The news quiz
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), May 23, 2009
> 1 Which 34-year-old TV personality was named as the UK's latest Chief Scout, the youngest to date? 2 Who won a $5m (pounds 3.3m) out-of-court settlement from US clothing firm American Apparel after they used his image on billboards without consent? 3 Who announced that he is to step down as chairman of Lloyds Banking Group by June 2010? 4 Where was the country's first sex theme park torn down before it even opened? 5 Who announced his intention to stand down on June 21, so becoming the first in his position to be effectively forced out of office for 300 years? 6 Which US rapper, real name Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot dead outside a Los Angeles shopping mall? 7 On which island did an Indonesian military transport plane carrying troops and their families crash hitting houses before skidding into a rice field, killing at least 97 people? 8 Which leading British composer, whose works include Odyssey and the opera Sophie's Choice, died in Washington DC, at the age of 73? 9 DNA tests proved that which boy, who was reported to have fathered a child when he was 12 years old, is not the baby's father? 10 Which veteran broadcaster was reunited with his famous red velvet armchair bought on eBay by a conference and exhibition hall named after the 82-year-old?
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