Friday 25 October 2013

In the News

In The News

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


1. Jovanka Broz
2. Felix Dexter
3. Leonardo Dibrani
4. Alex Lowes
5. Tom Sykes
6. Maria
7. Sean Hardeley
8. Samuel Eto’o
9. Dean Acadmey, Forest of Dean
10. Frances Quinn
11. Noel Harrison
12. Gareth Hock
13. Richard Hughes
14. Hex Factor
15. Franz Peter Tebarz-Van Elst
16. St. Jude Storm
17. Sir Anthony Caro
18. Dmitri Galitzine
19. Mark de Rond and Anton Wright

20. Sasha and Atanas Rusev

In other news

1. Which building in Swansea has topped the list of the Victorian Society’s most endangered buildings list?
2. Which veteran film actor was made a fellow of the BFI last week?
3. Which island was struck by a miniature tornado last week?
4. what was the score in the rugby league match between England and Italy?
5. Which british rider became world champion in the Omnium at the world cycling championships?
6. Who was the third celebrity to leave Strictly?
7. Which Hurricane devastated the Atlantic coast of Mexico?
8. Whose reign as manager of Middlesbrough came to an end?
9. Which chef tweeted the winner of the Great British bake Off early – and got it wrong?
10. Who was asked to leave the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque last week?
11. Which teams are in England’s rugby league world cup group?
12. – and Scotland’s?
13. – and Wales’ ?
14. Which welsh international rugby player allegedly turned up to a training session in Bayonne the worse for wear for alcohol?
15. Who announced he is quitting his long running quiz show?
16. Who called for a one off energy windfall tax?
17. Which Asian country announced it will be enforcing sharia law from 2014?
18. Who paid Lord McAlpine a reported £15,000 over a tweet?
19. What was the score between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund?
20. – and Celtic and Ajax?
21. – and Chelsea and Schalke?
22. What was the venue for the christening of Prince George of Cambridge?
23. The Vatican announced that it is forming its own team to play which sport? 24. Who said that Sir Alex Ferguson does not know the meaning of the word loyalty?
25. For what did Sir John Major publically apologise last week?
26. What was the score between Man Utd and Real Sociedad?
27. Russia have dropped charges of piracy against the crew of the Arctic Sunrise in favour of which charge?
28. Ian Holloway quit as manager of which club?
29. In which city will the 2014 Tour De France start?
30. What was the score between Man City and CSKA Moscow ?
31. Who is the new manager of Sheffield United?
32. Who is the only member of the Royal Family to become one of Prince George’s godparents?
33. The horrific Facebook decapitation video originated in which country?
34. Name all 11 players on the Wisden all time Test World XI
35. Which former Education Minister criticized Michael Gove?
36. What was the score between Swansea and Kuban Krasnodar?
37. – and Spurs and Sheriff Tiraspol
38. and Wigan and Rubin Kazan?

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