist organisation)
13. Bet365
14. Jessops
15. Social class
16. Myanmar
17. An Irishman
18. The Royal Australian Air Force
19. France
20. Britney Spears (over the documentary Framing Britney Spears)
21. Greta Thunberg
22. Germany
23. Sharon Stone
24. A drop of human blood
25. Dua Lipa
2. Instinct
3. France (president Emmanuel Macron)
4. a) zoos
5. Derek Chauvin
6. Alba
7. Alexander The Great
8. Pimlico Academy
9. China
10. He was Boris Johnson's senior adviser on ethnic minorities who resigned over the government-commissioned race report
11. Taiwan
12. Terrorism offences (being a member of a banned neo-Nazi terrorist organisation)
13. Bet365
14. Jessops
15. Social class
16. Myanmar
17. An Irishman
18. The Royal Australian Air Force
19. France
20. Britney Spears (over the documentary Framing Britney Spears)
21. Greta Thunberg
22. Germany
23. Sharon Stone
24. A drop of human blood
25. Dua Lipa
Friday March 26 newsquiz answers
1. £5,000
2. Next step safely
3. Marie Curie
4. French President Emmanuel Macron
5. Greed
2. Next step safely
3. Marie Curie
4. French President Emmanuel Macron
5. Greed
6. Gibraltar
7. Four
8. Bristol
9. Ever Given
10. Soldiers (the number of trained people in the Army)
11. Fly the Union Flag
12. A cartoon of Muhammad
13. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
14. Liverpool
15. Deliveroo
16. The Ford Mondeo ('Mondeo man’ was referred to by Tony Blair as a typical New Labour voter)
17. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
18. 111
19. Finding Derek
20. Yorkshire (Lorimer Leeds and Whitby and Worthington Huddersfield and Halifax)
21. Freddie
22. On the new £50 featuring codebreaker Alan Turing
23. Zara Tindall, the Queen’s granddaughter
24. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
25. Clive Myrie7. Four
8. Bristol
9. Ever Given
10. Soldiers (the number of trained people in the Army)
11. Fly the Union Flag
12. A cartoon of Muhammad
13. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
14. Liverpool
15. Deliveroo
16. The Ford Mondeo ('Mondeo man’ was referred to by Tony Blair as a typical New Labour voter)
17. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
18. 111
19. Finding Derek
20. Yorkshire (Lorimer Leeds and Whitby and Worthington Huddersfield and Halifax)
21. Freddie
22. On the new £50 featuring codebreaker Alan Turing
23. Zara Tindall, the Queen’s granddaughter
24. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Friday March 19 newsquiz answers
1. Kidnapping
2. She was pinned to the ground by police officers at the vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common
3. Sentencing
4. India
5. b) Belgium
6. The Department of Health
7. Fridge
8. Nuclear warheads
9. A Henry vacuum cleaner
10. Thornton (chocolatier)
11. David Davis
12. Greggs (the bakers)
13. Michael Barrymore (entertainer)
14. Football Index
15. Drayton Manor
16. Atlanta
17. On fire
18. Marvelous
19. Good Morning Britain (the one where Piers Morgan stormed off)
20. Top Gear
21. Addict
22. Ride the winner at the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham
23. Sheffield United
24. Mank
25. Taylor Swift (for Folklore)
2. She was pinned to the ground by police officers at the vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common
3. Sentencing
4. India
5. b) Belgium
6. The Department of Health
7. Fridge
8. Nuclear warheads
9. A Henry vacuum cleaner
10. Thornton (chocolatier)
11. David Davis
12. Greggs (the bakers)
13. Michael Barrymore (entertainer)
14. Football Index
15. Drayton Manor
16. Atlanta
17. On fire
18. Marvelous
19. Good Morning Britain (the one where Piers Morgan stormed off)
20. Top Gear
21. Addict
22. Ride the winner at the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham
23. Sheffield United
24. Mank
25. Taylor Swift (for Folklore)
Friday March 12 newsquiz answers
1. Recollections
2. Archbishop of Canterbury (Justin Welby)
3. The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William)
4. Archie’s Chick Inn
5. Alex Beresford
6. The Society of Editors
7. Played naked pool and dressed up like Hitler
8. Clapham Common
9. Men going outside (to 'make women a lot safer’)
10. Blood clots
11. France
12. Homeless people (rough sleepers)
13. Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey (accept either as a correct answer)
14. He is the former chief doctor of British Cycling and Team Sky who found guilty of ordering banned testosterone
15. Mumford & Sons
16. Nigel Farage, resigning as leader of the Reform Party
17. Mosul
18. Laurence Fox
19. Gender (accept sex)
20. Everton
21. Their dogs (Major and Champ) after aggressive behaviour towards staff
22. Ten
23. The Vicar Of Dibley
24. Winchcombe
1. 25 per cent
2. Darlington
3. £100
4. One per cent
5. The Times
6. Falsehoods
7. Australia
8. The search for an individual with the Brazil Covid variant
9. Cyprus
10. Eight
11. Get
12. Amazon Fresh
13. Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral in Bedford
14. Corruption
15. City (University of London)
16. Motherwell
17. Pontins
18. Exeter
19. A cat was on the roof for two and a half hours
20. Dr Seuss
21. Climbing on to a dead horse and pretending to ride it
22. Mike Baldwin
23. The Crown
24. SAS: Who Dares Wins
2. Archbishop of Canterbury (Justin Welby)
3. The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William)
4. Archie’s Chick Inn
5. Alex Beresford
6. The Society of Editors
7. Played naked pool and dressed up like Hitler
8. Clapham Common
9. Men going outside (to 'make women a lot safer’)
10. Blood clots
11. France
12. Homeless people (rough sleepers)
13. Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey (accept either as a correct answer)
14. He is the former chief doctor of British Cycling and Team Sky who found guilty of ordering banned testosterone
15. Mumford & Sons
16. Nigel Farage, resigning as leader of the Reform Party
17. Mosul
18. Laurence Fox
19. Gender (accept sex)
20. Everton
21. Their dogs (Major and Champ) after aggressive behaviour towards staff
22. Ten
23. The Vicar Of Dibley
24. Winchcombe
25. His wife Kim gave birth to their fourth child
Friday March 5 newsquiz answers
2. Darlington
3. £100
4. One per cent
5. The Times
6. Falsehoods
7. Australia
8. The search for an individual with the Brazil Covid variant
9. Cyprus
10. Eight
11. Get
12. Amazon Fresh
13. Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral in Bedford
14. Corruption
15. City (University of London)
16. Motherwell
17. Pontins
18. Exeter
19. A cat was on the roof for two and a half hours
20. Dr Seuss
21. Climbing on to a dead horse and pretending to ride it
22. Mike Baldwin
23. The Crown
24. SAS: Who Dares Wins
25. Taylor Swift
Friday February 26 newsquiz answers
1. Monday, May 17
2. Vaccine passports (or certificates)
3. Four (from level five)
4. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
5. Algorithm
6. The Queen
7. Asda
8. The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
9. Alex Salmond (former First Minister of Scotland)
10. Syria
11. Shamima Begum, who left the UK to join the Islamic State as a teenager
12. Gordon McQueen
13. Los Angeles
14. Gérard Depardieu
15. Piers Morgan
16. Sexual assault (at his ancestral home in Angus, Scotland)
17. (French) bulldogs
18. Denver
19. Novak Djokovic
20. August
21. Ronald Pickup
22. Mr (and Mrs) Potato-Head (the brand becomes Potato-Head)
23. 81
24. Daft Punk
25. He had his first shearing in five years (and was able to see as a result)
3. Four (from level five)
4. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
5. Algorithm
6. The Queen
7. Asda
8. The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
9. Alex Salmond (former First Minister of Scotland)
10. Syria
11. Shamima Begum, who left the UK to join the Islamic State as a teenager
12. Gordon McQueen
13. Los Angeles
14. Gérard Depardieu
15. Piers Morgan
16. Sexual assault (at his ancestral home in Angus, Scotland)
17. (French) bulldogs
18. Denver
19. Novak Djokovic
20. August
21. Ronald Pickup
22. Mr (and Mrs) Potato-Head (the brand becomes Potato-Head)
23. 81
24. Daft Punk
25. He had his first shearing in five years (and was able to see as a result)
Friday February 19 newsquiz answers
1. 1.7 million
2. Birmingham
3. £4,500
4. Barclays
5. Nursing
6. Blackburn
7. Recovery
8. Jo Whiley (DJ)
9. King Edward VII
10. Seven
11. Princess Latifa (daughter of Dubai's ruler)
12. Uber
13. Facebook
14. A pregnant Meghan lying on Prince Harry’s lap under a tree
15. He was charged by the Football Association after squaring up to an Ipswich player
16. 6.2cms (2.4in) instead of 6ft 2in
17. The Welsh language
18. Perseverance
19. For refusing to help a 72-year-old woman when she fell as she tried to collect a parcel
2. Birmingham
3. £4,500
4. Barclays
5. Nursing
6. Blackburn
7. Recovery
8. Jo Whiley (DJ)
9. King Edward VII
10. Seven
11. Princess Latifa (daughter of Dubai's ruler)
12. Uber
13. Facebook
14. A pregnant Meghan lying on Prince Harry’s lap under a tree
15. He was charged by the Football Association after squaring up to an Ipswich player
16. 6.2cms (2.4in) instead of 6ft 2in
17. The Welsh language
18. Perseverance
19. For refusing to help a 72-year-old woman when she fell as she tried to collect a parcel
20. 23
21. Pirates (and lovers)
22. Hula-hooping (with a bicycle tyre)
23. Dolly Parton
24. Joss Stone
25. Countdown
22. Hula-hooping (with a bicycle tyre)
23. Dolly Parton
24. Joss Stone
25. Countdown
Friday February 12 newsquiz answers
1. £1,750
2. A ten-year jail term for lying about your travel history
3. Bristol and Liverpool
4. Disabled
5. Gary Glitter (Paul Gadd)
6. 9.9 per cent
7. Inciter
8. JD Sports
9. Hull
10. Minus 23C (minus 9F)
11. Christopher Plummer
12. United Arab Emirates
13. Mail on Sunday
14. Tesla (owned by Elon Musk)
15. Britney Spears
16. Greatest Of All Time
17. The BBC (World News)
18. Leon Spinks
19. Baby Love
20. Carrie Symonds’ mobile number (which was on Dilyn’s collar)
21. An egg
22. Prince Edward
23. 1983
24. Cat
25. Host of Mastermind (replacing John Humphrys)
Friday February 5 newsquiz answers
1. Bedford Hospital
1. Novavax
2. The most money raised on an individual charity walk and oldest person to reach No 1 in the UK music charts
3. Ten million
4. February 15
5. Best Western (Hotels & Resorts)
6. 16
7. The Isle of Man
8. Contagion
9. Ryanair (for its Jab & Go ads)
10. His PlayStation
11. Alcohol
12. Kilmarnock
13. Facebook
14. The Labour Party
15. ASOS
16. Racism in football
17. Amazon
18. 30,000
19. For decapitating a three-year-old boy's snowman with a kung-fu kick
20. Marilyn Manson
21. Southampton
22. Youth Mental Health Ambassador
23. Tony Bennett
24. Matt Richardson
25. Handforth
Friday January 29 newsquiz answers
2. India and Mexico
3. The gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
4. March 8
5. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's visit to Scotland while travel restrictions were in place
6. c) South Korea
7. Cut their hair
8. 65
9. A mass snowball fight
10. France
11. For stereotyping women (who were all pictured doing household chores)
12. The Netherlands
13. Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny
14. Larry King who died aged 87
15. Transgender Americans
16. Swampy
17. GameStop
18. Boohoo
19. £100
20. Exhausting
21. A gymnastic routine
22. Manager of Chelsea FC
23. Plymouth Hoe
24. Denise Van Outen
25. Bridgerton
Friday January 22 newsquiz answers
1. Democracy
2. The Hill We Climb
3. The National Anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner)
4. Superheroes
5. My Way (by Frank Sinatra)
3. The National Anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner)
4. Superheroes
5. My Way (by Frank Sinatra)
6. They were all pardoned by outgoing President Donald Trump
7. £800
8. d) Aircrew
9. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
10. Muller (Milk & Ingredients)
7. £800
8. d) Aircrew
9. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
10. Muller (Milk & Ingredients)
11. Two weeks
12. Christoph
13. Lives
14. Phil Spector (music producer)
15. The EU is not a state
16. 400,000
17. China
18. Madrid
19. Inter Miami
20. Euan Blair (son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair)
21. Australia
22. K2
23. Burnley
24. The Only Way Is Essex (Towie)
12. Christoph
13. Lives
14. Phil Spector (music producer)
15. The EU is not a state
16. 400,000
17. China
18. Madrid
19. Inter Miami
20. Euan Blair (son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair)
21. Australia
22. K2
23. Burnley
24. The Only Way Is Essex (Towie)
25. Glastonbury Festival
Friday January 15 newsquiz answers
1. 1,564
2. Portugal
3. The Olympic Park in East London
4. Derbyshire5. Windsor Castle
6. Due to heavy snow
7. 28
8. Norwegian Airways
9. Andy Murray
9. Andy Murray
10. Hugs
11. Chartwells (accept Compass, the parent company)
12. Ani (action needed immediately)
13. Ten
14. British
15. Jakarta
16. Leader of the Scottish Labour party
17. The Telegraph Media Group
17. The Telegraph Media Group
18. She was the first woman to be executed in the US since 1953
19. Bitcoins (that he claimed were worth £210m)
19. Bitcoins (that he claimed were worth £210m)
20. Bullseye
21. Cosmopolitan
22. The Tower of London (she is a raven)
23. Crawley Town FC
24. Mills and Boon
25. Kim Cattrall (Samantha)
Friday January 8 newsquiz answers
1. 25th
2. Insurrection
3. Home Secretary Priti Patel
4. QAnon
5. Ashli Babbitt
6. 11,780
7. 16
8. Moderna
9. (One in) 50
10. 72
11. Clap for Heroes
12. Algorithms
13. Israel
14. b) manual car washes
15. National Express
16. Travelling from Westminster to Glasgow by train while positive with Covid-19
17. 66
18. Reading
19. b) there was a chance he would kill himself
20. TalkRadio
21. 2016
22. The Kippax
23. B&M
24. Reached Number 1 in the UK charts with their first three singles
3. Home Secretary Priti Patel
4. QAnon
5. Ashli Babbitt
6. 11,780
7. 16
8. Moderna
9. (One in) 50
10. 72
11. Clap for Heroes
12. Algorithms
13. Israel
14. b) manual car washes
15. National Express
16. Travelling from Westminster to Glasgow by train while positive with Covid-19
17. 66
18. Reading
19. b) there was a chance he would kill himself
20. TalkRadio
21. 2016
22. The Kippax
23. B&M
24. Reached Number 1 in the UK charts with their first three singles
25. Barbados
Friday January 1 newsquiz answers
1. 73 (majority of 448)
2. Gibraltar
3. Cakeist
4. Stanley Johnston (the Prime Minister’s father)
5. 530,000 (accept 500,000)
6. Rescheduling their second vaccines
6. Rescheduling their second vaccines
7. Essex
8. For the way he was dressed (he was not wearing a tie)
9. January 18
10. Verbier
11. Chelsea (League Cup 1964–65) and Manchester United (FA Cup 1976–77)
12. They were the only pubs in England where New Year’s Eve could be legally celebrated (on the Isles of Scilly)
13. India
14. Pay the minimum wage
15. George Blake (Russian spy)
16. Nashville
17. Croatia
18. Designer Pierre Cardin who died aged 98
19. Leeds United
20. Bella
21. John Bishop
22. Actress Sheila Hancock
23. Over her Spanish heritage
24. Sir David Attenborough
25. An alienThursday December 24 newsquiz answers
1. Fish (fishing rights)
2. South Africa
3. d) Gloucestershire
4. 500,000 (half a million)
5. Manston
6. Sikh
7. Bouncy
8. Greece and Cyprus
9. Chelsea Pensioners
10. Toyota
11. Antarctica
12. Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair
13. A wake (accept funeral)
14. The IRA's bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton
15. 39
16. The New Zealand killer of backpacker Grace Millane
17. For breaking betting rules
18. The official US presidential account
19. Crystal Palace
20. They were granted full pardons by outgoing President Donald Trump
21. Stella Tennant
22. Jupiter and Saturn
23. 55
24. Liverpool FC captain Jordan Henderson
25. Richard Osman
Friday December 18 newsquiz answers
1. 38 million
2. Herefordshire
3. Tobias Ellwood
4. A mutated strain of coronavirus believed to be behind the rapid surge in infections
4. A mutated strain of coronavirus believed to be behind the rapid surge in infections
5. French President Emmanuel Macron
6. Travelled from Scotland on a jet ski to see his girlfriend
7. Narrow
8. Four
6. Travelled from Scotland on a jet ski to see his girlfriend
7. Narrow
8. Four
9. UNICEF - for pledging £25,000 to the UK charity School Food Matters
10. A third runway at Heathrow Airport
11. Give blood
12. £40,000
13. Executions
10. A third runway at Heathrow Airport
11. Give blood
12. £40,000
13. Executions
14. Eton College
15. Air pollution
16. John le Carre
17. Manchester (Greater Manchester police)
18. Aston Villa
19. Attending football matches
20. Ninth
21. Get a Covid-19 vaccine
22. £82,500 (accept £80,000)
23. b) Cosmetics
24. Jesy Nelson of Little Mix
15. Air pollution
16. John le Carre
17. Manchester (Greater Manchester police)
18. Aston Villa
19. Attending football matches
20. Ninth
21. Get a Covid-19 vaccine
22. £82,500 (accept £80,000)
23. b) Cosmetics
24. Jesy Nelson of Little Mix
25. Seven
Friday December 11 newsquiz answers
1. Paris and Berlin
2. William Shakespeare
3. Penguins
3. Penguins
4. Allergic reactions
5. Canada
6. Canary Islands
7. Her 60th birthday
8. Fuck off
9. Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
10. Closing on Boxing Day
11. Steve Thompson
12. Barbara Windsor who died aged 83
13. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
14. Liverpool
15. Facebook
16. Link arms
17. Running seven marathons in seven days
18. Aachoo
19. Nick Hewer, the host of Countdown
20. George Clooney
21. A commemorative coin
22. Mount Everest
23. Bob Dylan
24. MOBO awards
24. MOBO awards
25. Geoff (Metcalfe)
Friday December 4 newsquiz answers
1. 800,000
2. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
3. Yoghurt
4. c) pregnant women
5. 55
6. A scotch egg
7. Admitting girls
8. a) 1778
9. Newcastle United
10. Take the vaccine on television
11. Avonmouth
12. The Pyrenees
13. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
14. Wear masks
15. Overhead luggage lockers
16. It was the venue for Rita Ora’s lockdown 30th birthday party
17. The unveiling of a statue of Margaret Thatcher
18. Lewis Hamilton who tested positive for Covid-19
19. Green Cross Code Man (promoting road safety)
20. Handbags
21. Windsor
22. Vulcan
23. Elliot Page
24. An elephant
2. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
3. Yoghurt
4. c) pregnant women
5. 55
6. A scotch egg
7. Admitting girls
8. a) 1778
9. Newcastle United
10. Take the vaccine on television
11. Avonmouth
12. The Pyrenees
13. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
14. Wear masks
15. Overhead luggage lockers
16. It was the venue for Rita Ora’s lockdown 30th birthday party
17. The unveiling of a statue of Margaret Thatcher
18. Lewis Hamilton who tested positive for Covid-19
19. Green Cross Code Man (promoting road safety)
20. Handbags
21. Windsor
22. Vulcan
23. Elliot Page
24. An elephant
25. Giovanna Fletcher
Friday November 27 newsquiz answers
1. The Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly
2. Hugging
3. Careful
4. £24,000
5. AstraZeneca
6. d) Crystal Palace which is in Tier 2. The rest are in Tier 3
7. Arcadia (owner of Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
8. Receiving a pay rise
9. Over the Government's cut to overseas aid spending
10. Magna Carta
11. Sanitary products
12. The New York Times
13. 60
14. Naples (he played for Napoli for seven years and won two league titles)
15. (East) Sussex
16. John Kerry
17. (Krispy Kreme) doughnuts
18. Afghanistan
19. Trail-hunting
20. Lupo
21. Heavy D (Colin Newell)
22. The Crown
23. An owl (saw-whet owl)
24. The use of non-native insects
2. Hugging
3. Careful
4. £24,000
5. AstraZeneca
6. d) Crystal Palace which is in Tier 2. The rest are in Tier 3
7. Arcadia (owner of Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
8. Receiving a pay rise
9. Over the Government's cut to overseas aid spending
10. Magna Carta
11. Sanitary products
12. The New York Times
13. 60
14. Naples (he played for Napoli for seven years and won two league titles)
15. (East) Sussex
16. John Kerry
17. (Krispy Kreme) doughnuts
18. Afghanistan
19. Trail-hunting
20. Lupo
21. Heavy D (Colin Newell)
22. The Crown
23. An owl (saw-whet owl)
24. The use of non-native insects
25. Win the Great British Bake Off
Friday November 20 newsquiz answers
1. Moderna
2. A butcher’s dog
3. Because Boris Johnson ruled that Home Secretary Priti Patel did not breach the ministerial code following Sir Alex's report on bullying
4. 2030
5. Princess Nut Nut
2. A butcher’s dog
3. Because Boris Johnson ruled that Home Secretary Priti Patel did not breach the ministerial code following Sir Alex's report on bullying
4. 2030
5. Princess Nut Nut
6. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
7. Retreat
8. Dolly Parton
9. 222
10. Devolution
11. He was paid more than £21million in UK taxpayers’ money to act as a middleman in procuring personal protective equipment
12. Des O’Connor who died this week aged 88
13. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge
14. ComparetheMarket
7. Retreat
8. Dolly Parton
9. 222
10. Devolution
11. He was paid more than £21million in UK taxpayers’ money to act as a middleman in procuring personal protective equipment
12. Des O’Connor who died this week aged 88
13. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge
14. ComparetheMarket
15. Tottenham Hotspur and Scunthorpe United
16. Coleen Rooney (accused of libel by Rebecca Vardy)
17. Hair dye was seen running down his face (Four Season’s was where he gave his post-election speech)
18. 1947
19. Sir Geoff Hurst
16. Coleen Rooney (accused of libel by Rebecca Vardy)
17. Hair dye was seen running down his face (Four Season’s was where he gave his post-election speech)
18. 1947
19. Sir Geoff Hurst
20. Japanese
21. 14
22. Faggot and slut
23. Seven
24. A Chaser
25. Turf Moor (the home ground of Burnley FC)
21. 14
22. Faggot and slut
23. Seven
24. A Chaser
25. Turf Moor (the home ground of Burnley FC)
Friday November 13 newsquiz answers
1. Little girl
2. Georgia
3. That Boris Johnson’s congratulatory message to Joe Biden contained references to Donald Trump in the background
4. 50,000
5. South Africa and Turkey
6. d) green shoots of spring
7. December 3 and 9
8. Caffè Nero
9. A chicken
2. Georgia
3. That Boris Johnson’s congratulatory message to Joe Biden contained references to Donald Trump in the background
4. 50,000
5. South Africa and Turkey
6. d) green shoots of spring
7. December 3 and 9
8. Caffè Nero
9. A chicken
10. 13
11. Los Angeles
12. Greg Clarke
13. Bank statements
14. Chester (the Countess of Chester Hospital)
15. Mary Wollstonecraft
16. They staged a protest at the Cenotaph and hung a wreath on behalf of Extinction Rebellion
17. 38
18. Guinness 0.0 (accept alcohol-free Guinness)
11. Los Angeles
12. Greg Clarke
13. Bank statements
14. Chester (the Countess of Chester Hospital)
15. Mary Wollstonecraft
16. They staged a protest at the Cenotaph and hung a wreath on behalf of Extinction Rebellion
17. 38
18. Guinness 0.0 (accept alcohol-free Guinness)
19. Stonehenge
20. Butterflies
21. June (2-5)
22. Serbia
23. Fantastic Beasts 3
24. Germany
25. Lockdown
21. June (2-5)
22. Serbia
23. Fantastic Beasts 3
24. Germany
25. Lockdown
Friday November 6 newsquiz answers
1. 270
2. Nevada and Georgia
3. Dead
4. Greta Thunberg (he had sent her a Tweet in December which said: ‘So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!’)
2. Nevada and Georgia
3. Dead
4. Greta Thunberg (he had sent her a Tweet in December which said: ‘So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!’)
5. March 2021
6. 4,000
7. 38
8. Business
9. Liverpool
10. Germany and Sweden
11. Marks & Spencer
12. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge
13. Argos
14. Vienna
15. Severe
16. Reform UK
17. 12
18. George Cohen and Roger Hunt
19. Mink
20. She was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in Izmir, Turkey, four days after the earthquake
21. She removed her 97-year-old mother from a care home
22. The Untouchables
23. France
24. Appearing in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
6. 4,000
7. 38
8. Business
9. Liverpool
10. Germany and Sweden
11. Marks & Spencer
12. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge
13. Argos
14. Vienna
15. Severe
16. Reform UK
17. 12
18. George Cohen and Roger Hunt
19. Mink
20. She was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in Izmir, Turkey, four days after the earthquake
21. She removed her 97-year-old mother from a care home
22. The Untouchables
23. France
24. Appearing in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
25. Jacqui Smith
Friday October 30 newsquiz answers
1 Equality and Human Rights Commission
2. Overstated
3. Leicester (which is in Tier 2)
4. France and Germany
5. 12
6. Pizza Express
7. £21,600 or €24,000
8. Nice
9. Nave Andromeda
10. Bravest
11. Walter Wallace Jr
12. He was naked (almost) in a protest against a ruling that clothes were non-essential items
13. Rhodes
14. That she would break the rule of six so her family could celebrate Christmas together
15. Coventry
16. Grandstand
16. Grandstand
17. Sir Keir Starmer
18. 91
19. Water on the moon
19. Water on the moon
20. Artist Tracey Emin
21. Tommy Cannon
22. 112
23. Kim Kardashian (after she posted pictures of her 40th birthday on a private island)
24. The highest jump into water without a parachute from an aircraft
25. Very nice
Friday October 23 newsquiz answers
1. Poker
2. 16 days (accept two weeks)
3. Warrington, Cheshire, although it is due to join Tier 3 next week and Wakefield, West Yorkshire
4. Scum
5. Nottingham Trent (accept Nottingham)
6. Spain (after America, India, Brazil, Russia and Argentina)
7. Theresa May
8. Labour's motion to offer free school meals during holidays until Easter 2021
9. Santa Claus
10. A sod
11. Samuel Paty
12. Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie (who was cleared of sexual assault charges)
13. Bennu
14. Pope Francis
15. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
16. Smart motorways (a lack of hard shoulder)
17. Barack Obama
18. Microplastic and nanoplastics particles (accept plastic)
19. Collecting parcels and mail from people's homes
20. Chelsea (they drew 0-0 with Sevilla)
21. Asbestos
22. Viewers spotted a contestant who appeared to have Nazi tattoos on his face
23. Tintanic
24. Beavers (a licence to allow him to have beavers on his Exmoor estate)
11. British Airways
12. A40
13. A ballet dancer
14. Roger Federer and Michael Schumacher
15. The Wanted
16. The Community Shield
17. Glitter
18. Marcus Rashford of Manchester United and England
19. October 3
20. Hunter Biden (Joe Biden’s son)
21. Reciting the Lord’s Prayer
2. 16 days (accept two weeks)
3. Warrington, Cheshire, although it is due to join Tier 3 next week and Wakefield, West Yorkshire
4. Scum
5. Nottingham Trent (accept Nottingham)
6. Spain (after America, India, Brazil, Russia and Argentina)
7. Theresa May
8. Labour's motion to offer free school meals during holidays until Easter 2021
9. Santa Claus
10. A sod
11. Samuel Paty
12. Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie (who was cleared of sexual assault charges)
13. Bennu
14. Pope Francis
15. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
16. Smart motorways (a lack of hard shoulder)
17. Barack Obama
18. Microplastic and nanoplastics particles (accept plastic)
19. Collecting parcels and mail from people's homes
20. Chelsea (they drew 0-0 with Sevilla)
21. Asbestos
22. Viewers spotted a contestant who appeared to have Nazi tattoos on his face
23. Tintanic
24. Beavers (a licence to allow him to have beavers on his Exmoor estate)
25. Adele
Friday October 16 newsquiz answers
1. Liverpool
2. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester
3. Passenger jet
4. A circuit break
5. The James Atherton
6. Porton Down (the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory)
7. Crete
8. Public Health England
2. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester
3. Passenger jet
4. A circuit break
5. The James Atherton
6. Porton Down (the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory)
7. Crete
8. Public Health England
9. Berlin
10. 9pm to 6am11. British Airways
12. A40
13. A ballet dancer
14. Roger Federer and Michael Schumacher
15. The Wanted
16. The Community Shield
17. Glitter
18. Marcus Rashford of Manchester United and England
19. October 3
20. Hunter Biden (Joe Biden’s son)
21. Reciting the Lord’s Prayer
22. A kiss (a big, fat kiss)
23. Dominic and Catherine (Dominic West and his wife after he was photographed smooching with co-star Lily James)
24. Tigress (accept tiger)
23. Dominic and Catherine (Dominic West and his wife after he was photographed smooching with co-star Lily James)
24. Tigress (accept tiger)
25. The final of Britain’s Got Talent
Friday October 9 newsquiz answers
1. Jerusalem
2. Chancellor Rishi Sunak
3. 16
4. Walter Reed (Medical Center)
5. Regeneron (accept Regn-Cov2)
5. Regeneron (accept Regn-Cov2)
6. Barrington
7. Cineworld
8. Lesbos and Santorini
9. 25 years
10. Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho
11. Greene King
12. 39
13. 2030
14. Slavery15. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
16. The Gambler
17. Newcastle
18. A laptop
19. Petrol stations (Euro Garages)
20. Downing Street press secretary
21. Beat It
22. Gunnersaurus
23. Barrel
24. Katya Jones
25. Changing Rooms
Friday October 2 newsquiz answers
1. 24 years (he is 74 and she is 50)
2. Hope Hicks
3. She travelled 400 miles by train from Scotland to Westminster while suffering with Covid-19
4. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle
5. Misspoke
6. Coventry
7. Poland and Turkey
8. Middlesbrough
2. Hope Hicks
3. She travelled 400 miles by train from Scotland to Westminster while suffering with Covid-19
4. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle
5. Misspoke
6. Coventry
7. Poland and Turkey
8. Middlesbrough
9. She is President Donald Trump's nomination to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg at the Supreme Court
10. East Grinstead Rugby Club
11. Claudia Webbe
12. Ofcom and the BBC
13. Cleveland, Ohio
14. Proud Boys
15. $750
16. Subway
17. Alex
18. The new handball rule
19. Malta
20. A jet-pack for rescuers and paramedics
21. Sozzled
11. Claudia Webbe
12. Ofcom and the BBC
13. Cleveland, Ohio
14. Proud Boys
15. $750
16. Subway
17. Alex
18. The new handball rule
19. Malta
20. A jet-pack for rescuers and paramedics
21. Sozzled
22. Kanye West
23. Helen Reddy (who died aged 78)
24. For swearing (they were apparently encouraging each other)
25. 48
24. For swearing (they were apparently encouraging each other)
25. 48
Friday September 25 newsquiz answers
1. November 1
2. £697.72 (accept £697 or £698)
3. Mild cough
4. £10,000
5. Slovakia and Denmark
6. Glasgow
7. West Ham
8. Morrisons
9. Bendy bananas
10. Croydon
11. Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice, who died this week age 87
12. NS&I (National Savings & Investments)
13. Kent
14. The Northern Echo
15. Breonna Taylor
16. Lady (Joan) Bakewell
17. Boris Becker
18. Gucci
19. Peru
2. £697.72 (accept £697 or £698)
3. Mild cough
4. £10,000
5. Slovakia and Denmark
6. Glasgow
7. West Ham
8. Morrisons
9. Bendy bananas
10. Croydon
11. Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice, who died this week age 87
12. NS&I (National Savings & Investments)
13. Kent
14. The Northern Echo
15. Breonna Taylor
16. Lady (Joan) Bakewell
17. Boris Becker
18. Gucci
19. Peru
20. Uncle Ben’s rice
21. Spitting Image
22. Win best actress in a drama series at the Emmys (for Euphoria)
23. Engineers solved an 18-month mystery of why an entire Welsh village lost its broadband every morning at 7am, when the couple turned on the TV to watch GMTV
24. Princess Eugenie (and husband Jack Brooksbank)
21. Spitting Image
22. Win best actress in a drama series at the Emmys (for Euphoria)
23. Engineers solved an 18-month mystery of why an entire Welsh village lost its broadband every morning at 7am, when the couple turned on the TV to watch GMTV
24. Princess Eugenie (and husband Jack Brooksbank)
25. Boris Johnson
Friday September 18 newsquiz answers
1. North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland and County Durham
2. a) two families of four chatting in the park
3. Animal House
4. Baroness (Dido) Harding
5. Drinking alcohol at high-risk levels
6. 30 million
7. 77
8. Ed Miliband, Shadow Business Secretary, at Prime Minister’s Questions
9. John Lewis
10. 18 (it is currently 21)
11. Lady (Sasha) Swire
12. Barbados
13. Fiona Bruce (£450,000), Vanessa Feltz (£405,000), Lauren Laverne (£395,000)
14. Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell
15. Score an opening game hat-trick
16. Venus
17. CBE
18. The Good Friday Agreement
19. The US Open tennis tournament in New York
20. Win the £1million jackpot on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
21. Jo Malone
22. Habitat
23. Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day
24. Blankety Blank
25. 37-0
Friday September 11 newsquiz answers
1. Moonshot
2. Marshals
3. Protect Scotland
4. Sweden
3. Protect Scotland
4. Sweden
5. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Leader of the House of Commons
6. Specific and limited
7. October 15
8. John Major and Theresa May
9. Tony Abbott (former Australian PM)
10. Knowsley in Merseyside
11. Oregon and Washington
12. Emma Peel
13. Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood
14. He was lost for three days in the Yorkshire Dales and turned up at a press conference about his own disappearance
15. Tennis player Novak Djokovic (after he was disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball)
16. Kool and the Gang
17. Winchester
18. Paul Gascoigne (former footballer)
19. Birmingham
20. Killing himself (with a shotgun)
21. Diversity
22. Woman’s Hour
23. Banksy
24. E!
6. Specific and limited
7. October 15
8. John Major and Theresa May
9. Tony Abbott (former Australian PM)
10. Knowsley in Merseyside
11. Oregon and Washington
12. Emma Peel
13. Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood
14. He was lost for three days in the Yorkshire Dales and turned up at a press conference about his own disappearance
15. Tennis player Novak Djokovic (after he was disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball)
16. Kool and the Gang
17. Winchester
18. Paul Gascoigne (former footballer)
19. Birmingham
20. Killing himself (with a shotgun)
21. Diversity
22. Woman’s Hour
23. Banksy
24. E!
25. Singer Lily Allen
Friday September 4 newsquiz answers
1. Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK
2. Choppier
3. £10,000
4. Norfolk
5. Zante (Zakynthos)
6. The Batman
7. Costa Coffee
8. Amazon
9. Head of the Civil Service (and Cabinet Secretary)
10. Tim Davie
11. Gary Lineker
12. 409
13. Banksy
12. 409
13. Banksy
14. Jamaica
15. Charie Hebdo’s decision to republish the controversial cartoons of Muhammad to mark the start of a trial into the terrorist attack on its offices
16. Khmer Rouge
17. Apple
18. Ian Royce
19. Corfu
20. Black Panther
21. Andy Murray after his comeback victory in the first round of the US Open
22. I Like to Move It
22. I Like to Move It
23. Netflix
24. Antarctica
25. She will be part of the first same-sex pairing on Strictly Come Dancing
Friday August 28 newsquiz answers
1. The decision by the BBC to play Land Of Hope And Glory and Rule Britannia without the words at the Proms
2. £120 (cut to £60 if paid within 21 days)
3. Dundee
4. Nonsensical
5. Switzerland and the Czech Republic
6. Tesco
7. £13
8. 34
8. 34
9. KFC and Finger Lickin’ Good
10. Ofqual
11. Gatwick Airport
12. Its fleet of tanks
13. Ed Davey
14. Berlin
15. Bribery
16. 51
17. American way of life
18. Kenosha
19. 600
20. Polio
21. Sarah Harding (formerly of Girls Aloud)
22. Caffeine (accept coffee)
23. Graham Norton
24. Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday (Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson)
25. I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here will be filmed there
Friday August 21 newsquiz answers
1. Ofqual
2. Trinidad and Tobago
3. Dido Harding
4. JP Morgan
5. Oldham
6. 7,000
7. Shovels/spades
8. Automated lane keeping systems
9. Plastic bags for life (and replace them with paper ones)
9. Plastic bags for life (and replace them with paper ones)
10. Spain and Italy
11. Belarus
12. Julian Bream
12. Julian Bream
13. Wiltshire
14. 129.9F/54.4C (accept 130 or 54.5)
15. Ellen
16. He was under 21 when the offence took place
17. Mykonos
18. Build the border wall with Mexico
19. Chariots of Fire
20. September 12
21. A gold necklace with the letters VOTE
22. Britney Spears
21. A gold necklace with the letters VOTE
22. Britney Spears
23. Taylor Swift
24. He jumped on a shark that was attacking her and punched until it let her go
25. A penguin (called Po-Po)
Friday August 14 newsquiz answers
1. 39.1 per cent (accept 39 or 40)
2. Schools
3. 5,000
4. c) Switzerland
5. Northampton
6. Granny
7. 20.4 per cent
8. Stilton/British blue cheeses
9. ScotRail
10. Stephen Lawrence’s (Baroness Doreen Lawrence)
11. 34C (93F)
12. Dawn Butler
13. Ben & Jerry’s
14. Kamala Harris
15. Surrey
16. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson (over the Government’s handling of the A-level results)
17. Simon Cowell (after he fell of his electric bike and broke his back)
18. He will be in New Zealand with his ill father
19. Santa Barbara
20. Mauritius
21. Fortnite
22. Bronze Age artefacts dating back 3,000 years (including a preserved horse harness and a sword in its scabbard)
23. Iceland
24. An emu
2. Schools
3. 5,000
4. c) Switzerland
5. Northampton
6. Granny
7. 20.4 per cent
8. Stilton/British blue cheeses
9. ScotRail
10. Stephen Lawrence’s (Baroness Doreen Lawrence)
11. 34C (93F)
12. Dawn Butler
13. Ben & Jerry’s
14. Kamala Harris
15. Surrey
16. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson (over the Government’s handling of the A-level results)
17. Simon Cowell (after he fell of his electric bike and broke his back)
18. He will be in New Zealand with his ill father
19. Santa Barbara
20. Mauritius
21. Fortnite
22. Bronze Age artefacts dating back 3,000 years (including a preserved horse harness and a sword in its scabbard)
23. Iceland
24. An emu
25. Doggers
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