The Ultimate News Quiz 2008

with quizmasters Andy Marr and Kirsty Young

Quiz Answers from the Ultimate News Quiz

Q. Which two political leaders signed a bipartisan agreement on global warming on August 1 at the Pacific port of Long Beach?

A. Tony Blair and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Q. Lion's Mane, Sea Wasp and Mauve Stingers were in the news last summer. What were they?

A. Jellyfish that proliferated in the Mediterranean due to unusually high sea temperatures.

Q. Name the product boycotted by Beyonce, Lil Kim and Jay-Z last year.

A. Cristal Champagne, after the managing director of Cristal complained he couldn't choose who bought his product.

Q. Which internet phenomenon was originally named after a Hawaiian word meaning "fast"?

A. Wikipedia, the free internet encyclopedia, or wikis - websites that can be easily amended or added to by users.

Q. Beatriz Pinzon Solano was the lead character in a hit Colombian TV series. What is she better known as?

A. Betty La Fea, or Ugly Betty.

Q. What gruesome items were sold to a New York undertaker for $7,000?

A. The broadcaster Alastair Cook's bones.

Q. What species of whale died after getting lost and swimming up the Thames as far as the Houses of Parliament?

A. Willy the northern bottlenose whale.

Q. Who joined the debate about skinny models by attacking the "talking toothpicks" who fill the pages of glossy magazines?

A. Author JK Rowkling.