2016 NEWS QUIZ
1. At the Old Vic in November, what disrupted the King Lear scene where Gloucester has his eyes gouged out? A. A ringtone B. A fake eyeball hit an audience member and fell into her ice cream C. Actress Jane Horrocks left her favourite gouging bodkin backstage 2. What insight into her life did the Duchess of Cambridge reveal to a schoolgirl at Hampton Wick in May? A. The family have a hamster called Marvin whose whiskers tickle Princess Charlotte’s face B. Prince George is trying to teach their spaniel Muggsy to use a potty C. Prince Charles is known to the children as Bampo 3. To whom did Jeremy Paxman (pictured) reportedly say: ‘Oh, do stop preening, you ridiculous man!’? A. George Osborne B. Robert Peston C. Michael Gove 4. What did Chelsea manager Antonio Conte ban from the football club’s training ground? A. Jose Mourinho’s trademark motivational ballet exercises B. Scalp conditioner, anti-blemish masks and facial purifiers C. Tomato ketchup 5. Complete the headline: ………… among works vying for Turner Prize in Tate exhibition. A. Scale model of East Acton Underground Station made entirely from dentures B. Giant buttocks C. A musical cheese sandwich 6. Complete the headline: George W. Bush turns heads at Dallas funeral with ………………… A. His Lee Harvey Oswald impression B. A fetching Hermes double-faced cashmere and silk muffler held in place by his Mouseketeers tie pin C. Dance moves 7. Finish the headline: Brian Blessed confesses he heard the Queen ....... A. Threaten Prince Philip with disembowelling B. Say the F-word C. Call David Cameron ‘po–faced’ 8. What did Britt Ekland reveal about the years she lived with Rod Stewart in his LA mansion? A. He charged her $100 a month for her keep B. Whenever he played with his model trains, he made her dress up as the Fat Controller C. He took to his bed with a blue blanket when Scotland lost at football, not emerging for days 9. What did Tracey Emin reveal she wore for her wedding to an ancient stone in France? A. A paper dress with a scissors motif B. Her father’s white shroud C. Nothing 10. Which of the following official gifts was listed as having been given to Prince Charles for his grandchildren? A. A set of 16 camel hair beanie hats B. An 11 kg anatomically correct sculpture of the Queen made of yummy chocolate C. A packet of fairy dust 11. Finish the headline: Man fined for ………… in front of police officer. A. Burping B. Genuflecting C. Playing the Dixon Of Dock Green theme music on his euphonium 12. Complete the headline: Husband sues wife for refusing to …………… A. B. Do Seek housework treatment for her snoring C. Speak to his mother 13. Ryan CompleteGiggs pinnedthe headline: Cristiano Ronaldo against a wall for ……… ..... says former Man United star. A. Using his favourite eyeshadow B. Picking his nose during a team talk C. Drinking a Coke 14. What was named after Barack Obama because ‘it’s long. It’s thin. And it’s cool as hell’? A. A parasitic flatworm B. Starbucks’ iced skinny vanilla flavoured latte C. Raffles sweet-and-sour gin rickey 15. Who did Piers Morgan describe as ‘a jumped-up, tattooed twerp’? A. Pop star Justin Bieber B. One Direction’s Harry Styles C. David Beckham 16. What did former Arsenal vicechairman David Dein reveal Arsene Wenger did that impressed him the first time they met? A. He seduced the chairman’s wife B. He acted out A Midsummer Night’s Dream when they played charades C. He revealed that club legend Alex James had a brief fling with his relative in early 1949 17. Complete the headline: Donald Trump invites Russia to ……………… A. Hack Hillary Clinton’s emails B. Invade his wife’s hometown C. Take advantage of preferential rates on all his golf courses 18. Complete the headline: Family selling ……. to China for £80 a pot! A. Essence of peat bog B. Bird’s nest soup C. Fresh air 19. Complete the headline: Chinese millionaire …….. to cure his insomnia. A. Breathed imported air B. Counted pots C. Stole cars 20. Which of these 2016 ‘facts’ about actor Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured) is a lie? A. He was almost snubbed for Sherlock as he had ‘the wrong nose’ B. He submitted plans for a micro-brewery beneath his five-bedroom villa C. He inspired the £50 Cumber bunny — a ‘delicious Belgian chocolate rabbit’