Quiz Diary - 2006-02

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• Revellers pack the streets of New Orleans for the first Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina
• IAEA says Iran is forging ahead with nuclear enrichment
• David Cameron prepares to outline his vision for a "modern, compassionate" Tory Party
• David Irving says he still does not accept a large number of Jews died at Auschwitz
• Singer George Michael has admitted that he was in possession of Class C drugs when he was arrested in London's West End
• Seamus O'Kane found guilty of assaulting the DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson
• Danny Williams rules out a re-match with Matt Skelton in favour of a heavyweight world-title shot against Nicolay Valuev
• Raiders involved in Britain's biggest cash robbery got away with £53m, police reveal
• Power company Powergen is putting up its gas prices by 24.4% and electricity prices by 18.4%
• Arsenal defender Ashley Cole faces up to three more weeks out after picking up an ankle injury
• Rolling Stones announce tour dates in April in China
• RBS unveils record £7.9bn profits
• Sven-Goran Eriksson says Darren Bent will win his first cap in tomorrow's friendly against Uruguay
• Ronnie O'Sullivan crashes out of the Welsh Open, beaten 5-1 by fellow Englishman Ian McCulloch.
• Poland's Catholic Church launches a fresh inquiry to identify communist-era church spies.
• Jersey announces a change of policy that is going to mean higher priced DVD and CDs for UK
• Shares in Google fall 10% after finance officer George Reyes says overall growth is slowing.

28 Quiz

• 1. Which player was sin-binned in the first half of the England v Scotland RBS game?
• Danny Grewcock
• 2. Which pregnant GMTV host has apologised after being spotted smoking in secret?
• Kate Garraway
• 3. Which England opener is returning home from the tour of India for personal reasons?
• Marcus Trescothick
• 4. How many tries did France score in their less than convincing victory over Italy in the RBS Six Nations?
• Five
• 5. Which Desperate Housewives actress has recently spoken out about her Down's syndrome, sister Elizabeth?
• Eva Longoria
• 6. Robbers who stole up to £50m from a Securitas depot in Kent left how much in one of their vehicles?
• £1.3m
• 7. Who repeated her Australian Open semi-final victory over Maria Sharapova to secure her second title of the year in the Dubai Open?
• Justine Henin-Hardenne
• 8. Who are the writer-directors of the recent comedy outing starring Alyson Hannigan “Date Movie”?
• Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
• 9. Which actor, the current favourite for best actor, agreed years ago that if he won an Oscar he would bark his acceptance speech?
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• 10. “The List:” The BBC recently published a Poll of Peoples Favourite Sporting Teenager, name the three footballers that made this list.
• Pele, Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen

27

• Shadow leader of the Commons Theresa May has demanded a ruling on whether Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has breached the ministerial conduct code
• Singer George Michael has been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs in London's West End
• Robbers who stole up to £50m from a Securitas depot in Kent left £1.3m in one of their vehicles
• Report by Women and Work Commission concludes that the gender pay gap is worse in Britain than anywhere in Europe
• The first trial of a state charged with genocide opens in The Hague, with Bosnia-Hercegovina accusing Serbia and Montenegro of war crimes
• Andy Murray has been confirmed as the new British number one in the latest world rankings
• Eller & Co tries to block the £3.9bn ($6.8bn) takeover of shipping giant P&O by a Dubai firm in London's High Court
• Explosion in a marketplace in the western Nepalese town of Pokhara injures at least 12
• Police in the Philippines charge 16 people over an alleged coup plot to oust President Gloria Arroyo
• UK utility group National Grid agrees to buy US gas distributor Keyspan for $7.3bn (£4.1bn)
• London’s High Court hears a claim that The Da Vinci Code copied ideas from a book written in 1982
• Gavin Henson says he was at fault for Wales' heavy Six Nations loss in Ireland
• Saddam Hussein ends hunger strike for health reasons
• Kieren Fallon's bail is extended until July as the long-running enquiry into alleged race fixing continues
• 3 killed near the parliament of Somalia's province of Puntland

27 Quiz

• 1. Directed by Mark Dindal which film currently uses the voice talents of Steve Zahn, Patrick Stewart, Catherine O'Hara and Joan Cusack?
• Chicken Little
• 2. Which US singer has had surgery for breast cancer this week?
• Sheryl Crow
• 3. Armed unrest in the Central African Republic has caused thousands of people to flee to which neighbouring country?
• Chad
• 4. Canada won the gold medal in curling due to a 10-4 victory over which country in the final?
• Finland
• 5. Who scored all of Italy’s points in their 37-12 defeat by France?
• Pez
• 6. Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams had what weight advantage when he defended his title against British champion Matt Skelton?
• 11lb
• 7. A teenager in the US has made which landmark purchase from Apple's online music service iTunes?
• One billionth
• 8. Eight people have shared the largest jackpot in the US lottery, how much was it, $65m, $165m, $265m, $365m or $465
• $365m
• 9. Who is the European Union Trade Commissioner who told EU's trading partners not to overreact following Japan's decision to ban French imports of poultry?
• Peter Mandelson
• 10. “The List:” Name the main three women presenters for the BBC’s recent coverage of the Winter Olympics?
• Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Sue Barker

26

• RBS Six Nations: Ireland 31 - 5 Wales
• Closing Ceremony of Winter Olympics
• Switzerland confirms its first case of bird flu, but says it is not yet clear if it is the deadly H5N1 strain
• BBC Poll Favourite Sporting Teenager
  • 1. Pele
  • 2. Muhammad Ali
  • 3. Boris Becker
  • 4. Sachin Tendulkar
  • 5. Wayne Rooney
  • 6. Michael Owen
  • 7. Martina Hingis
  • 8. Nadia Comaneci
  • 9. Tiger Woods
  • 10. Lester Piggott
• Newcastle Eagles beat Guildford Heat 113-81 to return to the top of the BBL alongside the Scottish Rocks
• Peter Riley and Lizzie Hall win the men's and women's English National Cross-Country titles
• Manchester United win the Carling Cup final beating Wigan 4-0
• Commons Speaker Michael Martin undergoes heart surgery
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1. Madonna - Sorry
    • 2. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
    • 3. Meck Ft Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Again
    • 4. Westlife - Amazing
    • 5. Notorious BIG / P Diddy / Nelly -Nasty Girl
  • Albums:
    • 1. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
    • 2. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
    • 3. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
    • 4. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
    • 5. Neil Diamond - 12 Songs
• An Australian man known as "Jihad Jack"(Thomas) convicted of receiving funds from al-Qaeda

26 Quiz

• 1. Who is the director of the third in the Final Destination franchise of films?
• James Wong
• 2. Chelsea have promised to punish any fans found to have made death threats to the referee of the Champions League loss to Barcelona. What was his name?
• Terje Hauge
• 3. A stretch of which motorway in Essex has been closed following a serious fire?
• M11
• 4. Who has been re-elected to a third term as Ugandan President?
• Yoweri Museveni
• 5. Where in India did a President’s XI beat England by 8 wickets?
• Baroda
• 6. Which ex-Transport Secretary said that Labour must re-examine its trade union links "to keep in touch with the things that really matter to the people"?
• Stephen Byers
• 7. Which Russian ended Amelie Mauresmo's 16-match winning streak at the Dubai Open?
• Svetlana Kuznetsova
• 8. The Thai PM has dissolved parliament for early elections, as he hits back against calls for him to quit. Who is he?
• Thaksin Shinawatra
• 9. Which oil company has been ordered to pay Nigeria $1.5bn?
• Shell
• 10. “The List:” Bond villains, Scaramanga and Gustav Graves have leapt to the defence of Daniel Craig recently, endorsing him as a valid James Bond, name the two actors involved?
• Christopher Lee and Toby Stephens

25

• Curfew fails to halt Iraq killing – 150 dead in the last week
• France has confirmed the deadly bird flu virus H5N1 has been found on a turkey farm in the east of the country
• Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is re-elected to a third term
• Under cover of Rio carnival paintings by Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Monet are stolen from museum
• Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win the Dubai Open title
• Sugar Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas fight in Las Vegas for light-middleweight title
• RBS Six Nations:
  • France 37 - 12 Italy
  • Scotland 18 - 12 England
• Indian President’s XI beat England by 8 wickets in Baroda
• US singer Sheryl Crow has had surgery for breast cancer
• A stretch of the M11 in Essex is expected to be closed until Sunday morning following a serious fire
• Danny Williams takes on Matt Skelton for the Commonwealth heavyweight title - in a split decision Williams retains title although many people saw Skelton as the winner
• Armed unrest in African Republic causes thousands of people to flee to Chad
• Sex Pistols refuse to attend their own induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Up to 600 people attend a march in Oxford in support of a centre which will experiment on animals
• France's President Chirac tries to reassure consumers after 1st case of bird flu virus on a French farm

25 Quiz

• 1. Which film currently on release stars David Strathairn, Robert Downey and Patricia Clarkson?
• Good Night and Good Luck
• 2. According to official figures broadband accounts for what % of all net connections in the UK, is it 4%, 24%, 44%, 64% or 84%?
• 64%
• 3. Liverpool revealed that which player sustained retina damage after being kicked in the eye during the Champions League defeat to Benfica?
• Mohamed Sissoko
• 4. During a trip to India which actor called for closer ties between Hollywood and Bollywood?
• Will Smith
• 5. Water companies in south-east England are being urged to consider introducing what?
• Hosepipe bans
• 6. Which country’s government has put the capital and three provinces under curfew?
• Iraq's
• 7. Who will be Britain’s number one male tennis player in the next published rankings?
• Andrew Murray
• 9. Tony Blair has said that a Cabinet minister will be put in charge of tackling what?
• Social exclusion
• 10. “The List:” Barry and Robin Gibb reunited on stage recently for the first time since Maurice died, they have sold more than 110 million records - placing them fifth in pop history behind which 4 acts?
• Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

24

• Chelsea say they will punish any fans found threatening the referee of their loss to Barcelona
• Tony Blair says that a Cabinet minister will be put in charge of tackling social exclusion
• Three people are being held in connection with the theft of £50m from Securitas depot in Kent
• Iraq's government has put Baghdad and three provinces under curfew
• Water companies in south-east England are being urged to introduce hosepipe bans
• Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has declared a state of emergency
• US authorities have charged four men with looting bones and body parts from more than 1,000 corpses and selling them for medical transplants
• Andrew Murray will become Britain’s number one tennis player in the next ranking list
• Plaid Cymru to change 70-year-old logo
• Austria's Olympic chief says dope tests on 10 of their Winter Olympic athletes are negative
• British curlers miss out on medal – finishing 4th overall
• Saudi security forces foil an apparent suicide car bomb attack on a major oil facility
• Armed unrest in Central African Republic causes thousands to flee to neighbouring Chad
• Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra dissolves parliament and calls early election
• Kelly Sotherton breaks her own UK indoor 100m hurdles record.
• Ken Livingstone suspended from office for 4 weeks for comparing reporter to a concentration guard

24 Quiz

• 1. Which tennis player, the British number five, beat Paradorn Srichaphan at the Rotterdam Open for his first ATP win since June 2004?
• Arvind Parmar
• 2. Which bank unveiled record full-year profits of £5.28bn, buoyed by its businesses outside of the UK?
• Barclays
• 3. Council tax in England is set to increase by what % on average this year?
• 4%
• 4. The Premier League decided against charging which club over an alleged illegal approach for Harry Redknapp?
• Portsmouth
• 5. Who is the current President of Iraq?
• Jalal Talabani
• 6. Who asked, “How do you say cheating in Catalan?" recently?
• Jose Mourinho
• 7. Which film currently on release is directed by Paul Mcguigan and stars (amongst others) Josh Hartnet and Lucy Liu?
• Lucky Number Slevin
• 8. Which Australian has been named head coach of the Catalans Dragons?
• Mick Potter
• 9. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to which country yesterday?
• Lebanon
• 10. “The List:” Which two top athletes failed in World record attempts at Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix recently?
• Kenenisa Bekele and Yelena Isinbayeva

23

• A massive police search is continuing for the armed gang who stole at least £50m from a security depot in Tonbridge, Kent - £2m reward offered
• President Talabani calls for calm after a bomb attack on an important Shia Muslim shrine - backlash leaves over 100 dead
• Uganda starts counting the votes after the first multi-party elections for 26 years
• Human rights workers report at least 80 dead after two days of anti-Muslim attacks in southern Nigeria
• UN chief prosecutor says Serbia is well able to capture top war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic
• Costa Rica finishes counting the votes cast in the election two weeks ago, but no winner is declared
• White House report criticises US response to Hurricane Katrina
• Haiti's President-elect Rene Preval has said the constitution permits the return of ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
• France finds second bird flu case
• Condoleezza Rice meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during her five-day visit to the Middle East
• Postal workers are to hold a ballot on whether to take official strike action
• Judge says Google is likely to have violated copyright by showing thumbnails from adult magazine
• World champion Ricky Hatton free to resume career after attempt to block next fight is dropped
• BBC takes top honours in 6 categories at Royal Television Society's (RTS) journalism awards
• During a trip to India Will Smith calls for closer ties between Hollywood and Bollywood.
• Promoter Frank Warren describes Danny Williams as "unprofessional" for missing a pre-fight news conference with Matt Skelton.

23 Quiz

• 1. Which English born star of “The OC” has denied rumours that she and beau Cisco Adler are engaged?
• Mischa Barton
• 2. According to recently released figures was the proportion of children born outside marriage in UK in 2004, 12%, 22%, 32%, 42%, or 52%?
• 42%
• 3. Which Australian swimming star is struggling with bronchitis ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games?
• Ian Thorpe
• 4. Which Supermarket group says that it plans to take on 7,000 staff across the UK this year?
• Asda
• 5. Which American fighter will Audley Harrison face in his first fight since losing to Danny Williams?
• Dominic Guinn
• 6. Which company has denied accusations that its new Chinese-language search engine is operating without a licence?
• Google
• 7. A scientific report suggests that what retrieved from a crime scene could be used to predict the surname of the suspect?
• DNA
• 8. Which Kiwi’s unbeaten 53 helped New Zealand beat West Indies by three wickets in the second one-day match?
• Daniel Vettori's
• 9. Former Walsall boss Paul Merson has agreed to join which non-league team until the end of the season?
• Tamworth
• 10. “The List:” In a recent poll by BBC Radio Five Live which 5 people were the front runners as the next manager of the England football team?
• Martin O'Neill (18%), Stuart Pearce (16%), Sam Allardyce (13%), Steve McClaren (4%), and Alan Curbishley (4%)

22

• Nanjing Auto, which bought MG Rover in 2005, signs a "landmark" lease which could restart Longbridge production.
• Paris court rules Paparazzi breached privacy laws taking pictures of Diana on the night she died
• BBC plans to invest £100m in UK film industry over next 10 years, with half for British films
• Prince Charles sees himself as a political "dissident", a former aide reveals
• Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, involved in one of the Vatican's biggest financial scandals, dies aged 84
• Champions League:
  • Ajax 2 -2 Inter Milan
  • Chelsea 1 - 2 Barcelona
  • Rangers 2 - 2 Villarreal
  • Werder Bremen 3 - 2 Juventus
• EU debates poultry vaccinations
• Bomb attack in Iraq badly damages one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
• Serb media reports suggest arrest of war crimes suspect General Ratko Mladic is imminent
• The Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee voted 8-1 in favour of holding rates at 4.5%
• James Bond fans angered by Daniel Craig as 007 have launched a website web site, www.craignotbond.com and threaten to boycott the film
• Study suggests that DNA retrieved from a crime scene could predict the surname of the suspect
• Japan's trade minister meets China's Premier Wen Jiabao
• Eight people share $365m jackpot in the US lottery - the biggest win in the game's history.

22 Quiz

• 1. In which Asian country is Gary Glitter to stand trial next month?
• Vietnam
• 2. Which two Gibb brothers reunited on stage this week?
• Barry and Robin
• 3. The 2012 London Olympic is likely to be threatened by what according to energy experts?
• Blackouts
• 4. After his run in the San Jose tournament what ranking has been achieved by Andy Murray, is it 87, 67, 47, 27 or 7?
• 47
• 5. The average asking price of a home in England and Wales has broken through which barrier?
• £200,000
• 6. Who accepted her BAFTA for best supporting actress by saying “thank you BAFTA and I didn’t get you anything”?
• Thandie Newton
• 7. BBC has been criticised by media watchdog Ofcom over swearing on which televised concerts?
• Live 8
• 8. Which group will release their cover of I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor as the B-side to their latest single, Red Dress?
• The Sugababes
• 9. Olivier Martinez's mother has let slip to New Idea magazine that her son plans to marry which singer in April?
• Kylie Minogue
• 10. “The List:” New Grand Prix team Super Aguri have signed which two drivers for 2006?
• Takuma Sato and Yuji Ide

21

• 22 people killed in an explosion at a market in southern Baghdad
• This year's FA Cup final has been switched to Cardiff,
• Reactions continue for the jailing of David Irving for three years in Austria - as he considers his appeal
• Council tax in England is set to increase by 4% on average this year
• Hamas leaders have officially presented Ismail Haniya as their choice for PM
• BBC criticised by media watchdog Ofcom over swearing on Live 8 concerts
• Findings due in the Buncefield oil depot blaze (Buncefield in Hemel Hemstead)
• Proportion of children born outside marriage in UK rises to 42% in 2004
• Rescue teams in Mexico continue working to free at least 65 workers trapped underground
• Champions League:
  • Bayern Munich 1 - 1 AC Milan
  • Benfica 1 – 0 Liverpool
  • PSV 0 – 1 Lyon
  • Real Madrid 0 – 1 Arsenal
• Ex-Wales coach Mike Ruddock meets Welsh Rugby Union board to discuss his departure
• Asda is to take on 7,000 new staff across the UK this year according to owner Wal-Mart
• Heavy rain continues to hamper rescue efforts in the Philippines
• Mother of Keith Bennett speaks of shock at receiving a letter from Ian Brady
• Organisation of Islamic Countries denounces calls for death of cartoonist who satirised Mohammed
• Danny Williams says he is in perfect shape for Matt Skelton fight

21 Quiz

• 1. At the 2006 Brit Awards who was joined on stage by 77 models all dressed in bikinis and gold paint?
• Kanye West
• 2. Attacks by insurgents on Iraq's oil industry cost the country how much in lost revenue during 2005 according the Iraqi oil ministry?
• $6.25bn
• 3. Who is the Catalans Dragons scrum-half who will be out for six to eight weeks after breaking his right arm against Salford?
• Stacey Jones
• 4. Which advert currently advertises its product with a game of hide and seek between cars?
• Vauxhall Corsa
• 5. Which Cuban runner upset Britain's world indoor champion Jason Gardener in the men's 60m at the Birmingham Grand Prix?
• Freddy Mayola
• 6. Which film won best British film at the recent BAFTA’s?
• Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
• 7. What is the name of the Animal Health Minister who said that the UK does not yet need to lock up its poultry to help prevent spread of H5N1 bird flu?
• Ben Bradshaw
• 8. Who will Chelsea play in the 6th round of the FA Cup?
• Newcastle
• 9. Which games console is in danger of missing its Spring launch according to manufacturers Sony?
• PlayStation 3
• 10. “The List:” Three “Kates” were nominated for the Best Female Solo Artist Award at the 2006 Brits, name them?
• Kate Bush, KT Tunstall and Katie Melua

20

• Government says UK does not yet need to lock up its poultry to help combat bird flu
• Hamas dismisses the effect of Israeli financial restrictions on Palestine
• British historian David Irving on trial in Vienna, accused of Holocaust denial
• The average asking price of a home in England and Wales has broken through the £200,000 barrier
• Andy Murray wins first ATP Tour title in the SAP Open in San Jose
• Explosion in coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico leaves 66 workers trapped
• Airbus secures $2.5bn Airline Indian deal
• Gary Glitter's trial for committing obscene acts with two girls set for 2nd March.
• FA Cup draw:
  • Charlton v Middlesbrough
  • Aston Villa or Manchester City v Bolton or West Ham
  • Chelsea v Newcastle United
  • Birmingham v Liverpool
• AEA Technology fined £250,000 for a radioactive leak from a lorry
• Barry and Robin Gibb reunite for their first concert since the death of brother Maurice in 2003
• Sony's PlayStation 3 console may miss spring launch
• Korean Charlie Wi birdies the last hole to win the rain-affected (reduced to 54 holes) Malaysian Open
• Electricity blackouts at London Olympics are likely without urgent action, say energy experts.
• Scientists raise concerns over the fall in British moth population (1/3 since 1968)

20 Quiz

• 1. Who was carried off on a stretcher in the Liverpool v Manchester United FA Cup match?
• Alan Smith
• 2. Oxfam has said that tens of thousands of people in which African country are in imminent danger of dying through drought?
• Somalia
• 3. Nike has filed a patent infringement suit against which company claiming that a number of its rival's trainers copy its technology?
• Adidas-Salomon
• 4. Gavin Henson marked his return to rugby after a seven-week ban with 14 points for the Ospreys at Liberty Stadium against which side?
• Borders
• 5. What is the name of the man on trial in America for copyright infringement for uploading “Walk the Line”?
• Luis Ochoa
• 6. Which body is to provide a £14.6m athletics funding package to encourage grassroots participation in the sport?
• Sport England
• 7. What is the name of the giraffe who died of smoke inhalation after a fire at Paignton Zoo in Devon?
• Paddy
• 8. Which country has broken off contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority?
• Israel
• 9. Police sealed off which capital city yesterday to enforce a ban on a protest against the Muhammad cartoons?
• Islamabad
• 10. “The List:” Which three acts received 2 Brit Awards last week?
• Coldplay, James Blunt, and Green Day

19

• Grbavica, by director Jasmila Zbanic wins Golden Bear award at the 56th Berlin Film Festival
• Trevon Kyron Thomas charged with attempted murder over the shooting of Pc Rachael Bown
• Drugs raid on the Austrian biathlon team at the Winter Olympics
• BAFTA Awards Ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry
• FA Cup
  • Aston Villa 1-1 Man City
  • Chelsea 3-1 Colchester
  • Preston 0-2 Middlesbrough
  • Stoke 0-1 Birmingham
• 16 killed in Nigerian cartoon protests
• Explosion near US Philippines army base injures 20
• Israel breaks off contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority
• Police seal off central Islamabad to enforce a ban on a protest against the Muhammad cartoons
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1. Meck Ft Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Again
    • 2. Notorious BIG / P Diddy / Nelly - Nasty Girl
    • 3. Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
    • 4. Chris Brown Ft Juelz Santana - Run It
    • 5. Liz McClarnon - Woman In Love/I Get The Sweetest Feeling
  • Albums:
    • 1. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
    • 2. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
    • 3. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
    • 4. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
    • 5. Will Young - Keep On
• Andy Murray takes on Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the SAP Open
• Attacks by insurgents on Iraq's oil industry cost the country $6.25bn in lost revenue during 2005, the Iraqi oil ministry says

19 Quiz

• 1. Sir Elton John has accepted an undisclosed libel settlement from which newspaper?
• Sunday Times
• 2. Manchester United lost to Liverpool in the FA Cup for the first time since what year?
• 1921
• 3. Portuguese police have made a record haul of cocaine, how many tonnes did they seize?
• Eight
• 4. On which island is Guantanamo Bay?
• Cuba
• 5. Real Madrid are richest club in the World, what was their annual income for 2004-05?
• £186.2m
• 6. Leslie Manigat was the runner up in which country’s disputed Presidential election recently?
• Haiti
• 7. Where did the 2006 Brit Awards take place?
• Earls Court
• 8. Portland and Toronto have offered trials to which legend of the NBA?
• Denis Rodman
• 9. Which team did Middlesbrough beat 2-1 in UEFA Cup recenlty?
• Stuttgart
• 10. “The List:” In the recent list of World’s Richest Football Clubs there were 9 British clubs in the top 20. How many can you name?
• Man Utd £166.4m, Chelsea £149.1m, Liverpool £122.4m, Arsenal £115.7m, Newcastle £87.1m, Spurs £70.6m, Celtic £62.6m, Man City £60.9m, and Everton £60m

18

• Rolling Stones due to play a free gig on Copacabana beach for up to 2 million people
• Leighton Price admits to stealing 4 gold discs from Charlotte Church’s parents' hotel
• 2 American military helicopters crash off the coast of Djibouti
• Donald Rumsfeld says that the US is losing the “media war” to al-Qaeda
• Second rail link between Pakistan and India is reopened
• Andy Murray comes from a set down to beat Swede Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the SAP Open
• Boxing Union of Ireland clears Peter McDonagh and Michael Gomez of any wrongdoing
• Leaders of Indonesia and East Timor meet
• Sport England is to provide a £14.6m package to encourage grassroots participation in athletics
• Paddy the giraffe dies at Paignton Zoo in Devon
• 10,000 people gather in Trafalgar Square and march to Hyde Park in anti cartoon protest
• FA Cup
  • Liverpool 1- 0 Man Utd ( goal by Crouch, Alan Smith carried off on a stretcher with broken leg)
  • Newcastle 1 - 0 Southampton (Shearer's trophy hope is still alive)
  • Bolton 0 – 0 West Ham
  • Charlton 3 – 1 Brentford
• Britain’s women curlers lose 8-4 to Norway
• Hopes fade for victims of the mudslide in the Phillipines
• Ten die in cartoon protests in Libya
• New Palestinian government is inaugurated
• 9 foreign oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria
• France confirms first bird flu case
• Portuguese police make largest ever single seizure of cocaine in Europe - 8 tonnes

18 Quiz

• 1. Which player has said that he is not interested in a summer move to AC Milan and is committed to Manchester United?
• Ruud van Nistelrooy
• 2. 10 people died in Libya after more cartoon protests, this time seeming triggered by which Italian minister wearing a t-shirt with them on?
• Roberto Calderoli
• 3. At the Torino Games who inflicted a 9-5 defeat on Britain's men's curlers?
• Canada
• 4. Which European country has confirmed that a duck had the H5N1 strain of bird flu, leading to fears that Great Britain is next?
• France
• 5. Arsene Wenger said Arsenal could forget about a top-two finish after his side lost 1-0 to which team?
• Liverpool
• 6. Which group are due to play a free gig on Copacabana beach for up to 2 million people?
• Rolling Stones
• 7. Two American military helicopters have crashed off the coast of which African country?
• Djibouti
• 8. Which Asian country has launched a rocket carrying a satellite into orbit, the second launch in a month?
• Japan
• 9. Who said that the “US is losing the propaganda war against al-Qaeda and other enemies”?
• Donald Rumsfeld
• 10. “The List:” Recent figures show which were the top 5 earning supermodels of 2005?
• Giselle Bundchen ($15m), Heidi Klum ($7.5m), Tyra Banks ($6m), Kate Moss ($5m), and Adriana Lima ($4.5m)

17

• British Gas raises prices by 22%
• Village of Guinsaugon in Philippines flattened by mudslide
• Trevon Kyron Thomas arrested at Heathrow Airport in connection with shooting of Rachael Bown
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins call for Guantanamo Bay to be closed
• Mac users face a virus threat from Leap-A
• Colombia bombs 'guerrilla bases' in La Macarena
• State memorial service in Australia for Kerry Packer
• Brighton Bears are deducted a point and fined for playing Dennis Rodman.
• Dick and Dom in da Bungalow is being dropped when its current series ends.
• French actress Eva Green will be the female lead in the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale.
• Martin O'Neill wins Five Live ICM poll about who should become England's new manager.
• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Stuart Parnaby give Middlesbrough win over Stuttgart in UEFA Cup
• New study says toxic cane toad of Australia is evolving into an "eco-nightmare" capable of covering huge distances

17 Quiz

• 1. Which sport is looking at the idea of introducing promotion and relegation?
• Formula One
• 2. Which GB captain is due to make his comeback from injury against Castleford today?
• Paul Sculthorpe
• 3. Which singer has just accepted an undisclosed libel settlement from the Sunday Times newspapers?
• Sir Elton John
• 4. Which team did Britain's women curlers beat 10-4 recently?
• Russia
• 5. A US court has refused to reinstate an order granting which pop star sole custody of his two oldest children?
• Michael Jackson (hard to believe)
• 6. Which African country avoided expulsion from the IMF by paying $9m of its debt, but still owes $120m?
• Zimbabwe
• 7. Which Afghan President has begun a visit to Pakistan?
• Hamid Karzai
• 8. Which Birmingham midfielder has been reportedly fined £80,000 for walking out on the team before the 3-0 defeat at West Ham?
• Nicky Butt
• 9. Israel has threatened to sever all contact with Palestine if the next PM is a member of which group?
• Hamas
• 10. “The List:” Britian has won its first medal at the Torino games, our last medals were in Curling, Skeleton bob and Skiing, who were our medal winners?
• Margaret Morton, Rhona Martin, Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, Alex Coomber and Alain Baxter (later disqualified)

16

• Chancellor Gordon Brown names 22nd March as budget day
• Iraq launches an inquiry in to US death squad allegations
• Neil Entwistle faces US court for murder of wife and daughter
• UN human rights investigators have called for the immediate closure of the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay
• A gas pipeline is blown up in Pakistan's restive southern province of Balochistan, disrupting supplies
• Zimbabwe avoids expulsion from IMF by paying $9m of $129m debt
• Figures show Real Madrid are the world's richest football club
  • 1. Real Madrid £186.2m
  • 2. Man Utd £166.4m
  • 3. AC Milan £158m
  • 4. Juventus £154.9m
  • 5. Chelsea £149.1m
• Call for new inquiry in to Abu Grahib
• Cartoon protests continue
• Brit Awards 2006:
  • British male solo artist: James Blunt
  • British female solo artist: KT Tunstall
  • British album: Coldplay - X&Y
  • British single: Coldplay - Speed of Sound
  • British group: Kaiser Chiefs
  • Oustanding contribution to music: Paul Weller
• Sir Elton John accepts an undisclosed libel settlement from the Sunday Times newspaper
• US court refuses to reinstate order granting Michael Jackson sole custody of his 2 oldest children
• Dennis Rodman says he wants to make a comeback in the NBA
• Spanish yacht Movistar holds off ABN Amro One to win the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race

16 Quiz

• 1. Which British boarder had a nightmare in the half-pipe, finishing 33rd after falling on both qualifying runs?
• Lesley McKenna
• 2. By how many votes was the recent vote on ID cards passed despite 20 Labour voters rebelling?
• 31
• 3. Recently released figures show the CPI Inflation rate at 1.9%, what does CPI stand for?
• Consumer Price Index
• 4. 6 people are on trial in Oslo for the theft of which popular iconic painting by Edward Munch?
• The Scream (Madonna also stolen but not usually regard as “iconic”)
• 5. Who has announced t hat he and his 7 co-defendants are all on hunger strike?
• Saddam Hussein
• 6. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reported to be moving to which European city?
• Paris
• 7. In curling, what name is given to the target area called where the “stones” need to land?
• House
• 8. About 200 women were held in custody in which country after a protests about food prices and human rights violations?
• Zimbabwe
• 9. Which country has blocked publication of last week's election results until an inquiry into fraud allegations is completed?
• Haiti
• 10. “The List:” David Cameron’s wife has gone in to labour with his third child, what are the names of the first two children?
• Ivan and Nancy
• 11. Shelley Rudman's Skeleton bob medal was Great Britain's first Olympic silver since when, and who won it?
• 2004, Amir Khan

15

• Health campaigners welcome vote paving the way for total ban on smoking in pubs, clubs and restaurants
• Breast cancer drug test case verdict due
• Haiti's government orders an inquiry into allegations of fraud during last week's presidential vote
• Deaths continue in Pakistan “cartoon protests”
• Party in the Park has been cancelled for the second year in a row
• David Cameron is a father for the third time - as wife Samantha gives birth for the third time
• An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing apparent US abuse of prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail in 2003
• Soul singer Lynden David Hall has died
• US Vice-President Dick Cheney has taken full responsibility for accidentally shooting a hunting companion
• Tom Cruise says a story suggesting he is to split from Katie Holmes after she gives birth is "100% false"
• Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins a visit to Pakistan
• Germany and Austria confirm cases of bird flu
• Workers who helped casualties 7th July London bombings receive honours at Buckingham Palace
• Arsene Wenger says Arsenal can forget about a top-two finish after his side's 1-0 loss to Liverpool
• Glenn McGrath left out of Australia's one-day squad for South Africa tour to be with his ill wife
• Israel threatens to sever all contact with Palestine if the next PM is a Hamas member

15 Quiz

• 1. Which former Atomic Kitten singer was involved in a fight and received a warning from police recently?
• Kerry Katona
• 2. In which country was an International Victims of Terrorism conference held recently?
• Spain
• 3. Which team did Canada thump 16-0 at ice-hockey on day 1 of the Winter Olympics?
• Italy
• 4. Tony Blair missed the Commons vote on ID cards after being delayed in which country?
• South Africa
• 5. Which actor is fighting for joint custody of his son and daughter, Eliana, 4, and Jaden, 6?
• Christian Slater
• 6. Who has set a new world indoors pole vault record of 4.91m?
• Yelena Isinbayeva
• 7. Which country has stopped motorists from buying petrol in foreign currencies and barred white farmers from getting loans?
• Zimbabwe
• 8. Who is the Danish PM who recently met with Muslim groups in an attempt to defuse tension over the Mohammed cartoons?
• Anders Fogh Rasmussen
• 9. Which country did the Women’s GB curling team overcome in their first game of the Turin Winter Olympics?
• Denmark
• 10. “The List:” Which two Aussies both scored centuries in yesterday’s VB Series final?
• Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich

14

• Lebanon marks the 1st anniversary of the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
• Woman PC , Rachael Bown,shot during a robbery
• Consumer Price Index figure unchanged at 1.9%
• Nepal's former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba freed from prison
• Trial of 6 people starts in Oslo for theft of Munch’s “The Scream”
• David Cameron's wife, Samantha, goes into labour with couple's third child
• 3-time Olympic javelin champion Jan Zelezny says he will retire at the end of the season
• Australia beat Sri Lanka in the 3rd and deciding VB Series final
• Police in Pakistan fire tear gas at crowds protesting against Muhammad cartoons
• Coronation Street defends its decision to film scenes where the Moors murders took place
• Triple Commonwealth champion Debbie Ferguson will not defend her titles in Melbourne in March
• Iran says that it has resumed enrichment of uranium
• Saddam Hussein tells a Baghdad court that he and his 7 co-defendants are all on hunger strike
• Mike Ruddock quits as Wales rugby union coach

14 Quiz

• 1. Which acting knight collected a Golden Bear at the 2006 Berlin film festival?
• Sir Ian McKellen
• 2. Which two French players competed in the final of the Paris Open?
• Amelie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce
• 3. Which member of the cabinet has been heckled at a fringe meeting during the party's spring conference, being held in Blackpool?
• Ruth Kelly
• 4. Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, has died. In 1976 what was his follow up to the novel Jaws?
• The Deep
• 5. Who made her comeback from a career-threatening back injury by taking long jump silver at the AAA Championships and World Indoor trials?
• Jade Johnson
• 6. A new version of The Pink Panther has topped the North American box office charts. Who plays Clouseau in this version?
• Steve Martin
• 7. Which Labour MP came second in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election?
• Catherine Stihler
• 8. Who has the song “Cash Machine” in the current UK top 40?
• Hard-Fi
• 9. Joss Stone has said she was shocked to discover thatwhich major Hollywood actor is one of her fans?
• Brad Pitt
• 10. “The List:” After day 3 of the Winter Games 3 countries have won more than one gold, name them?
• USA , Russia and Germany

13

• Tony Blair has said claims of abuse by soldiers "will be investigated"
• The US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip in Texas
• Danish PM meets a group of Muslims to try to defuse Muhammad cartoon row
• Snow storm hits US Northeast, causing disruption in New York and Washington DC
• Shias nominate Jaafari as Iraq PM
• Rape trial of Jacob Zuma begins in Johannesburg
• Jaws author Peter Benchley dies
• International Victims of Terrorism conference in Spain
• Hip-hop producer J Dilla has died aged 32 from the immune disease lupus
• Tony Blair misses Commons vote on ID cards after being delayed in South Africa
• Saddam Hussein reappears in court in Iraq
• Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world indoors pole vault record of 4.91m.
• Scotland coach Frank Hadden feels Scott Murray's kick at Wales' Ian Gough was accidental.
• Nepal’s Maoist leader says the only future he can see for Nepal's King *Gyanendra is exile or trial
• Zimbabwe stops motorists buying petrol in foreign currency and bars white farmers from getting loans

13 Quiz

• 1. The Danish envoy to which middle East country temporarily left the country as a result of the furore about the cartoons depicting Mohammed as a terrorist?
• Syria
• 2. US immigration officials arrest a Haitian woman after a human head is found in her luggage at which airport?
• Florida
• 3. Which Olympian announced his retirement from rowing recently?
• James Cracknell
• 4. Extracts of the diary kept by Pete Doherty while he was in prison are to be printed by which newspaper?
• The Guardian
• 5. Which current Premiership manager has said that he once rejected the chance to become England manager?
• Arsene Wenger
• 6. Which boxer won the Commonwealth middleweight title after beating Larry Sharpe in Plymouth?
• Scott Dann
• 7. President Ahmadinejad has hinted that Iran may withdraw from which treaty?
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
• 8. Which American golfer won the Johnnie Walker Classic after eagling the 18th for the third day running?
• Kevin Stadler
• 9. In the Premiership which team beat Chelsea 3-0?
• Middlesbrough
• 10. “The List:” Who scored the 4 tries for England against Italy?
• Mike Tindall, Charlie Hodgson, Mark Cueto, and James Simpson-Daniel

12

• Cape Verde goes to the polls to elect a new President
• Pictures from a video allegedly showing British soldiers brutally beating a group of Iraqi teenagers have been published by the News of the World
• Pupils involved in the German motorway crash return home
• RBS Six Nations – Wales 28 - 18 Scotland
• The Council of Europe criticises France over law enforcement and prison systems
• Ariel Sharon stable after an emergency operation
• Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra considers referendum on constitutional reform
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1. Meck Ft Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Again
    • 2. Notorious BIG / P Diddy / Nelly - Nasty Girl
    • 3. Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
    • 4. Chris Brown Ft Juelz Santana - Run It
    • 5. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round
  • Albums:
    • 1. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
    • 2. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
    • 3. Richard Ashcroft - Keys To The World
    • 4. Will Young - Keep On
    • 5. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
• Sir Ian McKellen has criticised Hollywood's attitude towards gay stars
• Indonesia says Denmark's decision to withdraw its diplomats was "hasty"
• Chancellor Gordon Brown has said there is no "deal" between himself and Tony Blair over the joint running of the country
• Shaun White wins the Snowboarding: Men's Halfpipe at the Torino games
• Stuart Pearce says he would talk to the FA about becoming England manager
• VB Series finals, game two, Sydney Australia 368-5 bt Sri Lanka 201 by 167 runs
• Kevin Stadler wins Johnnie Walker Classic
• An American version of the Eurovision Song Contest is being developed by NBC network

12 Quiz

• 1. Which two teams competed in the final of the African Cup of Nations?
• Egypt and Ivory Coast
• 2. Where are the Winter Olympics currently being held?
• Turin
• 3. Who won the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election?
• Willie Rennie
• 4. Who ran out 4 Australian batsmen in the first VB series final recently?
• Tillakaratne Dilshan
• 5. Shares in which defence firm are being floated by the UK government?
• Qinetiq
• 6. Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek claims which player admitted diving to win a penalty in their defeat at Charlton?
• Darren Bent
• 7. Where has the new Commonwealth Games athletics track been built?
• MCG in Melbourne
• 8. Pictures from a video allegedly showing British soldiers brutally beating a group of Iraqi teenagers have been published by which newspaper?
• News of the World
• 9. Which British Olympic curling champion was chosen to carry the Union Jack at Friday's opening ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games?
• Rhona Martin
• 10. “The List:” Name the three European countries where evidence of H5N1 bird flu was found yesterday?
• Italy, Greece and Bulgaria

11

• Extracts of diary kept by Pete Doherty while he was in prison are printed by The Guardian
• Scott Dann wins the Commonwealth middleweight title after beating Larry Sharpe in Plymouth.
• Arsene Wenger reveals he once rejected the chance to become England manager.
• President Ahmadinejad has hinted that Iran may withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
• Top British Paralympic distance runner Paul Pearce, 43, dies in an accident on a training run.
• Ariel Sharon's condition worsens
• Mass Muslim rally in Trafalgar Square about Danish cartoons
• Danish envoy to Syria and his staff have temporarily left the country
• US immigration officials arrest a Haitian woman after a human head is found in her luggage at Florida airport
• A district judge has blocked a bid to launch a private prosecution against Michael Barrymore
• James Cracknell has decided to retire from rowing
• UN urges Nigeria to take measures to combat bird flu
• Bird flu found in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria
• RSB Six Nations - week 2:
  • Italy 16-31 England
  • France 43 - 31 Ireland
• Gordon Brown set to announce new security measures, including a call for tougher counter-terrorism powers
• Singer Pete Doherty has vowed to "start a drug-free life" - place your bets
• In Premiership Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 3-0!

11 Quiz

• 1. Which Supermarket has announced plans to enter the US market in 2007 by opening convenience stores?
• Tesco
• 2. The drama “Snow Cake” starring Sigourney Weaver opened which film festival?
• Berlin Film Festival
• 3. What is the name of the Irish prop who has withdrawn from the team to face France because of illness?
• Marcus Horan
• 4. Strict security measures have been imposed in Iraq to prevent attacks during which Shia festival?
• Ashura
• 5. In which Scottish constituency was there a by-election recently?
• Dunfermline and West Fife
• 6. The great England manager Ron Greenwood has dies aged 84 with which team did he win a Championship medal in 1955?
• Chelsea
• 7. UK interest rates have been left on hold again at what rate?
• 4.5%
• 8. Who is the Sri Lankan captain in the recent VB Cricket series?
• Marvan Atapattu
• 9. Which former Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 4 years after pleading guilty to child abuse?
• Chris Denning
• 10. “The List:” As the Winter Olympics gets underway, name the top 5 medal winning countries ignoring the big two of USSR (including Russia and CIS) and Germany (including East and West).
• Norway, USA, Austria, finland and Sweden

10

• Winter Olympic Games open in Turin
• Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali defends the Danish Muhammad cartoons.
• Royal Mail faces £11.4m fine for failing to adequately protect mail from theft and damage
• Neil Entwhistle, wanted in the US over the deaths of his wife and daughter agrees to be extradited
• Sri Lanka take on Australia in first VB Series final in Adelaide
• African Cup of Nations – Final - Egypt beat Ivory Coast on penalties
• Lib Dems win Dunfermline and West Fife by-election
• Sir Freddie Laker dies aged 83
• Rene Preval pulls ahead in the Haiti election
• Nigeria plan a huge cull of birds to help prevent spread of bird-flu
• Mass anti-cartoon rally in Beirut
• Former Radio 1 DJ, Chris Denning jailed for 4 years after pleading guilty to child abuse
• Nigeria confirms bird flu spread
• Malawi's president dismisses his deputy Cassim Chilumpha, saying he undermined the government's integrity
• Disgraced South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk is suspended from Seoul National University
• Sri Lanka beat Australia by 22 runs in the first VB Series final
• Shares in Qinetiq, the defence firm being floated by the UK government
• Celebrity Big Brother star Pete Burns announces his engagement to boyfriend Michael Simpson

10 Quiz

• 1. In which African country has the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu been found in poultry?
• Nigeria
• 2. Apple has unveiled a 1Gb i-Pod nano. How much is the recommended retail price?
• £109
• 3. Which Tottenham Hotspur and Egypt player has been thrown off the team at African Cup of Nations after a row with coach Hassan Shehata?
• Mido
• 4. Who is Wladimir Klitschko going to take on for the IBF heavyweight title?
• Chris Byrd
• 5. China has accused which Taiwanese President of being a "troublemaker and saboteur"?
• Chen Shui-bian
• 6. Which singer was recently given a 12-month community order?
• Pete Doherty
• 7. Who climbed into the world's top four after winning the Malta Cup?
• Ken Doherty
• 8. Which country’s government recently toughened the penalties for smoking cannabis, putting it on par with cocaine and heroin?
• Italy
• 9. After serious criticism which government agency is to be redesigned?
• CSA (Child Support Agency)
• 10. “The List:” 4 US Presidents attended the funeral of Corretta Scott King, name them?
• George W Bush, Jimmy Carter, George Bush Senior and Bill Clinton

09

• African Cup of Nations – 3rd place play-off - Nigeria 1 - 0 Senegal
• Ron Greenwood dies aged 84
• UK interest rates have been left on hold again at 4.5%
• England's Ashes winning team receive their Honours from the Queen at Buckingham Palace
• Strict security measures are imposed in Iraq to prevent attacks during the Shia festival of Ashura
• African bird flu 'set to spread according the health experts
• Sion Jenkins formally acquitted of the murder of his foster daughter Billie-Jo
• Haiti election results expected
• Steve fossett continues non-stop flight after a few problems on take off
• Memorial service at Lichfield Cathedral for Lord Lichfield
• Child Support Agency to be totally re-designed after criticism
• Andy Roddick parts company with coach Dean Goldfine
• Internet firm Yahoo is accused of giving data to China, which led to the arrest of another online writer
• Italian government toughens penalties for smoking cannabis, putting it on par with cocaine and heroin
• Tesco announces plans to enter US market by opening convenience stores there next year
• Alex McLeish announces that he will leave Rangers at the end of the season
• Voting underway in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election
• Linda Nolan, one of The Nolans, is diagnosed with breast cancer
• Berlin Film Festival opens with drama “Snow Cake”, starring Sigourney Weaver
• Figures released show number of Japanese killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet increased in 2005
• Irish prop Marcus Horan withdraws from team to face France because of illness

09 Quiz

• 1. Which actress plays Candice Stowe in Coronation Street?
• Nikki Sanderson
• 2. Who is the director of the remake of the horror film “When A Stranger Calls” which is currently top of the US box office?
• Simon West
• 3. What nationality is rally driver Marcus Gronholm?
• Finnish
• 4. The current leader and deputy leader of the SNP both sound “fishy”. One is Alex Salmond, who is his deputy?
• Nicola Sturgeon
• 5. Which QPR manager has been suspended because of his links with the vacant manager's job at Leicester?
• Ian Holloway
• 6. Which pop star defended pictures of her holding her son whilst on her lap whilst driving?
• Britney Spears
• 7. Who was voted player of the tournament in last year's RBS Six Nations?
• Martyn Williams
• 8. Which former Coronation Street star has been forced to pull out of hit West End musical Guys And Dolls due to ill-health?
• Sarah Lancashire
• 9. For which county does leg-spinner Malinga Bandara play international cricket?
• Sri Lanka
• 10. “The List:” Denmark has listed 14 countries it says Danes should not visit unless strictly necessary, name the countries?
• Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates

08

• Apple unveil 1Gb i-Pod nano for £109
• Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty has been given a 12-month community order
• Steve Fossett's non-stop record attempt gets underway
• A US court has issued a restraining order against Paris Hilton, ordering her to stay away event producer Brian Quintana
• At least 2 more Afghans killed and 16 wounded in fresh protests at Danish cartoons
• Figures released say house prices in England and Wales fell by 2% in the last three months of 2005
• Mido thrown out of Egypt team at African Cup of Nations after a row with coach Hassan Shehata
• After 11 years together Ralph Fiennes and Francesca Annis announce they are to separate
• FA Cup
  • Chelsea 4-1 Everton
  • Middlesbrough 1-0 Coventry
  • Birmingham 2-1 Reading
  • Crystal Palace 1-2 Preston
• 9 people killed as Nepal goes to the polls
• China says President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan is a "troublemaker and saboteur"
• Polls close in Haiti elections
• The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is found for the first time in Africa in poultry in Nigeria
• Man Utd deny reports that Old Trafford may be re-named as part of a possible sponsorship deal
• Japan's PM Junichiro Koizumi says he may no longer speed through a bill to allow female royal succession
• Grammy Award Nominations:
  • Record of the year
    • We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
    • Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz
    • Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
    • Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
    • Gold Digger - Kanye West
  • Album of the year
    • The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
    • Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney
    • Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani
    • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
    • Late Registration - Kanye West
  • Best new artist
    • Ciara
    • Fall Out Boy
    • Keane
    • John Legend
    • Sugarland
  • Best female pop vocal performance
    • It's Like That - Mariah Carey
    • Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
    • Good is Good - Sheryl Crow
    • I Will Not Be Broken - Bonnie Raitt
    • Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
  • Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
    • Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
    • Fine Line - Paul McCartney
    • Walk on By - Seal
    • Lonely No More - Rob Thomas
    • From the Bottom of My Heart - Stevie Wonder
  • Best pop performance by a duo or group
    • Don't Lie - The Black Eyed Peas
    • Mr Brightside - The Killers
    • More Than Love - Los Lonely Boys
    • This Love - Maroon 5
    • My Doorbell - The White Stripes
  • Best pop vocal album
    • Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
    • Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
    • Wildflower - Sheryl Crow
    • Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney
    • Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani
  • Best dance song
    • Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers
    • Say Hello - Deep Dish
    • Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim and Lateef
    • Daft Punk is Playing at My House - LCD Soundsystem
    • I Believe in You - Kylie Minogue
    • Guilt is a Useless Emotion - New Order
  • Best electronic/dance album
    • Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers
    • Human After All - Daft Punk
    • Palookaville - Fatboy Slim
    • Minimum/Maxium - Kraftwerk
    • LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
  • Best rock solo performance
    • Revolution - Eric Clapton
    • Shine it All Around - Robert Plant
    • Devils and Dust - Bruce Springsteen
    • This is How a Breaks - Rob Thomas
    • The Painter - Neil Young
  • Rock performance by a group
    • Speed of Sound - Coldplay
    • Best of You - Foo Fighters
    • Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
    • All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
    • Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own - U2
  • Best rock album
    • X&Y - Coldplay
    • In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
    • A Bigger Bang - The Rolling Stones
    • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
    • Prairie Wind - Neil Young
  • Best R&B album
    • Illumination - Earth, Wind and Fire
    • Free Yourself - Fantasia
    • Unplugged - Alicia Keys
    • Get Lifted - John Legend
    • A Time to Love - Stevie Wonder
  • Best solo rap performance
    • Testify - Common
    • Mockingbird - Eminem
    • Disco Inferno - 50 Cent
    • Number One Spt - Ludacris
    • U Don't Know Me - T.I
    • Gold Digger - Kanye West
  • Best rap album
    • Be - Common
    • The Cookbook - Missy Elliot
    • The Massacre - 50 Cent
    • Encore - Eminem
    • Late Registration - Kanye West
  • Best short form music video
    • Lose Control - Missy Elliot ft Ciara and Fat Man Scoop
    • Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz ft De La Soul
    • Feels Just Like it Should - Jamiroquai
    • God's Will - Martina McBride
    • World on Fire - Sarah McLaclan

08 Quiz

• 1. Which 18-1 shot caused a shock with a win in the Cotswold Chase at Wincanton?
• See You Sometime
• 2. Which former nanny has spoken to the News of the World about Sienna Miller’s threats of violence?
• Daisy Wright
• 3. Which Italian rugby coach said before the first RBS Six Nations Match "if you cannot take a punch, you should play table tennis”?
• Pierre Berbizier
• 4. Which rock star is said to be dating Steve Coogan?
• Courtney Love
• 5. Which animal has recent research shown can detect smells in a method similar to stereo?
• Rats
• 6. Which Swindon woman is taking her local authority to the High Court to compel them to give her a potentially life-saving anti-breast cancer drug?
• Ann Marie Rogers
• 7. In which African capital city have the newly elected leaders of Hamas recently met?
• Cairo
• 8. Which player staged a superb comeback to beat John Higgins 9-8 in the final of the Malta Cup?
• Ken Doherty
• 9. Who was hit by an egg as she arrives at court to give evidence at protester's trial?
• Ruth Kelly
• 10. “The List:” Jodie Marsh topped Glamour Magazine’s recent Worst Dressed List, but which three celebrities followed her?
• Jordan, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears

07

• Birmingham's Emile Heskey admits an FA charge of improper conduct in the match against Arsenal
• World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz vows to crack down on corruption
• Cuba unveils a monument to the memory of people killed by US aggression since 1959 independence
• Britney Spears has defended photos of her holding her baby son on her lap while driving
• Sri Lanka beat South Africa in Hobart to join Australia in VB final
• DR Congo President Joseph Kabila will stand in presidential elections due in April
• David Beckham says he will hold talks before the summer about extending his deal with Real Madrid
• Dutch to return 202 masterpieces to the family of a Jewish art collector who died fleeing the Nazis
• Abu Hamza al-Masri found guilty at the Old Bailey of race hate charges
• African Cup of Nations semi-finals:
  • Egypt 2 -1 Senegal
  • Cote d’Ivoire 1 - 0 Nigeria
• Zadie Smith has been named regional winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel On Beauty
• One of Busta Rhymes' bodyguards has been shot dead at a video shoot
• Gwyneth Paltrow has dismissed attacks on her 'boring' lifestyle with Chris Martin
• Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove some surveillance equipment from its nuclear facilities
• Report suggests closure of Wylfa nuclear power station in 2010 could mean losses of 1,500 jobs and £42m to the economy of Anglesey.
• Paul Merson sacked as Walsall manager
• Clashes continue in Kabul over Danish cartoons
• Haiti goes to the poles to elect a new President (Jean-Bertrand Aristide ousted in 2004)
• The roof of a supermarket in the southern German town of Toeging am Inn has collapsed
• Protestor Omar Khayam who dressed as a suicide bomber in protest at Danish cartoons is returned to jail (having been released on licence)

07 Quiz

• 1. Who scored the only try for Wales against England?
• Martyn Williams
• 2. For which team is Henri Camara currently playing in the African Cup of Nations?
• Senegal
• 3. Which East African country has introduced daytime power cuts, after drought has left hydroelectric plants short of water?
• Tanzania
• 4. Which “Saving Private Ryan” star faces jail after prosecutors accuse him of failing a drugs test?
• Tom Sizemore
• 5. Who directs the 2006 film "Rumor Has It…"?
• Rob Reiner
• 6. Which bowler took 4-21 as South Africa lost by 80-runs to Australia in the VB Series?
• Brett Lee
• 7. Which Welsh athlete favourite for the 400m Gold at the Commonwealth Games has had to pull out after a groin strain hampered training?
• Tim Benjamin
• 8. Who is planning to marry her long time partner Tony Richardson at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day?
• Jennifer Ellison
• 9. Whose album, currently at number 7 in the UK charts is called, "Veneer"?
• Jose Gonzalez
• 10. “The List:” Which four teams made the semi finals of the African Cup of Nations recently?
• Egypt, Senegal, Nigeria and Ivory Coast

06

• England v Nepal in Under 19 Cricket World Cup
• Superbowl – Seattle 10 - 21 Pittsburg
• George Galloway says that he has received an apology from Egypt for his incarceration
• Reports that British Gas is to increase its prices by up to 25%
• Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy is given a pardon by King Norodom Sihamoni
• Glamour Magazines Best Dressed List:
  • 1. Kate Moss
  • 2. Sienna Miller
  • 3. Victoria Beckham
  • 4. Nicole Richie
  • 5. Halle Berry
• 2 Afghans die in the eastern city of Mihtarlam in a rally against cartoons satirising Muhammad
• Mob breaks into ferry firm Al-Salam Maritime's offices in Safaga, Egypt
• Hamas leadership to meet in Cairo
• Denmark has listed 14 countries it says Danes should not visit unless strictly necessary
• Ian Holloway suspended as Queens Park Rangers manager
• Former President Oscar Arias has a slight lead as votes are counted in Costa Rica's election.
• The search for a jury for the sentencing of al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui begins in the US.
• Education Secretary Ruth Kelly hit by an egg as she arrives at court to give evidence at protester's trial
• Horror remake "When a Stranger Calls" tops US box office

06 Quiz

• 1. What is the title of the new series with Stephen Tompkinson and Amanda Holden set in South Africa?
• Wild at Heart
• 2. Which singer has attacked the Brit Awards saying that if he were not forced to go, he wouldn't?
• Will Young
• 3. Which actor has claimed that he has been a huge fan of the Arctic Monkeys for months before they became popular, dubbing himself “Arctic Monkeys fan 001”?
• Daniel Radcliffe
• 4. What is the name of the recent film starring Clive Owen and Jenifer Aniston?
• Derailed
• 5. As Big Brother starts its search for the next series of housemates, can you remember which misfit won the last series?
• Anthony Hutton
• 6. What is the title of the new Lara Croft computer game?
• Legend
• 7. “Stupid Girl” is a new release by which colourful singer?
• Pink
• 8. Which team beat Rangers 3-0 and knocked them out of the Scottish Cup?
• Hibernian Rovers
• 9. In which country is the Under 19 Cricket World Cup being played?
• Sri Lanka
• 10. “The List:” In a recent survey for the BBC World Service to test people’s attitudes to countries, only three were voted as having a more negative impact on the World than positive, name them?
• Iran, USA and China

05

• Under 19 Cricket World Cup starts in Sri Lanka
• Toray Pan Pacific Open:
  • Women’s Singles Final:
    • Elena Dementieva beat Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-0
  • Women’s Doubles Final:
    • Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur beat Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs 6-2, 6-1
• RSB Six Nations – Scotland beat France 20 - 16 with a magnificient display at Murrayfield
• Lebanese protesters have set the Danish embassy in Beirut on fire
• Iran has said the door is still open for talks on its nuclear programm
• Rescue teams continue the search for over 800 people still missing from the Egyptian ferry disaster
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1. Notorious BIG / P Diddy / Nelly - Nasty Girl
    • 2. Chris Brown Ft Juelz Santana - Run It
    • 3. Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
    • 4. Beyonce Ft Slim Thug - Check On It
    • 5. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round
  • Albums:
    • 1. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
    • 2. Richard Ashcroft - Keys To The World
    • 3. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
    • 4. Will Young - Keep On
    • 5. Hard-Fi - Stars Of CCTV
• George Galloway has finally been allowed into Egypt after being detained and spending the night in a cell - Respect
• General strike called by Maoist rebels continues in Nepal

05 Quiz

• 1. Who is set to compete in the Long and Triple hump for Wales at the Commonwealth Games?
• Stephen Shalders.
• 2. According to the latest BBC Radio 2 figures which breakfast host has added 300,000 new listeners to his show, building an audience close to 8m?
• Sir Terry Wogan
• 3. What is the name of the naval attaché at the US Embassy expelled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for spying?
• John Correa
• 4. For which team is Pape Bouba Diop currently playing in the African Cup of Nations?
• Senegal
• 5. What is the name of the character (surname will do) played by Patrick Stewart in “Eleventh Hour”?
• Professor Hood
• 6. In a recent poll by New Women magazine who was voted “Sexiest Man on the Planet”?
• Brad Pitt
• 7. In a recent poll by New Women magazine which party leader voted 92nd “Sexiest Man on the Planet”?
• David Cameron
• 8. Which group have said that they may soon be recording with Michael Jackson?
• Westlife
• 9. World champion Shaun Murphy came back from 2-0 down to beat which teenager 5-4 in the Malta Open?
• Mark Allen
• 10. “The List:” Who scored the SIX tries for England against Wales yesterday?
• Mark Cueto, Lewis Moody, Mike Tindall, Lawrence Dallaglio, Matt Dawson and Tom Voyce

04

• Big Brother starts its search for a new series of housemates
• Nearly 80 people killed in a crush in Manila attempting to get tickets for a TV show
• Camelot says 3 winners have won the EuroMillions lottery, sharing the £126m jackpot
• Kofi Annan has called for calm in a row over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad
• Six Nations kicks off:
  • A disappointing Ireland beat Italy 26 - 16 (10 - 10, at half-time) with a large amount of help from the referee, Dave Pearson
  • England beat Wales 47 - 13 as Wales's "sexy rugby" fails to thrill (15 - 10 at half time)
  • Scotland v France (tomorrow)
• IAEA, United Nations nuclear watchdog, votes to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear activities
• George Galloway has been barred from entering Egypt by security on "grounds of national security"
• Police are once again investigating claims Nazis involved in World War II are living in the UK
• Courtney Love released from home detention order
• Rangers beaten 0 - 3 by Hibernian in the Scottish Cup
• Toray Pan Pacific Open:
  • Womens Semi-Finals:
    • Martina Hingis beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-1
    • Elena Dementieva beat Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
  • Womens Doubles Semi-Finals:
    • Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs beat Nicole Pratt and Mara Santangelo 6-3, 6-1
    • Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur beat Ana Ivanovic and Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 6-1
• 30 foot whale that was stranded in the Humber has died
• Reports says Kenya's ex-President Daniel Arap Moi must have been aware of a $600m scam
• John Reid warns NATO members they must change for the alliance to remain relevant and effective
• Luciano Pavarotti will sing for Bosnians in Sarajevo in April as part of farewell world tour
• Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong say they are separating, just 5 months after getting engaged
• Tim Henman beats Italian Andreas Seppi to reach semi-finals of Zagreb Indoor tournament

04 Quiz

• 1. Who is the only female Welsh athlete who will compete for Wales in more than one event in the Commonwealth Games?
• Hayley Tullet (800m and 1500m)
• 2. Which player left Highbury at half-time after being substituted during the 3-2 defeat by West Ham?
• Sol Campbell
• 3. Mark Oaten has said that he hopes to continue as a Liberal Democrat MP despite his involvement in a sex scandal. Of where is he MP?
• Winchester
• 4. Who scored a hat trick for Blackburn Rovers in their 4-3 win over Manchester United?
• David Bentley
• 5. Which oil company recorded profits of $22.94bn (£13.12bn) - up nearly a third on last year?
• Shell
• 6. Home Office Minister Andy Burnham has said that identity fraud costs the UK an estimated how much per annum?
• £1.7bn
• 7. At the Grammy Awards in LA next week which band is Madonna set to perform with?
• Gorillaz
• 8. The Chinese authorities have followed up the ban of “Brokeback Mountain” with a similar ban on which other Oscar nominated film?
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• 9. Which Tory MP currently presents a BBC 2 programme about the Roman Empire?
• Boris Johnson
• 10. “The List:” Which five racing teams are poised to sign an agreement with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone which could end talk of a breakaway?
• Renault, Honda, Toyota, Mercedes and BMW

03

• The Daish government refuses to apologise over cartoons in a Danis newspaper - saying "A Danish government can never apologise on behalf of a free and independent newspaper.This is basically a dispute between some Muslims and a newspaper."
• An oil tanker, The Seabulk Pride, has broken free from moorings while being loaded in Nikiski, south-west of Anchorage, and ran aground on silt.
• BNP leader Nick Griffin will face a retrial on two race hate charges after being cleared by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of two other charges
• A naval attache at the US Embassy, John Correa, is expelled from Venezuela for spying
• US intelligence chief John Negroponte says al-Qaeda remained the "top concern" for US security
• Nyxem virus due to strike today
• Westlife say they may soon be recording with Michael Jackson
• Muslims attack Danish embassy in Jakarta
• Book by Philippe Sands says Bush and Blair discussed going to war with Iraq regardless of any UN
• Britney Spears has apparently announced that she is pregnant with her second child
• New BBC World Service poll says Iran is the country that has the worst global image
• BMA News says 40% of doctors think that with limited resources obese patients should be refused joint surgery
• al-Salam Boccaccio 98, a ferry in the Red Sea sinks with 1,400 people aboard
• Colombia apologises for what it says may have been an accidental incursion into Ecuadorean airspace.
• British ships have seized one of the largest drugs hauls ever, in an operation in the Caribbean.
• 1,000 opposition activists detained ahead of an anti-government rally in Bangladesh
• Thai Cabinet minister Uraiwan Thienthong resigns over share scandal by Thaksin Shinawatra's family
• Saving Private Ryan star Tom Sizemore faces jail after prosecutors accuse him of failing a drugs test.
• A report into Kenya's multi-million dollar gold and diamond scam is handed to President Mwai Kibaki
• England's youth cricket team beat India in a warm-up for the under-19 World Cup.
• Brett Lee takes 4-21 as South Africa slump to an 80-run defeat against Australia in VB Series.
• Tim Benjamin withdraws from the Wales team for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
• See You Sometime causes a shock with a win in the Cotswold Chase at Wincanton.

03 Quiz

• 1. Who presented Roger Federer with the trophy at the Australian Open?
• Rod Laver
• 2. What was the name of the Arctic Monkeys E.P. released in May 2005?
• Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys
• 3. About the re-release of which song did Pete Burns say "I'm sick of that song. It's like still wearing school uniform when you're 50"?
• You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
• 4. Which ex-goatherd and stripper has just received a singing contract with Sony BMG?
• Chico Slimani
• 5. A thirty year old law banning pregnant girls from attending school has been scrapped by MPs on which island?
• Zanzibar
• 6. Which former Neighbours actor is currently starring in a British stage version of Sweeney Todd as the eponymous Demon Barber of Fleet Street?
• Jason Donovan
• 7. Which goalkeeper has signed a new contract with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2010?
• Petr Cech
• 8. Who has agreed to be an adviser to the UK Treasury a day after stepping down from the US Federal Reserve?
• Alan Greenspan
• 9. In his State of the Union speech which addiction did George Bush urge the US to overcome?
• “Oil addiction”
• 10. “The List:” The Six nations is about to get underway name the managers of the six teams?
• Andy Robinson, Mike Ruddock, Eddie O’Sullivan, Bernard Laporte, Pierre Berbizier and Frank Hadden

02

• It's Groundhog Day - again
• Bradford is announced as the "fattest city" in the UK - according to obesity figures
• Zagreb Indoors tournament – Henman beats Gasquet but Murray loses to Ljubicic
• Shell records profits of $22.94bn (£13.12bn) - up nearly a third on last year
• Vienna-based IAEA to consider a resolution agreed by the five permanent Security Council members plus Germany with respect to Iran's nuclear programme
• Mark Oaten hopes to continue as a Liberal Democrat MP despite his involvement in a sex scandal
• Graeme Souness sacked as manager of Newcastle United and will be replaced in the interim by Glenn Roeder and Alan Shearer
• RSPCA is launching an advertising campaign aimed at preventing a large-scale cull of badgers in England
• Scientists have produced a vaccine against deadly H5N1 strains of bird flu that has works in mice
• Colin Montgomerie agreed £15 million divorce settlement with former wife
• The Chinese government has cancelled the release of "Memoirs of a Geisha" in China
• Lord Carlile, who has access to sensitive intelligence reports, says there is a "real and present danger of further suicide bombings
• Rumours abound that Ordinary Boys singer Sam Preston is to marry his girlfriend
• Jury at Leeds Crown Court acquitts BNP activist Mark Collett of all racial hatred charges – Nick Griffin acquitted on 2 of 4 counts - no verdict reached on other 2 counts
• It's Groundhog Day - again

02 Quiz

• 1. In which Pakistan city did a series of mixed-sex races tke place in January 2006?
• Lahore
• 2. In his win over Marcos Baghdatis how many consecutive games did Roger Federer win (maximum)?
• 11
• 3. Which 1980’s band are in the UK singles charts with “Analogue (All I Want)”?
• A-Ha
• 4. Which virus, also known as Blackmal, MyWife, Kama Sutra, Grew and CME-24 virus. is set to trigger on 3rd February and delete Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Zip files (amongst others)?
• Nyxem
• 5. Which actress won a Life achievement award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in LA?
• Shirley Temple
• 6. Which actress “du jour” is apparently in a relationship with Hard-Fi frontman Richard Archer?
• Scarlett Johansson
• 7. To promote the British Animation Awards which heavy rock singer has been merged with a sheep, to encourage people to vote for their favourite work?
• Ozzy Osbourne
• 8. The Spanish PM has visited which two North African enclaves, prompting criticism from Morocco?
• Melilla and Ceuta
• 9. In which city was there a mass rally yesterday protesting against plans to allow women to ascend to the throne?
• Tokyo
• 10. “The List:” Peaches Geldof recently said (in Smash Hits) that she hated her name, but what exactly is her full name. Provide the 5 middle names that go no way towards improving her moniker.
• Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel and Vanessa

01

• George Bush makes State of the Union speech
• US Senate approves President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito.
• Government considers direction after double defeat on religious hate bills
• Saddam Hussein's war crimes trial has resumed in a closed session
• Jack Straw to meet Manouchehr Mottaki his Iranian counterpart
• Boy George to appear in a New York court accused of possessing cocaine
• Tanker carrying 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid sinks in English Channel
• ICC appoints India's Solicitor General Goolam Vahanvati to investigate racist abuse in Australia
• National ballot for youngsters wanting to attend a star-studded children's party at Buckingham Palace to mark Queen's 80th birthday due to open
• Former NBA star Dennis Rodman set to make a second appearance in the BBL
• Pakistan beat India by 341 runs in Karachi for their 1st Test series win over their neighbours since 1987
• On 1st anniversary of his coup Nepal's King Gyanendra says Maoist rebels revolt is failing
• Alan Greenspan agrees to be adviser to UK Treasury after stepping down from US Federal Reserve
• IRA denies that is has held on to weapons
• Pan Pacific Open - Martina Hingis's comeback continues as she beats Cho Yoon-jeong 6-0 6-0
• A three-decade law banning pregnant girls from attending school is scrapped by MPs in Zanzibar
• Rally in Tokyo protesting against plans to allow women to ascend to the throne
• Crown Prosecution Service says Pete Burns will not be prosecuted over a monkey fur coat
• The designer of the Polish trade hall that collapsed killing 63 people tries to commit suicide but is found and taken to hospital
• Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has come under fire after a popular comedian told racist jokes during his general election campaign

01 Quiz

• 1. Which sportswoman said recently “take your grunt-o-meters down, the fashion police, put it all away and just watch the match”?
• Maria Sharapova
• 2. Which skier won the men's World Cup super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
• Christoph Gruber
• 3. The Royal Mail has launched a directory enquiries service which it says will undercut rivals like 118 118 and BT, what is the number?
• 118 855
• 4. Which state has become the first in the US to classify second-hand tobacco smoke as a toxic air pollutant?
• California
• 5. Which Russian athlete beat Kelly Holmes' European 1,000m record in January 2006?
• Yulia Chizhenko (2m 32.16 seconds)
• 6. Which car is advertised with the slogan “Big Small”?
• Toyota Yaris
• 7. In which city are the New Orleans Hornets currently playing their home games?
• Oklahoma City
• 8. Who did Amir Khan beat in his first six-round contest in Nottingham in the first round?
• Vitali Martynov
• 9. The trial of which former Enron boss has just started?
• Ken Lay
• 10. “The List:” The Arctic Monkeys have taken the charts by storm name the four members of the group?
• Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson and Matthew “the cat” Helders

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