Answers to News Questions

In the news

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

1. Elizabeth Thompson
2. Costadinos Contostavlos
3. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale
4. Joanna Dennehy
5. Stuart Hall
6. Airlander
7. Manuel Pellegrini
8. John Downey
9. Polly McCourt
10. Keith Wallace and James Glanville
11. Stephen Ward
12. Moazzam Begg
13. “I Can’t Sing”

In Other News

1. Which organization, which Labour Deputy Leader Harriet Harman one worked for, was criticized for its links with ‘paedophile groups’ last week?
2. What was Nicohlas Anelka’s punishment for his ‘quenelle’ gesture?
3. What was the Europa League score between Spurs and Dnipro?
4. – and Swansea and Napoli?
5. What have gondoliers in Venice agreed to take voluntarily?
6. The first café for what opened in London last week?
7. The Royal Mail announced new prices for first and second class stamps. What are they?
8. What were visible much further south in the UK than usual?
9. Britain’s hopes of large scale renegotiation of relationship with EU were dashed by whom?
10. Which 68 year old country and western singer signed up to play Glastonbury this year?
11. Which singer fainted on “Loose Women”?
12. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced which troubled NHS Trust was to be dissolved?
13. What was the score between Chelsea and Galatasaray?
14. – and Man Utd. And Olympiakos?
15. Whose trial was it ruled shall be televised?
16. Name the Ghostbusters costar and cowriter who passed away
17. Which super league rugby league team went into administration last week?
18. Jamaican sprinter who had her drug ban overturned on appeal after she proved her sample had been contaminated
19. Which game was ruled in a tribunal last week not to be a sport, despite being recognized as one by the IOC
20. Why was Dave Lee Travis in the news last week?
21. Where did a half tonne meteorite crash last week?
22. Name the England back row forward ruled out of the rest of the 6 Nations with an injury incurred against Ireland?
23. Name the other teams drawn in England’s group in the Euro qualifiers

Answers

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

1. Teacher whose beatings Sir Alex Ferguson said inspired him to greatness
2. N-Dubz’ Dappy – charged over nightclub incident
3. Lee Rigby’s killers, sentenced to spend rest of their lives in prison
4. Serial killer sentenced to spend the rest of her life behind bars
5. Former broadcaster pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and assault
6. UKs largest airship unveiled
7. Given two match touchline ban for criticizing referee
8. Hyde Park bombing suspect, whose trial collapsed after it was revealed that he had been sent a letter effectively giving him protection from prosecution
9. British woman who have birth in the street in New York
10. Met Police officers sacked over Andrew Mitchell plebgate affair
11. Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical to close after four months
12. Briton held for five years without charge in Guantanamo Bay arrested on Syria based terrorism charges
13. Spoof Talent Show musical written by Harry Hill, opening postponed for 48 hours


In Other News

1. National Council for Civil Liberties
2. Banned for five games and fined £80,000
3. 3 – 1 Spurs
4. 3 – 1 Napoli
5. Drug tests
6. Cats
7. 1st class is 62p, second class 53p
8. Aurora Borealis
9. Angela Merkel
10. Dolly Parton
11. Rebecca Ferguson
12. Mid - Staffordshire
13. 1 - 1
14. 2 – 0 Olympiakos
15. Oscar Pistorius
16. Harold Ramis
17. Bradford Bulls
18. Veronica Campbell Brown
19. Bridge
20. He is to face a retrial for 2 charges
21. On the moon
22. Billy Vunipola
23. Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania and San Marino