Quiz Diary - 2007-05

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• George Bush outlines a new plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit.
• Andrei Lugovoi, accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko, says UK secret services were involved.
• The number of new mortgage approvals in the UK fell to a 12-month low in April
• Zdravko Tolimir, a close aide to Ratko Mladic, is arrested in Bosnia.
• Niger's government is dissolved a no confidence vote.
• US economy growth was 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, the weakest in more than 4 years
• US strongly criticises Iran over the detention of three US citizens
• Hezbollah attacks a UN plan for a tribunal over the killing of ex-PM Rafik Hariri
• NATO says a helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan may have been shot down by the Taleban
• Nepal sets election date for November
• Ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson is to be Tory Party's head of communications
• EMI signs a deal with YouTube allowing users to use music videos by EMI artists
• At least 7,000 jobs are set to go at computer firm Dell
• Man nicknamed the 'spam king' for sending out millions of junk e-mails is arrested in the US.
• Claudio Ranieri resigns as manager of Parma and is expected to take over at Manchester City.
• Man Utd confirm England midfielder Owen Hargreaves will join them from Bayern Munich
• John Terry admits coach Steve McClaren could lose his job if they lose in Estonia.
• Ronnie O'Sullivan is fined over £20,000 for walking out in the middle of a match in 2006
• Russian President Putin says a missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe

31 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which ousted Thailand PM has been banned from politics for five years?
• Thaksin Shinawatra
• 2. NFL Europe have said that which disgraced British sprinter will face additional testing during his time playing American Football?
• Dwain Chambers
• 3. The UN has voted to to try the suspected killers of which ex-Lebanese PM?
• Rafik Hariri
• 4. Who has asked to be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers, a day after calling the team's management “a mess”?
• Kobe Bryant
• 5. “The List:” Manchester United have agreed "in principle" deals to sign which FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon players?
• Anderson and Nani

Topic of the Day: Tibet

• 6. What is the capital of Tibet?
• Lhasa
• 7. Mount Everest lies on Tibet’s border with which other country?
• Nepal
• 8. What is the currency of Tibet?
• Renminbi (same as China)
• 9. Which animal integral to Tibetan life has the scientific name Bos grunniens?
• Yak
• 10. What type of animals are to be seen on the flag of Tibet?
• Snow Lions

30

• Aide of Moqtada Sadr says the Mehdi Army did not abduct five Britons in Baghdad
• UN votes to try the suspected killers of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri
• Pope meets parents of Madeleine McCann
• NATO Chinook military helicopter crashes in southern Afghanistan killing 9
• Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra is banned from politics for five years
• Former Ku Klux Klan member on trial, accused of murdering 2 black teenagers in 1964
• New Zealand woman on oxygen machine dies after her electricity was cut over an unpaid bill
• Wild golden eagle chick is hatched in Ireland for the first time in nearly a century
• Supermarket chain Kwik Save closes 79 stores across the country, with up to 700 job losses
• Music site Last.fm bought by CBS for $280m (£140m)
• Big Brother 8 begins – with 11 women only
• Coronation Street's Bruce Jones (Les Battersby) will not return to the soap after suspension
• Ray Ranson withdraws his bid to buy Manchester City
• International friendly: Austria 0-1 Scotland
• Roger Federer reaches the French Open third round
• Wales captain Ryan Giggs announces his retirement from international football
• McLaren are cleared illegally using team orders in the Monaco Grand Prix

30 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Who has George Bush chosen to replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank?
• Robert Zoellick
• 2. Which Henry Cecil horse is the favourite among the 15 declarations for the Epsom Oaks?
• Passage Of Time
• 3. BP have secured a deal to return to which African country after an absence of more than 30 years?
• Libya
• 4. Which disgraced athlete said that only athletes who use drugs can win Olympic titles?
• Dwain Chambers
• 5. “The List:” Which two teams are competing in the Stanley Cup finals?
• Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators

Topic of the Day: Ferns

• 6. Which presenter has fronted “Love Island”, “Make Me A Supermodel”, and “Top of the Pops”, and gave the UK’s votes at this year’s “Eurovision song Contest”?
• Fearne Cotton
• 7. A fearn is the third letter in which Celtic script?
• Ogham
• 8. Small floating ferns of the genus Azolla are used as a biological fertilizer in rice paddies, what insect’s name is given to them?
• Mosquito ferns
• 9. FERN is an international non-governmental organization created in 1995 to keep track of the EU’s involvement in forests. What does FERN stand for?
• Forests and the European Union Resource Network
• 10. Fern Britton is married to which “celebrity” chef?
• Phil Vickery

29

• Italian Stefano Garzelli wins the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy
• Erik Zabel will ride for Team Milram despite admitting to doping offences in 1996
• Anaheim Ducks win 1st game of Stanley Cup finals against the Ottawa Senators
• US officials quarantine a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis
• China sentences former head of its Food and Drug Administration to death for corruption
• Russia test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile
• Owen Hargreaves is expected to complete his transfer to Manchester United next week
• 4 British bodyguards and their British client kidnapped from Iraqi finance ministry
• Graham Brady resigns from Conservative front bench in over grammar schools
• West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan will miss the rest of the series with a damaged shoulder
• England wing David Strettle flies home from South Africa with a stomach virus
• New Zealand Maori beat Ireland A to qualify for the Churchill Cup final
• Tim Henman suffers defeat to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in 1st round at Roland Garros
• George Bush chooses Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank
• BP seal a deal to return to Libya after an absence of more than 30 years
• Dutch TV criticised for offering a terminally ill woman's kidneys as a prize
• Online retailer CD-Wow is ordered to pay £41m to British record companies
• Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson pull out of England's matches against Brazil and Estonia with groin injuries

29 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. What are to carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008?
• Alcoholic drinks
• 2. Venus Williams needed all her experience to overcome which French teenager in the first round of the French Open?
• Alize Cornet
• 3. Five women and one married man have been ordained in which Canadian city?
• Toronto
• 4. Which Tottenham striker has committed himself to the club for another five years?
• Robbie Keane
• 5. “The List:” Name the Ukraine president and PM who have agreed to early elections in September?
• Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych

Topic of the Day: Oaks

• 6. The oak tree belongs to which genus?
• Quercus
• 7. Which jockey has won the English classic, the Oaks, on 9 occasions?
• Frank Buckle
• 8. Oak Island, site of the fabled “money pit” is in which Canadian Province?
• Nova Scotia
• 9. The Irish Oaks are run at which course in Kildare?
• The Curragh
• 10. Gabriel Oak is a character in which novel by Hardy?
• Far From the Madding Crowd

28

• Iran and the United States are due to hold their first bilateral public talks for almost 30 years
• Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008
• Japan's agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka dies in hospital after apparent suicide
• Paul Wolfowitz blames the media for his leaving the post of World Bank president
• Annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission opens in Alaska
• Iran and the United States are due to hold their first bilateral public talks for almost 30 years
• Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008
• Japan's agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka dies in hospital after apparent suicide
• Wolfowitz blames the media for his leaving the post of World Bank president
• Annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission opens in Alaska
• US calls on Iran to stop arming militants in Iraq
• A formal request is made to Moscow for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko.
• British soldier dies in Helmand
• Israel's Defence Minister, Amir Peretz, loses his bid to remain head of the Labour Party
• 5 women and one married man are ordained in Toronto
• Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008
• Tottenham striker Robbie Keane commits himself to the club for another five years
• Premiership play-off final: Derby 1-0 West Brom (scored by Stephen Pearson)
• England condemn the West Indies to their heaviest defeat in Tests with victory by an innings at Headingley.
• F1 governing body will investigate McLaren for possible breach of the rules in the Monaco Grand Prix
• England Saxons 18-3 Scotland A (to reach the final of the Churchilll Cup)
• England's Justin Rose pulls out of this week's Memorial Tournament in America.
• Arthur Abraham stops Sebastien Demers in the 3rd round of defence of his IBF middleweight title.

28 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. The parents of Madeleine McCann are to meet which religious leader?
• The Pope
• 2. Who is the president of the ICC who has died in a hospital in Cape Town?
• Percy Sonn
• 3. Which veteran actor has announced he is retiring from stage and screen?
• Paul Newman
• 4. Who beat Yeovil 2-0 to win the League One play-off final?
• Blackpool
• 5. “The List:” Which 2 players took part in the sudden-death play-off at the PGA Championship at Wentworth?
• Anders Hansen and Justin Rose

Topic of the Day: Gangsters

• 6. Who played former SAS officer John Kline in the 1970’s BBC series “Gangsters”?
• Maurice Colbourne
• 7. What was Bugsy Siegel’s real first name?
• Benjamin
• 8. Which 2002 film by Cess Silvera about two young criminals in Kingston, takes its name for a slang Jamaican term for “gangsters”?
• Shotta
• 9. Meaning “our group” which crime family controlled organised crime in LA and Las Vegas and are known as the Persian Mafia?
• Goroohe Ma
• 10. Who had a UK top ten in 1979 with “Gangsters”?
• Special AKA

27

• Scientists identify 4 more genes that increase breast cancer risk
• Parents of Madeleine McCann are to attend a Papal audience
• Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says strikes on Hamas will continue
• More than 80 Zimbabwean activists are in police custody a day after they were arrested
• Percy Sonn, the president of the ICC, dies in hospital in Cape Town.
• Paul Newman, announces he is retiring from stage and screen.
• Ukraine's president and PM agree to early elections in September
• West European MPs and a Russian gay rights leader are arrested in Moscow
• McLaren deny anti-Hamilton bias and use of team orders at the Monaco Grand Prix
• League One play-off final: Yeovil 0-2 Blackpool
• Anders Hansen wins sudden-death play-off against Justin Rose to win PGA Championship at Wentworth
• Rain halts play on day three of the second Test between England and West Indies at Headingley.
• Roger Federer says he has never felt more confident going into the French Open
• Arthur Abraham stops Sebastien Demers in 3rd round of IBF middleweight title fight

27 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which Nobel Prize winning churchman has told Africa's Anglicans to end an "obsession" with gay priests and same-sex unions?
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
• 2. Where did England lose the 1st test to South Africa 58-10?
• Bloemfontein
• 3. Which TV presenter has been officially cautioned by police in connection with an alleged assault?
• Chris Tarrant
• 4. Which 1996 Tour de France champion has been to return his yellow jersey, after admitting to doping?
• Bjarne Riis
• 5. “The List:” Which 2 Midlands teams go head to head for a place in the Premiership in the play-off final, which is dubbed the £60m match?
• Derby and West Brom

Topic of the Day: David Livingstone

• 6. In which Scottish burgh was he born in 1813?
• Blantyre
• 7. In which year did he meet Henry Morton Stanley, which led to their famous exchange?
• 1871
• 8. Which part of Livingstone's body was buried under a tree near the spot where he died, now the site of the Livingstone Memorial?
• His heart
• 9. He died near which lake in Zambia in 1873?
• Bangweulu
• 10. Where is he buried in England?
• Westminster Abbey

26

• Gordon Brown admits mistakes were made over Iraq and that the issue is divisive for the nation.
• Father of Madeleine McCann says the sighting of a man seen the night she disappeared is significant.
• Government said to be considering introducing "stop and question" powers for the police
• Ukraine's president and PM hold hours of talks aimed at ending a political crisis
• Pakistan's ex-top judge makes a thinly disguised attack on President Musharraf
• Iran says it has uncovered spy networks run by the US and its allies in the country.
• Police in Zimbabwe raid the headquarters of the opposition MDC and arrest 200 people
• 1st test – Bloemfontein - South Africa 58-10 England
• Over 20 people killed in landslides in China
• Thousands of tribal and Dalit Hindus are to convert to Buddhism in a mass ceremony in Mumbai.
• Alliance & Leicester bank has apologised for a letter sent to customers reclaiming overdraft charges.
• Annual British Soap Awards.
• TV presenter Chris Tarrant is officially cautioned by police in connection with an alleged assault.
• Australia's Big Brother is criticised for deciding not to tell a contestant that her father had died.
• Chatroom users who watched a man apparently commit suicide over the internet will not face charges.
• Scottish Cup: Dunfermline 0-1 Celtic
• Steve McClaren names David Beckham in his England squad
• League Two play-off final: Bristol Rovers 3-1 Shrewsbury
• 2nd Test – Headingley - West Indies al out for 146 (England 570-7)
• Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton start at the top of the grid for Monaco Grand Prix
• 1996 Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis asked to return his yellow jersey

26 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which country says it has uncovered spy networks run by the US and its allies in the country?
• Iran
• 2. Which new British light heavyweight champion isn’t Spartacus?
• Tony Oakey
• 3. Which bank has apologised for a letter sent to customers reclaiming overdraft charges?
• Alliance & Leicester
• 4. Which team beat Shrewsbury to win the League Two play-off final 3-1?
• Bristol Rovers
• 5. “The List:” Which two drivers start on the front line of the grid for the Monaco Gran Prix?
• Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton

Topic of the Day: Noel Coward

• 6. What was his middle name?
• Peirce
• 7. The Bliss family feature in which play of 1924?
• Hay Fever
• 8. In which country did Coward die just three years after being knighted?
• Jamaica
• 9. Which 1963 musical comedy is based on Terence Rattigan's "The Sleeping Prince”?
• The Girl Who Came to Supper
• 10. Which 1941 play takes it's title from a poem by Shelley?
• Blithe Spirit

25

• Police hunting for Madeleine McCann describe a man seen near her apartment on the night she disappeared
• The widow of the Earl of Shaftesbury and her brother are jailed for 25 years for his murder.
• Bertie Ahern looks set for a third term as taoiseach
• Four people in Wales test positive for a mild strain of bird flu
• US voices concern over China's growing military might
• Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr pledges to work with Sunni groups against US-led occupation
• Tens of thousands of South African public sector workers take to the streets to demand pay rises.
• Chelsea visit Africa with a trip to Ghana next week.
• Colombia's government will release a group of jailed left-wing FARC guerrillas
• Rescuers find several people after a plane crashes in the Peruvian Amazon with up to 20 people on board.
• Burma extends Suu Kyi's detention by one year
• North Korea test-fires a missile towards the Sea of Japan
• Spokesman for the Glazer family denies reports that they are considering selling Manchester United.
• 2nd test – Headingley - England 366-5 (Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen centuries)
• England B 3-1 Albania (Stewart Downing scores 2)
• Tim Henman will face Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in the French Open first round
• Tottenham sign Southampton defender Gareth Bale for a transfer fee of up to £10m.
• Bjarne Riis admits using the banned blood-booster EPO during his career
• German cyclist Erik Zabel admits to using banned blood booster EPO while competing for Telekom in the 1990s
• World triathlon champion Tim Don regains his eligibility for the GB Olympic team after a doping ban

25 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Who laughed off his recent arrest when he recorded his appearance as the guest presenter on the BBC One show Have I Got News for You?
• Chris Tarrant
• 2. Who beat Nottm Forest 4-5 on aggregate to reach the League One play-off final?
• Yeovil
• 3. At least nine people were killed and dozens more hurt in the blast during Friday prayers at the Mecca Masjid, one of India's biggest mosques. In which city is it to be found?
• Hyderabad
• 4. Which horse’s hopes of the Triple Crown were dashed when Curlin narrowly beat him in the Preakness Stakes?
• Street Sense
• 5. “The List:” Who are the last three winners of the Giro d’Italia?
• Ivan Basso, Paolo Savoldelli and Damiano Cunego

Topic of the Day: Russia

• 6. Who released the song “Russians” from his “Dream of the Blue Turtles” album in 1985?
• Sting
• 7. Which drink was created in 1949 in Brussels?
• Black Russian
• 8. Whose symphony number 2 is called the “Little Russian”?
• Tchaikovsky
• 9. Who was the first Russian to win a World heavyweight boxing title?
• Nikolai Valuev
• 10. Which country was commonly called “Little Russia” before independence?
• Ukraine

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• People who fail to recycle household rubbish could have to pay more than those who do, under plans to cut waste.
• John Reid says control orders are "far from the best option" to tackle terrorism
• Alan Johnson says industry minister used "the language of the BNP" on housing.
• Ofcom says Channel 4 made "serious" misjudgements in its handling of Celebrity Big Brother race row
• UK charities launch crisis appeal for Darfur region
• Chinese shares fall after Alan Greenspan said its stock markets were due for a "dramatic contraction"
• Japanese PM says world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050
• Methane blast at Russian coal mine, kills over 30 people
• Tamil Tiger rebels say they have killed 35 sailors in an attack on a naval base in northern Sri Lanka.
• Polls have closed in Ireland's general election
• Online gaming firm Betonsports pleads guilty in the US to charges of money laundering and racketeering
• Keira Knightley accepts £3,000 High Court libel damages over a Daily Mail article about her weight.
• Michael Owen is given England B captaincy for game against Albania
• Lewis Hamilton crashes in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.

24 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which country’s lower house approved a new law requiring schools to teach children to be patriotic?
• Japan
• 2. Which Shrewsbury substitute scored twice as his team sealed a place in the League Two play-off final at Wembley?
• Andy Cooke
• 3. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ordered the army to step up efforts to rescue which former presidential candidate from rebel captors?
• Ingrid Betancourt
• 4. Bottom of the table Salford have parted company with which coach after a five-year partnership?
• Karl Harrison's
• 5. “The List:” In May 2007, it was the first time since 1938 that four Englishmen reached 3 figures in one innings of a Test. Who were they?
• Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook and Matt Prior

Topic of the Day: Cats

• 6. Who played the cat burglar John Robbie in the film “To Catch A Thief”?
• Cary Grant
• 7. Who played “The Cat” in “Red Dwarf”?
• Danny John-Jules
• 8. In which year did “Cats” first open in London’s West End?
• 1981
• 9. Who was born Steven Demetre Georgiou?
• Cat Stevens
• 10. What is the official language of Andorra?
• Catalan

23

• Scotland Yard say 3 men have absconded from control orders imposed on them
• Tony Blair says new nuclear power plants are needed to cut carbon emissions
• Middle East envoy Lord Levy announces he is to step down when the PM leaves office in June
• Palestinian militants say there will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
• Residents of Naples torch piles of rotting rubbish amid a worsening refuse crisis.
• China investigates reports that toothpaste exported to Central America contains deadly chemical.
• 1st birth control pill designed to stop monthly periods has been approved for use in the US.
• WHO says deal will ensure states share H5N1 virus samples and that vaccines are fairly priced.
• 12 men, including former members of the secret police, are found guilty of the murder of Serbian PM Zoran Djindjic.
• AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool (Pippo Inzaghi scores twice)
• India bar wall collapse kills 27
• Oil prices push above $70 a barrel amid fears over US-Iran tensions
• EastEnders rewrites a storyline about a missing baby because of similarities with the Madeleine McCann case.
• Hugh Laurie receives OBE from the Queen
• ASDA stops selling CD singles
• Retail magnate Mike Ashley launches a £133m takeover offer for Newcastle United football club.
• All England Club confirms that Hawk-Eye technology will be used at Wimbledon this year
• James Haydon parts company with British Superbikes team Virgin Yamaha by mutualconsent
• Chris Eubank is charged with making an unlawful anti-war protest outside Downing Street.
• Snooker bosses add a new ranking event to the schedule for next season in Shanghai

23 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. “Life on Mars” stars John Simm and Philip Glenister have reunited for which heist movie set in the 1980s?
• Tuesday
• 2. Which ex-Formula One team boss said that Lewis Hamilton will not win the world title this season?
• Eddie Jordan
• 3. A Sharia court in Bauchi State has sentenced a man to death for raping two teenage girls. In which country is Bauchi State?
• Nigeria
• 4. Which jockey will ride the favourite Authorized in the 2007 Vodafone Derby at Epsom?
• Frankie Dettori
• 5. “The List:” Name the last three winners of the Epsom Derby?
• Sir Percy, Motivator and North Light

Topic of the Day: Mercury

• 6. Who was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar in 1946?
• Freddie Mercury
• 7. Which Bruce Willis film is based on the book “Simple Simon” by Ryne Douglas Pearson?
• Mercury Rising
• 8. Which aeroplane company made the Mercury in the 1930’s to replace their Jupiter model?
• Bristol
• 9. Which American wrestler uses the professional name of Joey Mercury?
• Adam Birch
• 10. Which two actors co-founded the Mercury Theatre Company in New York?
• Orson Welles and John Houseman

22

• Russian accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko says charges are "politically motivated"
• The introduction of Home Information Packs is to be delayed until August
• Senior judges fail to reach a deal with Lord Chancellor over creation of Ministry of Justice
• Plaid Cymru suspends negotiations with Welsh Labour
• ICC investigates war crimes allegedly committed in the Central African Republic
• Boeing assembles first 787 plane
• Funeral of leading US conservative evangelist Jerry Falwell in Virginia
• Explosion hits Ankara with 5 killed and 60 injured
• US urges China to speed up reform
• BP shuts down a quarter of production at Prudhoe oilfield after finding a leak
• Quentin Tarantino cheered by journalists at Cannes Film Festival for "Death Proof"
• Sir Elton John's entire European tour is cancelled due to problems with the tour promoter
• Bottom of the table Salford end Karl Harrison's five-year spell as coach
• Illness forces Ian Woosnam out the PGA Championship at Wentworth
• Premier League agrees to set up an tribunal to rule on Sheffield United's complaints over Carlos Tevez
• Maria Sharapova wins her first game back after a two-month absence with a shoulder injury
• Chelsea confirm midfielder Steve Sidwell has agreed to join the club on a free transfer
• Michael Sprott withdraws from his Commonwealth heavyweight title fight against Matt Skelton

22 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Police stations in which Indian city have been equipped with oxygen devices to enable police to offset the effects of pollution?
• Calcutta
• 2. In the League Two play-off semi-final which team beat Lincoln City 3-5 and 7-4 on aggregate?
• Bristol Rovers
• 3. According to new research from net measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings which sex spend more time online in the UK?
• Women
• 4. Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said which Premier League chief executive should consider quitting in the wake of the West Ham controversy?
• Richard Scudamore
• 5. “The List:” Name the last three Speakers of the House of Commons?
• Bernard Weatherill, Betty Boothroyd and Michael Martin

Topic of the Day: Romans

• 6. Who wrote the play “The Romans in Britain” which was resurrected in 2006?
• Howard Brenton
• 7. Pertinax was the first Emperor in which Roman “dynasty”?
• Severan
• 8. Who is the current Olympic decathlon champion?
• Roman Sebrle
• 9. Who wasborn as Raymond Liebling in Paris in 1933?
• Roman Polanski
• 10. Which roman a clef by Robert Penn Warren is loosely based on the rise and fall of Louisiana governor Huey Long?
• All the King's Men

21

• Troops and Islamist militants battle at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 9 civilians dead
• Luna Rossa of Italy claim their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup final
• Jermain Taylor retains his WBC and WBO middleweight titles by out-pointing Cory Spinks
• Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen wins a rain-swept French MotoGP at Le Mans.
• David Howell withdraws from this week's BMW PGA Championship with a back injury
• Scott Harrison appears in court in Spain over brawl in a brothel
• Blaze ravages the historic tea-clipper Cutty Sark at Grenwich
• Tourists who were in Praia da Luz are asked to send photos to UK police
• Thousands of villagers in China riot over fines for having too many children
• Shipments of food aid for Somalis are halted after an attack by pirates
• New Mexico governor Bill Richardson enters the race for Democrat presidential nomination
• Fats Domino performs for the first time since he was rescued after Hurricane Katrina
• Member of the Afghan parliament, Malalai Joya, is suspended for comparing MPs to animals
• GlaxoSmithKline shares fall after US research links Avandia to a higher risk of heart attacks
• Jeremy Clarkson criticised by Ofcom for using an "offensive" reference to homosexuality
• Nicholas Negroponte accuses chip-maker Intel of undermining his not for profit scheme
• England draw 1st Test against West Indies after only 20 overs are bowled on the final day
• Sir Jack Hayward sells shares in Wolves to Steve Morgan
• Sheffield United name Bryan Robson as their new manager
• In tennis Chile beat top seeds the United States at the World Team Cup
• Jamie Lyon named in NSW's line-up for the State of Origin match

21 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which former President of the USA criticised Tony Blair’s "blind" support of the war in Iraq?
• Jimmy Carter
• 2. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he will keep his FA Cup medal, what did he do with his 2005/2006 Premiership medal?
• Threw in into the crowd
• 3. China has confirmed a new outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus in which central province?
• Hunan
• 4. Which bowler had to have a thigh scan after suffering an injury against the West Indies?
• Matthew Hoggard
• 5. “The List:” Who scored the goals for AC Milan as they beat Manchester United 3-0 at the San Siro?
• Kaka, Seedorf, and Gilardino

Topic of the Day: Neighbours

• 6. Neighbours will be moving from the BBC to which Channel?
• Five
• 7. In 1998 who died whilst watching Scott and Charlene's wedding video?
• Helen Daniels
• 8. On which network was it first aired?
• Seven
• 9. In which year did the BBC first show the series?
• 1986
• 10. She was briefly engaged to Joe Mangel, but in 2006, who did Paul Robinson desert immediately after marrying her?
• Lyn Scully

20

• David Hicks returns home to Australia to serve his prison sentence
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta is sworn in as president of East Timor
• Israel launches a new air strike in Gaza, hitting the home of a Hamas leader
• Tens of thousands of Turks mass in Samsun in latest demonstration supporting secularism
• Bayern Munich agree to sell Owen Hargreaves to Man Utd for "around" £17m
• 7 US soldiers and an interpreter killed in Iraq
• Suicide bomber kills 10 and injures more than 30 in Afghanistan.
• BMA head resigns in a row over a controversial doctors' jobs system
• Lorena Ochoa retains the Sybase Classic in New Jersey.
• Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen wins French MotoGP at Le Mans
• Virgin Group wins final approval to launch a US budget airline
• World premiere of the third film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series
• Marcus Gronholm wins the Rally of Italy after leader Sebastien Loeb spins out on the final day

20 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Nearly 100 people were killed and injured in a suspected chlorine bomb in which Iraq province?
• Diyala
• 2. Which World half-marathon record holder has been forced to pull out of the 2007 Great Manchester Run after failing to obtain a visa?
• Sammy Wanjiru
• 3. A controversial law effectively banning parents from smacking their children has been passed by which Commonwealth country?
• New Zealand
• 4. Who scored the first FA Cup goal at the new Wembley?
• Didier Drogba
• 5. “The List:” England have been drawn with which 3 countries in the group stages of the 2007 World Netball Championships in New Zealand?
• South Africa, Barbados and Malaysia

Topic of the Day: 2007 FA Cup

• 6. Who was the first substitute to be used at the “new” Wembley?
• Arjen Robben
• 7. Who refereed the unspectacular 2007 final?
• Steve Bennett
• 8. To the nearest 1,000 what was the attendance?
• 90,000 (89,826)
• 9. How many yellow cards were issued during the game?
• 7
• 10. As Manchester United and Chelsea are both already guaranteed qualification for European competition next year, which team (for finishing 7th in the Premiership) will get the UEFA Cup spot usually awarded to the FA Cup winner?
• Bolton Wanderers

19

• Sir Menzies Campbell calls for Gordon Brown to face live TV debates
• Jimmy Carter criticises Tony Blair’s "blind" support of the war in Iraq
• Voting starts Romania in a referendum on the fate of suspended President, Traian Basescu
• Militia groups begin handing in arms in Ivory Coast, in accordance with terms of peace deal
• Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to be officially renamed as Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
• FA Cup: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
• China confirms outbreak of H5N1 strain of bird flu virus in Hunan
• 3 park rangers and 4 suspected poachers are killed in a gunfight in a Kenyan wildlife area
• Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, sets up a $10bn fund to improve education in the Middle East
• Tony Oakey beats Steve Spartacus to become Britain's new light heavyweight champion
• Film asking for help in the search for missing girl Madeleine McCann is shown before FA Cup final
• Hamburg Masters final: Roger Federer will meet Rafael Nadal
• 3 men from Sweden are freed by Ethiopia after being detained for 5 months as terror suspects
• Colombian President Alvaro Uribe orders army to increase efforts to rescue former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt from rebels

19 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which Indian politician has been sentenced to life in jail for the kidnap of, political rival, Chhote Lal Gupta?
• Mohammad Shahabuddin
• 2. Which wicket-keeper made his Test debut in the first Test against West Indies at Lord's?
• Matt Prior
• 3. In May 2007 there were over 100 election related deaths in which Asian country’s mid-term elections?
• Philippines
• 4. Which 11-time champion jockey is recovering in intensive care at a Swiss hospital following the recurrence of a heart problem?
• Lester Piggott
• 5. “The List:” Which players scored for Liverpool in their penalty shoot out against Chelsea in the Champions’ League semi-final?
• Zenden, Alonso, Gerrard, and Kuyt

Topic of the Day: FA Cup

• 6. Which team were the last to win at the “old” Wembley doing so in 2000?
• Chelsea
• 7. Which year saw the first ever final at Wembley?
• 1923
• 8. Which Manchester City goalkepper broke his neck in the 1956 final?
• Bert Trautmann
• 9. Which Arsenal player became the first substitute to score when he played in the 1971 final?
• Eddie Kelly
• 10. Which team played 5 finals and won them all?
• Wanderers

18

• Steve Spartacus meets Tony Oakey for the vacant British light heavyweight crown
• Open Net Initiative says 25 of 41 countries surveyed were filtering internet content
• Saud Memon, detained over murder of Daniel Pearl dies weeks after being released
• UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour accuses Sudan of Darfur killings
• 1st NPOWER Test, Lords – Day 2 -England 553-5 v West Indies
• Andy Murray to miss the French Open because of injury
• Half a million silver and gold coins from 17th century wreck found 40 miles from off Land's End
• Prime Minister Tony Blair has made a surprise visit to Iraq
• George Michael says the world would be an "easier place to live with" if cannabis was legal

18 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. According to the UN refugee agency more than 36,000 Afghans were deported from which country in May 2007?
• Iran
• 2. Which player was doubtful for England's first Test against the West Indies at Lord's after tearing a calf muscle, but recovered in time to make the game?
• Kevin Pietersen
• 3. Which private bank has been fined £350,000 for allowing a senior manager to steal money from clients?
• BNP Paribas
• 4. The US Federal Reserve has kept its main interest rate on hold at what %?
• 5.25%
• 5. “The List:” Which two teams were promoted automatically from the championship to the Premiership?
• Birmingham & Sunderland

Topic of the Day: Rugby Union Celtic League

• 6. By what name is rugby union’s Celtic League currently known?
• Magner’s League
• 7. At which Glasgow ground do the Warriors play?
• Hughenden
• 8. Name the 4 Welsh teams that play in the Celtic League?
• Ospreys, Cardiff Blues, Llanelli Scarlets and Newport-Gwent Dragons
• 9. Which team disbanded from the Celtic League at the end of the 2006/2007 season?
• Border Reivers
• 10. In which city do the Ospreys play their home games?
• Swansea

17

• Paul Wolfowitz is to quit as head of the World Bank
• Gordon Brown says he is "truly humbled" by the scale of the backing given to him by Labour MPs
• Portuguese police searching for Madeleine McCann insist their inquiry is not struggling
• Tony Blair and George W Bush have reaffirmed the decisions they took over war in Iraq
• BBC marks Alan Johnston’s 45th birthday
• 2 men charged with the murder of schoolboy Michael Dosunmu
• Israel has launched air raids in Gaza
• 1st NPOWER Test, Lords – Day 1 – England 200-3 v West Indies
• Claudio Ranieri insists he has not been contacted by Manchester City,
• 2 trains cross the border between North and South Korea for the 1st time in 50 years

17 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Shares in which company surged after Rupert Murdoch's media company News Corp made a bid for the newspaper firm that values it at about $5bn (£2.5bn)?
• Dow Jones
• 2. Which Citroen world champion claimed his third win in a row as he took the Rally of Argentina ahead of Ford's Marcus Gronholm?
• Sebastien Loeb
• 3. Which pop star has pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while unfit through drugs, blaming “tiredness and prescribed drugs”?
• George Michael
• 4. Which Manchester City defender has been banned for three matches after admitting a Football Association charge of violent conduct?
• Michael Ball
• 5. “The List:” In 2006 name the top 5 countries in the World in terms of the number of people that were legally executed?
• China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq and Sudan

Topic of the Day: Roger Bannister

• 6. In which year did Roger Bannister break the 4 minute mile?
• 1954
• 7. Who beat Bannister’s mile record by a second and a half only 2 months later?
• John Landy
• 8. Roger Bannister was a doctor specialising in which branch of medicine?
• Neurology
• 9. How old was Roger Bannister when he broke the 4-minute mile barrier?
• 25
• 10. Which athlete, known as the “mighty atom”, was a major inspiration for Roger Bannister and the last Englishman to hold the mile record before Bannister beat it?
• Sydney Wooderson

16

• 52-year old, Nicolas Sarkozy takes over as President of France
• Neil Warnock resigns as manager of Sheffield United
• Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq
• Fighting fund launched to help cover costs in the search for missing Madeleine McCann
• 4 AU peacekeepers killed in Somalia
• World Bank's Paul Wolfowitz meets the board to respond to answer allegations of favouritism
• Alex Salmond elected as Scottish first minister
• John McDonnell still 16 votes short of launching a bid against Gordon Brown
• Sainsbury profits jump to £380m
• Tories fail in their bid to scrap Home Information Packs, after losing a vote in the Commons
• Bank of England warns that inflation still remains a risk
• Police confirm Jose Mourinho was arrested and cautioned by police over a row about his dog
• Survey by Healthcare Commission says that 90% patients treated in NHS hospitals in England are happy with their experiences

16 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. On what date is the Diana Memorial Concert at Wembley Stadium?
• 1st July 2007
• 2. England's men and women retained their titles at the European Team Championships in Riccione, Italy. In which sport?
• Squash
• 3. Which member of the Royal family issued a Mayday alert over climate change?
• Prince Charles
• 4. Which Ducati rider beat Valentino Rossi to win the China Grand Prix and extend his MotoGP championship lead to 15 points?
• Casey Stoner
• 5. “The List:” Which 6 Canadian teams play in the NHL?
• Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadians, and Vancouver Canucks

Topic of the Day: Roger Bannister

• 6. In which year did Roger Bannister break the 4 minute mile?
• 1954
• 7. Who beat Bannister’s mile record by a second and a half only 2 months later?
• John Landy
• 8. Roger Bannister was a doctor specialising in which branch of medicine?
• Neurology
• 9. How old was Roger Bannister when he broke the 4-minute mile barrier?
• 25
• 10. Which athlete, known as the “mighty atom”, was a major inspiration for Roger Bannister and the last Englishman to hold the mile record before Bannister beat it?
• Sydney Wooderson

15

• US and AU urge Ethiopia not to withdraw its troops from Somalia before peacekeepers arrive
• Leading US evangelist Rev Jerry Falwell dies aged 73
• Brazilian rancher jailed for killing nun and environmentalist, Dorothy Stang
• Philippine election vote counting disrupted by reports of fraud and violence
• Japanese teenager walks into a police station carrying what he claims is his mother’s head
• Serbia's parliament approves the formation of a coalition government
• Jacques Chirac urges unity and pride in France in his final televised address
• New reports say that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not strangled
• Police say they do not have evidence to arrest British suspect over McCann abduction
• John McDonnell still needs the support of 18 more MPs to challenge Gordon Brown
• World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz meets the bank's executive board
• Astronomers find one of the best pieces of evidence yet for the existence of dark matter
• Newcastle appoint Sam Allardyce as their new manager
• Darren Clarke is forced to pull out of the Irish Open because of injury
• World half-marathon record holder Sammy Wanjiru will miss 2007 Great Manchester Run
• Lester Piggott is in intensive care in a hospital in Switzerland with a heart problem
• Floyd Landis' lawyer says laboratory used for his tests did not meet international standards
• BMW Oracle Racing wins the second race of the Louis Vuitton semi-final against Luna Rossa to leave the match level at 1-1

15 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. A court in Israel has convicted which former nuclear technician of violating a military order banning him from speaking to foreign journalists?
• Mordechai Vanunu
• 2. Who is the ICC chief executive that has admitted the 2007 Cricket World Cup was too long?
• Malcolm Speed
• 3. Who is the Chief of the General Staff whose decision it is as to whether Prince Harry gets sent to Iraq or not?
• Sir Francis Richard Dannatt
• 4. American challengers BMW Oracle lost their first race at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia to which team?
• Desafio Espanol
• 5. “The List:” The current IOC president is Jacques Rogge, name the three previous holders of the office?
• Avery Brundage, Lord Killanin and Juan Antonio Samaranch

Topic of the Day: Bernard Weatherill

• 6. What was Bernard Weatherill’s real first name?
• Bruce
• 7. In which year did he become Speaker of the House?
• 1983
• 8. What was the name of his twin sister?
• Margery (known as Jill)
• 9. What type of business was his family firm?
• Tailoring
• 10. Of where was he the Baron?
• North East Croydon

14

• Nominations for the Labour leadership contest set to open
• Villa close to where Madeleine McCann went missing is searched and 3 people questioned
• Gordon Brown to face a challenge from left-wing MP John McDonnell
• Man City sack manager Stuart Pearce
• Gary Anderson takes the International Darts League title with a 13-9 victory over Mark Webster
• Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree to a truce to end violence
• US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty to resign
• Nigerian satellite, expected to boost broadband internet services, is launched by China
• Colombia's highest court orders the arrest of five more congressmen
• Philippines mid-term election vote-counting begins
• Suzann Pettersen beats South Korea's Jee Young Lee in play-off at Michelob Ultra Open
• Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad in intensive care after suffering breathing difficulties
• Chris Tarrant said to be "shocked" after being arrested for alleged assault
• Sheffield United to canvas clubs for support in legal action against West Ham
• Condoleezza Rice dismisses talk of a new Cold War as she starts a visit to Russia
• England's netballers beat World and Commonwealth champions New Zealand, 50-45
• Paul Jewell leaves Wigan less than 24 hours after saving the club from relegation on the final day of the Premiership season, and is succeeded by Chris Hutchings

14 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. “Stumbling on Happiness” is a book by which psychologist?
• Daniel Gilbert
• 2. Tim Henman has had a terrible start to t he year, but is he currently ranked 50, 75, 100, 125 or 150 in the World?
• 50
• 3. Who plays Peter Kingdom in the new TV series “Kingdom”?
• Stephen Fry
• 4. Which team have signed central defender Jonathan Woodgate for £7m on a permanent deal from Real Madrid?
• Middlesbrough
• 5. “The List:” Name the 6 different clubs that were managed by Alan Ball?
• Portsmouth (twice), Colchester, Stoke, Exeter, Southampton, and Manchester City

Topic of the Day: George Michael

• 6. What was the title of Wham!’s last UK number one hit?
• The Edge of Heaven
• 7. What is George’s real surname?
• Panayiotou
• 8. What was the name of his debut solo album after Wham!?
• Faith
• 9. In which year was George Michael born?
• 1963
• 10. In 2006 George Michael released “This Is Not Real Love” a duet with which ex-Sugababe?
• Mutya Buena

13

• The parents of Madeleine McCann have said they will not return home until they have found her
• Renewed fighting in the Gaza Strip has broken a truce between rival Palestinian factions
• NHS doctors fear they will not be able to afford the new generation of cancer drugs
• Delay leaves passengers stuck on a plane on a runway for over 6 hours at Newcastle Airport
• 21-year old man dies in race attack stabbing in Merseyside
• Pope Benedict XVI criticises "authoritarian governments" in Latin America,
• Premiership:
  • Sheff Utd 1-2 Wigan (Sheffield United relegated, Wigan stay up)
  • Man Utd 0-1 West Ham (West Ham stay up)
• Phil Mickelson shoots final round 69 to win the Players Championship
• UN's emergency relief co-ordinator cuts short visit to Mogadishu amid security concerns
• Army on high-alert in Philippines poll
• US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is travelling to Russia for talks
• Strike called in Karachi after two days of violence leaves 41 people dead
• NSPCC say 50.4% of 2,053 children experienced problems such as bullying, being threatened or sexually harassed while online

13 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Recently in the news which GMTV managing director said that he was “saddened, shocked and angry”?
• Paul Corley
• 2. How old was World Cup winner Alan Ball who died recently of a heart attack?
• 61
• 3. Ethiopian troops have gained control of which country’s capital?
• Somalia
• 4. Which Sussex wicket-keeper has been included in a 25-man England performance squad for the summer series against West Indies and India?
• Matthew Prior
• 5. “The List:” A court in Argentina has cancelled pardons for human rights violations granted to which two former military leaders?
• Jorge Videla and Eduardo Massera.

Topic of the Day: Jose Ramos-Horta

• 6. Horta is a founder member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor. By what acronym is this more commonly known?
• FRETILIN
• 7. Horta left East Timor just days before the Indonesian troops entered the country and spent how many years in exile?
• 24 (1975 to 1999)
• 8. In which year did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
• 1996
• 9. Who did he beat in the 2007 Presidential election?
• Francisco Guterres
• 10. In how many languages is Horta fluent?
• 5

12

• Political rivals clash in Karachi, killing 34 people
• Serbian ballad by Marija Serifovic wins Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki
• Ten Tors expedition is abandoned
• Archbishop of York calls for release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston
• Guinea's defence minister and army chief of staff sacked
• Zimbabwe is elected to head the UN body on sustainable development
• Dick Cheney issues a warning to Iran from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf
• Pope Benedict XVI continues his Brazil tour, visiting a drugs treatment centre
• Taiwanese Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang resigns
• Analysts say 1 in 10 web pages retrived by Google contains malicious code
• Southampton 1-2 Derby (Steve Howard scores twice)
• League Two semi-final first-leg play-off - Bristol Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City
• Roger Federer leaves his long-term coach Tony Roche
• As the father of missing child Madeleine McCann pays a tearful tribute on her fourth birthday - reward rises to £2.5m

12 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which ex-Zambian leader said that the UK colluded with Zambia to find him guilty of stealing state funds?
• Frederick Chiluba
• 2. Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat at the Rome Masters to which wildcard?
• Filippo Volandri
• 3. Which actress has turned down invitation to have dinner with the Queen because of filming commitments?
• Dame Helen Mirren
• 4. The overall fund for which 2007 tournament will be £11,282,710?
• Wimbledon
• 5. “The List:” Which are the last 5 countries to win the Eurovision Song Contest?
• Finland, Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, and Latvia

Topic of the Day: Tony Curtis

• 6. What was Tony Curtis’s name at birth?
• Bernard Schwartz
• 7. Which character did he play in “Some Like It Hot”?
• Joe/Josephine
• 8. Which 27-year-old woman did he marry in 1998?
• Jill Vandenberg
• 9. He appears on the sleeve of which famous album cover from the 1960’s?
• Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• 10. In which European country was his father born?
• Hungary

11

• Ralf Schumacher says he fully expects to be driving in F1 next season
• Martin Jol says he will deal with Hossam Ghaly internally after hus show of indiscipline
• Engineers have reopened a tunnel that goes deep inside the ancient monument of Silbury Hill
• Ceremony in India to mark 150th anniversary of revolt against the British at Red Fort in Delhi
• 1st case of red squirrel dying in Scotland from the squirrel pox virus has been confirmed
• Statue of Bobby Moore, who died in 1993 aged 51, is unveiled at the new Wembley Stadium
• Ewan McGregor returns to the London stage later this year, as Iago in Othello
• British Energy to restart reactor 4 at Hinkley Point B
• US forces admit civilians were killed in fighting with the Taleban in Helmand province
• Nigerian Islamic police have demolished four theatres in the north-western state of Kano
• Phil Mickelson fires a late eagle to lead by a stroke at the halfway stage of the Players' Championship
• Competitors in Ten Tors event will be allowed to carry mobile phones for safety
• Steve Cummings will take the Giro d'Italia place in the Discovery team left by Ivan Basso
• Star Wars is voted the most influential visual effects film of all time by members of the Visual Effects Society (VES)

11 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. UK interest rates have been raised to what level?
• 5.5%
• 2. Michael Owen has been included in the England B squad to play which country at Burnley's Turf Moor ground on 25th May?
• Albania
• 3. On which date will Tony Blair stand down as Prime Minister?
• June 27th 2007
• 4. Which Fulham midfielder has received a three-match ban for headbutting Liverpool's Xabi Alonso?
• Michael Brown
• 5. “The List:” Name the last three horses to win the Epsom Derby?
• Sir Percy, Motivator and North Light

Topic of the Day: “Royalty” – sort of

• 6. Which is the only piece on a chess board which can move horizontally, diagonally or vertically?
• Queen
• 7. Which jazz musician has a guitar called Lucille?
• BB King
• 8. What is the alter ego of Wonder Woman?
• Diana Prince
• 9. What nickname did Gene Chandler give himself which is also the title of a major hit from the 1960’s?
• Duke of Earl
• 10. Which North American butterly has the scientific name of Danaus plexippus?
• Monarch

10

• Tony Blair says he will step down on June 27th
• UK interest rates raised to 5.5%
• £19m sports complex is opened at site where Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile
• Turkish MPs back the election of the president by popular vote
• China appoints an Africa envoy to focus on Darfur
• Glasgow's official 2014 bid document is on its way to London to be handed to Games Federation
• African Union to send troops to Comoros after pre-election clashes.
• Thousands gather at Sao Paulo stadium to hear Pope Benedict XVI's ceremony for young people
• North and South Korea agree on 1st train crossing over their border in 50 years
• Current PM, Ramos-Horta, ahead in East Timor presidential poll
• Syrian court jails leading dissident Kamal Labwani for 12 years, for meeting US officials
• Pakistan says it has completed work on 1st section of controversial fence on Afghan border
• Home Office says cost of proposed ID card scheme is now over £5bn
• Chris Moyles attracts a record seven million people to his Radio 1 breakfast show
• Users of Google Earth may soon be able to hear the sounds found in some locations
• Roger Federer suffers shock defeat at Rome Masters to wildcard Filippo Volandri
• Premiership: Tottenham 1-1 Blackburn

10 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. What have US scientists at Johns Hopkins said is more of a cause of some throat cancers than tobacco or alcohol use?
• Oral sex
• 2. Who has resigned as Newcastle United FC manager?
• Glenn Roeder
• 3. Roger Cicero is favourite to win the Eurovision song contest, which country is he representing?
• Germany
• 4. Which France and Saracens star has retired from club rugby?
• Thomas Castaignede
• 5. “The List:” After the Snooker World Championships name the top 5 ranked players in the World?
• John Higgins, Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy, Ken Doherty and Ronnie O’Sullivan

Topic of the Day: Yellow

• 6. On her album “Ladies of the Canyon” who sang about a “Big Yellow Taxi”?
• Joni Mitchell
• 7. The Yellow Sea separates North and South Korea from which country?
• China
• 8. On which album does Coldplay’s “Yellow” appear?
• Parachutes
• 9. Yellow fever is predominantly transmitted to humans by which animal?
• Mosquito
• 10. Published in 1921 “Crome Yellow” was the first novel by which British author?
• Aldous Huxley

09

• US economy tops rankings of 55 nations in IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
• Grenades explode in Mogadishu, where soldiers were confiscating and burning face veils
• Advertising Standards Authority says a record number of adverts received complaints in 2006
• Pakistani court rules top anti-government lawyer can reopen offices in Karachi
• Captain of Belgian trawler, De Marie Louise, caught fishing illegally in the *North Sea after an 18-mile high speed chase has been fined more than £10,000
• Bangladesh's state-owned airline, Biman, has announced plans to slash its workforce
• Nicolas Sarkozy courts controversy by holidaying on a luxury yacht after his election triumph
• Etimate that about 100,000 ballots had been discounted in the Scottish elections
• Presidential poll ends in E Timor
• Premiership: Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester United
• Michael Ballack and Ricardo Carvalho out of the FA Cup final against Manchester United.
• US Federal Reserve has kept its main interest rate on hold at 5.25%
• Rapist, Carl Marcus Sparks, jailed after decade on run
• German government is launching an action plan to cut obesity rates sharply by 2020

09 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which socialite has been jailed for 45 days for driving while on probation on a drink-driving charge?
• Paris Hilton
• 2. Who beat Oscar de la Hoya on a split decision in Las Vegas?
• Floyd Mayweather
• 3. Which Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner has abandoned plans to form his own political party?
• Muhammad Yunus
• 4. Which former World number one has announced her immediate retirement from tennis?
• Kim Clijsters
• 5. “The List:” Name the players who made the semi finals of this year’s Snooker World Championships?
• Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, John Higgins and Stephen Maguire

Topic of the Day: Cameron Diaz

• 6. In which year was Cameron Diaz born?
• 1972
• 7. In which film did she play Lotte Schwartz?
• Being John Malkovich
• 8. From which singer did she split earlier this year?
• Justin Timberlake
• 9. For which 2003 was she nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress?
• Gangs of New York
• 10. What is the name of the infamous S&M video that she made when just 19?
• She's No Angel

08

• Northern Ireland has a new power-sharing administration as it gets its own Assembly
• Portuguese police question over 100 people in their search for missing Madeleine McCann.
• An Israeli archaeologist says he has found the tomb of King Herod
• 6 men arrested in New Jersey on charges of planning to attack a US army base
• East Timor votes in a run-off presidential election to chose Xanana Gusmao's successor
• China and Russia deny claims by Amnesty they are supplying arms to Sudan for use in Darfur
• Red Cross appeals for aid for Somalia
• KLM faces calls for an inquiry into reports it helped Nazi war criminals flee to Argentina after WWII.
• US helicopter attack on suspected insurgents in Iraq has killed a number of children
• Legislators in Taiwan throw punches, spray water and wrestle violently in a row over an electoral reform bill.
• A leader of Serbia's hardline Radical party is elected to the powerful post of parliamentary speaker.
• Indian politician sentenced to life in jail for the kidnap of a rival who is still missing.
• IBM and Amazon settle patent-infringement lawsuits
• Prince to play 21 concerts in London this Summer

08 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which former top Iranian nuclear negotiator is to be charged with spying?
• Hossein Mousavian
• 2. Tiger Woods shot a final-round 69 to win which Championship in Charlotte by 2 strokes?
• Wachovia
• 3. Police in Serbia arrested 27 people at a gathering of volunteers pledged to fight to stop which province breaking away?
• Kosovo
• 4. Who won the 2007 Rally of Argentina?
• Sebastien Loeb
• 5. “The List:” Name the World champion and horse that withdrew from the 2007 Badminton Horse Trials because of the firm ground?
• Zara Phillips and Toytown

Topic of the Day: Jazz

• 6. What was the first name of jazz pianist and composer Monk?
• Theolonius
• 7. What was the primary instrument of Charles “Buddy” Bolden?
• Cornet
• 8. Which jazz trumpeter has been awarded 9 Grammys and won the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
• Wynton Marsalis
• 9. Born Norma Egstrom in North Dakota which jazz singer as known as the “queen”?
• Peggy Lee
• 10. In the state of his birth there is a Memorial to Charlie Parker at the American Jazz Museum. In which state is this?
• Kansas

07

• Mother of Madeleine McCann appeals to whoever is holding the 3-year-old not to hurt her
• Kevin Kellems, a senior aide to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz resigns
• China warns of population growth, as couples flout the strict one child policy
• Explosion destroys a section of one of Ukraine's main gas pipelines
• Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urges support for a new US security plan
• Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, returns to Dhaka
• Sri Lanka's government says a 2002 ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels needs to be reviewed.
• SNP hold coalition talks with Greens
• Former Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Weatherill, dies aged 86
• LA premiere of Shrek the Third.
• Pete Doherty arrested in London on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug.
• Premiership: Charlton 0-2 Tottenham (Charlton relegated)
• Ex-Bolton boss Sam Allardyce favourite to take over as Newcastle manager
• Queen receives a 21-gun salute as she meets President George W Bush on the final leg of her US visit

07 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which former Speaker of the House of Commons has died aged 86?
• Bernard Weatherill
• 2. Who became the first player to claim three titles this season when she beat Alona Bondarenko in the J&S Cup final?
• Justine Henin
• 3. In which South American country have the authorities uncovered a mass grave containing more than 100 people?
• Colombia
• 4. Which Italian cyclist admitted that he was involved in the Operation Puerto blood doping scandal?
• Ivan Basso
• 5. “The List:” Which pair (horse and rider) won this year’s Badminton Horse Trials?
• Lucinda Fredericks and Headley Britannia

Topic of the Day: Green

• 6. Which “Green” are an American punk band with members Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool?
• Green Day
• 7. Which comic book character has been the alter ego of Norman and Harry Osborn?
• The Green Goblin
• 8. Born Paul Julian Strohmeyer how is the founder, producer, and lead vocalist for Scritti Politti better known?
• Green Gartside
• 9. Which famous advertising character’s voice was provided by Len Dresslar?
• The Jolly Green Giant
• 10. In heraldry, which tincture equates to the colour green?
• Vert

06

• John Reid says he will leave the Cabinet when Tony Blair goes
• A policeman is shot dead after a domestic incident at a house in Shropshire
• Scotland's Liberal Democrats rule out SNP coalition
• Cameroon air crash site located
• World champion Sebastien Loeb wins the Rally of Argentina
• Snooker World Championship final: John Higgins leads Mark Selby 12-4
• Zimbabwe cleric calls for President Robert Mugabe to step down
• Colombian authorities uncover mass graves containing more than 100 people
• Championship:
  • Luton 0-5 Sunderland (Sunderland win the title)
  • Preston 1-0 Birmingham
• Spain's Supreme court bans hundreds of candidates in local elections because of Eta links
• Baghdad car bomb blast kills 33
• An Airbus A380 superjumbo lands in New Delhi
• Man Utd win Premiership as Arsenal draw 1-1 with Chelsea
• Glenn Roeder resigns as Newcastle manager
• Tiger Woods shoots final-round 69 to win Wachovia Championship in Charlotte by 2 strokes
• French conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins an intensely fought presidential election
• Australia's Nikki Garrett wins her first Ladies' European Tour title at the Tenerife Open

06 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which country has warned of population growth, as couples defy a strict one child per family policy?
• China
• 2. Which team did Sunderland thump 5-0 to win the title race?
• Luton
• 3. Which former Bangladeshi Prime Minister has returned to Dhaka?
• Sheikh Hasina
• 4. Which Spaniard beat Austrian Markus Brier in a play-off to win the Italian Open?
• Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
• 5. “The List:” Who scored the two goals for Spurs against Charlton to consign them to relegation form the Premiership?
• Dimitar Berbatov and Jermain Defoe

Topic of the Day: Acid

• 6. Which acid is also known as “oil of vitriol”?
• Sulphuric
• 7. What is the more common name for ascorbic acid?
• Vitamin C
• 8. The 'fizz' in soft drinks is produced by adding H2CO3, what is this called?
• Carbonic
• 9. As often experienced by athletes, which acid takes its name from the Latin for “milk”?
• Lactic
• 10. What is made up of one part concentrated nitric acid to three parts of concentrated hydrochloric?
• Aqua regia

05

• Parents of 3-year-old girl feared abducted in Portugal make a fresh appeal for information
• 5 Britons crash on Kenya Airways plane
• Bodies of 2 children discovered by police at an address in south London.
• Tornado destroys Kansas town
• Hundreds are arrested in Pakistan ahead of a rally in support of the ousted chief justice
• Street Sense, ridden by Calvin Borel, wins the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
• Voting in French presidential election begins
• At least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack on an army recruiting centre in Iraq
• Former top Iranian nuclear negotiator Hossein Mousavian is to be charged with spying
• Tamil Tiger rebels are killed in a naval confrontation off the north-eastern coast
• Labour party considers taking legal action over the results of the Scottish elections
• Paris Hilton jailed for 45 days for driving while on probation on a drink-driving charge
• Premiership: Man City 0-1 Man Utd (Utd edge to 8 point lead over Chlesea)
• Bristol City are promoted to the Championship after the 3-1 defeat of Rotherham

05 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. To the nearest %, what was the turnout in the French Presidential election?
• 85%
• 2. Whose late winner denied Birmingham the Championship title as Preston beat them 1-0?
• Simon Whaley
• 3. Which senior aide to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has resigned?
• Kevin Kellems
• 4. Who scored his 100th SPL goal as Rangers beat Celtic in the Old Firm game?
• Kris Boyd
• 5. “The List:” Who provide the voices for the three main characters (Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona) in “Shrek the Third”?
• Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz

Topic of the Day: Tony Blair

• 6. What was the name of the group which he briefly fronted at Oxford?
• Ugly Rumours
• 7. In which year did he marry Cheri Blair?
• 1980
• 8. What is the name of his constituency?
• Sedgefield
• 9. Which Oxford college did he attend to read law?
• St Johns
• 10. On what date was he elected PM of Great Britain?
• 1st May 2007 (although he was not confirmed as PM until the 2nd when the votes were counted)

04

• SNP beats Labour in Scottish poll
• Prents of 3-year-old girl feared abducted in Portugal make appeal for her safe return
• David Cameron hails party's "stunning" results
• Yahoo shares rise 14% on reports it has been approached by Microsoft
• TV presenter June Sarpong collects MBE for services to broadcasting and charity work
• Tickets for Barbra Streisand's first UK gig in 13 years sells out in just 20 minutes
• English Premier League is to sue video-sharing site YouTube, accusing it of copyright infringement.
• Iran launches a strong attack on US policy in Iraq
• Over 20 Haitian migrants are killed after their boat capsizes in the West Indies
• Zambia's ex-President Frederick Chiluba is found guilty of stealing $46m (£23m) by a UK court.
• New mayor of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, ban people from carrying weapons on the streets.
• Ukraine's president and prime minister agree to hold an early general election
• 2 journalists in Azerbaijan are jailed after publishing an article insulting Islam
• Afghan tribal council says US air strike killed at least 13 civilians in Kandahar.
• Charles Clarke will not run for Labour's top job Tony Blair steps down

04 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Tickets for which woman’s first UK gig in 13 years sold out in just 20 minutes?
• Barbra Streisand's
• 2. Who came from a set down to defeat Venus Williams at the J&S Cup in Warsaw?
• Svetlana Kuznetsova
• 3. Which TV presenter collected her MBE for services to broadcasting and charity work this week?
• June Sarpong
• 4. Which veteran was the third to cross the finish line in Spain in the Velux 5 Oceans Race?
• Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
• 5. “The List:” After the Cricket World Cup. 7 managers/coaches of national teams have stood down. Name them and match them to their countries?
• Bennett King (West Indies), Greg Chappell (India), Dav Whatmore (Bangladesh), Duncan Fletcher (England), Adrian Birrell (Ireland), Peter Cantrell (Netherlands) and Andy Pick (Canada).

Topic of the Day: Red

• 6. Who co-star in the film Red Heat?
• Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi
• 7. Which planet in the solar system has a Great Red Spot?
• Jupiter
• 8. What is the name of the NHL team from Detroit?
• Red Wings
• 9. For which film did Red Buttons win the 1957 best supporting actor Oscar (awarded in 1958)?
• Sayanora
• 10. Who composed the 1936 musical “Red, Hot and Blue”?
• Cole Porter

03

• Polls close across England, Scotland and Wales
• Michael Vaughan taken to hospital for an X-ray after damaging a finger batting for Yorkshire
• UEFA Cup semi- final: Sevilla 2-0 Osasuna (agg 2-1)
• Parish priest is jailed for five-and-a-half years for sexually abusing a string of boys over nearly 30 years
• Japan PM calls for defence review
• 2 candidates in France's presidential election hold their final rallies before Sunday's vote.
• Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure wins a second five-year term in presidential elections.
• 10 Republican contenders for the 2008 US presidential elections prepare to take part in televised debate
• On the Queen's first trip to the US for 16 years she says her "heart goes out" to those affected by the Virginia Tech shootings.
• One of America's most wanted suspected sex offenders, Kenneth Freeman, is caught in Hong Kong.
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes under fire for kissing the hand of his former teacher in public.
• Sri Lanka's international airport announces it will close at night time following rebel air strikes.
• Ulster Volunteer Force is urged to cooperate with the body which oversaw the destruction of IRA weapons.
• Court blocks ABN Amro's plan to sell its US banking business, threatening merger plans with Barclays
• Peter Andre who was admitted to hospital with suspected viral meningitis is discharged.
• Internet radio station, Pandora to block most non-US users from accessing its service because of licensing issues

03 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Amadou Toumani Toure has won a second five-year term in presidential elections. Of which African country is he the President?
• Mali
• 2. Man City have suspended Joey Barton for the rest of the season after he hit which team-mate in training
• Ousmane Dabo
• 3. Who is the Israeli Foreign Minister that has called for PM Ehud Olmert to resign?
• Tzipi Livni
• 4. Who has been named as captain of England's squad for the two-Test tour of South Africa?
• Jason Robinson
• 5. “The List:” Which two teams have reached the Heineken Cup final?
• Leicester and Wasps

Topic of the Day: Wallace and Gromit

• 6. Which was the first of the Wallace and Gromit animated shorts?
• A Grand Day Out
• 7. What was the name of the chicken bandit played by a penguin in the second of their adventures?
• Feather McGraw
• 8. Wallace and Gromit live at 62 West Wallaby Street in which Lancashire town?
• Wigan
• 9. Who founded Aardman Animation in 1976?
• Peter Lord and David Sproxton
• 10. Who directed “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” with Nick Park?
• Steve Box

02

• Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says PM Ehud Olmert should resign
• Millions of voters are due go to the polls later in Scotland, Wales and English local authority elections.
• Millionaire Chelsea fan and his teenage son are among four people who died in a helicopter crash.
• French Presidential rivals clash in TV debate
• The International Criminal Court orders the arrest of a minister and a militia leader in Sudan accused of war crimes.
• LRA rebels kill seven people during an ambush
• Recording aired of 1970 protest at a US university in which the National Guard killed four students.
• UN refugee agency says more than 36,000 Afghans have been deported from Iran in the past 10 days
• Snooker World Championships:
  • John Higgins 13-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Shaun Murphy 13-12 Matthew Stevens
• Hamiz Karzai hits out at foreign troop tactics after officials say 50 civilians were killed
• OK! magazine wins court battle with rival Hello! Over Catherine Zeta Jones's wedding photos.
• Britney Spears makes her first appearance on stage since her spell in a rehabilitation clinic.
• Keira Knightley says the pressures being a celebrity may force her to quit acting for good.
• Scientists in the US say that up to half of the surface of Mars may contain ice.
• Champions League semi-final: AC Milan 3-0 Man Utd (Agg: 5-3)
• Nico Rosberg is unhurt in a crash at the Circuit de Catalunya

02 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which Zambian ex-President has been found guilty of stealing $46m (£23m) by a UK court?
• Frederick Chiluba
• 2. Who scored the crucial goal in normal time as Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties?
• Daniel Agger
• 3. Which company’s shares rose 14% on reports it has been approached by Microsoft about a potential tie-up?
• Yahoo
• 4. Who has been named as captain of West Indies for their forthcoming tour to England?
• Ramnaresh Sarwan
• 5. “The List:” The Twickenham Stoop, home to Harlequins, will host the European Challenge Cup final between which two teams on Saturday 19 May?
• Clermont Auvergne and Bath

Topic of the Day: Mongolia

• 6. What is the capital of Mongolia?
• Ulaanbaatar
• 7. The Mongolian People's Republic was proclaimed in which year of the 1920’s?
• 1924
• 8. Who is the current President?
• Nambaryn Enkhbayar
• 9. Which desert covers a large part of Mongolia?
• Gobi
• 10. Divided into 100 Mongo what is the major currency of Mongolia?
• Tugrug (accept Tugrik)

01

• BBC obtains evidence that MI5 withheld key surveillance material from parliamentary 7/7 inquiry.
• Chief executive of oil giant BP, Lord Browne, resigns after admitting lying to a court about his private life.
• Teenager questioned by police after a 12-year-old girl is shot in the head and later dies.
• Turkey's PM says he will ask parliament to approve an early general election
• US says it will give N Korea more time to act on its nuclear disarmament pledge
• 6 foreign oil workers are snatched in Nigeria
• George Bush vetoes a Congressional bill linking Iraq war funding to a timetable for troop withdrawal
• Fidel Castro does not appear at the annual May Day parade
• Venezuela says it has taken over 4 refineries in the Orinoco Belt as part of a renationalisation drive.
• Jean-Marie Le Pen tells supporters not to vote for either candidate in the French presidential run-off
• Channel 4 sees profits slump 70%
• Take That confirm they will play at the Diana memorial concert at Wembley Stadium on 1 July.
• Prince Charles issues a "mayday" alert over climate change, and calls for urgent action to curb emissions.
• Champions League semi-final: Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (Agg: 1-1)
• WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz scores a TKO win over Acelino Freitas

01 Quiz

In the News:

• 1. Which actor has apologised for causing offence when he kissed Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty?
• Richard Gere
• 2. GB will play a Davis Cup tie against which country in September at Wimbledon's Number One court?
• Croatia
• 3. Who is the Turkish PM that has made appeal for unity in the country?
• Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• 4. Germaine Mason won which event at the IAAF World Athletics Tour event in Senegal?
• High jump
• 5. “The List:” The Government in Bangladesh has lifted all restrictions on which two former PMs?
• Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina

Topic of the Day: China

• 6. What is the longest river in China?
• Yangtze
• 7. What is China called in Mandarin Chinese?
• Zhong guo
• 8. On January 1st, of which year was the Republic of China established, with the end of the Qing Dynasty?
• 1912
• 9. Dying in 1967 who was the last emperor of China?
• Puyi
• 10. In what year did China regain possession of Hong Kong from Britain?
• 1997

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