Answers to News Questions

In the News

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

1. Stephanie Bottrill
2. Ben Watson
3. Philip Patterson
4. Cash Lady
5. Nawaz Sharif
6. Ricky Burns
7. Bloodhound SSC
8. Chris Hadfield
9. Stuart Hazell
10. Arnold Peters
11. Barbara Walters
12. Long Live the King
13. Philip Hensher
14. Jamie Filan
15. Colin Brewer
16. Cuidad Blanca
17. Peter Ericksson
18. Loic Remy
19. Joyce Brothers
20. Ryan Fogle
21. Sylvain Georges
22. Instead
23. James Wharton
24. Mark Moraghan
25. Steve Harper
26. Eric Schmidt
27. Believe in Me
28. Michael Le Vell
29. Peter Fulton

In Other News

1. Who was tagged after his release from prison last week?
2. Which film was finally allowed to be shown in cinemas in China?
3. Which Cabinet Minister said he would vote for Britain to leave the EU in a referendum?
4. Which was voted the Best sitcom in the BAFTAS?
5. Who won the Spanish Grand Prix
6. Which team did Northampton beat to reach the Premiership Final in rugby union?
7. Which team did Leicester beat to win the other semi final?
8. Which Man Utd. player retired from football last week?
9. Who was evicted from HSBC HQ while making a protest film?
10. Where is the G8 summit to be held?
11. Which English rugby club have been playing tapes of their head coach making his half time team talk to scare birds away from the pitch?
12. Which US TV show is returning after a 4 year absence?
13. IN the USA who is in court asking for a retrial?
14. Who was sacked after finishing second last week?
15. How many pit stops were there in the Spanish GP last week?
16. Who is the ECB Cricketer of the Year for 2012/13?
17. Which grand slam winner did Laura Robson defeat last week?
18. Which two teams will contest the Championship play off final?
19. How much money have the EU pledged to help Mali?
20. Which two firms have been accused of fixing petrol prices?
21. What was the score between Wigan and Arsenal that saw Wigan relegated days after winning the FA Cup?
22. What was score between Man City and Reading?
23. What did Angelina Joli tell the world about last week?
24. Which British boxer had to pull out of his comeback fight?
25. Who was the UK’s highest earning musician last year?
26. Which comedian and TV presenter was arrested on suspicion of taking part in a drunken brawl in Cornwall allegedly?
27. Last week a breakthrough was announced in the field of human cloning, using which cells?
28. What was the score in the Europa League final?
29. Who scored the winning goal?
30. Who has returned to advertise Calvin Klein after a gap of 20 years?
31. A factory for ASICS products had its roof collapse in which country last week?
32. Which Hi de Hi actor passed away last week at the age of 72?
33. MP Margaret Hodge called who or what ‘evil’ last week?
34. Which World War II operation saw its 70th anniversary?
35. Which former head of both Ford ( UK) and the CBI passed away last week?
36. Newsnight issued an apology to which charity last week?
37. Who won his 100th and 101st races during the Giro d’Italia?
38. Which manager was suspended by Brighton and Hove Albion?
39. How many caps did David Beckham – who retired from football last week – win for England?
40. Who walked out of an interview with BBC Radio Scotland after branding Scots as ‘racists’?
41. Which teams are contesting the Division 2 play off?
Answers

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

1. Committed suicide because she couldn’t afford to pay the ‘bedroom tax’
2. Scored Wigan’s winning goal in the FA Cup Final
3. He has just finished copying out the King James Bible by hand
4. Company whose original Kerry Katona adverts for payday loans were banned as misleading – new ones made instead
5. Won the election in Pakistan
6. Defended his WBA Lightweight title against Jose Gonzalez
7. Car designed by Richard Noble consortium to break world land speed record, at 1000mph if possible
8. Made a video singing Space oddity on the International Space Station
9. Admitted murdering Tia Sharp – jailed for 38 years
10. Passed away aged 87 – he had played Jack Woolley in The Archers
11. Long serving US TV personality announced her retirement
12. New novel by Fay Wheldon
13. Won the Ondaatje Prize for “Scenes from Early life”
14. Stole jewellery from Jose Mourinho – jailed for 31 months
15. Councillor who compared disabled children to deformed lambs
16. Lost city found in Honduras
17. Quit job as head of UK Athletics
18. QPR striker arrested over alleged sexual assault
19. US TV Psychologist passed away - 86
20. Alleged CIA agent caught in Russia
21. Tested positive for banned substances during the Giro d’Italia
22. New schools inspection service being launched by Headteachers as alternative to Ofsted
23. Youngest Tory MP bringing in Private Members Bill about an EU Referendum
24. New voice of Thomas the Tank Engine
25. Newcastle goalie retired
26. Google Executive Chairman humiliated by Public Accounts Committee
27. Bonnie Tyler’s Eurovision Song Contest Entry
28. In corn court denied sex offence charges
29. James Anderson’s 300th test victim

In Other News

1. Chris Huhne
2. Django Unchained
3. Michael Gove
4. Twenty Twelve
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Saracens RFC
7. Harlequins
8. Paul Scholes
9. Bill Oddie
10. Fermanagh
11. Bath RFC
12. 24
13. OJ Simpson
14. Roberto Mancini
15. 79
16. Matt Prior
17. Venus Williams
18. Watford and Crystal Palace
19. 500 million Euros
20. BP and Shell
21. 1 - 4
22. 2 - 0
23. She has had a double mastectomy , having the gene that gives her a higher than 80% chance of developing breast cancer
24. David Haye
25. Dr. Dre – he is behind the ubiquitous Beats Headphones
26. Rory McGrath
27. Skin Cells
28. Chelsea 2 – Benfica 1 29. Bronislav Ibrahimovich
30. Christy Turlington
31. Cambodia
32. Paul Shane
33. Google
34. Operation Chastise – the Dambusters raid
35. Sir Terence Beckett
36. Help for Heroes
37. Mark Cavendish
38. Gus Poyet
39. 115
40. Nigel Farrage
41. Bradford and Northampton Town