News Review I

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In January, the MSC Napoli ran aground spilling her cargo – which Devon beach became a haven for looters?

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Who walked off the TV show ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ in January 2007?

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Which seaside resort lost out to Manchester for the first regional supercasino in 2007?

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Which mode of transport did Andrew Flintoff supposedly fall off during a drunken evening in March?

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Which controversial author was knighted in June 2007?

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Who became First Minister for Scotland in May 2007?

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Who was the first act to stage a concert at the brand new Wembley stadium?

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In which month did Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness stand side by side to assume office as first and deputy first ministers at the head of a new power-sharing government in Northern Ireland?

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In June, a New Zealand couple were not allowed to call their baby son 4REAL, so what name did they call him instead?

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How long in jail was heiress Paris Hilton sentenced to in June 2007?

 Sports Review

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Which footballer won both the PFA Player of the Year and the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2007?

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In December, who defeated boxer Ricky Hatton by a 10th round technical knockout in Las Vegas?

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Which country won the 2007 Cricket World Cup?

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In which month did David Beckham announce that he was leaving Real Madrid to play for LA Galaxy in Los Angeles?

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1. Which boxer became the first undisputed super middleweight champion of the World in November 2007?

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Which team defeated the Chicago Bears in the final of the 2007 Superbowl?

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What is the first name of Andy Murray’s older brother who won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles 2007 partnering Jelena Janković?

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Who was announced as the England football coach shortly after Steve McLaren was sacked?

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How much did the controversial logo for the 2012 Olympics cost to design?

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Which team won the FA Cup final in 2007?

News Review II

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Which singer released the album ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ in 2007?

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What was the new name for the Millennium Dome when it re-opened in 2007?

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In which month was journalist Alan Johnston released after almost 4 months being held by militants in Gaza?

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What is the full name of the person who won ‘The X-Factor’ in 2007?

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In which month did Northern Rock seek and get a liquidity support facility from the Bank of England due to financial problems?

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In October 2007, which country was announced as being hosts of the 2014 Football World Cup?

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Why was Gillian Gibbons in the news in late 2007?

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Who won the final of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?

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Who lost out to Nick Clegg in the leadership race to become the new Liberal Democrat leader?

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What was the name of the wife of the man who disappeared in his kayak in 2002 and reappeared in 2007 claiming he had amnesia?

Connections

Four general knowledge questions, but can you spot the answer link?

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Which actor played ‘Face’ in ‘The A-Team’?

2

Who had a hit in 1976 with ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’?

3

Who directed the 1969 British film ‘Women in Love’?

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Which actress caused controversy in 2007 at an AIDS awareness event when she was kissed by Richard Gere?

What is the connection?

Gimme 5

Name the five answers required by the question below.

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Name the five most played Christmas songs on the radio between 2002 - 2007.

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Final Round – Who, Where, What, When?

Five clues, only one answer.

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Film, stage and TV actress born in the UK in 1945.

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Career began in theatre as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End

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Appeared in films such as ‘The Long Good Friday’ and ‘The Mosquito Coast’

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Received an Emmy for the portrayal of ‘Elizabeth I’ in the 2005 television drama of that name

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Has Russian ancestry

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