Not Quite the News Quiz.

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Reply 100

Andrew97

Entertainment Forum Helper, Debate & Current Affairs Helper

Original post by Theloniouss

Thanks

See above mate.

Reply 101

Muttley79

Original post by Andrew97

And we’re back. I’ll accept answers until 22:30.

Well done for rescuing it and thanks for a really challenging quiz!

It was a great idea :smile:

Reply 102

Theloniouss

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1. Killed at Baghdad, not Mosul
2. Sailed in 1911, not 1912
3. Four reactors, not five
4. Bomb called Little boy, not fat boy
5. Ecuadorian Embassy not Venezuelan. (also was he dragged? I assumed he kinda just left).
6. David was a Remainer, not a Brexiteer
7. 250 miles, not 300?
8. Croat, not a Serb
9. Was she 18, not 19?
10. He had actually presented the show for 40 years?

Reply 103

Andrew97

Entertainment Forum Helper, Debate & Current Affairs Helper

Spoiler

Not sure I got everyone, but the quiz is over. I will release the final answers in a bit. While you wait in true Newsquiz here is a newspaper cutting seen in the Guardian

Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a special branch vehicle, and they don't want the public to know what it looks like

Reply 104

CatusStarbright

Thanks for running the quiz!

Reply 105

Andrew97

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1) Iran’s most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleiemani, has been killed by a US airstrike in Iraq. The 62 year old spearheaded Military operations in the Middle East as head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. He was killed at Mosul Airport, along with other Iran-backed figures on Friday Morning in a strike ordered by U.S President Donald Trump.

Incorrect Fact: Mosul Airport

Correct Fact: Baghdad International Airport.

2) In 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Belfast to New York City, causing her to sink in the North Atlantic

Incorrect Fact: Maiden Voyage from Belfast

Correct Fact: The Maiden voyage was from Southampton

3) In the early hours of the 26th of April, 1986, one of the 5 reactors at the Chernobyl power station exploded during routine testing. Moscow was slow to admit what happened, only admitting to the accident after the radiation from Chernoybl set off alarms at the Forsmark power station in Sweden. The delayed announcement and lack of information has led to exaggerated claims of the number of casualties.

Incorrect Fact: One of the 5 reactors

Correct Fact: There were only 4 reactors

4) In August 1945, an Amercian B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Boy on the City of Hiroshima. Another bomb would be dropped on Nagasaki, this would lead to Japan’s unconditional surrender and the end of WW2

Incorrect Fact: The Bomb was nicknamed Fat Boy

Correct Fact: It was called Little Boy

5) Julian Assange is facing extradition to the United States and up to 5 years in Prison after he was forcibly dragged from the Venezulean Embassy in London on Tuesday, bringing a seven year diplomatic stalemate to an end. After 2487 days in the Embassy, Mr Assnage, was arrested after his political asylum was revoked.

Incorrect Fact: He was Forcibly dragged from the Veneuzuelan Embassy

Correct Fact: It was the Ecuadorian Embassy

6) Following the vote for Britain to leave the European Union yesterday, the Prime Minister David Cameron has announced he will resign paving the way for a new party leader and Prime Minister. Mr Cameron had campaigned hard in the referendum and was a leading figure in the leave campaign, Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP described it as “Sticking two fingers up” at the British establishment. Boris Johnson is seen as the most likely successor to Mr Cameron

Incorrect Fact: David Cameron was a leading figure in the leave campaign.

Correct Fact: He was in the remain Campaign.

7) Boris Johnson has declared he will not throw Dominic Cummings “To the dogs” as the Prime Minister’s aide was accused of breaking the lock down, Mr Johnson is facing calls for a formal enquiry into Mr Cummings who violated the code of conduct for Government advisers in driving 300 miles from North London to Durham at the height of the crisis at the end of March, Mr Cummings was spotted outside his parents home exercising on the 5th of April.

Incorrect Fact: Cummings drove 300 miles from North London to Durham.

Correct fact: It was 260 (answers within a 5 mile radius will be accepted)

8) The International Criminal tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia became a crime scene on Wesnday when a convicted war criminal committed drank poison he smuggled into the courtroom. Slobodan Praljek, a Commander of Serb forces during the 1990s war in Bosnia, swigged poison from his flask moments after a panel of appeals judges upheld his 20 year sentence for war crimes on Wednesday morning.

Incorrect Fact: Slobodan Praljek commanded Serb Forces

Correct Fact: He commanded Croat Forces/

9) One of the three schoolgirls who left East London in 2015 to join the Islamic state group says she has no regrets, but wants to come back to the U.K. In an interview with The Telegraph, Shamima Begum, now 19, talked about seeing “Beheaded heads” in bins- but said that it “Did not Faze her” . Speaking from a refugee camp in Syria, she said she was nine months pregnant and wanted to come home for her baby. She said she'd had two other children who had both died. She also described how one of her two school friends that had left the UK with her had died in a bombing. The fate of the third girl is unclear

Incorrect Fact: The Interview was given to the Telegraph

Correct Fact: It was given to the Times

10) Humphrey Lyttleton, the Jazz musician, journalist and radio broadcaster, has passed away aged 86. Humph, as he was known, was admitted to hospital on the 16th of April for surgery to repair an aortic anuerysm. His admission to hospital had forced the Spring series of “I’m Sorry I haven’t a clue”, a show he has presented for 15 years to be cancelled.

Incorrect Fact: He Presented the show for 15 years

Correct Fact: It was 30.

Spoiler

Before I reveal the final scores, here is another cutting from the Bangkok post.

Commenting on a complaint from a Mr.Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West gas said "We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr.Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that blew his house to pieces."

Reply 106

Andrew97

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Im quite sleepy now, so ill do the scores tomorrow morning.

Reply 107

CatusStarbright

Original post by Andrew97

Im quite sleepy now, so ill do the scores tomorrow morning.

No worries!

Reply 108

04MR17

Volunteer Section Leader

This was such a brilliant quiz having scrolled through the thread, so sorry to have missed it. :redface:

Reply 109

Andrew97

Entertainment Forum Helper, Debate & Current Affairs Helper

I can now present the final scores.

:king1:

@Muttley79 :14

:king2:

: 13

@CatusStarbright :9

4) @Cabin19 7
5) @Aph and @Theloniouss :6
6) @Other_Owl 5
7)@Hellohsjakodsmka 4
8) @LaGataSonriente 3
9) @saskiax 2
10) @CheeseIsVeg 0

Reply 110

Muttley79

Thanks again @Andrew97 - that was really challenging - a pity more did not join in :smile:

Chuffed I did so well and my awful internet speed did not handicap me too much.

Reply 111

CatusStarbright

Original post by Andrew97

I can now present the final scores.

:king1:

@Muttley79 :14

:king2:

@ROTL94 : 13

:king3:

@CatusStarbright :9

4) @Cabin19 7
5) @Aph and @Theloniouss :6
6) @Other_Owl 5
7)@Hellohsjakodsmka 4
8) @LaGataSonriente 3
9) @saskiax 2
10) @CheeseIsVeg 0

Whoo, awesome!

Reply 112

Notnek

I didn’t take part but I can see that it was a really excellent quiz! Also even though I wasn’t part of it, I’m still very happy to finish in 10th place alongside @CheeseIsVeg with 0 points :lol: