Quiz Diary - 2005-03 - news, quiz and trivia questions

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Melting Himalayan glaciers could lead to catastrophic water shortages, a conservation group warns.
High Street retailer The Gadget Shop, which employs 700 staff, will go into administration this week
Kofi Annan in West Bank for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas
Walt Disney names Robert Iger as successor (next year) to chief executive Michael Eisner
Leisure group Whitbread to sell Marriott hotel business in the UK
Senator Ted Kennedy cancels talks with Gerry Adams with amid concerns over IRA's "ongoing criminal activity".
Jonny Wilkinson is taken off injured after 34 minutes of his comeback game against Harlequins.
Uefa's labels Jose Mourinho "the enemy of football" as Anders Frisk quits after death threats
Padraig Harrington wins Honda Classic in Florida after a play-off win over Vijay Singh.
Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Matthew Stevens 10-8 in the Irish Masters final.
Empire Film Awards
- Best Actor - Matt Damon (The Bourne Supremacy)
- Best Actress - Julie Delpy (Before Sunset)
- Best Film - The Bourne Supremacy
- Best Director - Sam Raimi (Spider-Man 2)
- Best British Actress - Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the spotless Mind)
- Best British Actor - Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes)
- Best British Film - Shaun of the Dead
- Best British Director - Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake)
- Best Newcomer - Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland)
- Icon of the decade - Quentin Tarantino
Challenge Cup - Rochdale crush Illingworth 120-4 while Wath Brow upset Dewsbury
Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta retires at the age of 36. 1st club = Newell's Old Boys
Scotland lose 22-46 to Wales in RBS 6 Nations
Ernie Els fires final-round 65 to win the Qatar Masters by one shot.
Anja Paerson retains overall World Cup title

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Subaru's Petter Solberg wins the Rally of Mexico
The Christian Institute applies for judicial review of BBC's broadcast of Jerry Springer - The Opera
Pakistani forces have lost track of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, says President Musharraf.
Tom Baker is named Britain's favourite Doctor Who in SFX poll to mark new BBC1 series
- 2nd - Peter Davidson
- 3rd - Jon Pertwee
- 4th - Sylvester McCoy
- 5th - William Hartnell
Chief executive of AIG, world's biggest insurer, quits in board shake-up prompted by US regulators.
Bobby Julich becomes 1st American to win the Paris-Nice race
Manchester United face Newcastle while Arsenal take on Blackburn in FA Cup semi-finals
Des Smyth claims his first Champions Tour win by taking the SBC Classic in California.
Karen Legg announces retirement from international swimming

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Bruno Peyron and crew set new round-the-world record of 50 days 16 hours and 20 minutes in Orange II, beating Steve Fossett's 2004 record (in Cheyenne) by 8 days
The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney meet US Senator Ted Kennedy
Hardy Eustace defends Smurfit Champion Hurdle title at Cheltenham Festival. Jockey = Conor O'Dwyer, Trainer = Dessie Hughes, 2nd = Harchibald (7-1), 3rd =Brave Inca
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa calls for early elections to replace him as opponents step up protests
Former Worldcom chief Bernie Ebbers found guilty of fraud
Real Madrid forward Ronaldo buys Brazil's entry into the new A1 Grand Prix series.
Roman Catholic Church speaks out against "shameful lies" in best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code
Man Utd's Gary Neville says the Premiership title is all but Chelsea's.
Producers of Lord of the Rings musical abandon plans to premiere in London, opting for Toronto
Rangers chairman David Murray tells bigots they are not wanted at Ibrox.
Peter Bryan (the cannibal) sentenced to life after eating the brains of "friend" Brian Cherry

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Family of murder victim Robert McCartney to join President Bush for St Patrick's Day reception
British police foil attempt to rob £220m from London offices of Japanese bank Sumitomo
US actor Robert Blake found not guilty of killing his wife after more than week's deliberation by jury
Aid agencies condemn nomination of Paul Wolfowitz as next World Bank head
Females are genetically more varied than males, an analysis of the X chromosome has found
Musicians and staff at Milan's La Scala opera house call for conductor Riccardo Muti to resign
New controversy erupts over one of the most provocative symbols of the global warming debate: the so-called "hockey stick" graph.
Hitachi unveils its 1st humanoid robot, Emiew, to challenge Honda's Asimo and Sony's Qrio robots
EMIEW stands for - Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate
Alan Shearer scores twice in Newcastle's 4-0 victory over Olympiakos reach the last eight of Uefa Cup
Moscow Flyer wins Cheltenham's Queen Mother Champion Chase. 2nd = Well Chief, 3rd = Azertyuiop
Cheltenham Gold Cup prospect Farmer Jack dies while training on the gallops

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The Cassini orbiter detects significant atmosphere around the bright Saturnian moon Enceladus
Tim Henman goes down in straight sets to Guillermo Canas in the Indian Wells quarter-finals
Pte. Johnson Beharry is awarded 1st Victoria Cross for 23 years for 2 separate acts of heroism in Iraq
VC's 1st = xx, Falklands = Lt. Col. Herbert Jones (post.) and Sgt. Ian John McKay (post.)
Rapper Lil' Kim (Kimberley Jones) found guilty of lying under oath about gunfight
MP Adam Price thrown out of Commons after claiming Tony Blair "misled" MPs on Iraq war
Inglis Drever beats favourite Baracouda in the World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

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Charles Clarke orders review of decision to downgrade cannabis, in light of health studies.
Kicking King wins Cheltenham Gold Cup, Jockey = Barry Geraghty , Trainer = Tom Taaffe,
2nd = Take The Stand, 3rd = Sir Rembrandt
Kostas Kenteris and aterina Thanou cleared of doping offences by independent (Greek!) tribunal.
Michael Grant beats Jamie Cox to win ABA light welterweight title (Amir Khan withdrew over ticketing)
Condoleezza Rice urges North Korea to return to nuclear talks, during her Asian tour.
Florida doctors withdraw feeding tube of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo
Russia, France, Germany and Spain call for Syria to withdraw its troops fully from Lebanon
Tony Blair steps up his attack on alleged Tory spending cuts of £35bn
MI5 whistleblower David Shayler says he plans to stand against Tony Blair in Sedgefield.
Simon Fuller sells 19 Entertainment company to US entrepreneur, Robert Sillerman for £81.5m
George Lucas says "Revenge of the Sith" will be like "Titanic in space"
Champions League quarter-finals
- Liverpool v Juventus
- Chelsea v Bayern Munich.
- AC Milan v Inter Milan
- Lyon v PSV Eindhoven
Lindsay Davenport beats Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-0 to reach the Indian Wells final.
Graham Lee and Howard Johnson take the leading jockey and trainer awards.
Jarno Trulli sets the fastest lap in final practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.
Eamonn Magee defends WBU welterweight crown after 13 months out of action.
Retired Major League Baseball star Mark McGwire refuses to identify players who use steroids
Mike Ruddock's Wales beat Ireland 32-20 to win Grand Slam. 1st time since 1983