Have I Got More Newspapers For You! Quiz

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1. I wonder if this newspaper had an Agony Aunt for troubled young wizards like Harry Potter.

Answer: Daily Prophet

The "Daily Prophet" was delivered by owl on a daily basis to nearly every wizarding household in Britain.

Harry Potter and his friends relied on it for Quidditch League results and gossip about those in trouble for infractions of the International Statute of Secrecy, as well as the latest legislation of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.

2. The centre of the newspaper empire in "Citizen Kane".

Answer: The New York Daily Inquirer

"Citizen Kane" was a 1941 movie that told the life story of the owner of a newspaper empire.

Heran J. Mankiewicz wrote a screenplay that was was adopted and added to by the director, Orson Welles.

Welles starred as Charles Foster Kane, a character that was based on the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.

Although it was poorly reviewed on release and won only one of the nine Oscars it was nominated for, in later years it was regularly described as "the best movie ever made".

3. This paper featured a writer who went from nature notes to war correspondent in the novel "Scoop".

Answer: The Daily Beast

Written by Evelyn Waugh in 1938, "Scoop" was his satire on sensational newspapers.

In a case of mistaken identity, William Boot, nature correspondent of "The Daily Beast", was sent to Africa to cover a war.

Evelyn Waugh had been a journalist, and the character of William Boot was said to be based on Bill Deedes, a rival reporter during he Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935 and 1936. Deedes was later to become editor of the "Daily Telegraph".

4. The newspaper that recorded the everyday story of farming folk in "The Archers".

Answer: The Borchester Echo

In 1950, the British Broadcasting Corporation had the idea of a radio show to educate farmers and increase food production after World War 2.

After several pilot episodes that year, "The Archers" began a run in January 1951 that was to make it the longest-running radio drama in the world.

From those simple beginnings of telling people the best way to care for wheat and so on, the show developed into the family and love lives of the families in the village of Ambridge.

5. As a hard-working detective, V. I. Warshawski had a good friend in Murray Ryerson on this newspaper.

Answer: Chicago Herald-Star

V. I. Warshawski was a pioneering female detective created by Sara Paretsky.

Eighteen novels had been published between 1982 and the writing of this quiz in 2017.

One, "Deadlock", was turned into a movie that starred Kathleen Turner, but it was not a success.

6. The newspaper the Monkees, the young generation with something to say, got their ideas from.

Answer: The Daily Chronicle

"The Monkees" was a 1960s comedy TV show that jumped on the idea of a young guitar band having fun.

Following auditions, four actors Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were thrown together into the band.

In the episodes they sang songs by some of the best songwriters around - people like Carole King, Harry Nillson, Jeff Barry and Neil Diamond.

The band had six top 10 hits, including three number ones.

7. The newspaper that Spiderman liked to peruse as a change from spinning his own web.

Answer: The Daily Bugle

"The Daily Bugle" featured in several Marvel Comics publications, although must notably in Spiderman adventures.

In an example of life imitating art, in 2006, Marvel began publishing a monthly "Daily Bugle" newspaper covering the company's publications and authors.

8. The place that Clark Kent worked before nipping into a phone box to become "Superman".

Answer: The Daily Planet

Okay, so this is the question you have been waiting through almost two quizzes for, isn't it?

"The Daily Planet" may well be the most famous fictional newspaper in movie history.

On its staff was the mild mannered reporter Clark Kent, when when the wold was in danger he turned into Superman - a man with super powers from the Plant Krypton.

9. When given superhuman powers "The Greatest American Hero" just needed this newspaper to keep him up to speed on what was happening in the universe.

Answer: The Daily Galaxy

"The Greatest American Hero" was a comedy on air for three seasons from 1981.

It featured teacher William Katt who was given a red and black suit that enabled him to have superhuman abilities.

10. OK, you've travelled 1,000 years into the future, so what newspaper do you rely on to keep you up to date on the affairs of alien races and fantastic places in "Futurama"?

Answer: Daily Supernova

"Futurama" came from the man who created "The Simpsons", Matt Groening.

It featured a New York pizza delivery boy who was frozen for a thousand years and found employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the 31st century.

There he met all sort of fantastic friends from various inter-Galactic races.

The show ran for seven seasons from March 1999 to September 2013.

Source: Author darksplash

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Questions		Choices
1. I wonder if this newspaper had an Agony Aunt for troubled young wizards like Harry Potter.		The Daily Beast
2. The centre of the newspaper empire in "Citizen Kane".		The Borchester Echo
3. This paper featured a writer who went from nature notes to war correspondent in the novel "Scoop".		The Daily Planet
4. The newspaper that recorded the everyday story of farming folk in "The Archers".		Daily Prophet
5. As a hard-working detective, V. I. Warshawski had a good friend in Murray Ryerson on this newspaper.		The Daily Bugle
6. The newspaper the Monkees, the young generation with something to say, got their ideas from.		Daily Supernova
7. The newspaper that Spiderman liked to peruse as a change from spinning his own web.		The Daily Galaxy
8. The place that Clark Kent worked before nipping into a phone box to become "Superman".		Chicago Herald-Star
9. When given superhuman powers "The Greatest American Hero" just needed this newspaper to keep him up to speed on what was happening in the universe.		The Daily Chronicle
10. OK, you've travelled 1,000 years into the future, so what newspaper do you rely on to keep you up to date on the affairs of alien races and fantastic places in "Futurama"?		The New York Daily Inquirer

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