I need mumsnet intellectual heavy weights ands mumsnet airheads (which includes me, so no slur intended) to help me set some quiz questions on current affairs and celebrity trivia ...please

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Am running a charity pub quiz next Thursday. Can get a lot of the general knowledge type questions from internet sites but to get contemporary 'in the news' current affairs type questions, this would actually require me to read a heavy weight newspaper daily from cover to cover .

Naturally I don't want to do that

So would be most grateful if those mumsnetters who enjoy 'that sort of thing' could start suggesting current news quiz questions (with their answers of course) that I could incorporate into the quiz

Also - am looking at opposite end of spectrum for current 'news' questions concerning celebrities for a celebrity trivia round if anyone can help?

Q: Of which country was Cristina Kirchner elected President in October 2007?

A: Argentina

Q: What is the name of the new Prime Minister of Australia?

A: Kevin Rudd.

(OK, on a bit of a roll with "recent election results" questions here)

Top tip: watch Have I Got News For You tonight for the current affairs questions!

Celebs:
Why is Heat magazine in hot water?
Harvey-gate sticker scandal!
Which spicy lady came second in Dancing with the Stars?
Mel B
Who or what is Chiggy and why has it hit Heat headlines recently?
Chanelle/Ziggy - BB lovers - split up
Who might have more than road rage after watching I'm a Celeb?
Sarah Matravers - Marc Bannerman's girlfriend

HTH!

name jordans three children

harvey junior and princess tiammi

i love being an air head

what is the name of russell brands autobiography

my booky wook

name the stylist in how to look good naked

gok wan

name three winners of im a celebrity get me out of here

tony blackburn kerry katona carole thatcher i cant think of the other lol

Who told the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to shut up?

Q: What year will London Host the Olympics Games
A: 2012

Which city is named the European Capital of Culture 2008
A: Liverpool

Q: and name 2 runners up for the European Capital of Culture
A: runner-up cities, which also included Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, and Oxford.

What's the name of the leading parenting website in the uk, no, the world?

Who is the acting leader of the Liberal Democrats?

Peter Garrett has just been named as Australia's new environment minister. What rock band did he used to front?

Midnight Oil

Q) Which "simple sailor" recently performed a high speed u-turn?

A) Admiral the Lord West of Spithead

Q) Whose dodgy donations have caused red faces in the Labour Party this week?

A) David Abrahams

Q) Who won't be calling her next teddy bear "Jesus"?

A) Gillian Gibbons

This is fabulous - thank you!

foxinsocks - you're supposed to gimme the answers too

oh sorry!

It was the King of Spain Juan Carlos (Chavez question) and Vince Cable (lib dems)

Q: Name a layer of the Earth's Atmosphere

A: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere.

Extra point if spelt correctly!

Right, can definitely use these questions, but will periodically bump this thread so that I can get even more. Cheers

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Who was the second celebrity to be voted out of this year's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. I can't actually remember who it was, but that probably makes it a good question!

Q Why was Prof Bob Flood in the news recently?
A here

I like that - it's obscure

Q - What is Steve Fossett's wife currently asking for him to be declared?

A - dead

Blimey is she?

I like that too - it's kind of blunt

Bumping for more news and celebrity trivia questions. I need 10 of each really

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Here are a few random current news/sport questions...

Q:
What is the name of the teacher who was jailed for 15 days for insulting religion by letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad.

A:
Gillian Gibbons

Q: How old is Pussywillow, a domestic cat from Shropshire who could well be the one of the older cats in the UK.

A: 26

Q: Where is the UN Climate Change Conference 2007 going to be held?

A: Bali, Indonisia

Q: Which rugby union player retired this week and played in the Barbarians victory over South Africa?

A: Jason Robinson

Not so High brow -
What is the name of Honey & Billy's new baby in Eastenders?
William

26! you have to be kidding me.