| Who or what are the following and why have they been in the news ? |
| 1. Matilda |
| 2. Gloria Bangekila Ngema |
| 3. Sweet Revenge |
| 4. Tom Bower |
| 5. Jim Yong Kim |
| 6. Saajid Muhammad Badat |
| 7. Enoch Powell, Joseph P. McCarthy and Sitting Bull |
| 8. Pep Guardiola |
| 9. Phil Dowd |
| 10. Brian Redpath |
| 11. Brendan Barber |
| 12. David Gilroy |
| 13. Inga Bejer Engh |
| 14. Dick Clark |
| 15. Agni – V |
| 16. Gloriana |
| 17. Mark Clattenburg |
| 18. Levon Helm |
| 19. Ched Evans |
| 20. La Fille du Regiment |
| 21. Helena Torry |
| 22. Royal Deluxe |
| 23. Face Britain |
| 24. George Zimmerman |
| 25. Natasha Harris |
| In Other News |
| 1. Which Space Shuttle made its final journey to Washington DC, on the back of a 747, en route to the Smithsonian ? |
| 2. Which single is set to be rereleased after 35 years to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee ? |
| 3. – and who was the lead singer of the band who released it, who distanced himself from its rerelease ? |
| 4. What was the score in the FA Cup semi final between Spurs and Chelsea ? |
| 5. Which two clubs will contest the Scottish FA Cup final ? |
| 6. Who won his first ever grand prix in 111 starts in the Chinese Grand Prix ? |
| 7. Pakistan’s first ever edition of which magazine sold out in hours ? |
| 8. A plane belonging to which airline was forced into an emergency landing at Gatwick ? |
| 9. Which team beat Arsenal 2 – 1, earning the rare accolade from Wenger that they had played better than Arsenal ? |
| 10. What was the score in the first leg of the Real Madrid – Bayern Munich semi final of the Champions League ? |
| 11. Who became the first club to win automatic promotion to the Premier League this season ? |
| 12. Who hosted a talk show for the English Language Russia Today channel ? |
| 13. Which prize is not being awarded this year for the first time in 35 years ? |
| 14. Which US State adopted an anti abortion law last week ? |
| 15. The Duchess of Cambridge and Pippa Middleton were both named on whose list of the 100 most influential people ? |
| 16. Allegations have been made of a Home Office blunder over whose appeal to the European Court ? |
| 17. What is ending with the final switchover to digital TV from analogue ? |
| 18. In a survey which shop has overtaken John Lewis as the UK’s favourite ? |
| 19. Who apologized for his elephant hunting expedition in Botswana ? |
| 20. What was the score in the Chelsea v. Barcelona semi final first leg ? |
| 21. – and who scored Chelsea’s goal ? |
| 22. The lead singer of which 70’s group said that they had turned down an invitation to play in the opening ceremony of this year’s Olympics ? |
| 23. Which rugby world cup winning player suffered a suspected stroke ? |
| 24. Which publishers are selling their guides as ebooks for the first time ? |
| 25. Which US stadium celebrated its centenary ? |
| 26. A concert in favour of which film and TV characters is being held as part of the Proms ? |
| 27. Where is a giant bell for the London Olympics being made ? |
| 28. Which peer told Londoners they shouldn’t vote for Ken Livingstone ? |
| 29. Who described Alex Salmond as a Caledonian Hitler ? |
| 30. Which airline reported that it is considering imposing a controversial ‘take off ‘ tax |
| 31. Which 91 year old guitarist passed away ? |
| 32. The Louvre have announced plans to open a branch in which city ? |
| Who or what Answers |
| 1. Musical that won Olivier awards in 7 categories |
| 2. Engaged to Jacob Zuma |
| 3. The unauthorized biography of Simon Cowell |
| 4. Writer who wrote unauthorized biography of Simon Cowell |
| 5. New President of the world bank |
| 6. Terrorist freed for providing information on Al Qaeda to CIA |
| 7. All of them were cited in Anders Behring Breivik’s speech to the court |
| 8. Coach of Barcelona, denied that he is in line for job at Chelsea |
| 9. Chosen as referee for FA Cup Final |
| 10. Coach of Gloucester RFC who quit |
| 11. Announced he is stepping down as head of the TUC at the end of this year |
| 12. First person ever to be sentenced for murder live on British TV |
| 13. Chief Prosecutor in the Anders Behring Breivik trial |
| 14. The ‘world’s oldest teenager ‘ – US TV presenter passed away last week |
| 15. Successfully launched Indian ballistic missile |
| 16. Royal Jubilee rowing barge launched on the Thames |
| 17. Only British football referee selected for 2012 Olympics |
| 18. Drummer of The Band – passed away last week |
| 19. Wales and Sheffield United footballer convicted of rape |
| 20. Opera in the Royal Opera House with a (non singing ) performance from Anne Widdecombe |
| 21. A shop dummy entered for local government elections in Aberdeen |
| 22. 200,000 children’s self portraits projected onto the façade of Buckingham Palace to form a portrait of the Queen |
| 23. On trial in USA for murder of Trayvon Martin |
| 24. New Zealand woman who died from drinking 10 litres of coca cola per day |
| Other news - Answers |
| 1. Discovery |
| 2. God Save the Queen |
| 3. John Lydon |
| 4. 3 – 1 to Chelsea |
| 5. Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian |
| 6. Nico Rosberg |
| 7. Hello |
| 8. Virgin |
| 9. Wigan |
| 10. 2 – 1 to Bayern |
| 11. Reading FC |
| 12. Julian Assange |
| 13. Pulitzer Prize for fiction |
| 14. Mississippi |
| 15. Tim Magazine |
| 16. Abu Qatada |
| 17. Ceefax |
| 18. Ikea |
| 19. King Juan Carlos of Spain |
| 20. 1- 0 to Chelsea |
| 21. Didier Drogba |
| 22. Sex Pistols |
| 23. Michael Lynagh |
| 24. Haynes |
| 25. Fenway Park Boston |
| 26. Wallace and Gromit |
| 27. Netherlands |
| 28. Lord Sugar |
| 29. David Starkey |
| 30. Ryanair |
| 31. Burt Weedon |
| 32. Lens |
A loveable miscellany of all things quiz
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