Answers to News Questions

In the News

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

1. Alex Jones
2. Henry Cavill
3. Tim Yeo MP
4. iRadio
5. Emma Hill
6. Quade Cooper
7. The Happy One
8. Ulric
9. Edward Snowden
10. Jeremy Forrest
11. Major Chris Hadfield
12. Shenzou 10
13. James Crosby
14. Jiroemon Kimura
15. Misao Okawa
16. Henry Angest
17. Constance Briscoe
18. Rory Morrison
19. David Warner
20. Kyle Edmund
21. Dale Cregan
22. Tim Haries
23. Howard Slatter
24. Manuel Pellegrini

In Other News

1. How many times has Rafa Nadal won the French Open singles?
2. Which author died of cancer aged 59?
3. Why was Nelson Mandela in hospital?
4. Who won the Dauphiné Liberé?
5. Who won the French Open Ladies’ Singles
6. Who won the Canadian GP
7. What the score between England and Argentina In the RU test match?
8. – and Wales and Japan?
9. – and New Zealand v. France?
10. And Ireland v. USA?
11. Which teams did England’s U21 football team lose to in their second and third group matches in the European U21 Championships?
12. Who admitted she was a spy 50 years after the event?
13. Which actress announced that she has Alzheimers?
14. Which WWII bomber was raised from the English Channel last week?
15. 6 Islamic extremists were jailed for planning an attack on what or whom?
16. How is the new presenter of Blue Peter to be chosen?
17. Who claimed that the world of classical music is sexist?
18. What was unveiled at the E3 Gaming Expo last week?
19. Who made a guest appearance in the Beano last week?
20. Which racing trainer passed away aged 70 last week?
21. Who complained that female opera singers are too thin?
22. What was the score between the Lions and Combined Country?
23. Stephen Hester announced he was quitting what last week?
24. Beyoncé attacked whom for making her picture obscenely thin last week?
25. Last week the Public Accounts Committee made stringent criticisms of which company’s tax affairs?
26. Air traffic controllers in which European country were on strike last week?
27. Which English centre was called up as cover for injuries to the Lions last week?
28. Which media couple announced last week that they are to divorce?
29. Michael Eavis made a plea for Glastonbury festival goers to do what?
30. A two day event saw formula 1 cars driving around which city last week?
31. Who are sponsoring the Queen’s Club tournament?
32. Wales are to retain which qualification being scrapped in England?
33. Who shot an opening round 67 in the US Open?
34. Gareth Henson has signed for which Rugby Union club?
35. Which actor was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list?
36. The Gloriana was damaged when it hit which bridge?
37. Whom did the Pope meet in Rome?

Answers

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

1. US Shock Jock who ranted at Andrew Neil on “The Sunday Politics”
2. British actor playing Superman in “Man of Steel”
3. Referred himself to the Parliamentary Standards Watchdog
4. New Apple music ctreaming service launching this Autumn
5. Creative director of Mulberry handbags – quit last week
6. Australian rugby union star omitted from the Wallabies squad to face the Lions
7. Jose Mourinho’s new name for himself
8. Britain’s fattest cat
9. Whistleblower sought by the CIA
10. Teacher on trial for abducting schoolgirl
11. International Space Station astronaut , famous for singing “Space Oddity” on Youtube announced his retirment from active spaceflight
12. Latest Chinese manned space mission
13. Former HBOS boss – stripped of his knighthood
14. Oldest man in the world died aged 116
15. Now the oldest person in the world at 115
16. Top Tory donor who it has been revealed owns Everyday Loans
17. Part time judge allegedly gave false statements to police over Chris Huhne
18. Radio 4 announcer passed away
19. Australian batsman allegedly thumped Joe Root in a bar- banned form playing . . . until the Ashes
20. British winner of French Open boys doubles – given wild card to Wimbledon
21. Jailed for life for murder of 2 WPCs
22. Allegedly defaced painting of the Queen in Westminster Abbey
23. Radio presenter in Australia repeatedly asked Julia Gillard whether her partner is gay
24. Chilean who is the new manager of Manchester City

In Other News


1. 8
2. Iain Banks
3. Lung Infection
4. Chris Froome
5. Serena Williams
6. Sebastian Vettel
7. 32 - 3
8. 22 - 18
9. 23 - 13
10. 15 - 12
11. Norway and Israel
12. Christine Keeler
13. Jill gascoigne
14. A Dornier Do17 Flying Pencil
15. The english Defence League
16. A reality style TV show
17. Dame Jenni Murray
18. Play Station4
19. Charles and Camilla
20. Sir Henry Cecil
21. Kiri Te Kanawa
22. 64-0
23. Stephen Hester
24. H&M
25. Google
26. France
27. Billy Twelvetrees
28. Rupert Murdock and Wendy Deng
29. Drink much less
30. Jerusalem
31. Aegon
32. AS Levels
33. Phil Mickelson
34. Bath
35. Tony Robinson
36. Kew Bridge
37. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury