Answers to News Questions

Who or what are the following and why have they been in the news ?

1. Frankie and Benny’s
2. Grace Belgravia
3. Christianity Uncut
4. USS Montpelier
5. Hempstead, New York
6. Richard Hughes
7. Narodam Sihanouk
8. Gary McKinnon
9. Kunsthal Museum, Rotterdam
10. Carlos Slim
11. John Whaite
12. Bring Up The Bodies
13. Dame Janet Smith and Nick Pollard
14. Pivotal Movement
15. Mama Quilla
16. Livestrong
17. Rosie and Ruby Formosa
18. Colin Farmer
19. Susanne Wilkinson
20. George Pratt
21. Mario Menendez
22. Trenton Oldfield
23. Ben Needham
24. Dutch Rabobank

In Other News

1. The last of which former RAF bomber was grounded last week due to escalating costs of insurance for flying it ?
2. Felix Baumgartner jumped from how high in feet ?
3. What speed did he reach, to the nearest 10 mph ?
4. For how long did he freefall ?
5. And how long did the whole jump last ?
6. What was won by Heather Watson ?
7. Who was the first celebrity voted off Strictly Come Dancing ?
8. Who was criticized over a joke about Abu Hamza on HIGNFY ?
9. Who won the Korean GP ?
10. In the final of which event did Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray ?
11. Who is the player coach of Barnet FC ?
12. David Price took precisely 82 seconds to beat whom in a British Heavyweight title fight ?
13. How much does the cheapest ticket for the Rolling Stones in the O2 Arena cost ?
14. Which jailed former newspaper proprietor is due to appear on HIGNFY ?
15. Which comedian is suing the Mirror for calling him a racist ?
16. Quote of the week “I was terrified – it was like hell. “ Who said it ?
17. Who has been criticized for performing a concert in Equatorial Guinea ?
18. Which form will the Scottish Independence vote take ?
19. Which multinational was it revealed don’t pay tax to the UK government because they do not make a profit here ?
20. Which former world champion lost her lottery funding last week ?
21. Why was the England v. Poland football match delayed ?
22. Who will star in next year’s Superbowl half time show ?
23. What was the score in both Belgium v. Scotland, and Croatia v. Wales ?
24. Which veteran European performer performed his first ever show at the Royal Albert Hall ?
25. Which country’s FA have been criticized over the racism home supporters showed towards England’s Under 21 players ?
26. Who was last week reported as being fired from his Radio 2 Folk music show ?
27. – and who has taken over the show ?
28. Who began his High Court Battle for compensation after being wrongly convicted of murder ?
29. What was the score in the England v. Poland qualifier ?
30. Which quality logo has been ditched from its products by Sainsburys ?
31. How many goals has Wayne Rooney now scored for England following his strike against Poland ?
32. Which magazine will be scrapped in print form and only appear online, following 80 years of existence ?
33. Which African state have been elected to the UN Security council despite concerns over its human rights record ?
34. By what was the TV show This Morning hoaxed this week ?
35. Which French actress passed away aged 60 this week ?
36. How much was Ashley Cole fined for his Twitter rant at the FA ?
37. Which cycling team has Mark Cavendish joined ?
38. Which Rugby League club are the subject of a winding up petition ?
39. Who are being targeted for training as potential spies ?
40. Last week a US Court ruled that the descendants of the creator of whom have no rights to him any more ?
41. How many candidates are the BBC including on the shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year ?
42. Who has refused to be interviewed on the Panorama show about Savilegate ?
43. Who branded Francois Hollande an imbecile last week ?
44. Frankel will run its last race in which race ?

Answers

Who or what are the following and why have they been in the news ?

1. Swansea restaurant that served a two year old with whiskey
2. London’s first ever Women only club
3. Protest group who chained themselves to the pulpit in St. Paul’s Cathedral
4. Nuclear sub which collided with USS San Jacinto
5. Venue for the second TV debate between Obama and Romney
6. Jockey who rode 7 winners in 8 races at Windsor
7. Former King of Cambodia, passed away last week
8. Hacker who won his battle against extradition to USA last week. Theresa May ruled that he should not face trial in the US
9. Art Gallery from which £250million worth of paintings were stolen
10. Officially named as world’s richest man
11. Winner of the Great British Bake Off
12. Booker Prize Winning novel by Hilary Mantel – first person to win twice – this is a sequel to Wolf Hall, her first Booker winning novel
13. They are chairing the two inquiries into the Savilegate affair
14. Richard Hughes first of 7 winners at Windsor
15. Richard Hughes last of 7 winners at Windsor
16. Lance Armstrong’s charitable foundation from which he has stood down as chairman
17. Conjoined twins separated last week
18. Blind pensioner shot with Taser by police who thought that his white stick was a samurai sword.
19. B and B owner fined for refusing to allow a gay couple a double room
Atheist boy unable to join scouts because of oath that has to be taken
20. General who led ground forces in the 1982 Falklands invasion, arrested for crimes against humanity during reign of Argentian Junta
21. Boat Race protestor jailed for 6 months
22. Boy who disappeared on Kos 21 years ago – a new search and investigation has been launched
23. Dutch firm who have quit their sponsorship of the sport of cycling following drug revelations recently

In Other News

1. Avro Vulcan
2. 128,000ft
3. 830 mph
4. 4m 22 secs
5. 9 minutes
6. The WTA Japan Open
7. Johnny Ball
8. Clare Balding
9. Sebastian Vettel
10. Shanghai Masters
11. Edgar Davids
12. Audley Harrison
13. £106
14. Conrad Black
15. Frankie Boyle
16. Felix Baumgartner
17. Julio Iglesias
18. Single Question Ballot
19. Starbucks
20. Paula Radcliffe
21. Waterlogged pitch
22. Beyonce
23. 2 - 0
24. Johnny Hallyday
25. Serbia
26. Mike Harding
27. Mark Radcliffe
28. Barry Michael George
29. 1 - 1
30. The red Tractor mark
31. 32
32. Newsweek
33. Rwanda
34. A firm claiming to have celebrity sperm donors
35. Sylvia Kristel
36. £90,000
37. Omega Pharma Quick Step
38. Salford Reds
39. Kids who are very good at the X Box
40. Superman
41. 12
42. George Entwhistle
43. Karl Lagerfeld
44. Qipco Champion Stakes