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The News Quiz January 15th 2016
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1
The word storm in question 7 is a noun – what is the adjective and what is the proper noun?
ADJECTIVE:VIOLENT, PROPER NOUN: SCOTLAND
ADJECTIVE:VIOLENT, PROPER NOUN: THIS
ADJECTIVE: WEAK, PROPER NOUN: SCOTLAND
2
Which ACTOR?
LADY GAGA
STING
DAVID BOWIE
BON JOVI
3
Who announced this week it is planning to increase the allowed characters from 140 to 10,000?
Facebook
Oovoo
Twitter
Instagram
4
Who became emotional this week whilst unveiling his new gun laws?
DAVID MILLIBAND
BARACKOBAMA
KOFI ANNANN
5
Whose album 25 is back at number one this week after seven weeks?
ADELE
RITA ORA
ED SHEERAN
6
Which X Factor judge is divorcing her second husband this week after 18 months of marriage?
RITA ORA
CHERYLFERNANDEZ-VERSINI
MELANIE B
SHARON OSBOURNE
7
Which legendary musician sadly passed away this week aged 69?
David Bowie
Freddy Mercury
Elton John
Alan Rickman
8
An FA Cup thurd rownd reeplay is needed as Liverpool and Exeter clasht with wot scure?
2-2
1-1
0-0
2-1
9
Which violent storm battered Scotland this week?
FRANKSTA
STORM FRANKLIN
FRANKENSTEIN
STORM FRANK
10
Which country suspended all trading twice last week due to fears of a stock market crash?
RUSSIA
CHINA
JAPAN
UK
11
Which country announced it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb this week?
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
CHINA
N0RTHKOREA
12
Six words were mis-spelt in question 6 – what are they?
THIRD,ROUND, REPLAY, WHAT, SCORE
THIRD, ROUND, REPLAY, CLASHED, WITH, SCORE
THIRD,ROUND, REPLAY, CLASHED, CUP
ROUND, REPLAY, CLASHED, WHAT, SCORE
13
Which 84 year old billionaire and 59 year old former model announced they are getting married?
HUGH HEFFNER & JERRY HALL
BERNY ECCLESTONE & JERRY HALL
RUPERTMURDOCH & JERRY HALL
14
What was the age difference between the couple in question 9?
35
36
25
34
15
Which MUSICIAN?
LADY GAGA
STING
DAVID BOWIE
ZIGGY STARDUST