BREAKTIIME: Fifty for Fun

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England), Oct 25, 2008

NEWS

1 Google is allowing adverts for what controversial activity to appear on its site?

2 Which pop act has called for the return of Top of The Pops?

3 77% of people would support changing the drink-driving limit to what?

4 Which Government agency was more than pounds 17m over budget after IT failures and mismanagement?

5 Jaime Winston stars in Dead Set on E4 on Monday. Who is her famous father?

6 Cases of which disease have risen by more than 167,000 since in Britain last year, bringing the total number to almost 2.5 million?

7 The Scout Association is to offer advice to its members on which subject?

8 Which retired army general has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama in the race to become the next US president?

9 Which actor became the fifth celebrity to be eliminated from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing show?

10 The ups and downs of Neil Morrissey's very own brewery can be seen in new Channel 4 series Neil Morrissey's Risky Business, which begins on Tuesday. But which popular children's TV character did he voice?

11 Which actress has said she will support pop star Madonna through her divorce?

12 Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced pounds 3m funding for which crime initiative?

13 A blood test for which disease could be available within 18 months?

14 Which former Cabinet minister is undecided about whether he wants to sit in the House of Lords after stepping down as an MP?

15 Matthew Macfadyen stars in BBC One's adaptation of the Charles Dickens serial novel Little Dorrit tomorrow. He made his name starring as Tom Quinn in Spooks, and later married his co-star, now known for her role in Ashes To Ashes. Who is she?

16 Schoolchildren are to be given lessons in what skill under a new pounds 11.5m Government initiative?

17 TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has launched a campaign to highlight the risk of what danger in the home?

18 Which 90s girl group member has been crowned Celebrity Spectacle Wearer of 2008?

19 According to MPs, local councils should be forced to draw up annual strategies for what, amid fears of a decline in provision and quality?

20 Britannia High gets under way on ITV 1 tomorrow. In which West End musical did the show's star, Adam Garcia, get his big break?

21 Which town has become the first in the UK to abolish fixed-point speed cameras?

22 A drug used to treat leukaemia can also combat the effects on which other disease, according to research?

23 Which vehicle has been voted the most iconic British car of all time?

24 Why has food in many hospital canteens been criticised by a consumer watchdog?

25 Anne Reid plays Barbara Cartland in I'm In Love With Barbara, which can be seen on BBC Four tomorrow. What was the name of the character she played in Coronation Street between 1961 and 1971?

SPORT

26 How many titles has Andy Murray won in his career?

27 Which golfer currently leads the European Order of Merit?

28 Who are the defending Heineken Cup champions?

29 In which country did Laura Robson make her WTA Tour debut?

30 Kenny Jackett is manager of which Football League club?

31 Who coached South Africa to their Rugby World Cup triumph last year?

32 How many grands prix has Lewis Hamilton won this season?

33 Shaun Maloney played for which Barclays Premier League club?

34 Who is the leading teenager in the ATP world rankings?

35 Stuart McCall manages which Football League club?

36 Who was captain of the India cricket team during this week's Test victory over Australia?

37 Who won golf's Portugal Masters last weekend?

38 Where does the final Formula One grand prix of the season take place on November 2?

39 For which country is on-loan Hull defender Kamil Zayatte an international?

40 Who is the coach of the Scotland rugby league team?

41 Which non-league football club play home games at The Dripping Pan?

42 What nationality is female golfer Gwladys Nocera?

43 Mark Pettini is captain of which County Championship side?

44 Carl Froch will fight for the WBC super-middleweight title against who in December?

45 From which club did Tottenham sign striker Dimitar Berbatov?

46 Which Super League team does England forward Gareth Hock play for?

47 Who have Lancashire signed as their overseas player for 2009?

48 Who won the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix?

49 Prior to this week, when was the last time Liverpool played a team from Madrid competitively?

50 Who is the coach of the Pakistan national cricket team?

ANSWERS

Gambling - the decision has angered some religious and political groups; 2 The Ting Tings, who said they wanted to be the first band to play on the show if it ever returned; 3 50mg, an ITV poll said. The current level is 80mg; 4 The Security Industry Authority, which licenses bouncers and clamping firms; 5 Ray Winston; 6 Diabetes, the charity Diabetes UK said; 7 Sex education, after new guidance was issued; 8 Former secretary of state Colin owell; 9 Don Warrington; 10 Bob The Builder; 11 Gwyneth Paltrow; 12 After-school patrols in areas hit by knife crime; 13 Variant CJD - the human form of mad cow disease; 14 John Prescott; 15 Keeley Hawes; 16 Managing their money; 17 Carbon monoxide poisoning; 18 All Saints singer Melanie Blatt; 19 Public toilets; 20 Saturday Night Fever; 21 Swindon; 22 Multiple sclerosis, according to research on the drug alemtuzumab led by the University of Cambridge; 23 Aston Martin DB5, according to a survey for digital channel Dave; 24 Because it breaches Government guidelines on salt and levels, according to a Which? investigation; 25 Valerie Tatlock (later Barlow); 26 Seven; 27 obert Karlsson; 28 Munster; 29 Luxembourg; 30 Millwall; 31 Jake White; 32 Five; 33 Aston illa; 34 Kei Nishikori (64th); 35 Bradford; 36 Mahendra Singh Dhoni; 37 Alvaro Quiros; 38 Interlagos, Brazil; 39 Guinea; 40 Steve McCormack; 41 Lewes; 42 French; 43 Essex; ean Pascal; 45 Bayer Leverkusen; 46 an; 47 VVS Laxman; 48 Kimi Raikkonen; 49 1981 (European Cup final v Real Madrid); 50 Geoff Lawson.