Topical Quiz 21/10/2013
1 | Name the new BBC2 television comedy series named after a town in Tyne and Wear. | ‘Hebburn’ |
2 | BBC Radio 2 is currently giving listeners another chance to hear Charles Hazlewood’s eight-part profile of which musician called ‘All the Right Notes’? | Andre Previn |
3 | Who recently became the first female author to win the Man Booker prize on two occasions? | Hilary Mantel |
4 | Who became the first British woman tennis player to win a WTA tour title since 1988? | Heather Watson |
5 | What is the usual first name of the Austrian stuntman fell to earth from the edge of space. | Felix Baumgartner |
6 | Which comedian is suing the Daily Mail for libel after it called him a racist? | Frankie Boyle |
7 | A 23 year old former law student from Manchester called John Whaite won what title? | Great British Bake Off |
8 | At which racecourse did Frankel win his 14th and last race? | Ascot |
9 | Specialist digging equipment is being used to search for missing Ben Needham on which island? | Kos |
10 | It was announced on 17 October 2012 that who is to be dropped from his Radio 2 Wednesday 7pm flagship folk show to be replaced by Mark Radcliffe in 2013? | Mike Harding |
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