Quiz Diary - 2005-10

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• Downing Street defends David Blunkett in a row over his directorship of a DNA testing firm - Blunkett says he will sell shares to end the matter
• George Best breathing without the help of a ventilator, and leaves hospital
• Hurricane Beta swirled onto Nicaragua's central Caribbean coast
• Gunmen kill Ghalib Abdul-Mahdi the brother of Iraq's Shiite vice president Adil Abdul-Mahdi
• Sixty years after it was destroyed by Allied bombs in World War II, Dresden's rebuilt Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, is re-consecrated
• UK mobile phone group O2 agrees to an £18bn takeover offer from Spanish telecom firm Telefonica
• South West Trains is to sell £1 tickets on certain routes in an effort to attract new passengers to the railways.
• Greg Rusedski beats Andreas Seppi in the first round of the Paris Masters
• Aston Villa receive an approach to buy out shares of chairman Doug Ellis

31 Quiz

• 1. What colour eyes does Kelly Clarkson sing about in her latest release?
• Hazel (Behind These Hazel Eyes)
• 2. In the recent “Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time” poll, which film was number one?
• Goodfellas
• 3. In October 2005, Lewisham Council cleared which former footballer and his wife Deborah, after that had been accused of littering?
• Ian Wright
• 4. President Eduardo Rodriguez has said he will step down in January even if an election has not been held - leaving the possibility of a power vacuum – in which country?
• Bolivia
• 5. Which company has joined McDonald's to offer free wireless internet access in US for DS handheld games console?
• Nintendo
• 6. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said he thought which team were lucky after his side went out of the Carling Cup to them losing 5-4 on penalties?
• Charlton Athletic
• 7. The Laboratory of Reproductive Technology in Cremona has announced the birth of 14 clones of which animal in October 2005?
• Pig
• 8. How much did the MOD say the war in Iraq had cost the UK up to the end of March this year?
• £3.1bn
• 9. Which Real Madrid player said after being sent off against Valencia “It was a counter-attack and I had to take him down. I don't regret it and I would do it again if I had to”?
• Thomas Gravesen
• 10. “The List:” Pot Black returned for a one-off in October 2005 with Matthew Stevens inning the title, name the previous 10 winners?
• Ray Reardon (2), John Spencer (3), Eddie Charlton (3), Graham Miles (2), Perrie Mans (1), Doug Mountjoy (2), Cliff Thorburn (1), Steve Davis (2), Terry Griffiths (1), Jimmy White (1)

30

• Colin Montgomerie wins the PGA European Tour's Order of Merit for 2005. Recent winners include:
  • 2003-2004 - Ernie Els (South Africa)
  • 2001-2002 - Retief Goosen (South Africa)
  • 2000 - Lee Westwood (England)
  • 1993-1999 - Colin Montgomerie (Scotland)
• Security is tightened in Delhi after three explosions kill at least 58
• Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role as John Rambo in the upcoming "Rambo IV"
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1.Westlife - You Raise Me Up
    • 2.Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
    • 3.Sugababes - Push The Button
    • 4.Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain
    • 5.Robbie Williams – Tripping
  • Albums:
    • 1.Robbie Williams – Intensive Care
    • 2.Prodigy - Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005
    • 3.Sugababes - Taller In More Ways
    • 4.Katie Melua - Piece By Piece
    • 5.James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
• A ban on drinking alcohol on all forms of public transport is being considered by the government
• Truck bomb explosion in Baghdad kills 26
• Nobel laureate Richard Smalley, who helped discover buckminsterfullerene, dies aged 62
• Three school girls beheaded in Indonesia in an attack in the province of Central Sulawesi
• A strengthening Hurricane Beta heads for Central America's Caribbean coast
• A group of 134 belly dancers from across the world converged on Nairn, Scotland where their five-minute routine gave them an entry in the Guinness Book of Records
• The people of Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar are holding presidential and parliamentary elections
• Posters warning trick or treaters to stay away are being handed out by Derbyshire Police
• Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
  • 1 GoodFellas
  • 2 Vertigo
  • 3 Jaws
  • 4 Fight Club
  • 5 The Godfather Part II
  • 6 Citizen Kane
  • 7 Tokyo Story
  • 8 The Empire Strikes Back
  • 9 The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
  • 10 His Girl Friday
  • 11 Persona
  • 12 Chinatown
  • 13 Manhattan
  • 14 Taxi Driver
  • 15 It's A Wonderful Life
  • 16 The Apartment
  • 17 Once Upon A Time In The West
  • 18 All About Eve
  • 19 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • 20 Apocalypse Now
  • 21 Crash
  • 22 Sunrise
  • 23 The Godfather
  • 24 Rear Window
  • 25 Sunset Boulevard
  • 26 The Third Man
  • 27 Some Like It Hot
  • 28 Raging Bull
  • 29 La Regle Du Jeu
  • 30 Reservoir Dogs
  • 31 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
  • 32 Les Enfants Du Paradis
  • 33 Star Wars
  • 34 The Searchers
  • 35 A Matter Of Life And Death
  • 36 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 37 Touch Of Evil
  • 38 Badlands
  • 39 Monty Python And The Holy Grail
  • 40 ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
  • 41 The Last Picture Show
  • 42 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
  • 43 Heat
  • 44 Annie Hall
  • 45 Mean Streets
  • 46 Nashville
  • 47 Blade Runner
  • 48 Singin' In The Rain
  • 49 Pulp Fiction
  • 50 It Happened One Night
  • 51 Aliens
  • 52 Sullivan's Travels
  • 53 The Deer Hunter
  • 54 Miller's Crossing
  • 55 Kiss Me Deadly
  • 56 The Shawshank Redemption
  • 57 Sweet Smell Of Success
  • 58 Die Hard
  • 59 Blue Velvet
  • 60 The Outlaw Josey Wales
  • 61 Halloween
  • 62 The Night Of The Hunter
  • 63 The Matrix
  • 64 The Conversation
  • 65 8 1/2
  • 66 Se7en
  • 67 L'Atalante
  • 68 This Is Spinal Tap
  • 69 Sideways
  • 70 Dawn Of The Dead
  • 71 North By Northwest
  • 72 The Terminator
  • 73 Hoop Dreams
  • 74 Raiders Of The Lost Ark
  • 75 The Wild Bunch
  • 76 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
  • 77 Lawrence Of Arabia
  • 78 The Graduate
  • 79 The Wicker Man
  • 80 Day For Night
  • 81 The Shining
  • 82 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
  • 83 The Wizard Of Oz
  • 84 Metropolis
  • 85 The King Of Comedy
  • 86 Kind Hearts And Coronets
  • 87 Donnie Darko
  • 88 Get Carter
  • 89 Rio Bravo
  • 90 Psycho
  • 91 Dekalog
  • 92 Back To The Future
  • 93 Salvador
  • 94 Magnolia
  • 95 The Usual Suspects
  • 96 Stand By Me
  • 97 Trainspotting
  • 98 Casablanca
  • 99 Three Kings
  • 100 Goldfinger
• Total Film Reader’s Awards 2005:
  • Favourite Film: Batman Begins
  • Best movie villain: Ian McDiarmid
  • Man of the year: Mickey Rourke
  • Best movie animal: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's squirrels
  • Best child actor: Dakota Fanning
• Dangerous or anti-social use of fireworks during the Bonfire Night period face an £80 on-the-spot fine
• St Stephen's Tower bell and clock, at Westminster Palace, aka Big Ben has its chimes stopped for what is thought to be the longest time in more than two decades, so engineers can inspect it
• Anna Ford announces her retirement with her final broadcast in April 2006
• Only car ever owned by Pope John Paul II, a 1975 Ford Escort, is sold at auction in Las Vegas
• Sir Alex Ferguson brands his side's 4-1 defeat to Middlesbrough an "embarrassment".

30 Quiz

• 1. With whom has Dannii Minogue teamed up for her latest single "Perfection"?
• Soul Seekerz
• 2. Football chairman Dick Knight said recently "Never mind over the moon, we're over Jupiter". Why was he so pleased?
• Brighton have been given planning permission for a new stadium at Falmer
• 3. Which German ex-Formula One driver was taken to hospital after crashing in a German Touring Car race?
• Heinz-Harald Frentzen
• 4. In a blow to President Bush which White House lawyer nominated to the US Supreme Court withdrew last week?
• Harriet Miers
• 5. Which group are “Taller In More Ways” according to the title of their new album?
• Sugababes
• 6. Where in Switzerland did Andy Murray beat Tim Henman in October 2005 seeing a changing of the guard in British tennis?
• Basel
• 7. British lawyer David Mills is among those under investigation for alleged tax fraud, embezzlement and money laundering alongside Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. He is the husband of which UK government minister?
• Tessa Jowell
• 8. Which Premiership manager is rumoured to have bought a yearling son of Rock of Gibraltar?
• Sir Alex Ferguson
• 9. Which supercomputer recently broke its own speed record with 280.6 trillion calculations per second?
• Blue Gene
• 10. “The List:” The England Squad for the autumn Test series against Australia, New Zealand and Samoa has been announced Bath, Gloucester, and Wasps all have 6 players in the squad and Leicester have 7, which 6 other teams have representatives (including stand by’s)?
• Leeds, Newcastle, Northampton, Perpignan, Sale and Worcester

29

• Pentagon invites UN officials to visit Guantanamo Bay - 3 years after first receiving the request
• George Best remains critically ill, but his condition was said to have improved.
• Bolivia's general election is postponed
• China's President Hu Jintao visits North Korea for nuclear talks
• Blue Gene supercomputer breaks its speed record with 280.6 trillion calculations per second
• MOD says Iraq war and aftermath cost UK almost £3.1bn to end of March 2005
• Around 200 former MG Rover staff are invited to work for car new owner, Nanjing Automobile
• Chris Evans sues The Star over a story about his separation from wife Billie Piper.
• George Foreman tips Britain's Audley Harrison to become World champion in 2006
• Invitational one-day Pot Black tournament features:
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan,
  • Stephen Hendry,
  • Stephen Maguire,
  • Matthew Stevens,
  • Paul Hunter,
  • John Higgins,
  • Jimmy White and
  • Shaun Murphy
• Max Mosley is re-elected to serve a fourth term as FIA president.
• Laboratory of Reproductive Technology in Cremona announces the birth of 14 pig clones
• At Loftus Road - 1st game of the 2005 Tri-Nations, against New Zealand, GB 26 – 42 NZ
• Colin Montgomerie takes two-shot lead after Volvo Masters round 2
• National Gallery takes down a Titian, after its owner decides to sell the work
• UN Security Council condemns Iran's president over his call for Israel to be "wiped off the map".
• Tropical Storm Beta is upgraded to a hurricane as it hits the Colombian island of Providencia
• Premiership Results:
  • Birmingham 0- 1Everton
  • Charlton 0 – 1 Bolton
  • Chelsea 4 –2 Blackburn
  • Liverpool 2 –0 West Ham
  • Marlbrough 4 – 1 Man Utd
  • Sunderland 1 – 4 Portsmouth
  • Tottenham 1 – 1 Arsenal
  • Wigan 1 – 1 Fulham

29 Quiz

• 1. In October 2005 which radio station took over as the number one listened to radio station in London, with 1.9 million listeners, overtaking Capital FM for the first time?
• Heart
• 2. Which Honda rider held off Valentino Rossi to win the Turkish GP his 1st ever?
• Marco Melandri
• 3. Who has followed up his impressive debut as director of City of God with Jeffrey Caine's adaptation of John Le Carré's acclaimed novel “The Constant Gardener”?
• Fernando Meirelles
• 4. Which 2-time Giro d'Italia winner will join the Saunier Duval team next season?
• Gilberto Simoni
• 5. In October 2005 newspapers suggested which singer was desperate and had lost weight, now only weighing 6-stone?
• Kylie Minogue
• 6. Working Class Hero - The Definitive is the title of a new album featuring songs by which artist?
• John Lennon
• 7. Which team knocked European champions, Liverpool out of the Carling Cup?
• Crystal Palace
• 8. In October 2005 a lawyer for which superstar said he was now "permanently living outside of the United States”?
• Michael Jackson
• 9. Great Britain and England forward Leisa King has announced that she is retiring from international duty. Which sport did she play?
• Hockey
• 10. “The List:” The 2006 Tour de France route has been announced, which four countries will it visit?
• France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain

28

• 4 men are detained in Copenhagen on suspicion of planning a suicide attack in Europe.
• Original waxworks of The Beatles from their iconic Sgt Pepper's album sold at auction for £81,500
• George Best makes some progress, but is still "a very sick man"
• Milan court considers whether Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi should stand trial on corruption charges.
• Tony Blair expresses "revulsion" at President of Iran saying he wanted Israel "wiped off the map"
• National Portrait Gallery reveals William Shakespeare Grafton Portrait is not that of the playwright
• Child Support Agency criticised for only answering 1 in 3 calls
• Russian officials say software error in Cryosat's rocket onboard flight control system caused it to fail
• England Rugby Union Autumn Test series against Australia, New Zealand and Samoa
  • Main Squad:
    • Barkley (Bath), Borthwick (Bath), Cohen (Northampton), Corry (Leicester, captain), Cueto (Sale)
    • Dawson (Wasps), Deacon (Leicester), Ellis (Leicester), Freshwater (Perpignan), Forrester (Gloucester),
    • Goode (Leicester), Grewcock (Bath), Hazell (Gloucester), Hodgson (Sale), Jones (Sale), Lewsey (Wasps),
    • Mears (Bath), Moody (Leicester), Noon (Newcastle), Richards (Gloucester), Sanderson (Worcester),
    • Shaw (Wasps), Sheridan (Sale), Smith (Leicester), Stevens (Bath), Thompson (Northampton), Tindall (Gloucester), van Gisbergen (Wasps), Vickery (Gloucester), Voyce (Wasps)
  • Stand-by:
    • Abbott (Wasps), Bell (Bath), Chuter (Leicester), Gomarsall (Worcester), Palmer (Leeds), Rees (Wasps), Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), Tait (Newcastle)
• Harriet Miers, the White House lawyer nominated to the US Supreme Court, withdraws
• Day 2 of Volvo Masters at Valderrama - Colin Montgomerie shares the lead with Ian Poulter
• Kofi Annan voices "dismay" over the Iranian leader's call for Israel to be "wiped off the map".
• Andy Murray reaches the last eight at the Swiss Indoors with victory over Tomas Berdych
• George Galloway denies renewed claims he benefited from the UN oil-for-food scheme in Iraq
• Passports with biometric data will not help tackle terrorism without other changes, a London conference is told

28 Quiz

• 1. At the Funai Classic in Orlando, who missed his 2nd cut of 2005, and the 4th of his career?
• Tiger Woods
• 2. In which area of Birmingham were 4 people stabbed and 2 shot, with one fatality, at the weekend?
• Lozells
• 3. Whose ashes are to be "beamed up" on the 6th December this year?
• James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty will have his ashes sent into space)
• 4. In Arsenal's 1-0 win over Man City, Robert Pires and Thierry Henry tried to emulate which 2 Dutch players unusual penalty of the 1982-83 season?
• Johan Cruyff and Jesper Olsen
• 5. In the news recently and sharing her name with a singing star of the 1950's who is the UK's chief vet?
• Debby Reynolds
• 6. Which French driver clinched the 2005 Champ Car World title, to add to his title of 2004?
• Sebastien Bourdais
• 7. What is the title of Ricky Martin's new album?
• Life
• 8. Rafael Nadal came from 2 sets down to beat which player in the Madrid Masters final?
• Ivan Ljubicic
• 9. Ulrika Jonsson is splitting from the man she met during filming for one of her TV series called "Mr Right". What is his name?
• Lance Gerrard-Wright
• 10. "The List:" England have arrived in Pakistan for the first time in five years, with a seven-week tour taking in five cities for three Tests and five one-day internationals. Name the five test match venues?
• Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Lahore, Karachi and Multan

27

• Colin Montgomerie and Michael Campbell face one last competition to decide the 2005 European number 1
• Dame Ellen MacArthur unveils new round-the-world race for two crewed teams
• Iranian President says Israel should be wiped off the map.
• A record 58 countries submit films for the foreign language Oscar
• Thousands of Ugandans cheer the return home of exiled ex- presidential candidate Kizza Besigye.
• George Best's condition in hospital worsens
• Chicago White Sox win the World Series with a 4-0 whitewash over the Houston Astros
• BBC says it is suspending its news operation in Uzbekistan after a "campaign of intimidation".
• Gary Paffett will test for McLaren-Mercedes F1 after winning German touring car title
• 500 years after they were hunted to extinction beavers are to be reintroduced in England
• Traditional order of F1 races has changed so as not to clash with next year's major sporting events of the Commonwealth Games and Football World Cup - 1st in 2006 is Bahrain
• Newcastle striker Alan Shearer accuses Grimsby's Justin Whittle of elbowing him
• Harriet Miers, the White House lawyer nominated to the US Supreme Court, withdraws after criticism of her abilities and suitability for the role
• World Rally Championship in 2007 will see the return of Citroen after a year off
• Prince Charles calls climate change "the greatest challenge" facing mankind
• Sir Alex Ferguson is reported to have bought a yearling son of Rock of Gibraltar.
• 2006 Tour de France route announced
  • 1 July: Prologue in Strasbourg - 7 km
  • 2 July: 1st stage - Strasbourg - Strasbourg - 183 km
  • 3 July: 2nd stage - Obernai - Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - 223 km
  • 4 July: 3rd stage - Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - Valkenburg (Netherlands) - 216 km
  • 5 July: 4th stage - Huy (Belgium) - Saint-Quentin - 215 km
  • 6 July: 5th stage - Beauvais - Caen - 219 km
  • 7 July: 6th stage - Lisieux - Vitre - 184 km
  • 8 July: 7th stage - Saint-Gregoire - Rennes (individual time trial) - 52 km
  • 9 July: 8th stage - Saint-Meen-le-Grand - Lorient - 177 km
  • 10 July: Rest day in Bordeaux
  • 11 July: 9th stage - Bordeaux - Dax - 170 km
  • 12 July: 10th stage - Cambo-les-Bains - Pau - 193 km
  • 13 July: 11th stage - Tarbes - Val d'Aran, Pla-de-Beret (Spain) 208 km
  • 14 July: 12th stage - Luchon - Carcassonne - 211 km
  • 15 July: 13th stage - Beziers - Montelimar - 231 km
  • 16 July: 14th stage - Montelimar - Gap - 181 km
  • 17 July: Rest day in Gap
  • 18 July: 15th stage - Gap - L'Alpe d'Huez - 187 km
  • 19 July: 16th stage - Le Bourg d'Oisans - La Toussuire - 182 km
  • 20 July: 17th stage - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Morzine - 199 km
  • 21 July: 18th stage - Morzine - Macon - 193 km
  • 22 July: 19th stage - Le Creusot - Montceau-les-Mines (individual time trial) - 56 km
  • 23 July: 20th stage - Antony - Paris (Champs-Elysées) - 152 km

27 Quiz

• 1. A riot broke out in which Ohio city in protest at a planned neo-Nazi march?
• Toledo
• 2. Which Supermarket group dropped into the red after incurring costs of integrating Safeway?
• Morrisons
• 3. Which Australian tennis player has denied reports that she may have to retire due to a serious inner-ear virus?
• Alicia Molik
• 4. In which province has China reported 545 dead poultry in its third bird flu outbreak in two weeks?
• Hunan province
• 5. Which Columbian regained her Olympic bronze medal removed after testing positive for a banned stimulant, when The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the IOC's decision?
• Maria-Luisa Calle
• 6. What is the title of Sean Paul's new album?
• The Trinity
• 7. Who lit the first of a 1,000 beacons to form a "chain of light" around Britain to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar?
• The Queen
• 8. In October 2005 who said that he had proof that the US plan to invade Venezuela?
• Hugo Chavez (President of Venezuela)
• 9. Who are the 2 main stars of the new BBC comedy "Carrie and Barry"?
• Neil Morrisey and Claire Rushbrook
• 10. "The List:" Christopher Ecclestone won a National TV Awards this week for his portrayal of Dr Who. Ecclestone is the 9th to play him, name the previous 8, TV doctors?
• William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davdison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann

26

• Real Madrid's David Beckham will not face a suspension after having his red card against Valencia rescinded
• Andy Murray beats Tim Henman in straight sets in Basel
• The EU bans pet bird imports
• Education Secretary Ruth Kelly says empowering parents will change schools
• China reports 545 dead poultry in Hunan province in its third bird flu outbreak
• Rafael Benitez refuses to criticise his team despite their loss to Crystal Palace
• England arrive in Pakistan to begin their Winter tour
• Ex-Ugandan presidential candidate Kizza Besigye returns home from four years in exile despite threats of arrest
• NICE say that more women should use long-lasting birth control methods
• SSETI Express, the 1st European satellite built entirely by students set to lift off from Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome
• Traditional order of F1 races has changed so as not to clash with next year's major sporting events of the Commonwealth Games and Football World Cup - order for 2006 is:
  • Mar 12: Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain)
  • Mar 19: Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
  • Apr 2: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
  • Apr 23: San Marino Grand Prix (Imola)
  • May 7: European Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany)
  • May 14: Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
  • May 28: Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
  • Jun 11: British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
  • Jun 25: Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
  • Jul 2: United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
  • Jul 16: French Grand Prix (Magny-Cours)
  • Jul 30: German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
  • Aug 6: Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
  • Aug 27: Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
  • Sep 10: Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
  • Sep 17: Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
  • Oct 1: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
  • Oct 8: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
  • Oct 22: Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos
• Lee Scott, the chief executive of Wal-Mart calls for US minimum wage to rise from $5.15 an hour
• Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu will not be punished for their tackle on Brian O'Driscoll despite new video footage.
• Internet service providers are urged by Labour MP Margaret Moran to declare whether they block websites containing child pornography.
• George Clooney says he did not consider taking his own life after an accident on the set of Syriana
• MP's have agreed plans for a ban on smoking in enclosed public places in England - with exemptions for clubs and pubs not serving food
• US agrees to Japanese proposal to relocate an air base on Okinawa
• Pentagon says, two thousand US military have now died as a result of the conflict in Iraq
• Nigeria's President Obasanjo promises to plug safety loopholes after the recent crash
• The Chicago White Sox take a 3-0 lead in the World Series against the Houston Astros
• England arrive in Pakistan to begin a tough 5 test tour
• Crystal Palace knock Liverpool out of the Carling Cup
• Ex-F1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen leaves hospital after crashing in a German Touring Car race

26 Quiz

• 1. Jamelia has given birth to a baby daughter, what is her name?
• Tiani
• 2. Who described Tony Blair and George Bush leaders as "unholy men" at a UN meeting in Rome?
• Robert Mugabe
• 3. Which said in October 2005 that he hoped for copycat Orange Revolutions across the globe?
• Viktor Yushchenko
• 4. Dominic Wood, (Dom of Dick and Dom) has been criticised for wearing a T-shirt bearing a sexual innuendo. What did his shirt say?
• Morning Wood
• 5. Which late MP is to be honoured with a race in his name at Cheltenham on 10th December 2005?
• Robin Cook
• 6. What is the title of Franz Ferdinand's new album?
• You Could Have It So Much Better
• 7. Roman Abramovich has gone on record recently as sating that he wants to build a legacy at Chelsea that will last how long?
• 100 years
• 8. The Ecuadorean President recently decided to call a referendum on re-writing the Constitution without going through Congress, what is his name?
• Alfredo Palacio
• 9. Which 77 year old songwriter has written songs for his new album "At This Time" expressing his disillusionment over the war in Iraq?
• Burt Bacharach
• 10. "The List:" Thierry Henri recently became the leading goal scorer for Arsenal surpassing Ian Wright's total (with 186), can you name the leading goal-scorers for the other 19 Premiership clubs?
• Everton - Dixie Dean (383 goals), Liverpool - Ian Rush (346 goals), West Ham - Vic Watson (326 goals), Middlesbrough - George Camsell (325 goals), Bolton - Nat Lofthouse (285), Birmingham -Joe Bradford (267), Tottenham - Jimmy Greaves (266 goals), Manchester United - Bobby Charlton (247 goals), Aston Villa - Billy Walker (244 goals), Sunderland - Charlie Buchan (224 goals), West Brom - Tony Brown (218 goals), Portsmouth - Peter Harris (208 goals), Chelsea - Bobby Tambling (202 goals), Newcastle - Jackie Milburn (200 goals), Blackburn - Simon Garner (194), Fulham - Gordon Davies (178 goals), Manchester City - Eric Brook (178 goals), Charlton - Derek Hales (168 goals), Wigan - Andy Liddell (66 goals)

25

• Iraq's new constitution wins majority backing in the referendum despite Sunni attempts to block it
• The UN Security Council discusses a report implicating Syria in the death of the former Lebanese PM
• Paul Collingwood believes England are capable of winning the Test series in Pakistan 3-0
• George Best remains in intensive care two weeks after being admitted to hospital.
• EU Ministers meet to discuss a potential ban on live wild bird imports to any EU state
• National TV Awards 2005
  • Most Popular Entertainment Presenter - Ant and Dec
  • Most Popular Expert on TV - Sharon Osbourne, The X Factor
  • Most Popular Entertainment Programme - The X Factor
  • Most Popular Reality Programme - Big Brother
  • Most Popular Drama - Doctor Who
  • Most Popular Serial Drama - EastEnders
  • Most Popular Newcomer - Antony Cotton, Coronation Street
  • Most Popular Actor - Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who
  • Most Popular Actress - Billie Piper, Doctor Who
  • Most Popular Quiz Programme - Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
  • Most Popular Daytime Programme - The Paul O'Grady Show
  • Most Popular Comedy Programme - Little Britain
  • Most Popular Factual Programme - Jamie's School Dinners
  • Special Recognition Award - Jamie Oliver
  • TV Landmark - Tony Warren (creator of Coronation Street)
• Hurricane Wilma strikes Florida, killing at least four
• Tim Henman draws Andy Murray in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tournament
• England leave for Pakistan tour
• Heroine of the black civil rights, Rosa Parks dies at 92
• Galloway refutes US senators' claims of lying over profiting from Iraq's oil-for-food programme
• George Bush nominates Ben Bernanke as replacement for US Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan
• Beijing celebrates the 60th anniversary of the end of Japanese rule in Taiwan.
• UN Security Council approves a proposal to open talks on the future of Kosovo.
• Sachin Tendulkar hits 93 on his comeback from injury as India total 350-6 against Sri Lanka.
• Ofcom rules BBC broke broadcasting guidelines by showing Pulp Fiction shortly after watershed
• An antiques dealer which claimed Michael Jackson owed it $178,000 (101,000) settles its claim.
• Former World Superbike champion James Toseland will race for Ten Kate Honda team in 2006
• F1 to switch to knockout qualifying system next season
• Dutchman Nicky Pastorelli will be Midland's official test and Friday driver next season
• Zsolt Erdei successfully defends WBO light heavyweight title against Mehdi Sahnoune in Halle
• Dario Frigo given 6-month suspended sentence and fined for doping during 2001 Giro D'Italia
• Chicago White Sox beat Houston Astros 7-6 to take 2-0 World Series lead (Scott Podsednik homer)
• 2 lion skulls from the Tower of London are dated to Medieval times, shedding light on the lost institution of the "Royal Menagerie".
• Cyclists, Bradley Wiggins and Jason Queally named in England's team for Commonwealth Games
• Mittal Steel buys the Ukraine's biggest steel mill after an earlier sale was reversed

25 Quiz

• 1. Which Peruvian-born photographer has come to the defence of Kate Moss after she lost lucrative modelling contracts over allegations of cocaine abuse?
• Mario Testino
• 2. Which Middlesbrough player has been suspended by FIFA from all competitions after a positive drugs test following the the Uefa Cup game against Xanthi on 29th September?
• Abel Xavier
• 3. Who plays Johnny Cash is the upcoming film version of his life "Walk the Line"?
• Joaquin Phoenix
• 4. What is the title of Jamie Cullum's new album?
• Catching Tales
• 5. Who is to have surgery on a cheekbone injury picked up during the Champions League draw with Lille?
• Ryan Giggs
• 6. Where in China did the Chinese spacecraft Shenzou VI land after returning to Earth?
• Inner Mongolia
• 7. In the UK what has "@gmail.com" changed to for new users of the Google email service?
• @googlemail.com
• 8. Peter Jackson has dropped which composer for his remake of King Kong?
• Howard Shore
• 9. Which football team's hopes of moving to London's 2012 Olympic Stadium have been thwarted after Games organisers said it would be mainly used for athletics?
• Tottenham Hotspur's
• 10. "The List:" To celebrate 50 years of Eurovision a contest was held in October 2005 to find the greatest ever Eurovision song, the winner was ABBA with Waterloo, how many of the remaining 13 songs that were considered can you name?
• Volare, Hold me now, My Number One, Save your kisses for me, Fly on the wings of love, Ein bisschen Frieden (A Little Peace), Congratulations, Everyway that I can, Ne partez pas sans moi, Eres tú, What's another year, Diva, Poupée de cire, poupée de son

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• The parrot that died from bird flu in UK quarantine did have the H5N1 strain
• Hurricane Wilma leaves Mexico
• Tory leadership contender David Davis says that if he won he would make his rival David Cameron his deputy
• Ukraine is to sell its largest steel mill - Kryvorizhstal mill
• Lech Kaczynski set to take over from Aleksander Kwasniewski as Polish president.
• More than 20 French trekkers and climbers stranded in the Annapurna range in Nepal
• X Factor contestants 4Tune claim they were eliminated because of judges feuding
• Voting ends in Argentina's mid-term elections with support stronger than ever for President Kirchner
• Stella Obasanjo, the wife of Nigeria's president, dies aged 59 after surgery in Spain.
• 2-time Giro d'Italia winner Gilberto Simoni will join the Saunier Duval team next season.
• Scott Podsednik's home run gives Chicago White Sox a 7-6 win and a 2-0 World Series lead over Houston Astros
• Chairman of selectors David Graveney says England should be regarded as the best in the World if they win in Pakistan and India.

24 Quiz

• 1. Jessica Alba, Rachel Stevens and Angelina Jolie have all been mentioned as possibles for what role next year?
• A Bond girl in Casino Royale
• 2. Who, the son of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, hailed a U.N. investigation that implicated Syrian officials in his father's killing?
• Saad al-Hariri
• 3. Who is rumoured to be leaving Eastenders by committing suicide?
• Shane Richie (Alfie Moon)
• 4. Whose new album in the UK charts is Simple Gifts?
• Bryn Terfel
• 5. What is the name of the latest animated film from director Tim Burton?
• The Corpse Bride
• 6. At which court in Australia is the Peter Falconio case being heard?
• Northern Territory Supreme Court
• 7. Which Briton made the final of the 2005 British Open Squash Championships?
• James Willstrop
• 8. How will storms be named if the letters of the alphabet are exhausted according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)?
• The Greek alphabet will be used
• 9. Which French woman won the Kremlin Cup with a 6-4 6-3 win over Francesca Schiavone?
• Mary Pierce
• 10. "The List:" The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is the second and best-known novel in the seven-part Narnia book series, and is due to hit the big screens this December. Name the other six books that may up the Chronicles?
• The Magician's Nephew, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawntreader, The Silver Chair, The Last Battle

23

• Umberto Di Fazio, 42, considered to be the leader of the Cosa Nostra's notorious Santapaola clan, captured near Enna
• One for the "you didn't need Nostradamus" file - Ulrika Jonsson is splitting from husband Lance Gerrard-Wright who she met during filming for the series called "Mr Right"
• Hurricane Wilma ravages Mexico, with storms reaching the third storey of hotels
• UK calls for a ban on all wild bird imports to the EU in an attempt to stem the spread of bird flu
• Former deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine backs David Cameron in the Tory leadership race.
• Protesters demand the resignation of the Kyrgyz PM Felix Kulov after MP, Tynchbek Akmatbayev, is killed by inmates in a jail
• Sir Bobby Robson admits the position of Hearts manager is "an attractive job" after George Burley's departure
• Jose Mourinho says a second Premiership title is better than surpassing Arsenal's unbeaten record
• Two men are accused of beating Jody Dobrowski to death on Clapham Common
• Chicago White Sox beat Houston Astros 5-3 in the opening game of the World Series
• Sweden becomes the latest European country to report a case of bird flu
• Pictures of Britney Spears' month-old baby, Preston, stolen
• Bird flu fears prompt Taiwan to make copies of anti-viral drug Tamiflu, without consent of Roche
• George Lucas donates $1m to build a memorial to civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
• Derby winner Motivator to be retired after suffering an injury during Breeders Cup preparation
• Poland votes for a 2nd time to choose new president, incumbent - Kwasniekswi
• Chris Hoy targets Arnaud Tournant's World km record (58.875 at, La Paz, Bolivia in October 2001)
• At Funai Classic in Orlando, Tiger Woods misses the cut for 2nd time in 2005, and 4th time in career
• At least 50 survive a crash of a flight from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria with 114 people on board
• 4 people are stabbed and 2 shot, with one fatality in the Lozells area of Birmingham
• France's Sebastien Bourdais clinches the 2005 Champ Car World title
• Sir Bobby Robson admits to interest in position of Hearts manager after George Burley's departure

23 Quiz

• 1. What is the title of Paul Weller's new album?
• As Is Now
• 2. Which Two-time Oscar winner is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack?
• Shelley Winters
• 3. Which author and biographer has been ordered to pay Kenya's chief of justice 6 million shillings (£45,700) for defamation?
• Andrew Morton
• 4. Which British squash player beat world number one Thierry Lincou in the quarterfinals of the British Open?
• Peter Nicol
• 5. What is the name of the charity that has asked Britons to take part in a nationwide survey of the common frog, to assess the impact of disease?
• Froglife
• 6. Who came back from long-term illness to win the World canoeing gold in October 2005?
• Anna Hemmings
• 7. Jaye Jacobs and Andrew Cuerden were voted off Strictly Come Dancing yesterday. Which nurse does Jaye play in Holby City?
• Donna Jackson
• 8. Who is the chief medical officer who has said that a bird flu pandemic will hit Britain, killing about 50,000 - but not necessarily this year?
• Liam Donaldson
• 9. Who are the 2 main stars of the new BBC comedy "Carrie and Barry"?
• Neil Morrisey and Claire Rushbrook
• 10. "The List:" Variety Magazine recently published a list of the Top One Hundred Icons of the century. Name the top ten?
• The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, Elvis Presley

22

• Government says a parrot which died in UK quarantine has tested positive for avian flu
• Hurricane Wilma is causing severe damage to resorts on the Yucatan Peninsula
• Takuma Sato is offered a contract for next year by the new Midland F1 team.
• Rory Carrroll, the reporter released after being kidnapped in Iraq tells of his fear of beheading
• President Milton Obote's state funeral in Kampala
• Opposition MPs in Malawi again move to impeach President Bingu wa Mutharika accusing him of improperly using state funds
• Zoran Stankovic, a retired general close to war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic becomes Serbia and Montenegro's defence minister
• Campaigning ends ahead of Argentina's mid-term parliamentary elections - President Nestor Kirchner
• Shirayama Shokusan owners of Saatchi Gallery wins High Court battle to evict Charles Saatchi
• Alicia Molik denies rumours that she may have to retire due to a serious inner-ear virus
• Male models will be used as ball boys at the end-of-season WTA Tour Championships in Madrid in 2006, after officials were criticised for using female models for last 2 years at men's Madrid Masters
• 50th Anniversary Eurovison song Contest:
  • 1. Waterloo - Abba - Sweden, 1974 (Best Eurovision song ever)
  • 2. Nel blu, di pinto di blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno - Italy, 1958
  • 3. Hold me now - Johnny Logan - Ireland, 1987
  • 4. My Number One - Helena Paparizou - Greece, 2005
  • 5. Save your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man - UK, 1976
  • 6. Fly on the wings of love - Olsen Brothers - Denmark, 2000
  • 7. Ein bisschen Frieden - Nicole - Germany, 1982
  • 8. Congratulations - Cliff Richard - UK, 1968
  • 9. Everyway that I can - Sertab Erener - Turkey, 2003
  • 10. Ne partez pas sans moi - Céline Dion - Switzerland, 1988
  • 11. Eres tu - Mocedades - Spain, 1973
  • 12. What's another year - Johnny Logan - Ireland, 1980
  • 13. Diva - Dana International - Israel, 1998
  • 14. Poupée de cire, poupée de son - France Gall - Luxemburg, 1965
• Kylie Minogue denies reports of "dramatic weight loss and desperate searches for alternative therapy".
• Leading US Republican Tom DeLay seeks new judge in 1st appearance in court since his indictment
• Launch of ESA 1st mission to Venus (Venus Express) is postponed due to contamination
• Australia beat New Zealand 26-28 in Tri-Nations match in Auckland
• Strictly Come Dancing series 3 - Jaye Jacobs (nurse Donna Jackson in Holby City) and Andrew Cuerden are 2nd to leave the competition
• World champion Valentino Rossi is 5th fastest after technical problems in 1st free practice in Istanbul
• Sun Yingjie fails drug (androsterone) test at China Games and is stripped of the silver medal she won in the 10,000m
• Paula Radcliffe says she will defend her London Marathon title in 2006
• TV presenter Ian Wright and his wife Deborah have both been cleared after being accused of littering by Lewisham Council
• Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins to entertain British troops in Iraq with a special Christmas concert

22 Quiz

• 1. Who has had a recent chart entry with "I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)"?
• Rachel Stevens
• 2. Who has abandoned an attempt on the solo transatlantic record after seven weeks on standby?
• Ellen MacArthur
• 3. Which top British cyclist is in hospital after a recent road accident?
• Emma Davies-Jones
• 4. Which type of bird that died in quarantine in the UK has tested positive for avian flu?
• Parrot
• 5. Which Mexican peninsula is being severely damaged by Hurricane Wilma according to official reports?
• Yucatan Peninsula
• 6. Which former President received a state funeral in Kampala yesterday?
• Milton Obote
• 7. Takuma Sato has been offered a contract for 2006 by which Formula One team?
• Midland
• 8. Opposition MPs in which African country have moved to impeach the president accusing him of improperly using state funds?
• Malawi
• 9. Which Australian tennis layer may have to retire due to a serious inner-ear virus?
• Alicia Molik
• 10. "The List:" The 2005 F1 season is now complete, this year saw just 10 teams secure points. Name the teams?
• Renault, McLaren-Mercedes, Ferrari, Toyota, Williams-BMW, BAR-Honda, Red Bull Racing, Sauber-Petronas, Jordan-Toyota, Minardi-Cosworth

21

• Thousands of people mark 200th anniversary of Nelson's victory over Napoleon at Trafalgar
• Google reports a jump in quarterly profits to $381.2m
• Gunmen kidnap one of the lawyers involved in the trial of Saddam Hussein
• Cuba evacuated more than 200,000 people as Wilma gets closer
• UN inquiry into assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri points to Syrian involvement
• David's Cameron and Davis continue their leadership bids among party members
• Roman Abramovich says he wants to build a legacy at Chelsea that will last 100 years
• Burt Bacharach writes his 1st lyrics for a new album, that have an anti war theme
• Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu warns of a dire threat from bird flu
• Warner Bros says it will back both the HD DVD and the Blu-ray technologies
• China's President Hu Jintao is to visit North Korea next week
• US senators vetting nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy, Harriet Miers, have criticised her for giving inadequate answers to their questions
• Greek athletes, Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may have to wait until 2006 to discover when they will be allowed to compete again
• SNP say next month's aid visit to Malawi by First Minister, Jack McConnell should be suspended until "cloud of corruption" has been lifted from President Bingu wa Mutharika
• Eurotunnel to cut 900 jobs as it struggles against budget airlines and ferry operators
• Uganda wants DR Congo to help attack the rebel Lord's Resistance Army
• NATO agrees to send between 500 and 1,000 soldiers to help quake relief efforts in Pakistan
• John Banville's 1st novel since winning the Booker Prize will be a thriller "Quirke" written under the pen name Benjamin Black
• Judge, Mr Justice Hedley, lifts the order not to ventilate Charlotte Wyatt if she falls seriously ill
• Maria-Luisa Calle regains bronze medal removed after testing positive for banned stimulant
• Prince William will join the Army after gaining a place at the military academy at Sandhurst
• Kyrgyzstan's president, orders an inquiry after an MP, Tynchbek Akmatbayev , and 2 others are killed by inmates during a prison visit.

21 Quiz

• 1. How many votes did David Cameron get in the second round of voting?
• 90
• 2. "Rock Swings" is the title of a new album by which artist?
• Paul Anka
• 3. What is the name of the Guardian reporter freed unharmed after being kidnapped in Baghdad?
• Rory Carroll
• 4. Which team did Middlesbrough beat 1-0 yesterday in the UEFA Cup?
• Grasshoppers
• 5. By what two word term is the man remanded in custody charged with being the Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer known?
• Wearside Jack
• 6. Which Shock Jock has announced that he is quitting his current programmes at the end of this year?
• Howard Stern
• 7. Which actor has been spotted kissing Jennifer Anniston in Chicago after working with her on the film "The Break Up"?
• Vince Vaughn
• 8. Which politician turned himself in and was fingerprinted, photographed and released on $10,000 bail on conspiracy and money-laundering charges?
• Tom DeLay
• 9. Who, ironically, has been called for jury duty at Santa Barbara court in California?
• Michael Jackson
• 10. "The List:" As we near the end of October who are the ten golfers that have won the most prize money (in the US) this year?
• Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson, Retief goosenm Jim Furyk, David Toms, Sergio Garcia, Kenny Perry, Chris DiMArco and Colin Montgomerie

20

• Rory Carroll, an Irish reporter for the Guardian kidnapped in Baghdad has been freed unharmed
• Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, says that he has proof that the US plan to invade
• Tottenham's hopes of moving to London's 2012 Olympic Stadium have been thwarted after Games organisers said it would be mainly used for athletics
• Ryan Giggs is to have surgery on a cheekbone injury picked up during the Champions League draw with Lille
• Supermarket group Morrisons drops into the red after incurring costs of integrating Safeway
• Joanne Lees denies seeing Bradley Murdoch in a fast food restaurant hours before the attack
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards:
  • Sky Chase - Overall winner for Manuel Presti
  • Common Toad Orgy - won Animal Behaviour: All Other Animals category for Ruben Smit
  • Snapper Shoal - won Animal Portraits category for Alexander Mustard
  • Whooper Swans at Dawn - won Animals In Their Environment category for Martin Eisenhawer
  • Elephants Below Mount Kilimanjaro - won Black And White category for Martyn Colbeck
  • Inquisitive Jay - wins Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year - for Jesse Ritonen, 10, of Finland
• Home Office figures show a 2% fall overlall but a 6% increase in violent crime in the three months to the end of June 2005
• Zambia launches clinical trials of herbal medicines for AIDS
• Bird flu scares in more countries World wide
• 368th and last Titan rocket blasts off in to space (from Vandenberg Airforce Base, California) - to be replaced by Atlas V and Delta IV rockets
• Houston Astros win first pennant and make the World Series after ebating St Louis Cardinals 5-1
• 2nd round of voting in Tory leadership election, Cameron and Davis are through but Fox is out
• Mel Gibson meets Vincente Fox and donates $1m to help with recovery from Hurricane Stan
• British soldier killed in Basra named as Sergeant Christian Ian Hickey.
• Colombia's Constitutional Court rules that President Alvaro Uribe can stand for re-election.
• Oil falls back to $62 a barrel
• Actress Shelley Winters recovering in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack
• US President George W Bush and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to meet this weekend
• 600 Hampshire Police swoop on 48 addresses of suspected Class A drug dealers
• MTV postpone Latin America Music Awards ceremony in Mexico, in light of the approach of Hurricane Wilma

20 Quiz

• 1. Thierry Henry's brace helped Arsenal beat Sparta Prague and saw him surpass who as Arsenal's all-time leading scorer?
• Ian Wright
• 2. Whose tenure as Republic of Ireland manager ended after the FAI decidd not to renew his contract?
• Brian Kerr
• 3. Which former member of Steps has a new UK chart entry with Electric?
• Lisa Scott-Lee
• 4. Who are the three remaining candidates in the Tory leadership election?
• David Cameron, David Davis and Liam Fox
• 5. What is the name of the latest Hurricane threatening America's southern coast, and causing evacuations in Mexico, Cuba and Florida?
• Wilma
• 6. What is the name of the girlfriend of murdered back-packer Peter Falconio currently giving evidence at his alleged murderer's trial?
• Joanne Lees
• 7. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has expressed concern about which country's growing missile capability?
• China
• 8. Which double Oscar winning actress is recovering in an LA hospital following a heart attack?
• Shelley Winters
• 9. Which Balco founder has been given a four-month prison sentence for his part in a doping scandal?
• Victor Conte
• 10. "The List:" Colin Montgomerie is currently leading the European Order of Merit and looking to win for an eighth time, name the other 13 previous winners?
• Ernie Els (2), Retief Goosen (2), Lee Westwood, Nick Faldo (2), Seve Ballesteros (6), Ian Woosnam (2), Ronan Rafferty, Sandy Lyle (2), Bernhard Langer (2), Greg Norman (2), Dale Hayes, Peter Oosterhuis (2), Tony Jacklin (Neil Coles is unofficial inner for 1971, but The European Tour officially began in 1972)

19

• Saddam Hussein refuses to confirm his identity and questions the validity of both the trial and the judge at the start of his trial in Bagdhad
• Hurricane Wilma strengthens into a dangerous Category Five storm, threatening Central America and the US, and becomes officially the strongest hurricane ever recorded - Mexico, Cuba and Florida start evacuations
• London Film Festival begins with the film version of Le Carre's The Constant Gardener
• Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is arrested following an allegation of rape
• Plans to purchase enough vaccine to cover every person in the UK in the event of a flu pandemic have been announced by the Department of Health - 120 million are required (two for every person)
• Fulham and England legend Johnny Haynes dies, aged 71, after a car crash in Edinburgh
• Champions League Results:
  • AC Milan 0 - 0 PSV
  • Anderlecht 0 - 1 Liverpool
  • Chelsea 4 - 0 Real Betis
  • FC Porto 2 - 0 Inter Milan
  • Fenerbahce 3 - 3 Schalke 04
  • Lyon 2 - 1 Olympiacos
  • Rangers 0 - 0 Artmedia Bratislava
  • Real Madrid 4 - 1 Rosenborg
• Balco founder Victor Conte is given a four-month prison sentence for his part in a doping scandal
• Guardian newspaper correspondent Rory Carroll thought kidnapped in Baghdad
• Met Office issues an "amber alert" as it predicts Britain could be facing one of the coldest winters in a decade
• A dispute with International Investment Research over the Gmail trademark makes Google change the name of its free e-mail service in the UK to GoogleMail
• An unnamed man, nicknamed Weirside Jack, is arrested in connection with hoax letters and a tape sent to police during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation nearly 30 years ago

19 Quiz

• 1. Against which player did Ronnie O'Sullivan struggle to a 6-5 win to reach the final of the Grand Prix at Preston?
• Barry Hawkins
• 2. Who has been appointed as deputy governor of the Bank of England?
• Sir John Gieve
• 3. Which NZ referee has been banned by the IRB after his verbal clash with Shane Horgan during the 2005 Lions tour?
• Steve Walsh
• 4. Who has Peter Jackson dropped as composer for his remake of King Kong?
• Howard Shore
• 5. Who won the first round of voting in the Liberian elections?
• George Weah
• 6. Who stars in the new film Lord of War?
• Nicholas Cage
• 7.Which player was sent off in the Manchester United 0-0 draw with Lille in the Champions League?
• Paul Scholes
• 8. China has cancelled a visit by Japan's foreign minister, in a fresh row about which controversial war shrine?
• Yasukuni
• 9. Which Fulham and England footballing legend has died, aged 71, after a car crash in Edinburgh?
• Johnny Haynes
• 10. "The List:" Kate Bush is due to release a DOUBLE album in November 2005 called Aerial, name the previous 8 albums?
• The Kick Inside, Lionheart, Never For Ever, The Dreaming, The Whole Story, The Hounds of Love, The Sensual World, and The Red Shoes

18

• Nintendo has joined forces with McDonald's to offer free wireless internet access in the US for its DS handheld games console
• Alfredo Palacio, Ecuador's president calls a constitutional referendum without Congress approval
• Joanne Lees identifies Bradley Murdoch as killer of Peter Falconio
• William Evan Allan, the last Australian veteran to see active service in World War I, dies, aged 106.
• Champions League Matches:
  • Group A:
    • Bayern Munich 2-1 Juventus
    • Rapid Vienna 0-1 Club Brugge
  • Group B:
    • Ajax 2-0 FC Thun
    • Sparta Prague 0-2 Aresenal
  • Group C:
    • Panathinaikos 0-0 Barcelona
    • Udinese 1-1 Werder Bremen
  • Group D:
    • Manchester United 0-0 Lille
    • Villarreal 1-1 Benfica
• Conservative Party leader vote - round 1:
  • David Davis 62 votes,
  • David Cameron 56
  • Liam Fox 42
  • Kenneth Clarke 38 (Clarke now out of race)
• Tropical Storm Wilma upgraded to category one hurricane
• Body of former President Milton Obote flown back to Uganda from exiled home of Zambia
• Augusto Pinochet, has new medical tests to determine whether he can stand trial
• Football Association of Ireland meet to discuss Brian Kerr's future as Republic of Ireland manager
• China sets out its plans for future space missions after return safely of Shenzhou VI
• A new tropical storm has formed in the Caribbean, equalling a 70-year-old record for the highest number of storms in the Atlantic in a single season
• Liberians are to vote in 2nd round of presidential polls as no clear winner emerges from last week's ballot
  • George Weah: 28.9%
  • Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf: 19.7%
  • Charles Brumskine: 13.4%
• Greece has become the latest country to report a case of bird flu as the virus appears to spread across Europe
• NZ referee Steve Walsh is banned by the IRB after his verbal clash with Shane Horgan during the Lions tour
• The World Health Organization has warned people against panic-buying stocks of Tamiflu - saying it "could reduce the effect of the illness but was not a vaccine to prevent it"
• China cancels a visit by Japan's foreign minister, in ongoing dispute about the controversial Yasukuni war shrine
• Only seven weeks before the planed premiere - director Peter Jackson drops the Howard Shore score for his remake of King Kong and hires a new composer

18 Quiz

• 1. Which actress said that she had always adored Lady Thatcher, and added that "She is the Iron Lady and I want to be just like that when I grow up."?
• Joan Collins
• 2. In free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix which McLaren driver set the fastest time?
• Pedro de la Rosa
• 3. What is the name of Kate Bush's extremely eagerly awaited single that is due for release on October 24th?
• King of the Mountain
• 4. Who did India coach Greg Chappell welcome as the team's new captain?
• Rahul Dravid
• 5. Chelsea cam back to beat Bolton 5-1 recently name the 2 players who between them scored 4 goals in 9 minutes?
• Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard
• 6. Maria Sharapova lost 1-6 6-4 7-5 to which fellow Russian in the Kremlin Cup quarter-finals?
• Dinara Safina
• 7.Which actress, best known for her role as Abi Harper in My Family, has joined the contestants for Strictly Come Dancing series 3?
• Siobhan Hayes
• 8. England's second seed Lee Beachill was knocked out of the British Open by Australian qualifier Stewart Boswell. Which sport is this?
• Squash
• 9. DJ Fatboy Slim and Talking Heads singer David Byrne are writing a musical about which former leader of her country, that will be called "Here Lies Love"?
• Imelda Marcos
• 10. "The List:" Name the 6 teams that have gone in to the World Cup play-off draw?
• Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Norway and Czech Republic

17

• Trial of Bradley Murdoch, for murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio, starts
• Mary Pierce takes the Kremlin Cup with a 6-4 6-3 win over Francesca Schiavone.
• Super Series Test, Sydney, day four: Australia 345 & 199 v World XI 190 & 144, Australia win by 210 runs
• Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pays another visit to a the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo
• House of Lords expected to rule whether Britain can use evidence against terror suspects that may have been obtained by torture in other countries
• Pope Benedict XVI says he hopes to visit Poland next June
• China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft returns to Earth, after five days in orbit, state media reports
• India says it will let Pakistani helicopters fly quake relief missions over the disputed Kashmiri border
• Author Philip Pullman has attacked plans to turn The Chronicles of Narnia into a movie series, calling CS Lewis' books "racist" and "misogynistic"

• Darwin court is told that three pieces of DNA evidence link Bradley Murdoch to the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio in Australia
• Patricia Hewitt says Britain is one of the best prepared countries to deal with a human pandemic of bird flu
• Manslaughter charges not to be brought over the 2002 Potters Bar crash, which left seven people dead
• Shaun Woodward announces that a smoking ban is to be introduced in all Northern Ireland's workplaces
• Middlesbrough's Portuguese defender Abel Xavier has been suspended by FIFA from all competitions after a positive drugs test following the the Uefa Cup game against Xanthi on 29 September
• Works by the four artists nominated for the Turner Prize are unveiled at London's Tate Britain gallery, nominees are:
  • Darren Almond
  • Gillian Carnegie
  • Jim Lambie
  • Simon Starling
• 2 reporters who wrote the Daily Mirror's "City Slickers" column go on trial for allegedly promoting shares that they owned
• Crime and Society Foundation study says the increasing murder rates over the past 25 years were triggered by the recession of the early 1980s
• British Open Squash Championships:
  • Women's Final - Nicol David (Malaysia) beat Natalie Grinham (Australia)
  • Men's Final - Anthony Rickets (Australia) beat James Willstrop (England)

17 Quiz

• 1. Which middleweight champion has vacated the IBF title to pave the way for a rematch with Bernard Hopkins?
• Jermain Taylor
• 2. Which UK lawyer was approached by Saddam Hussein's legal team in October 2005?
• Anthony Scrivener
• 3. Who will lead the Women's GB team at the Chiba Ekiden Marathon Relay in Japan in November?
• Paula Radcliffe
• 4. What is the name of the Syrian Interior Minister and former intelligence chief who committed suicide last week?
• Ghazi Kanaan
• 5. Who said luck was on his side as he beat Ricky Walden 5-2 to reach the last 16 at the Preston Grand Prix, with a "humungous fluke" on the blue in the sixth frame?
• Jimmy White
• 6. At which course was the 2005 Australian MotoGP held recently?
• Phillip Island
• 7. Radiocarbon dating of the noodles taken from which archaeological site on the Yellow River indicates the food was about 4,000 years old?
• Lajia
• 8. Who were the main umpires in the first Super Series Test in Sydney?
• Simon Taufel (Australia), Rudi Koertzen (South Africa)
• 9. Daniel Craig has been confirmed as the new Bond who did he play though in the film Sylvia opposite Gwyneth Paltrow?
• Ted Hughes
• 10. "The List:" Name the 4 films in which Pierce Brosnan played Bond?
• Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day.

16

• Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, says a bird flu pandemic will hit Britain, killing about 50,000 - but not necessarily this year
• Results from Liberia put George Weah ahead following Tuesday's presidential vote.
• Condoleezza Rice will meet Prime Minister Tony Blair at Chequers to discuss Iran
• USA praises Iraqis for turning out for an historic vote on the new constitution
• Chinese GP:
  • 1 F Alonso (Renault)
  • 2 K Raikkonen (McLaren)
  • 3 R Schumacher (Toyota)
  • 4 G Fisichella (Renault)
  • 5 C Klien (Red Bull)
  • 6 F Massa (Sauber)
  • 7 M Webber (Williams)
  • 8 J Button (BAR)
• Renault win their first constructors championship
• Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have had a baby boy
• Preston Grand Prix final between John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan
• Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika decalres a national disaster over the food shortages
• Premiership results:
  • Birmingham 0 - 1 Aston Villa
  • Manchester City 2 - 1 West Ham United
• Super Series Test, Sydney, day three (close): Australia 345 & 199 v World XI 190 & 25-2
• World champion Valentino Rossi claims his 11th MotoGP win of the season with victory at Phillip Island
• France's Raphael Jacquelin wins his first European Tour title at the 238th attempt at the Madrid Open
• UK Singles Charts:
  • 1. Sugababes - Push The Button
  • 2. Robbie Williams - Tripping
  • 3. Pussycat Dolls Ft Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha
  • 4. U2 - All Because Of You
  • 5. Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye
• Number one album - Sugababes - "Taller In More Ways"
• Yushchenko of Ukraine hopes for copycat Orange Revolutions across the globe
• The charity Froglife asks Britons to take part in a nationwide survey of the common frog
• Peter Nicol upsets world number one Thierry Lincou in the quarterfinals of the British Open.
• Millions of Iraqi votes counted in historic referendum on whether to accept the new constitution

16 Quiz

• 1. Thursday 13th October 2005 was John Peel day; of what was this the anniversary?
• The broadcast of his last show on the BBC
• 2. Who is the current British heavyweight champion?
• Matt Skelton
• 3. In which country did polls open yesterday to allow people to vote on a proposed constitution?
• Iraq
• 4. Which Wasps and England hooker has announced his retirement from rugby due to a foot injury?
• Phil Greening
• 5. Which Florida based missionary group has Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is about to expel?
• New Tribes Mission
• 6. Who scored the two goals in England's recent win over Poland at Old Trafford?
• Michael Owen and Frank Lampard
• 7. Recently in the news, who is the chief Executive of BP?
• John Browne
• 8. Which former Palestinian leader's wife, Suha, has refused to allow an autopsy on her dead husband?
• Yasser Arafat
• 9. Australian prosecutors have asked for a film based loosely on which murder case to be delayed pending trial?
• Peter Falconio (the film is "Wolf Creek")
• 10. "The List:" Sepp Blatter has been in the news recently making comments about Wayne Rooney. He is the current head of FIFA, but how many of the previous people to have held this role can you name?
• Robert Guerin (France, 1904-1906), Daniel Burley Woolfall (England, 1906-1918), Jules Rimet (France, 1921-1954), Rodolphe Willaim Seeldrayers (Belgium, 1954-1955), Arthur Drewry (England, 1955-1961), Sir Stanley Rous (England, 1961-1974), Joao Havelange (Brazil, 1974 -1998)

15

• Day 2 of the Super series in Sydney with Australia 331-6, World XI collapse 190 all out
• India coach Greg Chappell welcomes appointment of Rahul Dravid as team's new captain
• UK government urges public not to panic after a deadly form of avian flu is found in birds in Turkey
• Top British cyclist Emma Davies-Jones is in hospital after a road accident
• Polls open across Iraq to allow people to vote on a proposed constitution
• The Scottish Parliament building wins the Stirling Prize for architecture (architect = Enric Miralles), Other nominees:
  • BMW Central Building, Leipzig
  • Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork
  • McLaren Technology Centre, Woking
  • Jubilee Library, Brighton
  • Fawood Children's Centre, Harlesden
• Nicky Hayden claims pole for Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island
• Triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate prepares to return to action
• Unnamed Zimbabwean asylum seeker wins a battle against deportation that may help others
• Former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez, ousted by Congress in April, is arrested minutes after returning to the country for refusing to recognise President Alfredo Palacio as his successor
• Roy Keane announces his retirement retires from playing for the Republic of Ireland following their failure to qualify for the World Cup
• Premier League Results:
  • Chelsea 5 - 1 Bolton
  • Liverpool 1 - 0 Blackburn
  • Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Portsmouth
  • Sunderland 1 - 3 Man Utd
  • Tottenham 2 - 0 Everton
  • W.B.A. 2 - 1 Arsenal
  • Wigan 1 - 0 Newcastle
• Beatles named the most important entertainers of the past 100 years by Variety
• Pakistan death toll re-estimated at 38,000
• US blocks the release to hurricane victims of 350,000 UK-donated meals, because of mad cow disease
• Grand Prix draw - Preston's Guildhall:
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Barry Pinches
  • Barry Hawkins 5-1 Michael Holt
  • Stephen Hendry v David Gray
  • John Higgins v Stuart Bingham
• UK government urges public not to panic after a deadly form of avian flu is found in birds in Turkey
• In practice for China GP, Fernando Alonso takes pole

15 Quiz

• 1. For which 1981 film based on a John Fowles' novel did Harold Pinter write the screenplay?
• The French Lieutenant's Woman
• 2. Who has been confirmed as the next James Bond?
• Daniel Craig
• 3. Who hit 111 as Australia reached 331-6 on the opening day of the Super Series Test in Melbourne?
• Matthew Hayden
• 4. Which country is the US secretary of state visiting to discuss Iran's nuclear programme?
• Russia
• 5. Which footballer has retired from playing for the Republic of Ireland following their failure to qualify for the World Cup?
• Roy Keane
• 6. Sir Alex Ferguson has rejected whose comments about Wayne Rooney?
• Sepp Blatter's
• 7. In which country was Joeph "Sepp" Blatter born in 1936?
• Switzerland
• 8. Who is the former girlfriend of British backpacker Peter Falconio that has arrived in Australia to give evidence at the trial of the man accused of his murder?
• Joanne Lees
• 9. What is the title of the film currently showing at British cinemas that was inspired by the true story of a traditional English men's footwear factory in Northamptonshire, which turned to production of footwear for transvestites?
• Kinky Boots
• 10. "The List:" The latest Wallace and Gromit has hit the big screen, but name the original three outings?
• A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave

14

• UK lawyer Anthony Scrivener is approached by Saddam Hussein's legal team
• Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah says he is working towards cutting oil prices
• Shenzhou VI spacecraft is not orbiting as planned and will have to be restored to original trajectory
• Daniel Craig unveiled as the 6th James Bond
• Catherine Zeta Jones to be ambassador for National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
• Health experts hold emergency talks to discuss measures to prevent the spread of bird flu in Europe
• David Cameron vows not to bow to "media witch-hunts" over whether he had ever tried hard drugs
• US secretary of state is to make unexpected visit to Moscow to discuss Iran's nuclear programme
• A prosecutor requests phone records for Republican Tom DeLay, facing charges of money laundering
• World Cup play-off draw
  • Spain v Slovakia
  • Switzerland v Turkey
  • Norway v Czech Republic
• Super Series Test, Sydney, day one (close): Australia 331-6 v World XI (Matthew Hayden 111)
• FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson must get tough on Wayne Rooney about his disciplinary record
• The plaudits continue for new Nobel laureate Harold Pinter
• Wallace and Gromit "The Curse of the Were Rabbit" opens across the UK
• Board of supermarket group Somerfield accepts a £1.1bn ($1.9bn) takeover offer
• In free practice for Chinese Grand Prix McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa sets the fastest time

14 Quiz

• 1. Which Airwaves Ducati rider won the British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch recently?
• Gregorio Lavilla
• 2. Which fast bowler has been ruled out of the tour to Pakistan because of a persistent leg injury?
• Chris Tremlett
• 3. Which snooker player beat Joe Swail in the third round of the Preston Grand Prix yesterday on the day that he was named Highland Spring Player of the Year?
• Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 4. Which actress is to become an ambassador for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children?
• Catherine Zeta Jones
• 5. Hold was former British PM Margaret Thatcher yesterday?
• 80
• 6. The remains of a 4,000-year-old meal of noodles has been found in which country?
• China
• 7. Nearly a hundred people have been killed in fighting in which Russian city in the Kabardino-Balkaria province?
• Nalchik
• 8. What did Charles Clarke say will be the price of protecting your identity, with the new stand-alone ID card?
• £30
• 9. What is the nae of the new comedy romance with Gemma Jones, Jack Shepherd and Rik Mayall currently showing in ITV?
• All About George
• 10. "The List:" Harold Pinter won the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature, which five other Englishmen have also won?
• Winston Churchill, John Galsworthy, William Golding, Rudyard Kipling, and Bertrand Russell

13

• Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Joe Swail in the third round of the Preston Grand Prix on the day he was named Highland Spring Player of the Year.
• Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced that stand alone ID cards will cost £30 whilst a combined passport and ID card will be £93
• India's Apeejay Surrendra Group agree to buy Typhoo tea for £80m from Premier Foods
• A report says that the rise in prison population has lead to prisoners being held in police station cells
• Over 300 concerts across the globe mark John Peel Day (the anniversary of his last broadcast)
• An official inquiry finds that Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan commited suicide
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is to expel a US missionary group, New Tribes Mission
• Liberian election results - so far:
  • George Weah: 26.4%
  • Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf: 15.2%
  • Charles Brumskine: 11.9%
• BP in partnership talks with Sinopec, China's biggest oil producer
• Harold Pinter wins the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature
• Phil Greening announces his retirement from rugby due to a foot injury -Wasps and England hooker
• China's Shenzhou VI begins its 2nd day in orbit, making it the country's longest manned space flight
• Ahmed Qurei says a Palestinian inquiry into the death of Yasser Arafat has proved inconclusive
• Eight flood warnings are in place following torrential rain in northern and western Britain
• Australian prosecutors want "Wolf Creek" a film loosely based on the Peter Falconio case to be delayed pending a trial.
• England's 1st tour match in Pakistan on October 31st planned for Rawalpindi, may move to Lahore
• EU Commission confirms that the bird flu virus found in Turkey is the deadly H5N1 strain
• The remains of the world's oldest noodles have been found in the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River, China. They are said to be about 4,000 years old
• Indian soldiers cross the Kashmir frontier to help Pakistan deal with the recent earthquake
• Danny Williams' heavyweight clash with British champion Matt Skelton is called off for a 2nd time
• Andy Murray says he may have to wait for Tim Henman to retire before he becomes British number 1
• Phil Greening named England Sevens assistant coach
• Baroness Thatcher hosts her 80th birthday party, with the Queen and Tony Blair among 650 guests

13 Quiz

• 1. How many i-Pods have Apple sold globally in the last 3 months?
• 6.5 million
• 2. Which country will become the 36th country to feature on the European Golf Tour next year?
• Abu Dhabi
• 3. Viewers have accused Channel 4 of misleading them over the availability of its new digital channel More4, why?
• Because without a subscription to Sky it is scrambled
• 4. A court in Indonesia has cut the sentence being served by which Australian woman found guilty of smuggling marijuana into Bali, from 20 years! To 15?
• Shapelle Corby
• 5. Who scored 2 goals in England's U-21 4-1 win over Poland this week?
• Steven Taylor
• 6. What gaming product is Microsoft readying for launch across the World simultaneously?
• Xbox 360
• 7. Who after hitting a barrier at Brands Hatch during practice, breaking four ribs and a collarbone, puncturing a lung and damaging his neck and back, said it was time to quit Superbikes?
• John Reynolds
• 8. Where is snooker's Grand Prix tournament currently being held?
• Preston's Guildhall
• 9. Who scored two goals to give Wales a consolation win over Azerbaijan in their final World Cup qualifier?
• Ryan Giggs
• 10. "The List:" At the 2005 ICC Awards, Player of the Year was shared by Andrew Flintoff (England) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa) but with other three players were also nominated?
• Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Adam Gilchrist (Australia) and Glenn McGrath (Australia)

12

• Syrian Interior Minister and former intelligence chief Ghazi Kanaan commits suicide
• World Cup Qualifiers (home nations):
  • England beat Poland 2-1 to win the group
  • Slovenia 0-3 Scotland
  • Wales 2-0 Azerbaijan
  • Austria 2-0 N Ireland
  • Rep of Ireland 0-0 Switzerland
• Mark Kelly and Junior Andrews jailed for murder of Danielle Beccan
• A UN spokesman says that drug companies may not be able to produce enough bird flu vaccine in time to combat a human pandemic
• A South African man has been charged with endangering life and public nuisance after being picked up in France and telling police he walked through the Channel Tunnel
• Microsoft is to pay $761m to software rival RealNetworks to end an anti-competition lawsuit over music players
• Scientists discover more remains of the strange, small "Hobbit like" people that once lived on Flores island, Indonesia
• China successfully launches its second manned spacecraft, carrying two Chinese astronauts, from Jiuquan in the Gobi desert
• Romania culls thousands of birds in the Danube delta
• German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says he will play no role in a new coalition government
• Defence sources say that Iran is training bomb-makers to kill British troops in Iraq
• Apple quadruples profits thanks to sales of 6.5 million iPods in just three months
• ICC Awards:
  • Player of the Year Andrew Flintoff (England) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa) - joint winners
  • Test player of the year - Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
  • One-day player of the year - Kevin Pietersen (England)
  • Emerging player of the year - Kevin Pietersen (England)
  • Spirit of cricket - England
  • Umpire of the year - Simon Taufel
  • ICC 2005 Test all-star team
    • Virender Sehwag (India), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Ricky Ponting (Australia, captain), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Brian Lara (West Indies), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Andrew Flintoff (England), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Shane Warne (Australia), Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka), Glenn McGrath (Australia). 12th man: Anil Kumble (India)
  • ICC 2005 one-day all-star team
    • Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka, captain), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Rahul Dravid (India), Kevin Pietersen (England), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Andrew Flintoff (England), Andrew Symonds (Australia), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Brett Lee (Australia), Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan), Glenn McGrath (Australia). 12th man: Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
• Former British Superbike champion John Reynolds quits after being injured in a Brands Hatch crash
• Royal Ascot confirms that it will return to its traditional Berkshire course in Summer 2006
• The votes are being counted in Liberia in 1st national elections since the end of the civil war

12 Quiz

• 1. Who admitted recently that she liked drinking espressos - because it makes her nipples perky.?
• Pamela Anderson
• 2. Which top woman player has said that she wants to play for Russia in the Fed Cup?
• Maria Sharapova
• 3. Who presents More4's The Daily Show?
• Jon Stewart
• 4. With three events to go which golfer now leads the European Order of Merit?
• Colin Montgomerie
• 5. Which Shameless actress is to play Myra Hindley in a future play about the Moors Murderers?
• Maxine Peake
• 6. Whose new song Isaac has incurred the wrath of Jewish clerics before it is even released?
• Madonna
• 7. What is the title of Alan Bennet's new book?
• Untold Stories
• 8. Which Durham pace bowler has been called into England's Test squad for the Pakistan tour?
• Liam Plunkett
• 9. Who has won the UK's most prestigious literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel The Sea?
• John Banville
• 10. "The List:" St Helens centre Jamie Lyon has become only the fourth overseas player to win the Super League Man of Steel award. Who are the other three?
• Gavin Miller (1986), Dean Bell (1992) and Adrian Vowles (1999)

11

• Former Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind has pulled out of the race to be the next Conservative Party leader
• In testimony at the Old Bailey, So Solid Crew rapper Megaman has denied that he urged a shooting
• Death toll from Pakistan earthquake upgraded to 33,000
• Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma arrives in Durban to face corruption charges.
• BBC says it wants to increase the licence fee by 2.3% above inflation to boost digital services.
• Former Ugandan President Milton Obote dies at the age of 80 in hospital in South Africa.
• Indonesian police have made their first arrest in connection with this month's bomb attacks on the island of Bali.
• 15 more groups are to be banned under the Terrorism Act 200
  • Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
  • Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain
  • Ansar Al-Islam
  • Al Ittihad Al Islamia
  • Islamic Jihad Union
  • Ansar Al Sunna
  • Hezb-e Islamia Gulbuddin
  • Harakat ul Muhajideen/Alami
  • Jundallah
  • Sipah-e Sahaba Pakistan
  • Lashkar-e Jhangvi
  • Khuddam u-Islam
  • Jamaat ul Furquan
  • Harakat ul Jihad ul Islami
  • Harakat ul Islami (Bangladesh)
• Trucks carrying food and medicine start to arrive in Pakistan to aid earthquake victims
• Network Rail announces plans for improvement works costing £4bn to railway stations across Britain
• National Television Award Nominations:
  • Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
    • Ant and Dec
    • Davina McCall
    • Jonathan Ross
    • Paul O'Grady
  • Most Popular Expert on TV
    • Gordon Ramsay, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
    • Jamie Oliver, Jamie's School Dinners
    • Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear
    • Sharon Osbourne, The X Factor
    • Simon Cowell, The X Factor
  • Most Popular Entertainment Programme
    • Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
    • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
    • Strictly Come Dancing
    • The X Factor
  • Most Popular Reality Programme
    • Big Brother
    • Hell's Kitchen
    • I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
    • The Apprentice
  • Most Popular Drama
    • Bad Girls
    • Desperate Housewives
    • Doctor Who
    • The Bill
  • Most Popular Serial Drama
    • Coronation Street
    • EastEnders
    • Emmerdale
    • Hollyoaks
  • Most Popular Newcomer
    • Amanda Mealing, Holby City
    • Antony Cotton, Coronation Street
    • Elyes Gabel, Casualty
    • Lacey Turner, EastEnders
  • Most Popular Actor
    • Bradley Walsh, Coronation Street
    • Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who
    • Martin Clunes, Doc Martin/William and Mary
    • Nigel Harman, EastEnders
    • Shane Richie, EastEnders
  • Most Popular Actress
    • Billie Piper, Doctor Who
    • Caroline Quentin, Blue Murder/Life Begins
    • Jessie Wallace, EastEnders
    • June Brown, EastEnders
    • Sally Lindsay, Coronation Street
  • Most Popular Quiz Programme
    • A Question of Sport
    • Have I Got News for You
    • Test the Nation
    • Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
  • Most Popular Daytime Programme
    • GMTV
    • Neighbours
    • The Paul O'Grady Show
    • This Morning
  • Most Popular Comedy Programme
    • Little Britain
    • Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
    • The Simpsons
    • Will & Grace
  • Most Popular Factual Programme
    • Jamie's School Dinners
    • Crimewatch UK
    • Supernanny
    • Top Gear
    • Wife Swap

11 Quiz

• 1. Who has openly criticised Naomi Campbell for wearing fur?
• Heather Mills-McCartney
• 2. Recently which Premiership team did Renee Zellweger say that she supported?
• Chelsea (you'd have thought it was bad enough getting divorced/annulled)
• 3. Nicole Vaidisova has just won the Japan Open. She is a rising star in the game of tennis, from which country does she come?
• Czech Republic
• 4. Which group have entered the UK singles chart at number four with "Precious"?
• Depeche Mode
• 5. Where did a Jolly Fisherman cause problems this week?
• At Southend-on-sea (it was the pub where the fire started that damaged the pier)
• 6. Which Conservative leadership candidate rejected the tag "Tory Blair" that portrayed him as a Conservative Tony Blair clone?
• David Cameron
• 7. Who plays Vincent Gallagher in the new TV series Vincent?
• Ray Winstone
• 8. Which 1995 boxing World Champion revealed the "black hole" that he plunged in to after taking cocaine?
• Frank Bruno
• 9. Which St Helens player won the Super League Man of Steel award yesterday?
• Jamie Lyon
• 10. "The List:" Name the only eight players that have been sent off once (and only once) whilst playing football for England (in a senior game, male...)?
• Wilkins, Ince, Scholes, Smith, Mullery, Ball, Cherry, Batty (yes Beckham is the only player to be sent off twice)

10

• Q Awards 2005 Winners:
  • Special Award - John Lennon
  • Inspiration Award - Bjork
  • Legend - Joy Division
  • Innovation In Sound Awards - The Prodigy
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music Award - Paul Weller
  • Best Act In The World Today - Coldplay
  • Best Video - Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
  • Lifetime Achievement Award - The Bee Gees
  • Classic Songwriter Award - Nick Cave
  • Icon Award - Jimmy Page
  • Birthday Honour - Michael Eavis
  • Best Producer - Demon Days - Gorillaz: Gorillaz/Danger Mouse
  • People's Choice - Oasis
  • Best Album - Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
  • Best Live Act- U2
  • Classic Song - Ray Davies
  • Best Track - KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree
  • Best New Act - James Blunt
• Jerry Hall has admitted she still loves Mick Jagger and often wishes they were still together
• Katie Holmes to have a "noiseless birth" in keeping with the traditions of Scientology
• Shane Richie and fiancee Christie Goddard announce that they are expecting their first child
• Sienna Miller has said her life is being ruined by the paparazzi, and that it is reaching a level where it's actually not worth it to be an actress"

• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit debuted as the top weekend movie with $16.1 million in the US
• The health of David and Victoria Beckham's son Romeo (readmitted earlier this month to Madrid's La Paz hospital after suffering convulsions) is causing increasing concern
• "Ever Fallen in Love" a tribute to John Peel to be played simultaneously across all BBC radio stations
• Japan tests a design for a supersonic airliner in the Australian desert.
• Man Booker Prize:
  • John Banville - The Sea - WINNER
  • Julian Barnes - Arthur and George
  • Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
  • Zadie Smith - On Beauty
  • Sebastian Barry - A Long Long Way
  • Ali Smith - The Accidental
• North Korea celebrates 60th anniversary of the ruling Workers Party
• Part of Southend Pier is destroyed in a blaze which may have been started deliberately.
• Pakistan's president seeks international help to cope as death toll nears 20,000.
• Germany's Social Democrats agree that conservative leader Angela Merkel can be chancellor
• Tiger Woods wins WGC American Express for 4th time after sudden death play-off with John Daly
• Rising Czech star Nicole Vaidisova wins in Tokyo after Tatiana Golovin is forced to retire.
• Jose Luis Castillo knocks out Diego Corrales in 4th round of their non-title bout in Las Vegas

10 Quiz

• 1. In which African country are 22 candidates standing for election as President?
• Liberia
• 2. Kimi Raikkonen overtook Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap to win a thrilling Japanese GP, but what position did he start from on the grid?
• 17th
• 3. Michael Bloomberg put New York city on high alert over a threat to the subway system. How many people use the subway every weekday?
• An estimated 4.5m
• 4. In the World XI innings of the 3rd Super Series game how many players scored zero runs?
• 4!
• 5. In the Great South Run which woman, the European cross-country champion, was the first Briton home in a personal best of 53:03?
• Hayley Yelling
• 6. Which company sponsors the Great South Run?
• BUPA
• 7. Who has described his new album "Intensive Care" as the best that he has ever made?
• Robbie Williams
• 8. Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough is the latest public figure to back saving which bird from extinction?
• Albatross
• 9. What did Chris Martin says was the inspiration behind Coldplay's latest hit album X&Y?
• Pornography
• 10. "The List:" Which four African nations have qualified for the 2006 World Cup, for the first ever time?
• Angola, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast (Tunisia also qualified but they have played in the World Cup before)

09

• Mittal Steel signs an agreement to invest $9 bn in a steel project in the *Indian state of Jharkhand
  • Chicago Marathon:Men's race - Felix Limo (Kenya)
  • Women's race - Deena Kastor (USA), Kathy Butler (GB) - 7th
• 10-mile Great South Run in Portsmouth
  • Wheelchair race Women - Shelly Woods
  • Wheelchair race Men - David Weir
  • Men's race - John Yuda
  • Women's race - Derartu Tulu
• Bird flu - Romania reports its 1st cases and Turkey culls birds after discovering the infection
• Blackgang Chine theme park, Isle of Wight plays host to the British Junior Conker Championships
• Police say they will treat Ronnie Barker's fugitive son with "sensitivity" if he attends father's funeral
• At Japanese Grand Prix Kimi Raikkonen overtakes Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap to win
• Final SuperSeries Australia v World XI match - Andrew Flintoff taken to hospital for X-rays after being hit on the wrist, Australia 293 for 5, World XI 137 all out, Australia win by 156 runs
• European Space Agency confirms that £90m ice mission satellite Cryosat fell into the Arctic Ocean
• UK Singles Chart:
  • 1. Sugababes - Push The Button
  • 2. Robbie Willaims - Tripping
  • 3. Pussycat Dolls, featuring Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha
  • 4. Depeche Mode - Precious
  • 5. Sean Paul - We Be Burnin'
• Number one UK album - Franz Ferdinand with "You Could Have It So Much Better"

• Frank Bruno says a six-month cocaine habit may have contributed to his mental illness
• British Veterinary Association urges government to consider humane badger cull to control bovine TB
• Pakistan say over 20,000 people are now believed to have been killed by the recent earthquake

09 Quiz

• 1.Which specific group of Iranians have been blamed for aiding the insurgents in Iraq?
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards
• 2. Ghana have qualified for the 2006 World Cup what is their nickname?
• The Black Stars
• 3. Which Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, 3rd in the Derby, has been retired to stud by Godolphin after suffering a leg injury?
• Dubawi
• 4. What relation are Liz and Hayley Yelling who both take part in today's Great South Run?
• Sister-in-laws
• 5. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have agreed to produce a movie adaptation of which popular video game?
• Halo
• 6. Which country unveiled the initial results from the recent parliamentary election to the 249-seat National Assembly, or Wolesi Jirga, but excluded nearly 300 polling stations for fraud?
• Afghanistan
• 7. What is the name of the Homeland Security official who increased security on New York's underground railway network in October in response to a "significant" terror threat?
• Peter King
• 8. Which England coach said he knew his starting XV "to within three or four players" for the forthcoming Test against Australia?
• Andy Robinson
• 9. Which 44 year old singer had been arrested in Manhattan and charged with possessing cocaine?
• Boy George
• 10. "The List:" Name the Great Britain's that won a team silver medal on the final day of the World Canoe Slalom Championships in Sydney Australia?
• Heather Corrie, Kim Walsh and Laura Blakeman

08

• England qualify for World Cup as Holland beat Czeck Republic 2-0
• More than 1,000 people are feared to have been killed in Pakistan where whole villages were "wiped out" by a powerful earthquake that also hit northern India and Afghanistan
• Singer Michael Jackson has been mobbed by fans in London where he is recording a charity single for the victims of Hurricane Katrina
• Ralf Schumacher takes pole position for Japanese Grand Prix
• Kofi Annan calls for talks on the future status of Kosovo, Serbia's breakaway province
• Boy George arrested at his home in New York on suspicion of possessing cocaine
• In the wake of Tropical Storm Stan the death toll in Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and southern Mexico exceeds 250
• UN nuclear agency director and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei says the award will give him and his organisation a "shot in the arm"

• Five candidates stand for Tory Leadership - David Cameron takes over from David Davis as favourite
• Michael Howard to stay on as caretaker until replacement is named on 6th December
• Colin Montgomerie leads by a single shot after two rounds of the WGC-American Express Championship in California
• Andy Murray retires hurt from his match with Xavier Malisse in the Ethias Trophy
• World Cup Qualifiers:
  • Scotland 0-1 Belarus
  • Northern Ireland 2- 3 Wales
  • England 1-0 Austria
  • Cyprus 0-1 Republic of Ireland
• Ten men arrested in Croydon, Derby and Wolverhampton by anti-terrorism police
• Robbie Williams, the spokeman for his generation, criticises the media over its coverage of Kate Moss and her alleged drug-taking
• Serena Williams withdraws from her final two events of the year to focus on getting fully fit for 2006
• Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Dubawi is retired after bu Godolphin suffering a leg injury
• Romania reports its first cases of bird flu but it is unclear if the strain found in the Danube delta is the deadly H5N1 virus

08 Quiz

• 1. What is the name of the latest zombie offering from director George A Romero?
• Land of the Dead
• 2. Andy Murray had to concede victory to which player after suffering a hamstring injury in his third-round match in the Ethias Trophy in Belgium?
• Xavier Malisse
• 3. Why have Liaquat Ali and Markeen incurred the wrath of tribal elders in Pakistan?
• By undergoing a gay marriage ceremony
• 4. Who plays Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street, recently at the centre of an illicit affair with Leanne Battersby?
• Bradley Walsh
• 5. Who has commissioned a report that suggests complementary therapies should have greater role in the NHS?
• Prince Charles
• 6. Who hit the fastest ever century by an Australian to help the home side beat the World XI by 55 runs and win the one-day Super Series?
• Adam Gilchrist
• 7. Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi President, has visited Tony Blair this week, but who is the Iraqi Prime Minister?
• Ibrahim Jaafari
• 8. Rio Ferdinand has been left out of the England game against Austria, the first time that Eriksson has ever dropped him. Who has replaced him?
• Sol Campbell
• 9. Who is the female presenter of the lifestyle programme "No Waste Like Home"?
• Penny Poyzer
• 10. "The List": England face Austria in a World Cup qualifier today, but which 10 teams have already qualified for the 2006 World Cup?
• Germany, Argentina, Japan, Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, USA, Brazil and Mexico

07

• Robert H. Grubbs, Richard R. Schrock, and Yves Chauvin are awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on olefin metathesis
• The White House rejects claims that President George W Bush said that GOD told him to invade Iraq
• Weblog set up to convince search site Ask to keep its iconic Jeeves character
• Hendrick Ramaala makes last-minute decision to defend Great South Run title
• Paternity case against actor Wesley Snipes is dismissed
• Network Rail, formerly Railtrack, is fined £3.5m - the highest ever for a rail firm on health and safety grounds and Balfour Beatty £10m - for their parts in the Hatfield Rail crash
• Former workers at MG Rover are to share £14m payout after winning a fight over redundancy wages
• Australia v World XI - 2nd match - Australia 328-4 bt World XI 273 by 55 runs
• Rafael Benitez says he does not want to sign Real Betis winger Joaquin for Liverpool
• Homeland Security official Peter King increases security on New York's underground railway network in response to a "significant" terror threat
• Israel's supreme court says use of Palestinian human shields violates international law
• The 2005 Nobel peace prize has been awarded jointly to Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency that he leads
• Michael Howard formally resigns
• Drug companies say a vaccine effective against the viruses that cause cervical cancer could be available in a year
• Rio Ferdinand is set to be left out of England's World Cup qualifier with Austria, in favour of Sol Campbell
• Musicians are to record a cover of the Buzzcocks hit Ever Fallen in Love as a tribute to the late DJ John Peel
• Brazilian Bishop Luiz Flavio Cappio ends his 11-day hunger strike after the government delays a disputed environmental project to reroute the Sao Francisco river

07 Quiz

• 1. In Wallace and Gromit's "The Curse of the Were Rabbit" who provides the voice for Wallace?
• Peter Sallis
• 2. Which six times champion jockey has been bailed until next March as part of an ongoing inquiry into race-fixing?
• Kierron Fallon
• 3. Sales of Harry Potter books Worldwide went through which barrier in October 2005?
• 300 million
• 4. In the first Australia v World XI game how many did Brian Lara, Kevin Pietersen and Rahul Dravid score between them?
• Six! (0+2+4)
• 5. Which Tory front-runner told the party to "walk tall" and stop apologising for its past at the recent conference?
• David Davis
• 6. Andy Murray has moves up to 72nd in the World rankings after his run to the final of which event?
• Thailand Open
• 7. Katie Holmes has announced that she is expecting a child by Tom Cruise, what are the names of his first two children?
• Connor and Isabella
• 8. Which 12 year old plays Oliver Twist in the film of the same name directed by Roman Polanski?
• Barney Clark
• 9. Which character does veteran actor Patrick Mower play in Emmerdale?
• Rodney Blackstock
• 10. "The List": Name the 17 countries that will take part in the Stanford Twenty20 tournament in 2006?
• Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Maarten, British Virgin Islands, St Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago.

06

• 250 properties in Manchester believed to be linked to the IRA are searched by asset recovery teams
• Gay couple (Liaquat Ali and Markeen) have "married" in Pakistan, prompting death threats from tribal elders
• Report commissioned by Prince Charles says complementary therapies should have greater NHS role
• Strong words in international politics as Iran says the UK's accusation that it is responsible for fatal attacks on British troops in Iraq is a "lie"
• US senate votes overwhelmingly to outlaw cruel or degrading treatment of detainees held in US custody abroad, passing the motion by 90-9
• Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is to visit Downing Street for a meeting with Tony Blair
• Katie Holmes announces that she is expecting a child by Tom Cruise
• Former jockey, Gary Carter banned from racing for five years after a corruption inquiry
• 5 people to go on trial in Rome for alleged 1982 murder of "God's banker" Roberto Calvi in London
• Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will produce movie adaptation of popular video game Halo
• Afghanistan due to begin releasing first preliminary results from September's landmark elections
• Widow of PC Keith Blakelock killed at Broadwater Farm in 1985 renews her appeal for information on the 20th anniversary of his murder
• Los Angeles police deny paparazzi involvement in the car crash which hospitalised Lindsay Lohan
• Baden Cooke leaves Francaise des Jeux to sign for Belgian team MrBookmaker.com.

06 Quiz

• 1. Who is the captain of the World XI squad that are playing in Austalia?
• Shaun Pollock
• 2. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says some five million people - nearly half the population - may need aid after the maize harvest failed, in which African country?
• Malawi
• 3. Which cyclist has been charged with doping offences by Belgian authorities?
• Johan Museeuw
• 4. As he walked out of a Shropshire police station recently, after being taken in after a drugs raid, who labelled the law "a pain"?
• Pete Doherty
• 5. Michelle Wie has turned professional just six days short of which birthday?
• 16th
• 6. Which House of Representatives Republican leader has been indicted on counts of money laundering and conspiring to launder money?
• Tom DeLay
• 7. Colin Montgomerie recently won the Dunhill Links event and now trails Michael Campbell in the European Order of Merit, between which years did he win 7 consecutive Order of Merit titles?
• 1993-1999
• 8. Britain's biggest cable company NTL has sealed a deal to take over which rival operator for $6bn?
• Telewest
• 9. Amongst other species the chytridiomycosis disease threatens the Iberian Midwife. Given this clue, what family of animals does this disease mostly affect?
• Amphibians
• 10. "The List": The new Wallace and Gromit film, "The Curse of the Were Rabbit" has just been released, but what are the other three W&G adventures called?
• A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave

05

• Government says that women with early stage breast cancer are to be tested to see if they could benefit from the drug Herceptin
• US scientists have found the 1918 virus shares genetic mutations with the bird flu virus now circulating in Asia
• Britain has accused Iran of responsibility for explosions which have caused the deaths of all eight UK soldiers killed in Iraq this year
• Teen actress Lindsay Lohan taken to hospital after her sports car collides with a van in Los Angeles
• World XI's 3-game Super Series against world champions Australia begins in Melbourne - Australia are 255-8, World XI 162 - lose by 93 runs
• French Open finalist Mariano Puerta denies reports that he tested positive for a stimulant at Roland Garros
• Adam Barker, son of Ronnie, may be arrested if he att