Weekly News Quiz

Just before I settle down for a lazy Sunday here is a quiz of the weeks news to get stuck into. The answers are in the comment box.

1. Which Kindle title became the first to sell 1 Million copies this week?

2. Which entertainer made his first ever British festival appearance at Hop Farm this week aged 84?

3. The National Trust has appealed for £1.2 million to buy a stretch of what?

4. What was the name of the Hawk who was "employed" to keep pigeons away from Wimbledon this week who has since been stolen?

5. The divorce of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was announced this week. What is the name of the child who Holmes has applied for sole custody of?

6. The musical Viva Forever was launched this week based on the music of which act?

7. Which island became the fifth nation to appeal for an EU Bail Out this week?

8. The SFO has been busy this week investigating the shady dealings of British Bankers. What does SFO actually stand for?

9. It was announced this week that the law restricting the times of marriage in the UK will be changed in October allowing couples to tie the know at any time during the day or night. Prior to this change, what was (and until October is) the hours between which a couple in the UK could wed?

10. The Tour De France started this week. To the nearest hundred what is the overall distance covered in the tour....3000km, 3500km, 4000km or 4500km?

11. The Amazing Spiderman is the latest reinvention of the superhero to hit cinemas this coming week but who plays Spiderman in this movie?

12. Who is the author of 50 Shades of Grey, the book dominating sales charts this week?

13. Wild fires hit which US state this week?


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A bonus rounds in this weeks news quiz. I am going to give you 5 sporting figures, teams or events and I want to know how they have been in the news this week....

1. Yaroslava Shvedova
2. Laurent Blanc
3. London Welsh
4. Yohann Blake
5. Fabian Cancellara


Enjoy!