Friday, 8 February 2013

Answers to News Questions


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

11      Adam Afriyie
22    Alan Levers
33  Graham Hughes
44   Elijah Joseph
55   Acer Nethercott
66   Fendi
77   Triage
88   Movie 43
99   Pishgam
110.  Sherwyn Sarabi
111.  Julian Ponder
112.  Tom Georgeson
113.  Sheila Fogarty
114.  Harriet and Bridget Mills
115.  Alex Thompson
116.  Nic Jones
117.  Patty Andrews

In Other News

11    In which three cities in Egypt was a state of emergency declared?
22  Britons were told by the FO to leave which part of Somalia?
33  Which famous song celebrated its centenary?
44  Who knocked Spurs out of the FA Cup?
55   Which club drew 2-2 with Chelsea in the FA Cup?
66  Which song was chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi on Desert Island Discs. even though she had never heard it before?
77   Which team knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup?
88   Who praised Mussolini on Holocaust Day?
99.      Which team knocked QPR out of the FA Cup?
110.  What was the FA Cup score between Manchester United and Fulham?
111.  2013 is the 2ooth anniversary of which novel?
112.  Who quit the Fox News Channel in the USA?
113.  Which group announced they will be reuniting to play the Isle of Wight festival?
114.  Who abdicated in favour of her son?
115.  Which boxing veterans announced that they are to fight?
116.  Which England centre was ruled out of the Calcutta Cup, and who replaced him?
117.  What did the UCI do to the commission to investigate collusion in the Armstrong drug cover up?
118.  Who won the Costa Book prize?
119.  The bodies of 78 executed men were found where in Syria?
220.  Mario Balotelli is being sold to which Italian club?
221.  What was the score between QPR and Man City?
222.  Whose Times cartoon was criticized for anti Semitism?
223.  Which Scottish rugby player was born in the Netherlands, and played under-19 for England?
224.  Who took the tube from Farringdon to Kings Cross?
225.  What is the new Blackberry phone called?
226.  Which Tory minister says that leaving the EU would be a mistake?
227.  What is now the most commonly spoken non native language in England and Wales?
228.  Which country launched a satellite from its own soil for the first time?
229.  Which Olympic Gold medalist announced her retirement?
330.  David Attenborough said that he would choose whom as his successor?
331.  Which was crowned the speediest supermarket in which to shop?
332.  Didier Drogba was involved in a contested move from Shanghai to which club?
333.  Nine new bronze bells were made for where?
334.  David Beckham signed with which club for five months?

Answers

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

11.      Tory MP who denied being lined up as Cameron’s successor
22      Gas mask wearing robber who died in Ladbrookes, Plymouth
33.      He completed the remarkable feat of visiting every country on Earth without flying
44.      New son of Elton John and David Furnish
55.      Olympic 2008 silver medalist cox who sadly passed away
66.      Italian fashion house paying for the restoration of the Trevi fountain
77.      Firm responsible for delivering the Government’s work programme, which allegedly labeled the disabled and jobless as LTB ( Lying, Thieving Bastards)
88.      New movie – dubbed The ‘Citizen Kane of Awful’
99.      Iranian rocket that put a monkey into space
110.  3 year old new member of Mensa
111.  Sentenced to 6 years for cocaine smuggling in Bali
112.  Artist who hid an £8000 cheque in Milton Keynes Art Gallery
113.  Presenter who swore on Radio5 Live interview when she saw a mouse in the studio
114.  Sisters who played on opposite sides in women’s England v. Scotland rugby match
115.  Sailor who got third place in Vendee Globe
116.  Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year
117.  Last of Andrews Sisters – passed away.

In Other News

11.      Suez – Port Said – Ismalia
22      Somaliland
33.      Danny Boy
44.      Leeds
55.      Brentford
66.      The Green green Grass of Home – Tom Jones
77.      Oldham
88.      Silvio Berlusconi
99.      MK Dons
110.  4 – 1
111.  Pride and Prejudice
112.  Sarah Palin
113.  The Boomtown Rats
114.  Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands – in favour of her son Prince William Alexander
115.  Steve Collins and Roy Jones
116.  Manu Tuilagi
117.  They scrapped it
118.  Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel ( first to win both Booker Prize AND Costa prize)
119.  Aleppo
220.  AC Milan
221.  0 – 0
222.  Gerald Scarfe
223.  Tim Visser
224.  Charles and Camilla
225.  Blackberry 10
226.  Ken Clarke
227.  Polish
228.  South Korea
229.  Rebecca Adlington
330.  Brian Cox
331.  Lidl
332.  Galatasaray
333.  Notre Dame Cathedral
334.  Paris St. Germain

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