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Jonathan Ross hit the headlines amidst much controversy in 2008. Which of these did he begin presenting in 1997?
Newsnight
Newsnight
Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise
Crimewatch
Crimewatch
The Film Programme
The Film Programme
London Zoo is in which park?
St. James’ Park
St. James’ Park
Regent’s Park
Regent’s Park
Green Park
Green Park
Hyde Park
Hyde Park
Which US tabloid newspaper gave the world the infamous ‘Bat Boy’?
The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer
The Sun
The Sun
Weekly World News
Weekly World News
The Globe
The Globe
In which European country is Il Mondo one of the main national daily newspapers?
France
France
Italy
Italy
Germany
Germany
Spain
Spain
In which section of the newspaper are you most likely to read stories about Chris Couch?
Fashion
Fashion
Sport
Sport
Politics
Politics
Film
Film
As of 2010, what is the largest business newspaper in the US by circulation?
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
People Magazine
People Magazine
NY Post
NY Post
Time
Time
Which show did the Canadian-American journalist Peter Jennings anchor between 1983 and 2005?
ABC’s World News
ABC’s World News
The Late Show
The Late Show
American Idol
American Idol
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Which of these newspapers only comes out on a Sunday?
Sun
Sun
Guardian
Guardian
Independent
Independent
News of the World
News of the World
L’Equipe is a French daily newspaper covering mainly which subject?
Politics
Politics
Sport
Sport
International News
International News
Local News
Local News
These inventions are separated by about a century each. Rank them chronologically.
Newspaper
Newspaper
VHS tapes
VHS tapes
Telephone
Telephone
Thermometer
Thermometer
How many trees does it take to make 1 ton of newspaper?
5
5
24
24
135
135
79
79
The online version of a newspaper published on which day is the 15th most popular site in Oz?
Sunday
Sunday
Saturday
Saturday
Thursday
Thursday
Tuesday
Tuesday
USA Today, launched in 1982, is which kind of publication?
Historical
Historical
News
News
Beauty Magazine
Beauty Magazine
Scientific Journal
Scientific Journal
In what year did ‘Al Jazeera English’ first win a Concentra (Belgium): Breaking News Award?
2012
2012
2010
2010
2014
2014
2008
2008
Handmade is the name of the new handicraft store launched by whom in October 2015?
Amazon
Amazon
YouTube
YouTube
With which newspaper is the cartoonist ‘Giles’ chiefly associated?
Sun
Sun
Sunday Times
Sunday Times
Sunday Express
Sunday Express
Mirror
Mirror
If you run a shop specializing in magazines, newspapers and other general items, what is your job?
Newsagent
Newsagent
Haberdasher
Haberdasher
Therapist
Therapist
Security guard
Security guard
In 2002 which Spanish newspaper run a poll of Real Madrid legends that placed Michael Laudrup in 15th place?
Spain Today
Spain Today
The Sun
The Sun
Marca
Marca
Real Times
Real Times
Which country was involved in a civil war in 2013?
Iraq
Iraq
Turkey
Turkey
Lebanon
Lebanon
Syria
Syria
News Corp. has which ticker symbol?
NWA
NWA
NWS
NWS
NVR
NVR
NWL
NWL
When was the Al Jazeera Media Netowrk founded?
1992
1992
1998
1998
1994
1994
1996
1996
Which famous US news broadcaster died in July, 2009?
Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Michael Tuck
Michael Tuck
John Beard
John Beard
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