Quiz Diary - 2006-03

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• Svetlana Kuznetsova reaches final of Nasdaq-100 Open beating Amelie Mauresmo
• Cambridge weigh in marginally heavier than Oxford ahead of 2006 Boat Race.
• Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom says Belarus will have to pay five times more for the fuel
• Jamaica prepares to swear in its first female Prime Minister, Portia Miller
• At least 48 die after a passenger boat sinks off the coast of Bahrain
• Wembley Stadium will now not open until 2007
• Report says that officers tracking the lead bomber in 7 July attacks were moved to another operation
• In New York, Naomi Campbell denies assaulting her housekeeper with a mobile phone
• Tories prepare to publish a list of people who secretly lent them money.
• Cyclone Glenda crosses Australia's north-west coast
• UN nuclear watchdog says Iran is not an imminent threat and sanctions would be a bad idea

31 Quiz

• 1. Which Benfica keeper kept Barcelona at bay in the recent 0-0 draw in the Champions League?
• Marcelo Moretto
• 2. Which politician was found to be under scrutiny by museum cameras recently?
• Angela Merkel
• 3. Which Brazilian cyclist has died of cancer, only one month after it was diagnosed?
• Wanderley Magalhaes
• 4. Riot police moved into prison Number Five after a group of inmates tried to stage a mass breakout, resulting in casualties. In which country is prison Number Five?
• Georgia
• 5. Which country’s weightlifting team has been suspended from competition after four drugs test failures this year?
• India's
• 6. At the British Book Awards which book was voted book of the year?
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• 7. Ricky Hatton has given up his IBF belt after refusing a mandatory defence. At which weight?
• Light-welterweight
• 8. French actress Marcheline Bertrand has flown to Paris for the birth of her grandchild, who is her daughter?
• Angelina Jolie
• 9. Which Wasps skipper has signed a new two-year deal with the club?
• Lawrence Dallaglio
• 10. “The List:” Arsenal beat Juventus 2-0 in the Champions League. Which two Juventus palyers were sent off?
• Jonathan Zebina and Mauro Camoranesi

30

• Trial jury retires to decide the fate of al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui
• Belgrade urges UN to be patient as it “tries to arrest” war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic
• Jan Ullrich delays 2006 debut following injury
• Apple releases iPod update to allow users to set volume controls after concerns over hearing loss
• Brazilian cyclist Wanderley Magalhaes dies of cancer
• India's weightlifting team is suspended from competition after four drugs test failures this year
• Middlesbrough lose 2-0 to Basle in the UEFA Cup
• Lib-Dem Treasury spokesman Vincent Cable becomes the party's deputy leader
• Alliance & Leicester reject informal bid from Credit Agricole
• Italy announces plans to bid for the 2016 Olympic Games
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been named book of the year
• The Afghan who faced a possible death sentence after becoming a Christian arrives in Italy
• Ricky Hatton gives up his IBF light-welterweight belt after refusing a mandatory defence
• Report says recruits at Deepcut barracks probably killed themselves and rejects public inquiry
• Cambodia's PM Hun Sen defens himself after UN envoy criticises his human rights record

30 Quiz

• 1. In which country is the Island of Jolo where 9 people were killed in an explosion?
• Philippines
• 2. What is the name of the Juventus goal-keeper kept busy in their Champions League game against Arsenal?
• Gianluigi Buffon
• 3. Which former defence secretary under Ronald Reagan has died at the age of 88?
• Caspar Weinberger
• 4. In which sport is Carey Hart a well-known performer?
• Motocross
• 5. What is the name of Nigeria's President who was "very shocked" by Charles Taylor's disappearance?
• Olusegun Obasanjo
• 6. Which former Bond said recently “I never liked guns, I hate them, I always blink before they go off”?
• Roger Moore
• 7. Which White House chief-of-staff resigned to be replaced by Josh Bolten?
• Andrew Card
• 8. Nicknamed “Long”, who, with the middle name of Masson, is the current coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team?
• Tom Moody
• 9. There was a total eclipse this week in which year will the next occur?
• 2008 (August 1st)
• 10. “The List:” The England women's 4x400m relay team saw a gold medal snatched from their grasp after they were disqualified following their victory in Melbourne. Name the four runners.
• Kim Wall, Nicola Sanders, Natasha Danvers-Smith and Christine Ohuruogu

29

• US-Nigerian summit may not go ahead after Liberia's ex-leader Charles Taylor disappears
• Shane Warne takes 6-86 as Australia beat South Africa by 112 runs in Durban.
• White House chief-of-staff Andrew Card resigns and is replaced by Josh Bolten
• Caspar Weinberger, defence secretary under Ronald Reagan, dies aged 88.
• Federal Reserve raises interest rates to 4.75%
• Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declares election victory
• Champions League
  • Inter Milan 2-1 Villarreal
  • Lyon 0-0 AC Milan
• Calls from old rival John McEnroe persuade Bjorn Borg not to sell his Wimbledon trophies
• Entertainer Danny La Rue suffers a mild stroke and is forced to cancel all future performances.
• Eclispe of the Sun by the Moon
• Ron Clarke says his country's 4x400m women's relay team should give England their medals

29 Quiz

• 1. Who on being released said "For 118 days I disappeared into a black hole and somehow by God's grace, I was spit out again."?
• James Loney
• 2. What was the name of the UK Athletics performance director who defended his decision not to travel to the Commonwealth Games?
• Dave Collins
• 3. What is the name of the search engine seeking to dismiss a US film industry lawsuit accusing it of breaching copyright?
• Torrentspy
• 4. Phone calls from which of his old rivals persuaded Bjorn Borg not to sell his Wimbledon trophies?
• John McEnroe
• 5. Which entertainer suffered a mild stroke and has been forced to cancel all future performances?
• Danny La Rue
• 6. Who was the England captain for the 39 run defeat by India recently?
• Andrew Flintoff
• 7. The Federal Reserve have raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. What is it now?
• 4.75%
• 8. The US has told Iraq's Shia leaders that it does not want who to remain as PM?
• Ibrahim Jaafari
• 9. Which country has jailed over 150 opposition protesters following the president's landslide election win?
• Belarus
• 10. “The List:” Who scored the two Arsenal goals in their demolition of Juventus in the Champions League?
• Cesc Fabregas and Thierry Henry

28

• Over 200 inmates at a South African jail begin a hunger strike demanding free anti-retroviral drugs
• Dewhurst, the UK's biggest chain of butchers, closes 60 shops and goes in to administration
• First one-day international, Delhi: India v England
• Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui tells a court he lied to US agents to stop the 9/11 plot being discovered
• 24-hour council workers' strike over pensions
• Brazil's Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, resigns after corruption allegations
• Nigeria and Liberia disagree over extradition of ex-president Charles Taylor to face trial on war crimes charges
• Champions League quarter-finals:
  • Arsenal 2-0 Juventus
  • Benfica 0-0 Barcelona
• England's Commonwealth Games team due back from Melbourne
• 2nd Test, Durban, day five: Australia 369 & 307-4d bt South Africa 267 & 297 by 112 runs
• Emergency workers continue to try to seal a leaking gas well in China
• Several people die as police stop a jail riot in Georgia
• Inquiry launched after bored museum security guards train a spy camera on Angela Merkel’s flat
• Survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster walk to Delhi to demand compensation.
• Little-known audition by Marlon Brando for lead in “Rebel Without a Cause” is unearthed

28 Quiz

• 1. A little-known audition by which actor for the lead role in Rebel Without a Cause has been discovered?
• Marlon Brando
• 2. Who has the current UK number one in the singles chart with “So Sick”?
• Ne-Yo
• 3. Who beat John Higgins 9-8 in the final of the China Open to secure his first ranking title since 2003?
• Mark Williams
• 4. Which Germany beat Tim Henman in three sets at the Nasdaq-100 Open?
• Simon Greul
• 5. Which Canadian won the Players Championship at Sawgrass?
• Stephen Ames
• 6. Survivors of which 1984 gas leak are walking to the Indian capital, Delhi, to demand compensation?
• Bhopal
• 7. Who is the al-Qaeda terrorist and only survivor of the 9/11 plot currently on trial in the US?
• Zacarias Moussaoui
• 8. Finance Minister Antonio Palocci has resigned after corruption allegations, in which country?
• Brazil
• 9. Which chain of butcher’s the largest in the UK has gone in to administration?
• Dewhurst’s
• 10. “The List:” Which 4 TV shows have been nominated for a BAFTA for best continuing drama (soap to you and me)?
• Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Holby City

27

• Joint report by Audit Commission, Healthcare Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection says NHS and care services treat older people with a lack of dignity and respect
• Survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster walk all the way to the Indian capital, Delhi, to demand compensation
• Several people die as police stop a jail riot in Georgia
• Defence Secretary John Reid is to reconsider granting a posthumous pardon to Private Harry Farr
• Emergency workers continue to try to seal a leaking gas well in China
• Speculation continues as to the departure of Tony Blair from Number 10
• PC game version of "Desperate housewives" to be released later in the year
• Bafta TV Awards 2006:
  • Actor
    • Bernard Hill - A Very Social Secretary (More4)
    • Denis Lawson - Bleak House (BBC One)
    • Mark Rylance - The Government Inspector (Channel 4)
    • Rufus Sewell - The Taming Of The Shrew (BBC One)
  • Actress
    • Gillian Anderson - Bleak House (BBC One)
    • Lucy Cohu - The Queen's Sister (Channel 4)
    • Anne-Marie Duff - Shameless (Channel 4)
    • Anna Maxwell Martin - Bleak House (BBC One)
  • Entertainment performance
    • Jeremy Clarkson - Top Gear (BBC Two)
    • Jack Dee - Jack Dee Live At The Apollo (BBC One)
    • Noel Edmonds - Deal Or No Deal (Channel 4)
    • Jonathan Ross - Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC One)
  • Comedy performance
    • Peter Capaldi - The Thick Of It (BBC Four)
    • Ashley Jensen - Extras (BBC Two)
    • Chris Langham - The Thick Of It (BBC Four)
    • Catherine Tate - The Catherine Tate Show (BBC Two)
  • Single drama
    • The Government Inspector (Channel 4)
    • Much Ado About Nothing (BBC One)
    • The Queen's Sister (Channel 4)
    • Red Dust (BBC Two)
  • Drama serial
    • Bleak House (BBC One)
    • Fingersmith (BBC One)
    • Funland (BBC Three)
    • To The Ends Of The Earth (BBC Two)
  • Continuing drama
    • Casualty (BBC One)
    • Coronation Street (ITV1)
    • EastEnders (BBC One)
    • Holby City (BBC One)
  • Factual series
    • 49 Up (ITV1)
    • Cocaine (Channel 4)
    • Coast (BBC Two)
    • Jamie's School Dinners (Channel 4)
  • Lew Grade Award for entertainment programme/series
    • Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC One)
    • Have I Got News For You (BBC Two)
    • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
    • The X Factor (ITV1)
  • Situation comedy
    • Extras (BBC Two)
    • Peep Show (Channel 4)
    • The Thick Of It (BBC Four)
    • The Worst Week Of My Life (BBC One)
  • Comedy programme or series
    • The Catherine Tate Show (BBC2)
    • Creature Comforts (ITV1)
    • Help (BBC Two)
    • Little Britain (BBC One & Three)
  • Huw Wheldon award for specialist factual
    • The Boy With The Incredible Brain (Five)
    • Life In The Undergrowth (BBC One)
    • Holocaust, A Music Memorial Film From Auschwitz (BBC Two)
    • No Direction Home - Bob Dylan (BBC Two)
  • Flaherty award for single documentary
    • Children of Beslan (BBC Two)
    • Make Me Normal (Channel 4)
    • The Real Sex Traffic (Channel 4)
    • Taxidermy: Stuff The World (BBC Two)
  • Features
    • The Apprentice (BBC Two)
    • Dragon's Den (BBC Two)
    • Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (Channel 4)
    • Top Gear (BBC Two)
  • Sport
    • The Ashes: England v Australia (Channel 4)
    • Champions league final: AC Milan v Liverpool (ITV1)
    • Formula One - US Grand Prix (ITV1)
    • The Open golf championship - final round of Jack Nicklaus (BBC Two)
  • News coverage
    • Channel 4 News - the Attorney General story
    • BBC Ten O'Clock News - 7 July 2005, London bombs (BBC One)
    • ITV Evening News - the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (ITV1)
    • Sky News - 7 July bombings
  • Current affairs
    • Panorama Special - Undercover Nurse (BBC One)
    • Dispatches: Beslan (Channel 4)
    • Dispatches: Iraq - The Reckoning (Channel 4)
    • Storyville: A Company of Soldiers (BBC Four)
  • Interactivity
    • Channel 4 News/Breaking The News (Channel 4)
    • Not Forgotten/Lost Generation (Channel 4)
    • Shakespeare's Stories (BBC)

27 Quiz

• 1. According to the United Nations what %age of adult Burundians are HIV positive. Is it 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% or 10%?
• 6%
• 2. Which Houston Astros legend says he may never play again because of his long-running shoulder problem?
• Jeff Bagwell
• 3. What is the name of the peace activist who has arrived back in Canada after being held hostage in Iraq for almost four months?
• James Loney
• 4. Police are investigating the death of seven people at a zombie-themed party in which US city?
• Seattle
• 5. Which Icelandic firm has raised its stake in High Street retailer Woolworths to more than 10%?
• Baugur
• 6. Which Welsh rider won a bronze behind Natalie Bates in the Commonwealth Games road race?
• Nicole Cooke
• 7. Which Italian rider won the MotoGP's season-opener in Spain?
• Loris Capirossi
• 8. Which IndyCar driver died after his car collided with another car during a practice session in Miami?
• Paul Dana
• 9. Which horse was ridden by Frankie Dettori to win the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest race?
• Electrocutionist
• 10. “The List:” Real Madrid president Fernando Martin has said Sven-Goran Eriksson is one of seven men he would like to take the manager's job at the Bernabeu. Name the other 6.
• Jose Mourinho, Rafael Benitez, Arsene Wenger, Carlo Ancelotti, Fabio Capello and Marcello Lippi

26

• Tens of thousands of people demonstrate against Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok
• Ban on smoking in all public areas, including bars and restaurants, came into force in Scotland
• China reports 11th bird flu death
• 16 injured as a floor collapses at a wake in the West Midlands
• Lynne Perrie, who played Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street, has died at the age of 75
• Prince Edward formally closes the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
• NASA studies first pictures taken of the surface of Mars by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
• Peace activist James Loney arrives back in Canada after being held hostage in Iraq for almost four months
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1. Ne*Yo - So Sick
    • 2. Embrace - Nature's Law
    • 3. Orson - No Tomorrow
    • 4. Pink - Stupid Girls
    • 5. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
  • Albums:
    • 1. Journey South - Journey South
    • 2. Andy Abraham - The Impossible Dream
    • 3. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
    • 4. Russell Watson - The Voice - The Ultimate Collection
    • 5. Andrea Bocelli - Amore
• Police investigate death of seven people at zombie-themed party in Seattle.
• Brian Haw, the man who carried out a Parliament Square vigil, has been arrested by police
• Icelandic firm Baugur raises stake in High Street retailer Woolworths to more than 10%.
• Mark Williams beats John Higgins 9-8 to win China Open
• Frankie Dettori rides Electrocutionist to win the Dubai World Cup
• IndyCar driver Paul Dana dies after car collides with another during practice session in Miami
• Anonymous blog by Iraqi woman nominated for £30,000 non-fiction prize
• Italy's Loris Capirossi wins MotoGP's season-opener in Spain.
• Commonwealth golds for triple jumper Phillips Idowu and javelin thrower Nick Nieland – whilst Nicole Cooke settles for bronze

26 Quiz

• 1. Which Juventus coach said says he would love the England manager's job after he quits club football?
• Fabio Capello
• 2. Catholic Church leaders in which African country have told priests not to conduct weddings for people who are HIV positive?
• Burudi
• 3. Which came back from a set down to beat world number two and compatriot Rafael Nadal in Nasdaq-100 Open?
• Carlos Moya
• 4. A Pentagon report has said that which country gave Saddam Hussein intelligence on US military moves during Iraq war?
• Russia
• 5. In the Super League which team beat Hull 46-0?
• St Helens
• 6. The man convicted of Jill Dando’s murder hopes for an appeal. What is his name?
• Barry George
• 7. Which member of the Royal family formally closed the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne?
• Prince Edward
• 8. Actress, Lynne Perrie has died aged 75 who did she play in Coronation Street?
• Ivy Tilsley
• 9. 16 people have been injured when a floor collapsed at a wake in which West Midlands town?
• Lozells
• 10. “The List:” Ricky Ponting has reached 29 test centuries, name the 4 people who have more.
• SR Tendulkar (35), SM Gavaskar (34), SR Waugh (32) and BC Lara (31)

25

• Pope asks Afghan president to free Abdul Rahman, facing execution for converting to Christianity
• Rajasthan President's XI defeat England by five runs in Jaipur
• Tens of thousands of people demonstrate against Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok
• Nigeria agrees to hand over Liberia's exiled former leader, Charles Taylor, for war crimes charges
• Home Office denies ignoring warnings before 21 Chinese cockle pickers drowned in Morecambe Bay
• Pentagon report says Russia gave Saddam Hussein intelligence on US military moves during Iraq war, denied by Russia (not the same Pentagon who thought there were WMD's in Iraq is it)
• Encyclopaedia Britannica hits back at report, published in Nature comparing accuracy to Wikipedia
• China Open semi-finals
  • Ding Jun Hui v Mark Williams
  • John Higgins and Ken Doherty
• David Haye retains European cruiserweight title against Lasse Johansen
• Canada's annual harp seal hunt gets under way - over a quarter of a million to be killed
• Under new guidelines newspapers and magazines with sexual content are to be moved to higher shelves
• Barry George, convicted of Jill Dando’s murder, hopes for appeal
• Jonathan Ross blames Davina McCall's guest line-up for low ratings
• Leeds Rhinos thrash Harlequins Rugby League 0-60
• Jill Craybas beats Kim Clijsters in the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami

25 Quiz

• 1. Who did Phil Mickelson tip to win his first major title this season?
• Colin Montgomerie
• 2. An ankle injury may force Andy Murray to withdraw from Britain's Davis Cup tie against which country?
• Serbia & Montenegro
• 3. TV presenters Ant and Dec have devised a game show with a guaranteed jackpot of £1m. What is it called?
• The Con.Test
• 4. Which shopping centre in Kent was allegedly considered as a target by the seven defendants currently on trial at the Old Bailey?
• Bluewater
• 5. Who recently equalled Sir Donald Bradman's 29 Test centuries in Australia’s match against South Africa?
• Ricky Ponting
• 6. Which two Oscar winning actors appear in Spike Lee’s latest film “Inside Man”?
• Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster
• 7. During the Rally of Catalunya which German co-driver died after being hit by another car?
• Jorg Bastuck
• 8. Which other chat show host has criticised Davina McCall's guest line-up for poor ratings?
• Jonathan Ross
• 9. Tottenham have denied Rafael Benitez's claim that Spurs are "desperate" to sell which player?
• Jermain Defoe
• 10. “The List:” Which three Ginger McCain trained horses will ride in the 2006 Grand National?
• Inca Trail, Amberleigh House and Ebony Light

24

• Danny Williams and Matt Skelton agree to rematch in July
• Army bomb disposal expert, Capt Peter Norton, to receive the George Cross
• Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll is voted Six Nations player of the Championship
• Swedish mathematician Lennart Carleson wins the Abel Prize for outstanding work in mathematics
• The Lord of the Rings stage show receives its world premiere in Canada
• Lin Liang Ren found guilty of 21 cockler deaths in Morecambe in 2004
• FA Cup semi-final draw:
  • Chelsea v Liverpool
  • Charlton Athletic or Middlesbrough v West Ham
• Bird flu case confirmed in Jordan
• Aviva scraps bid for Prudential
• Norman Kember is on his way back to the UK from Iraq
• Catholic Church leaders in Burundi tell priests not to conduct weddings for people who are HIV positive
• Tottenham deny Rafael Benitez's claim that Spurs are "desperate" to sell Jermain Defoe
• Michael Owen undergoes operation on fractured metatarsal
• Stephen Hendry beats Jamie Cope 5-4 to reach the last eight of the China Open
• Williams lose chief designer Joerg Zander
• During the Rally of Catalunya German co-driver Jorg Bastuck dies after being hit by another car
• Tim Henman beats Marat Safin 6-3, 6-3 in the Nasdaq-100 Open

24 Quiz

• 1. The ICU has said that it will ban anyone who appears alongside which banned cyclist, after he rode recently in the US?
• Tyler Hamilton
• 2. Who said that injury-hit England's achievement in tying the Test series in India was almost as big as the Ashes win?
• Duncan Fletcher
• 3. The World total for bird flu deaths rose past which milestone recently?
• 100
• 4. Ronnie O'Sullivan lost 5-0 to which player in the first round of the China Open?
• James Wattana
• 5. Which airline company have said that they are to raise staff pension age from 55 to 60?
• BA
• 6. Which Cardiff Blues coach said he is "certainly not" interested in becoming the next Wales coach?
• Dai Young
• 7. Who has been sacked as Hearts coach after only four months in the job?
• Graham Rix
• 8. What is the name of the British hostage freed in Iraq yesterday?
• Norman Kember
• 9. Rod Aldridge has resigned over the loans to the Labour party row, of which company was he chairman?
• Capita
• 10. “The List:” After a blockade of border crossings in he Argentine town of Gualeguaychu the Presidents of Argentina and Uruguay have decided to halt construction of 2 paper mills. Name the presidents involved.
• Nestor Kirchner and Tabare Vazquez

23

• Ant and Dec devise gameshow they will host with a guaranteed jackpot of £1m
• Channel 4 gives host Noel Edmonds an 18 month contract extension to present hit gameshow Deal or No Deal
• Martin Johnson says Sir Clive Woodward should be given the task of reviving the England team
• Hearts sack head coach Graham Rix after only four months in the job
• Sir Bobby Robson says he would prefer the next England manager to be English
• British Iraq hostage Norman Kember freed
• Rod Aldridge, chairman of Capita, resigns over loans to the Labour party
• Leader of India’s Congress party, Sonia Gandhi says she is resigning from parliament
• A permanent ceasefire by the Basque separatist group ETA comes into effect
• BA set to raise staff pension age from 55 to 60
• Americans Davis Love and Jim Furyk share the first-round lead at the Players Championship
• Singer Pete Doherty pleads guilty to charges of possessing heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis
• Harriet Harman withdrawn at the last minute as a guest on Question Time
• Andy Murray may miss Britain's Davis Cup tie against Serbia & Montenegro with ankle injury

23 Quiz

• 1. How many songs make up the title of Neil Diamond’s latest album?
• 12
• 2. The UN's refugee agency says it has been told to leave which country within the month?
• Uzbekistan
• 3. Following his early exit in Indian Wells who has dropped to 56 in the world tennis rankings?
• Tim Henman
• 4. Channel Five has been criticised by media watchdog Ofcom over graphic scenes of cosmetic surgery shown before the watershed in which show?
• Brand New You
• 5. Which company is launching legal action against 100 phishing gangs based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa?
• Microsoft
• 6. Which driver was taken to hospital after his Peugeot hit a rock face while testing for the Rally of Catalunya?
• Manfred Stohl
• 7. Which environmental group are running the Big Ask campaign?
• Friends of the Earth
• 8. In the third Test in Mumbai how many runs did England beat India by?
• 212
• 9. Which singer says he turned down a meeting with Tony Blair to discuss climate change?
• Thom Yorke
• 10. “The List:” Liverpool beat Birmingham 7-0 in the FA Cup name the 6 goal scorers.
• Hyypia, Crouch (2), Morientes, Riise, Olivier Tebily (og), and Cisse

22

• Gordon Brown prepares to deliver the latest budget
• Microsoft plans to delay launch of new operating system to January 2007
• New e-fit released in the murder of Sally Anne Bowman
• Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada on trial for corruption charges
• Third Test, Mumbai, day five: England 400 & 191 beat India 279 & 100 by 212 runs
• Profits slide at Comet owner Kesa
• FA Cup: Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle United
• The European Union issues a blacklist banning more than 90 airlines
• Reshuffle in Afghan cabinet
• 2 killed and 5 injured in explosions at two hotels in La Paz
• Fire breaks out at a nuclear plant in west Japan
• Basque separatist group Eta announces a permanent ceasefire
• Bird flu discovered in Gaza Strip
• Ronnie O'Sullivan loses 5-0 to James Wattana in the first round of the China Open
• Steve Martin's “Pink Panther” film tops UK cinemas listing
• Gordon Brown unveils boost in spending on schools in England – but the Tories say he is "the past"
• 7 on trial at Old Bailey accused of plotting bombing of shopping centres and nightclubs
• Phil Mickelson tips Colin Montgomerie to win his first major title this season

22 Quiz

• 1. Which actor has reportedly married musician Tanya Haden in secret?
• Jack Black
• 2. The Colombian city of Barranquilla is to build a 16 foot tall statue to which singer?
• Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll)
• 3. Hasim Rahman retained his WBC heavyweight title after a draw with which boxer in Atlantic City?
• James Toney
• 4. Which GMTV Presenter has given birth to her first child , Darcey?
• Kate Garraway
• 5. Which group had a number two hit with the song “Red Dress”?
• Sugababes
• 6. Which veteran performer has released the album “Pay the Devil”?
• Van Morrison
• 7. Which Northern comedian is to be the host of Bullseye when it returns?
• Dave Spikey
• 8. Which retailer says that is plans to employ 150,000 new staff in China in the next five years?
• Wal-Mart
• 9. Which World record holder won the Commonwealth 100m in Melbourne?
• Asafa Powell
• 10. “The List:” In the forthcoming Snooker World Championships there are 4 non-British players name them?
• J Wattana (Tha), N Robertson (Aus), M Fu (HK) and K Doherty (Ire)

21

• Ian and Angela Gay begin appeal of conviction for killing foster son by poisoning him with salt
• Producer Circle Company sues Miramax for $10m in alleged unpaid takings
• Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds resigns over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad
• Fresh clashes in Nepal kill nearly 50 police and “rebels”
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China
• Dean Macey captures gold in the Commonwealth decathlon
• Church in Wales appeals to 500 subscribers to “Y Llan” magazine to return their copies after it printed a cartoon satirising the Prophet Muhammad
• Amelie Mauresmo returns to the top of the WTA rankings for the second time in her career
  • Top Ten:
    • 1. A. Mauresmo
    • 2. K. Clijsters
    • 3. J. Henin-Hardenne
    • 4. M. Sharapova
    • 5. L. Davenport
    • 6. M. Pierce
    • 7. N. Petrova
    • 8. E. Dementieva
    • 9. P. Schnyder
    • 10. V. Williams
• World total for bird flu deaths rises past 100-mark - death of 5 in Azerbaijan making 103 since 2003
• Argentine protesters lift a blockade of Uruguay border crossings
• Russia agrees to build two major gas pipelines to China in the next five years
• Spanish court charges 32 suspected Muslim terrorist over alleged plot to blow up National Court in Madrid
• UK inflation rate for February was 2% - up from 1.9% in January
• At the Commonwealth Games England's Christine Ohuruogu wins gold in the women's 400m
• President Bush says Iraq is not in a state of civil war

21 Quiz

• 1. Who won the Pacific Lite Open beating Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-2?
• Maria Sharapova
• 2. Who won the Malaysian GP beating team mate Fernando Alonso?
• Giancarlo Fisichella
• 3. Neil Tennant has criticised the The South Bank Show for focusing on which actor’s sexuality rather than his acting?
• Sir Ian McKellen's
• 4. What is the title of Girls Aloud’s latest single, at number 6 in the UK charts?
• Whole Lotta History
• 5. Whose biography of Johnny Cash “I Walked the Line” is to be published next year?
• Vivian Liberto Distin (his 1st wife)
• 6. Which two “colours” will play each other in the opening round of the snooker World Championships?
• Jimmy “White” plays “David “Gray”
• 7. Which former Eastenders actor has returned to his wife after she forgave him for his web sex scandal?
• Leslie Grantham
• 8. Which actor has donated his Oscar gift bag to a hurricane response charity who plan to auction it?
• George Clooney
• 9. Which singer will reputedly be making £100,000 for filming Walker’s Crisp adverts with Gary Lineker?
• Charlotte Church
• 10. “The List:” The Sun recently claimed that which three characters were due to leave the series?
• Tracy Barlow, Charlie Stubbs and Craig Harris (played by Kate Ford, Bill Ward and Richard Fleeshman)

20

• England close at 31-2, a lead of 152, on day three of the third Test against India in Mumbai
• Asafa Powell wins Commonwealth 100m in Melbourne
• US says it does not accept the results of elections in Belarus
• Matthew Hoggard replaces Steve Harmison in the the one-day series
• Wal-Mart plans to employ 150,000 new staff in China in the next five years
• UN's refugee agency says it has been told by Uzbekistan to leave the country within a month
• A man is held by German police after walking into a petrol station with his wife's severed head in a bag
• Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor, outlines new rules to outlaw “secret loans”
• Labour Party Lenders:
  • Rod Aldridge - £1m
  • Richard Caring - £2m
  • Gordon Crawford - £500,000
  • Prof Sir Christopher Evans - £1m
  • Sir David Garrard - £2.3m
  • Nigel Morris - £1m
  • Sir Gulam Noon - £250,000
  • Dr Chai Patel - £1.5m
  • Andrew Rosenfeld - £1m
  • Lord Sainsbury - £2m
  • Barry Townsley - £1m
  • Derek Tullett - £400,000
  • Total: £13,950,000
• George Bush has given an upbeat assessment of Iraq, marking three years since the US-led invasion
• Da Vinci Code plagiarism court case ends - judge's decision may take weeks
• President Alexander Lukashenko secures 82.6% of the vote in the presidential election in Belarus
• National curriculum in England to be revised to use “synthetic phonics” to teach reading
• A sixth gang member behind the kidnap and stabbing of Mary-Ann Leneghan has been found guilty of murder
• The number of police forces in England and Wales will be cut from 43 to 24
• John Humble admits to perveting the cousre of justice during the Yorkshire Ripper enquiry
• London museum visitor numbers pick up having dropped by 24% in the wake of the July bombings
• FA Cup - Manchester City beaten 2-1 by West Ham in quarter final

20 Quiz

• 1. Seven people were killed in a stunt for which Uruguayan TV show?
• A Challenge to the Heart
• 2. In which country has opposition candidate, Alexander Milinkevich, denied accusations of planning a coup and said the forthcoming election would be rigged?
• Belarus
• 3. Col Thomas Pappas tells a hearing that he didn’t specify sufficient guidelines for the use of dogs in which notorious prison?
• Abu Grahib
• 4. Steelmaker Corus saw its shares rise 12% when it announced that it was selling its aluminium division to which US firm for £570m ($1bn)?
• Aleris
• 5. 18 organisations including Mastercard, AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft have banded together to form which umbrella organisation with the aim of eradicating commercial child pornography?
• Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography
• 6. How large are the squads, which must be named for the World Cup in May?
• 23 players
• 7. Which Croatian won the overall World Cup title when she came fourth in the final super-G in Sweden?
• Janica Kostelic
• 8. Michael Howard has announced that he is to stand dwon at the next election, which constituency does he represent?
• Folkestone and Hythe
• 9. Who lost 10 places on the grid for the Malaysian GP after his Ferrari's engine was replaced?
• Felipe Massa
• 10. “The List:” Irish horses filled the first four places in the Champion Hurdle, name them.
• Brave Inca, Mac’s Joy, Hardy Eustace and Al Eile

19

• Third Test, Mumbai (day two, stumps) England 400; India 89-3
• Mahyar Monshipour retires after losing WBA super bantamweight title to Somsak Sithchatchawal
• Maria Sharapova beats fellow countrywoman Elena Dementieva to win Pacific Life Open title 6-1 6-2
• Voting begins in Benin in en election "run-off" between Yayi Boni and Adrien Houngbedji
• Malaysian Grand Prix result:
  • 1. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita)
  • 2. Fernando Alonso (Spa)
  • 3. Jenson Button (GB)
• Iyad Allawi says Iraq is in the midst of a civil war
• Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall to leave on their second overseas tour
• Taiwan stages new rally protesting at President Chen Shui-bian
• A section of tunnel collapses on a Moscow metro train
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1.Orson - No Tomorrow
    • 2. Chico - It's Chico Time
    • 3. Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
    • 4. Pussycat Dolls Ft Will.I.Am - Beep
    • 5. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
  • Albums:
    • 1. David Gilmour - On An Island
    • 2. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
    • 3. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
    • 4. Andrea Bocelli - Amore
    • 5. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
• Deputy PM John Prescott did not know about millions secretly loaned to the Labour Party
• Egypt reports a second suspected human case of bird flu
• A judge tells Google to turn over search data, including 50,000 web addresses, to the US government
• Hasim Rahman retains his WBC heavyweight title after a draw against James Toney in Atlantic City
• In India a mob kills a family of five after being accused of using witchcraft

19 Quiz

• 1. Which remake by Shawn Levy is out on general release in the UK now?
• The Pink Panther
• 2. After Australia where has the Queen gone for an official visit?
• Singapore
• 3. Which British company has agreed to a takeover by L’Oreal worth £652m?
• Body Shop
• 4. In which country is Samarra where the US are targeting suspected insurgents?
• Iraq
• 5. Which former Yugoslav leader was buried in Serbia yesterday?
• Slobodan Milosevic
• 6. Who was the Labour Chairman who defended the way the Labour party raised £13.95m in undisclosed loans?
• Ian McCartney
• 7. Who will World Champion Shaun Murphy take on in the 1st round in the defence of his title next week?
• James Wattana
• 8. The Jockey Club has launched a safety review after how many horses died during the 2006 Cheltenham Festival?
• Nine
• 9. Who is the general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union?
• Bob Crow
• 10. “The List:” Rahul Dravid is playing his 100th Test. Name the other 5 Indian players who have reached this landmark.
• 131 Kapil Dev (131), S Tendulkar (131), S Gavaskar (125), D Vengsarkar (116), and A Kumble (105)

18

• Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic due to be buried in Serbia
• Chairman, Ian McCartney defends the way the Labour party raised £13.95m in undisclosed loans
• Seven killed in stunt for a Uruguayan TV show "A Challenge to the Heart"
• President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus warns he will not tolerate any attempt at a coup
• Former Tory leader Michael Howard has announced he will stand down as an MP at the next election
• Prominent Iranian dissident and journalist Akbar Ganji freed from jail after six years
• "Super Saturday" in the RBS Six Nations
  • Italy 10 - 13 Scotland
  • Wales 16 - 21
  • England 24 - 28 Ireland - interesting touch judge rulings
• In France thousands of workers and students march to protest against a new youth labour law
• 2 British men are jailed for 6 years in Mumbai for sexually abusing boys at a children's shelter
• Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urges mass action against the government
• 1st bird-flu victim in Egypt
• Hamas announces it has chosen a cabinet to rule over Palestine
• England reach 272-3 at stumps on day one in the final test in Mumbai

18 Quiz

• 1. Which country said that it had discovered a new deep-water oil field, which is believed to contain 10bn barrels of crude?
• Mexico
• 2. Chelsea have completed a deal with Dynamo Moscow which allows Alexei Smertin to return to Russia. For which team has he played 22 games this season?
• Charlton Athletic
• 3. The 1st case of bird-flu was confirmed in which Asian country?
• Afghanistan
• 4. Where did two-time winner Moscow Flyer finish in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham?
• 5th
• 5. Who directs the recent cinema release “The Hills Have Eyes” a remake of Wes Craven’s 1977 original?
• Alexandre Aja
• 6. Who did 1991 World champion, John Parrott beat 10-9 to clinch his 22nd Crucible appearance?
• Lee Spick
• 7. Steve Harmison is missing the Mumbai test, until this match how many consecutive Test appearances had he made?
• 28
• 8. Which couple are due to marry in Laglio, Italy?
• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
• 9. The FTSE broke through which barrier for the first time in 5 years?
• 6,000
• 10. “The List:” The recent white paper by the government reviewing the BBC said that all BBC content must display at least one of which five characteristics?
• High quality, Challenging, Original, Innovative and/or Engaging

17

• Body Shop agrees to a takeover by L’Oreal worth £652m
• Queen visits Singapore
• FTSE breaks through 6,000 barrier
• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to marry in Laglio, Italy
• War of Attrition wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup
• Pacific Life Open
  • Maria Sharapova beats Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-3
  • Elena Dementieva beats Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
• Kevin Anderson retains Commonwealth welterweight crown – stopping Craig Dickson in 7
• Revised figures say that the Labour Party was “secretly” loaned £14m
• US says the operation targeting suspected Iraqi insurgents near Samarra may last several days
• 2006 World snooker Championship draw:
  • S Murphy (Eng) v J Wattana (Tha)
  • S Davis (Eng) v A Hicks (Eng)
  • J White (Eng) v D Gray (Eng)
  • J Higgins (Sco) v M Selby (Eng)
  • S Lee (Eng) v A Carter (Eng)
  • R O'Sullivan (Eng) v D Harold (Eng)
  • S Maguire (Sco) v M King (Eng)
  • P Hunter (Eng) v N Robertson (Aus)
  • A McManus (Sco) v M Fu (HK)
  • M Williams (Wal) v A Hamilton (Eng)
  • M Stevens (Wal) v J Swail (NI)
  • J Perry (Eng) v R Day (Wal)
  • K Doherty (Ire) v B Hawkins (Eng)
  • S Hendry (Sco) v N Bond (Eng)
  • G Dott (Sco) v J Parrott (Eng)
  • P Ebdon (Eng) v M Holt (Eng)

17 Quiz

• 1. A statue of which three-time Gold Cup winner was unveiled with Henrietta Knight and Jim Lewis at the Cheltenham festival?
• Best Mate
• 2. Which company has delayed the launch of its PlayStation 3 until November?
• Sony
• 3. Which Oscar winning actress has reportedly broken up with long-term partner Stuart Townsend due to 'work commitments'?
• Charlize Theron
• 4. Which team knocked AS Roma out of the UEFA Cup this week?
• Middlesbrough
• 5. Who was Labour's treasurer who revealed that he did not know the party had secretly taken out loans last year?
• Jack Dromey
• 6. Daniel Skillin the 27 year-old brother of which singer has been hospitalised after heroin overdose?
• Joss Stone
• 7. As what did Saddam Hussein describe the court trying him for crimes against humanity?
• A comedy
• 8. Which former 100m World and Commonwealth champion is missing the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne?
• Kim Collins
• 9. Which country blocked EU election monitors' entry this week?
• Belarus
• 10. “The List:” Hardy Eustace is going for a third Champion Hurdle success, name the other horses which have managed this since WWII.
• 1998-2000 Istabraq, 1985-87 See You Then, 1968-70 Persian War, 1952-54 Sir Ken and 1949-51 Hatton's Grace

16

• Labour “secretive” loans to be investigated
• Michael Jackson has agreed to pay overdue wages to staff at his Neverland ranch
• Senator Edward Kennedy hails family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney’s courage
• All parents in England will be offered the chance of a hearing test for their new-born baby
• 1st case of bird-flu confirmed in Afghanistan
• Belarus blocks EU monitors' entry
• Alfredo Palacio, the Ecuadorian President, calls for calm after recent protests
• The new Iraqi parliament has held its inaugural session
• Labour plans to name people who loan it money in a bid to end the 'cash for honours' row
• US military says it has begun biggest air offensive in Iraq since 2003 invasion
• Kenya's Anglican Church issues public apology for previously shunning HIV/AIDA victims
• Protests against Indonesian gold mine leave 4 dead
• 2 jailed senior opposition leaders are freed by Nepal's Supreme Court
• Twenty-nine people have been arrested in the biggest ever CD/DVD piracy raids

16 Quiz

• 1. Whose current release is “Moodswings (To Come At Me Like That)”?
• Charlotte Church
• 2. Who rode the winner of the Champion Hurdle at the 2006 Cheltenham Festival?
• Tony “AP” McCoy
• 3. The piece of music accompanying the slow motion trailers for the RBS Six Nations matches this year, comes from which 1980 film?
• The Elephant Man
• 4. In the new remake of “The Pink Panther” who is to play Inspector Clouseau?
• Steve Martin
• 5. Lee Hae-chan the PM of which country resigned for playing golf when he was supposed to be dealing with a rail strike?
• South Korean
• 6. A recent government white paper said that the BBC licence fee will remain until what year?
• 2016
• 7. Where does the third India v England test take place tomorrow?
• Mumbai
• 8. Where will the second F1 grand prix of the 2006 season take place this weekend?
• Malaysia
• 9. How many teams are taking part in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne?
• 71
• 10. “The List:” In France’s lucky win over England recently who scored the 3 French tries?
• Fritz, Traille, Dominici

15

• Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer hit out at alterations to Augusta National course ahead of Masters
• The body of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic will be buried in Belgrade
• Six men seriously ill after drug trials
• FA Cup: West Ham v Bolton
• Cheltenham Festival – Day 2
• Google awaits US court’s decision as to the right of the government to their data
• World Cup downhill (Aare, Sweden):
  • Women’s winner - Anja Paerson
  • Men’s winner - Michael Walchhofer (with an 11th place finish)
• UEFA Cup : AS Roma 2-1 Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough through on away goals
• Dubai Ports World confirms it intends to sell all its US port operations to US buyer within 6 months
• The opening ceremony for the 18th Commonwealth Games is under way at the *Melbourne Cricket Ground – a flying Melbourne tram is part of the
• According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the number of jobless in the UK rose to 1.53 million
• In the UK five men are held over recent Muhammad cartoon protests
• Sony delays PlayStation 3 launch until November
• The Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has indicated he may step down
• NASA postpones next space shuttle mission until July because of a faulty fuel tank sensor
• Labour's treasurer reveals he did not know the party had secretly taken out loans last year

15 Quiz

• 1. Michael Schumacher beat which Ferrari team-mate to pole position at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix?
• Felipe Massa
• 2. Beef or Salmon heads the field for the Gold Cup, the 10-year-old, trained by Michael Hourigan, has eight Grade One victories to his name but how many of these are outside of Ireland?
• None
• 3. How long did it take France to inflict the first try on England in the 31-6 rout in the RBS Six Nations?
• 41 seconds
• 4. Kanye West is currently at number 6 in the UK singles charts with “Touch The Sky” who features on this release?
• Lupe Fiasco
• 5. Which American cyclist won the 2006 Paris-Nice race?
• Floyd Landis
• 6. US mobile operators, cingular and T-Mobile, have stopped selling which popular Motorola phone as a batch of the handsets has been found to be faulty?
• Razr
• 7.How many pints of Guinness are expected to be served at this years Cheltenham Festival, is it 1,700 pints, 17,000 pints, 170,000 pints, 1.7m pints, or 17m pints?
• 170,000 pints
• 8. Which Shadow home secretary attacked Labour's record on dealing with failed asylum seekers?
• David Davis
• 9. Which film was voted the Best of last year by the readers of Empire Magazine?
• King Kong
• 10. “The List:” In what is becoming a more “common” feat Anil Kumble recently passed 500 test wickets. Name the other 4 bowlers that have achieved this.
• Walsh, McGrath, Muralitheran and Warne

14

• FA Cup: Man City 2-1 Aston Villa
• 3 Middlesbrough fans are stabbed in Rome ahead of the clash with Roma in the UEFA Cup
• Brave Inca wins the Champion Hurdle avenging last years defeat by Hardy Eustace
• Boots set to cut up to 2,250 jobs
• Real Madrid reveal an interest in signing Arsenal midfielder Francesc Fabregas
• Sarah Jessica Parker is to become the newest celebrity ambassador for UNICEF
• Israelis storm a Palestinian prison in Jericho in the West Bank
• Cheltenham Festival gets underway:
  • 1400 - Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle (2m 110y)
  • 1435 - Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (2m)
  • 1515 - Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (2m 110y)
  • 1600 - William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (3m 110y)
  • 1640 - Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase (3m 7f)
  • 1720 - Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' H'cap Hurdle (2m 110y)
• Empire Awards 2006:
  • Best movie - King Kong (obviously not the same film that I saw then)
  • Best actor - Johnny Depp, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (see comment above)
  • Best actress - Thandie Newton, Crash
  • Best British movie - Pride and Prejudice
  • Best director - Steve Box and Nick Park, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
• Milosevic body released by Hague
• Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and other inmates at Belmarsh prison have refused to eat their lunch - very radical
• More than 55 prisoners escape from jail in Uganda during a noisy rain storm,
• Brazilian army ends an operation in Rio slums looking for weapons stolen from an army base
• At least seven people have been killed wildfires in Texas

14 Quiz

• 1. Which country is hosting a conference aimed at improving its ties with the Muslim world?
• Denmark
• 2. Which Oscar winning actor announced on a US talk show that he is expecting a baby son?
• Russell Crowe
• 3. Who has offered 950-pence-a-share offer for the London Stock Exchange?
• Nasdaq Stock Market
• 4. Who said recently "Pounding someone for 12 rounds you're going to get hand trouble! For 12 rounds I humiliated and beat a world-class fighter and made him look third-rate, so what does that say about me”?
• Joe Calzaghe
• 5. What is the name of Vodafone's former chief who has given up his honorary post as life president of the group?
• Sir Christopher Gent
• 6. Whose McLaren broke down during practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix?
• Kimi Raikkonen's
• 7. How much have Oscar-winning Aardman Animations been given to replace the Wallace prop lost in a warehouse fire, is it £400, £4,000, £40,000, £400,000 or £4m?
• £4,000
• 8. Who has been announced as the new manager of Rangers at the start of next season?
• Paul Le Guen
• 9. Tesco Supermarket have asked eBay to stop people selling what?
• Its Computers for Schools vouchers
• 10. “The List:” Dan Brown is currently in the London courts defending claims that he stole the ideas for his book The Da Vinci Code. Name the other three novels that he has written.
• Deception Point, Digital Fortress and Angels and Demons
• "At a tangent" - Questions related (ranging from loosely to "not at all") to recent events

• • 1.Who opened the restaurants and nightclubs called "Mandy's", "Mandy's Candies" and "Mandy's Singing Bamboo"?
• Mandy Rice-Davies
  • 2.Off which islands was Robert Maxwell cruising when he disappeared in 1991?
• Canary Islands
  • 3.Eric Kripke created which American mystery series, which has the tagline “Scary just got sexy”?
• “Supernatural”
  • 4.From which club did Arsenal sign Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler in 2003?
• Barcelona
  • 5.Which new celebrity ambassador for UNICEF if off to Liberia to meet aid workers and refugees?
• Sarah Jessica Parker (maybe the offer of fashion tips will be appreciated)

13

• Real Madrid reveal an interest in signing Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
• American Floyd Landis wins the Paris-Nice race.
• Tesco asks eBay to stop people selling its Computers for Schools vouchers
• Sir Alex Ferguson salutes Wayne Rooney after his two-goal sink Newcastle
• Lord Goldsmith accepts an apology from Sir Ian Blair over the taping of their conversations
• Body of Slobodan Milosevic will be released to relatives today
• Thames Water's eight million customers will be affected by the hosepipe and sprinkler bans from next month
• Construction finally begins at Ground Zero in New York of the memorial and museum remembering the victims of the 9/11 attacks
• Second Test, Mohali, day five: India 338 & 144-1 beat England 300 & 181 by nine wickets
• Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone has died at the age of 61 after a long battle with motor neurone disease
• Council taxes set for average rise of £30
• Candles will be lit in Dunblane on the 10th anniversary of the massacre of 16 children and their teacher
• Defence Secretary John Reid says number of UK troops in Iraq to be reduced by 800 to 7,000
• Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema interrupts trial of Zacarias Moussaoui
• Aardman Animations £4,000 to replace the Wallace prop lost in a warehouse fire

13 Quiz

• 1. Two goals by which player gave Portsmouth a vital win over Manchester City?
• Pedro Mendes
• 2. With the Commonwealth Games just around the corner can you name the defending 100metres champion?
• Kim Collins
• 3. Which newspaper said that it had compiled a list of 2,653 CIA employees, just by searching the internet?
• The Chicago Tribune
• 4. Which veteran actor has undergone surgery to remove a tumour from his kidney?
• Sir Sean Connery
• 5. Which home-grown player won the Singapore Masters?
• Mardan Mamat
• 6. Welsh Local Government Association figures show the average rise in Council Tax will be 4.4%. Which Vale of Glamorgan town will see the biggest average rise of 5.5%?
• Newport
• 7. Whose mistake allowed Arsenal to beat Liverpool 2-1 at the weekend?
• Steven Gerrard's
• 8. Candles will be lit in which Perthshire town as a remembrance, on the 10th anniversary, of the massacre of 16 children and their teacher?
• Dunblane
• 9. Parties loyal to President Alvaro Uribe are on course to secure sizeable majorities in which countries election?
• Colombia's
• 10. “The List:” Fernando Alonso has predicted a wide-open battle for this year's F1 World championship. Which four teams did he say would contest this years F1 events?
• Renault, Ferrari, McLaren and Honda

12

• Thousands stranded by heavy snow in Scotland with more “on the way”
• The People to pay damages to former home secretary David Blunkett over false claims he had an affair with estate agent, Sally Anderson
• Queen welcomed by crowds in Australia, where she will open the Commonwealth Games
• RBS Six Nations – England narrowly beaten 31 - 6 by France
• Corsican politician, Robert Feliciaggi, shot dead at Ajaccio airport
• UK Charts:
  • Singles:
    • 1. Chico - It's Chico Time
    • 2. Orson - No Tomorrow
    • 3. Pussycat Dolls Ft Will.I.Am - Beep
    • 4. Sugababes - Red Dress
    • 5. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
  • Albums:
    • 1. David Gilmour - On An Island
    • 2. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
    • 3. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
    • 4. Andrea Bocelli - Amore
    • 5. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
• The Chicago Tribune says it has compiled a list of 2,653 CIA employees, just by searching the internet
• An autopsy on Slobodan Milosevic is under way, his lawyer reveals a letter expressing poisoning fears
• Veteran star Sir Sean Connery has undergone surgery to remove a tumour from his kidney
• Home favourite Mardan Mamat wins the Singapore Masters
• Steven Gerrard's mistake allows Arsenal to beat Liverpool 2-1
• Film fans in Johannesburg greet stars of foreign Oscar-winning film Tsotsi as they return home
• Arianne rocket successfully launches two satellites
• Bahrain F1 GP:
  • 1. F Alonso (Renault)
  • 2. M Schumacher (Ferrari)
  • 3. K Raikkonen (McLaren)
  • 4. J Button (Honda)
  • 5. JP Montoya (McLaren)
  • 6. M Webber (Williams)
  • 7. N Rosberg (Williams)
  • 8. C Klien (Red Bull)
• Sir Alex Ferguson salutes Wayne Rooney after his two-goal sink Newcastle
• General secretary of the IAAF, Istvan Gyulai, dies after a long illness.
• Autopsy to be held in to death of Slobodan Milosevic
• Concerns are raised over peer nominee, Chai Patel’s, loan of £1.5m to the Labour party

12 Quiz

• 1. A recent study shows that the polar ice caps suffer a net loss of about how many tonnes of water per year. Is it 2 thousand, 2million, 2billion or 20billion?
• 20 billion
• 2. Benfica knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League, who is Benfica’s manager?
• Ronald Koeman
• 3. Accoridng to a recent report is the NHS £150m, £350m, £550m or £750m in the red this year?
• £750m
• 4. George Bush said a stand-off with which country presented a "grave national security concern" for the US?
• Iran
• 5. Which World boxing champion lead the Wales rugby team out against Italy yesterday?
• Joe Calzaghe
• 6. Which Irish horse won the Imperial Cup at Sandown?
• Victram
• 7. Which country is the Queen currently visiting?
• Australia
• 8. The People have been ordered to pay damages to David Blunkett over false claims he had an affair with which estate agent?
• Sally Anderson
• 9. Concerns have been raised over which peer nominee’s loan of £1.5m to the Labour party?
• Chai Patel
• 10. “The List:” With the Commonwealth Games about to Open can you name the 6 nations that have competed in every Games?
• Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales

11

• Russell Crowe announces on a US talk show that he is expecting a son
• Figures show that US box office takings fell by 6% in 2005 compared with previous year
• India reach 149-4 in reply to England's 300 at stumps on day 3 of 2nd test in Mohali
• Beef Or Salmon heads the 28 horses left in the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the five-day declaration stage
• Nasdaq says its rejected £2.43bn takeover bid for London Stock Exchange is an "attractive" offer
• American hostage, Tom Fox, confirmed killed in Iraq
• NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) enters orbit around Mars
• NHS said to be £750m in the red this year
• RBS Six Nations:
  • Ireland 15 - 9 Scotland
  • Wales 18 - 18 Italy
• George Bush says stand-off with Iran presents a "grave national security concern" for the US - watch this space
• Study shows that polar ice caps have suffered a net loss of about 20 billion tonnes of water per year
• Police clash with Sorbonne protesters over new labour laws
• Oil spill discovered at Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska
• Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has been found dead in the detention centre at The Hague
• Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham, Gallas scores late in to stoppage time
• Spaniards mark the second anniversary of the Madrid train attacks, which killed 191 people
• Paul Le Guen will be the new manager of Rangers at the start of next season

11 Quiz

• 1. UK base rates have been left on hold again at what %?
• 4.5%
• 2. How much was Boy George fined for wasting police time, with drugs charges after accepting a plea bargain?
• £575
• 3. Which singer has vowed never to star in a movie again?
• Madonna (what not even for a follow up to “Revolver”)
• 4. Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso recently upset China. What did he call Taiwan to achieve this upset?
• A country
• 5. Renault designer Pat Symonds has said that Fernando Alonso's move in 2007 will not hinder his title defence this year. To which team is he moving?
• McLaren
• 6. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council have fined Andy Tierney £50 for what?
• Throwing his junk mail in a bin on the street (explanation: “he dumped "domestic refuse" into a street litter bin”)
• 7. Joe Calzaghe's problem hand has been given the all-clear following his win over which boxer?
• Jeff Lacy
• 8. The Conservatives have said a loan paid to which company in the run up to the last election was a “bribe” and should be paid back?
• Rover
• 9. Who said "It's quite untrue that I don't want to play for Russia, I have a Russian heart." But still will not be playing Fed Cup tennis in Belgium?
• Maria Sharapova
• 10. “The List:” Name the last 9 teams remaining in the Champions League?
• Arsenal, Juventus, Benfica, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Ajax, Villarreal, Lyon and AC Milan

10

• John Profumo dies aged 91
• Tories say a loan to Rover in the run up to the last election was a “bribe” and should be paid back
• A report says that media tycoon Robert Maxwell was under investigation for alleged war crimes at the time of his death
• Californian authorities have ordered Michael Jackson to close his Neverland Ranch
• Second Test, Mohali, day two (stumps): England 200-5 v India
• Draw for last eight of the Champions League:
  • Arsenal v Juventus
  • Benfica v Barcelona
  • Inter Milan/Ajax v Villarreal
  • Lyon v AC Milan
• Japan 'suicide pacts' claim nine victims
• The Pakistani province of Punjab has banned the flying of kites
• British Animation Awards:
  • Best feature: Corpse Bride
  • Best short film: Rabbit
  • Most cutting edge film: Rabbit
  • Best comedy: Bromwell High
  • Best TV special: Angry Kid
  • Favourite music video: Gorillaz
• Police in DR Congo use tear gas and batons to disperse opposition supporters wanting to register to vote
• Police crackdown on street vendors and ticket touts in Tanzania leaves 2 dead
• Coroner backs families' calls for a public inquiry into deaths at Deepcut barracks
• Two Indonesian children are confirmed to have died from bird flu
• Tanzania suspends street clean-up after two are killed in clashes with the police
• Dalai Lama repeats his wish to visit China, on the anniversary of 1959 uprising

10 Quiz

• 1. Where will athletics' world indoor championships be held next month?
• Moscow
• 2. Who beat top seed Lleyton Hewitt to win the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas?
• James Blake
• 3. Who scored for Barcelona in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea?
• Ronaldinho
• 4. After the retirement of Jonathon Power who has taken his place in the Super Series Squash Finals?
• Nick Matthew
• 5. 9 churches were burned down “for a joke” in which US state?
• Alabama
• 6. The LTA is close to selling which club, home of Stella Artois Championships, to members for £45m?
• Queen's Club
• 7. Which singer and DJ has had a charge of possessing cocaine dropped by a New York court?
• Boy George
• 8. Which country recently hit back at US criticism of its human rights record by releasing its own report of alleged abuses by America?
• China
• 9. Which group have postponed their world tour because a close relative of a band member is ill?
• U2
• 10. “The List:” Madonna has announced that she is giving up acting. To date her husband “maverick” mockney Guy Ritchie has made (according to IMDB) 4 films and 2 shorts, name as many as you can.
• Revolver, Swept Away, The Hire: Star, Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and The Hard Case

09

• The government has missed the first target in its bid to end child poverty
• Office of Fair Trading initiates a full investigation by the Competition Commission into supermarkets’ dominance of Britain's grocery market.
• UK base rates have been left on hold again at 4.5%
• U2 have postponed their world tour because a close relative of a band member is ill.
• China hits back at US criticism of its human rights record by releasing its own report of alleged abuses
• Former teacher has taken 20 students and 2 adults hostage at school in Sable-sur-Sarthe in France
• David and Victoria Beckham have settled their libel action with the News of the World
• Iraqi authorities hang 13 people accused of insurgency
• Inquest jury rules that Elaine Lordan's mother committed suicide by jumping in front of a tube train
• Sir Elton John is selling his trademark red piano on an eBay internet auction.
• Madonna has vowed never to star in a movie again,
• French court sentences a man who drugged his children's tennis rivals to 8 years in prison
• Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso upsets China by calling Taiwan a "country"
• Singapore's authorities reject calls for its foreign maids to be given a mandatory day off each week
• 30 feared dead after bus plunges into river in Turkey
• Indian police issue sketches of two men being wanted over Varanasi bomb attack
• England reach 163-4 against India on first day of the second Test
• Case against Pete Doherty adjourned for two weeks
• Andrew Flintoff's wife gives birth to a boy

09 Quiz

• 1. Which English batsman had a precautionary X-ray on his left elbow after a collision with boundary hoardings in Nagpur?
• Kevin Pietersen
• 2. Ted Ligerty recently won the Giant slalom in the World Cup that was held at Yongpyong. In which country is Yongpyong?
• South Korea
• 3. Currently in the news over the dismissal of Mick McCarthy who is chairman of Sunderland?
• Bob Murray
• 4. What did Jose Mourinho blame for Chelsea’s Champions League exit?
• Bad luck
• 5. Bodies of 18 men who had been shot or strangled were found in a minibus in the West of which city?
• Baghdad
• 6. Which British hope for a gold has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of a foot injury?
• Paula Radcliffe
• 7. What is the anme of the 17-month-old epileptic Italian boy kidnapped from his home near Parma whom the Pope has asked the kidnappers to release?
• Tommaso Onofri
• 8. The World number one Jonathon Power has announced his decision to retire. From which sport?
• Squash
• 9. Where in Germany is the Cebit technology fair taking place?
• Hanover
• 10. “The List:” 4 films all won three Oscars at this years ceremony, name them.
• Memoirs of a Geisha, Crash, Brokeback Mountain, and King Kong

08

• UK beef farmers welcome the lifting of a 10-year ban on exports
• Chelsea are charged but WBA escape punishment after game at Hawthorns in March
• LTA close to selling Queen's Club, home of Stella Artois Championships, to members for £45m
• UK beef export ban lifted by EU
• Police defend shooting strategy which lead to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes
• The bodies of 18 men who had been shot or strangled have been found in a minibus in western Baghdad
• Law Lords have ruled against a family of travellers who argued their human rights were breached when they were forced to leave a recreation field owned by Leeds City Council
• Champions League:
  • AC Milan 4-1 Bayern Munich
  • Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid
  • Liverpool 0-2 Benfica
  • Lyon 4-0 PSV
• Mourinho blames bad luck for exit from Champions League (not the fact they scored fewer goals then)
• Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher has revealed she was sexually abused by an uncle during her childhood.
• Iran refuses to stop nuclear work
• China reports 10th bird flu death
• Boy George admits wasting police time as the charge of possessing cocaine is dropped by a US court
• Report says that over 100 priests in Dublin may have abused children since 1940
• FTSE 100 index remains unchanged after its latest review, the first time in 10 years without a reshuffle
• British Standards Institute publishes guidelines on how to make the web user-friendly for the disabled
• Marine biologists find South Pacific crustacean that resembles a lobster or crab covered in silky fur

08 Quiz

• 1. Which film had the most nominations, with eight, at this years Oscars?
• Brokeback Mountain
• 2. On which ground are England playing their second test against India?
• Mohali
• 3. What is the name of the Kent Chief Constable, in the news recently due to the £53m robbery?
• Michael Fuller
• 4. Which bank has just unveiled the largest profits ever by a UK High Street bank, with a pre-tax profit of £11.5bn in 2005?
• HSBC
• 5. Sir Menzies Campbell has announced his frontbench team what position is held by Chris Huhne?
• Environment Spokesman
• 6. Which Olympic champion won the men’s World Cup giant slalom in Korea?
• Ted Ligety
• 7. A constitutional age limit of 70 barred both Mr Kerekou and his chief rival Nicephore Soglo from standing for election as President in which African country?
• Benin
• 8. Five Spitfires recently took part in a re-enactment of the first ever test flight - 70 years ago. In which city did this take place?
• Southampton
• 9. The biggest series ever made by the BBC Natural History Unit has started on BBC1 and is narrated by Sir David Attenborough. What is it called?
• Planet Earth
• 10. “The List:” Three players scored 100’s in the recent first test against India, name them.
• Paul Collingwood, Alistair Cook and Wasim Jaffer
• 11. To what person on The Apprentice did Alan Sugar say "You couldn't sell a box of matches if you tried"?
• Margaret Mountford (his assistant)

07

• Videotape of British hostage Norman Kember broadcast on al-Jazeera
• Zacarias Moussaoui’s trial continues with prosecutors calling for the death sentence
• Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arrives in London for three-day state visit
• Oscars viewing figures down by 8% on 2005 with just 38.8m people watching
• Australian medal hope Ian Thorpe has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games
• Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been found not guilty of rape
• Head of the NHS in England Sir Nigel Crisp is to stand down
• Champions League:
  • Barcelona 1 - 1 Chelsea
  • Juventus 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
  • Villarreal 1 - 1 Rangers
• Google’s plans for a massive online storage facility to encompass all users' files are leaked
• James Blake beats top seed Lleyton Hewitt to win the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas.
• Natallie Evans, a woman left infertile after cancer treatment cannot use her frozen embryos to have a baby, the European Court of Human Rights rules
• The actress and widow of Superman actor Christopher Reeve, Dana Reeve, dies aged 44
• Paula Radcliffe pulls out of the Commonwealth Games because of a foot injury.
• Michael Baigent says that he exaggerated his case against Dan Brown
• Minnesota Twins great Kirby Puckett dies aged 45 after a stroke
• Pope Benedict XVI pleads for release of a 17-month-old epileptic boy kidnapped in Italy.
• At least 15 dead after suspected bomb blasts in Varanasi
• Reports warn that the dangers of Mount Vesuvius may have been greatly underestimated

07 Quiz

• 1. Which Spurs striker has agreed to a new four-year deal?
• Robbie Keane
• 2. Which former Metropolitan Police Commissioner is heading a Premier League probe into alleged transfer bungs?
• Lord Stevens
• 3. Who set the marathon world record of two hours, four minutes, 55 seconds in Berlin in September 2003 and is due to race in this years London Marathon?
• Paul Tergat
• 4. Who thrashed Martina Hingis 6-2 6-2 to end her hopes of winning the Qatar Open?
• Amelie Mauresmo
• 5. Which country has said it will increase its military spending by 14.7% this year, but that it was a "peace-loving nation"?
• China
• 6. At the recent Razzie Awards Tom Cruise won "most tiresome tabloid target" but who did he beat in to 2nd place?
• Tom Cruise (yes he we 1st and 2nd)
• 7. According to IMDB which of the films nominated as best picture has the largest budget?
• Munich ($75m (£43m))
• 8. British actress Keira Knightley failed to win the best actress Oscar for Pride and Prejudice, but was a hit on the red carpet in a wine-coloured, one-shoulder gown by which Chinese American designer?
• Vera Wang
• 9. Who beat world champion Shaun Murphy to win the Welsh Open at Newport?
• Stephen Lee
• 10. “The List:” Who won the 4 main acting Oscars at the 2006 ceremony?
• Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Rachel Weisz

06

• Tony Blair has given his backing to Tessa Jowell, saying she is doing "an excellent job"
• Stephen Lee beats world champion Shaun Murphy to win the Welsh Open at Newport.
• England arrive in Chandigarh ahead of the second Test against India.
• HSBC unveils the largest profits ever by a UK High Street bank, wiht a pre-tax profit of £11.5bn in 2005
• Government plans to give identity cards to all passport applicants are defeated in the Lords
• A giant crater made by a meteorite impact millions of years ago has been discovered in Egypt
• Sanjar Umarov, head of Sunshine Uzbekistan Opposition Alliance, convicted of alleged economic crimes and sentenced to 10 years.
• Austria says it has detected H5N1 strain of bird flu in several live cats
• Sir Menzies Campbell has begun unveiling his frontbench team:
  • Chris Huhne - Environment
  • Nick Clegg – Home Affairs
  • Michael Moore - Foreign Affairs
  • Vincent Cable - Treasury spokesman
  • Julia Goldsworthy - Deputy Treasury spokesman
  • Steve Webb - Health spokesman
• Zacarias Moussaoui, indicted for his role in the 9/11 attacks, arrives for his trial in Alexandria, Virginia
• Sunderland sack manager Mick McCarthy
• First session of Palestinian parliament deteriorates in to shouting match between Hamas and Fatah
• Former Croatian Serb leader Milan Babic has committed suicide in his prison cell in The Hague
• Oscars 2006: The winners
  • Best picture: Crash
  • Best director: Ang Lee – “Brokeback Mountain”
  • Best actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman – “Capote”
  • Best actress: Reese Witherspoon – “Walk the Line”
  • Best supporting actor: George Clooney - Syriana
  • Best supporting actress: Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
  • Best animated feature film: Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  • Best foreign language film: Tsotsi (South Africa)
  • Best original screenplay: Crash
  • Best adapted screenplay: Brokeback Mountain
  • Best documentary feature: March of the Penguins
  • Best cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Best visual effects: King Kong
  • Best art direction: Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Best film editing: Crash
  • Best sound mixing: King Kong
  • Sound editing: King Kong
  • Best music (song): It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Hustle and Flow
  • Best music (score): Brokeback Mountain
  • Best costume design: Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Best make-up: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Best short film: Six Shooter
  • Best animated short film:The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
  • Best documentary short subject: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
  • Lifetime achievement award: Director and writer Robert Altman

06 Quiz

• 1. How old will the new leader of the Lib-Dems Menzies Campbell be this year?
• 65
• 2. Online retailer Amazon is to move its European customer service centre from the UK to which country, to take advantage of better language skills?
• Irish Republic
• 3. Where in Pakistan did a suicide bomber kill a US diplomat and 2 others 2 days before President Bush visited?
• Karachi
• 4. Actor Jack Wild has died at the age of 53. What in 1968 was his most famous film role?
• The Artful Dodger in Oliver!
• 5. Who knocked Henman out of the Dubai Open before going on to win the final against Roger Federer?
• Rafael Nadal
• 6. Chelsea are the favourites to sign Michael Ballack, according to his agent, which team does he currently play for?
• Bayern Munich
• 7. In addition to his prison sentence, Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay 5m Vietnamese dong to his victims' families. How much is this in £’s?
• £180
• 8. Which company’s shares leapt 8% after it said it was in talks to sell its struggling Japanese phone business?
• Vodafone
• 9. In a sporting sense what is WADA?
• The World Anti-Doping Agency
• 10. “The List:” George Clooney is only the fifth person to be nominated for acting, directing and writing in the same year. Name the other 4.
• Orson Welles (1942), Woody Allen (1978), Warren Beatty (1979 and 1982) and Roberto Benigni (1999).

05

• Tessa Jowell says split from her husband 'was not political'
• 78th Oscars Ceremony - results see tomorrow
• Spitfire maiden flight re-enacted
• The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, launches an attack on Guantanamo Bay
• First Test, Nagpur, day five : England 393 & 297-3 dec drew with India 323 & 260-6
• Benin voting in presidential poll
• Thousands take to the streets to protest gaainst the Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra
• Dance star Daz Sampson has been chosen as the UK's entry for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest after winning a live public vote on BBC One
• Olympic champion Ted Ligety wins men’s World Cup giant slalom in Korea
• The remains of 2 swans found dead in Poland are tested to see if they had the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
• Australian PM John Howard to focus on trade during a visit to India
• Death of American footballer Pat Tillman in Afghanistan to be subject to a criminal investigation

05 Quiz

• 1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the population of the world has reached what figure, 4.5, 5,5, 6.5, 7.5 or 10 billion?
• 6.5 billion
• 2. Which of the Channel Islands announced a change of policy that is going to mean higher priced DVD and CDs for the UK?
• Jersey
• 3. Who did the Republic of Ireland beat 3 – 0 in a recent International?
• Sweden
• 4. Alexandre Primat won both feature and sprint races for France in the Mexico round of which GP series?
• A1
• 5. Sales companies that plague consumers with silent phone calls are to be fined up to how much for each offence?
• £50,000
• 6. Which accountants are used by the Oscars to collate and record the votes?
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• 7. Which Leicester player has said Matt Dawson should be dropped by England?
• Austin Healey
• 8. Which Indian bowler took 4-95 in the first innings of the first test against England in Nagpur?
• Sri Sreesanth
• 9. An Italian parliamentary commission has blames which country for the 1981 shooting of Pope John Paul II?
• Russia (accept Soviet Union)
• 10. “The List:” Recently Ronnie Barker received a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, he is the third comic to receive such an honour. Name the other 2 who received the same honour in 1980 and 1994.
• Joyce Grenfell and Les Dawson

04

• Rafael Nadal recovers from a set down to beat Roger Federer and win the Dubai Open title.
• Tessa Jowell and husband David Mills are to separate after the "strains" of recent allegations
• Joe Calzaghe beats Jeff Lacy and unifies the WBO and IBF super middleweight titles
• China announces rise in military spending - up by 14.7% to $35.3bn in 2006.
• Jack Vettriano painting sells at auction for £290k
• Independent Spirit Awards:
  • Feature: Brokeback Mountain
  • First Feature: Crash
  • John Cassavetes Award (best feature made for less than $500,000): Conventioneers
  • Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
  • Screenplay: Dan Futterman, Capote
  • First Screenplay: Duncan Tucker, Transamerica
  • Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
  • Female Lead: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
  • Supporting Female: Amy Adams, Junebug
  • Supporting Male: Matt Dillon, Crash
  • Cinematography: Good Night, and Good Luck
  • Documentary: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
  • Foreign Film: Paradise Now
  • IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award: Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana, Cavite
  • Truer Than Fiction Award: Garrett Scott and Ian Olds, Occupation: Dreamland
  • AMC/American Express Producers Award: Caroline Baron, Capote and Monsoon Wedding
• Indonesia's Yohannes Christian John beats Juan Manuel Marquez to retain WBA featherweight title
• Nadia Petrova beats Amelie Mauresmo in straight sets to claim the Qatar Open.
• Former Ecuadorean President Lucio Gutierrez released from prison
• Janica Kostelic wins World Cup super-combined in Norway

04 Quiz

• 1. Who won golf's Accenture World Match Play last weekend?
• Geoff Ogilvy
• 2. Which British act have unveiled tour dates in china in Apri lof this year?
• Rolling Stones
• 3. Which Charlton player won his first cap in the friendly against Uruguay at Anfield?
• Darren Bent
• 4. The number of Freeview set-top boxes and digital TVs sold in the UK has passed what mark?
• 10m sales
• 5. Ronnie O'Sullivan crashes out of the Welsh Open, beaten 5-1 by which player?
• Ian McCulloch
• 6. One of the biggest and most complete WHAT ever found is currently on display at London's Natural History Museum?
• Giant squid
• 7. Chelsea and Southampton legend Peter Osgood has died at the age of 59. How many times did he play for England, was it 4, 14, 24, 34 or 44?
• 4
• 8. Which country’s Catholic Church has started an investigation to identify church collaborators who worked for the communist-era secret police?
• Poland
• 9. What nationality is sprinter Usain Bolt who has had to pull out of the Commonwealth Games with a hamstring strain?
• Jamaican
• 10. “The List:” Which three men contested the recent Lib-Dem leadership contest?
• Sir Menzies Campbell, Simon Hughes and Chris Huhne

03

• Gary Glitter jailed for 3 years by a Vietnamese court
• New Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell to greet party
• Hamas begins landmark talks with Russia
• First Test:Day 3, Nagpur: England 393; India 322-9 (stumps)
• Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens heads a Premier League probe into alleged transfer bungs.
• A fourth person has been charged in connection with the £53m Securitas depot robbery in Kent.
• Arsenal and England full-back Ashley Cole is suing News Of The World and the Sun for allegations about two players sexuality
• Tennis legend Bjorn Borg is selling the five Wimbledon trophies he won between 1976 and 1980
• A memorial service has taken place at London's Westminster Abbey in memory of comedian Ronnie Barker
• Marks & Spencer has written to all of its suppliers asking for cuts of up to 10% on the price it pays for goods
• Tony Blair says he prayed to God when deciding whether or not to send UK troops to Iraq.
• The Cameroon editor who defamed a minister by saying he was gay gets a jail sentence and fine
• Vodafone shares leap 8% after the firm says it in talks to sell its struggling Japanese phone business.
• A German court bans a film inspired by the case of self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes.
• London’s High Court to decide whether life-saving treatment can be withdrawn from a baby at the centre of a right-to-life case.

03 Quiz

• 1. Which former President has ended a hunger strike for “health reasons”?
• Saddam Hussein
• 2. Who apologised this week for getting "some fundamental things wrong" during the Lions tour to New Zealand?
• Sir Clive Woodward
• 3. Which UK utility group has agreed to buy US gas distributor Keyspan for $7.3bn (£4.1bn)?
• National Grid
• 4. London’s High Court heard a claim that which best-selling novel copied ideas from a book written in 1982?
• The Da Vinci Code
• 5. Police in which country have charged 16 people over an alleged plot to oust President Gloria Arroyo?
• Philippines
• 6. David Cameron outlined his vision for what type of Tory Party (two words required)?
• Modern, compassionate
• 7. Which heavyweight boxer is running scared of a return fight with Matt Skelton saying “To my mind there's absolutely no point in fighting Matt again” despite saying he thought a rematch was a good idea immediately after the fight?
• Danny Williams
• 8. In which country is the opening Formula One grand prix of the 2006 season set to take place?
• Bahrain
• 9. The Commons Speaker has undergone heart surgery, what is his name?
• Michael Martin
• 10. “The List:” Who scored the four goals for Manchester United in the Carling Cup final win over Wigan?
• Wayne Rooney (2), Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo

02

• Count of votes by Lib-Dem's 73,000 members begins - Sir Menzies Campbell has been elected leader of the Liberal Democrat Party
• The cabinet secretary's inquiry into whether Tessa Jowell broke the ministerial code clears her of blame
• Johnny Dankworth receives knighted
• Tributes continue for Chlesea and England player Peter Osgood
• High Court clears P&O's takeover
• First Test, Nagpur: England 393; India 136-1 (day two, stumps)
• South Korean prosecutors have begun questioning disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk
• An Italian parliamentary commission has concluded that the former Soviet Union was behind the 1981 assassination attempt on the late Pope John Paul II
• US and India seal nuclear accord
• Former rebel leader Agim Ceku has been formally nominated to be the new prime minister of Kosovo
• Actor Jack Wild dies
• Tim Henman loses 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 to Rafael Nadal in the Dubai Open quarter-finals
• British actors Robbie Coltrane and Imelda Staunton collect their OBEs
• Amazon is moving its European customer service centre to the Irish Republic
• Ugandan army continues effort to try opposition politician Kizza Besigye in military court.
• Suicide bomber kills a US diplomat and 2 others in Karachi 2 days before President Bush visits
• Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela Officials meet in Caracas to lay foundations for 8,000km gas pipeline
• Iraqi PM Ibrahim Jaafari cancels a meeting with political leaders because of a campaign to oust him.
• Chelsea are favourites to sign Michael Ballack, according to his agent

02 Quiz

• 1. Which current pop star has surprised fans by claiming that he is "emotionally stunted"?
• James Blunt
• 2. Scott Johnson said the early injury to which fly-half contributed to their loss in Ireland?
• Stephen Jones
• 3. Who is currently Britain’s number two in the world rankings?
• Greg Rusedski (Murray – 42, Rusedski – 43, Henman – 49)
• 4. Miami shipping firm Eller & Co tried to block the £3.9bn ($6.8bn) takeover of which shipping giant by a Dubai firm in London's High Court?
• P&O
• 5. On which Swiss lake was an infected goosander duck found floating, giving rise to fears of bird flu infection?
• Lake Geneva
• 6. Whose duties will be taken over by Sir Alan Haselhurst, Sylvia Heal and Sir Michael Lord?
• Michael Martin (as he recovers from an angioplasty procedure)
• 7. Who was named man-of-the-match in the recent Carling Cup Final?
• Wayne Rooney
• 8. Which group won best duo or group at the Image Awards in America, designed to honour black artists in entertainment?
• Destiny's Child
• 9. Which company’s shares fell after it said that its assets were overvalued by as much as £28bn with slowing revenue growth?
• Vodafone
• 10. “The List:” Channel 4’ series “No Angels” has returned for anew series name the 4 main characters?
• Beth, Lia, Anji and Kate

01

• The number of Freeview set-top boxes and digital TVs sold in the UK surpasses the 10m mark
• Andy Murray beaten 6-2 6-2 by Tommy Robredo at Las Vegas Championship
• Trial of Christophe Fauviau a man accused of drugging his children's tennis rivals, allegedly causing one to die, opens in France
• Traces of a benzene found in some British soft drinks
• French driver Alexandre Primat wins the feature and sprint races at the A1 GP in Mexico
• Jimmy White is beaten 5-0 in the second round of the Welsh Open by Ryan Day
• Home Nation Internationals
  • England beat Uruguay 2-1 at Anfield
  • Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 Sweden
  • Scotland 1 - 3 Switzerland
  • Wales 0 - 0 Paraguay
  • Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Estonia
• First Test, Nagpur: India v England - 246-7 at stumps
• Saddam Hussein tells the court he alone is responsible for the actions of his regime
• Polls close in South African local elections, with low turnout a big worry for ruling ANC
• Chelsea and Southampton legend Peter Osgood dies at the age of 59
• Voting finishes in Lib Dem leadership election
• Royal Society of Chemistry announces it will give Africa free access to all of its journal archives
• Sales companies worrying consumers with silent phone calls will face fines of up to £50,000

01 Quiz

• 1. Which pop star has revealed to the Mirror that he was quizzed by the FBI and Special Branch after criticising the US and Britain?
• Morrissey
• 2. Which team beat Wigan 4-0 to win the Carling Cup final?
• Manchester United
• 3. At which weight is British boxer Clinton Woods currently the World champion?
• Light-heavyweight
• 4. What was the alliterative nickname of the Australian man convicted of receiving funds from al-Qaeda?
• Jihad Jack
• 5. Who (and its worth checking the date but it’s not April yet) has been cast as Mother Theresa in an upcoming biopic by director T Rajeevnath?
• Paris Hilton (obvious typecasting!)
• 6. Who scored all of the points for Wales in their defeat by Ireland?
• Mark Jones (all 5 of them)
• 7. Whose current UK singles release is “Is It Just Me”?
• The Darkness
• 8. Which company makes a model called the Meriva?
• Vauxhall
• 9. The first trial of a state charged with genocide has opened in The Hague, with Bosnia-Hercegovina accusing which country of war crimes?
• Serbia and Montenegro
• 10. “The List:” Kierron Fallon has had his bail extended in connection with charges of race fixing, name the other 4 jockeys who have received the same.
• Robert Winston, Fergal Lynch, Darren Williams and Paul Bradley.

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