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Quiz about Newspapers and Magazines Mainly British

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British) Quiz

Newspapers and magazines, including publishers, editors and columnists. Based on titles distributed in the UK.

A multiple-choice quiz by paper_aero. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
paper_aero

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,899

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
382

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Mark Lemon and Alan Coren have both edited which magazine? Hint

Viz

Private Eye

Marxism Today

Punch

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which daily newspaper, concentrating on sport, was launched in March 2006? Hint

The Sportsman

Sporting Life

The Racing Post

Racing and Football Outlook

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Question 3 of 10

3. What name does the competition setter of the "Spectator" magazine go by? Hint

Azed

Araucaria

Ximenes

Jaspistos

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Question 4 of 10

4. The following four weekly magazines were all published in the UK by the same company, IPC Media. Which one title ceased in 2001? Hint

Woman's Journal

Woman

Woman's Weekly

Woman's Own

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Question 5 of 10

5. From June 2005 to March 2006 Sarah Sands was editor of which British national newspaper? Hint

Sunday Telegraph

News of the World

Sunday Times

Mail on Sunday

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Question 6 of 10

6. Three of the following daily newspapers are based in the same country; which is the odd one out? Hint

Sabah

Hurriyet

Vesti

Fanatik

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which decade did "The Listener" magazine cease publication in the UK? Hint

1980's

1990's

1970's

1960's

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which TV listings magazine did Bauer Publishing launch in March 1991? Hint

TV Choice

TV & Satellite

TV Easy

TV Quick

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which newspaper did the owner of the "Daily Telegraph" purchase in 1937? Hint

Workers' Herald

Morning Post

Brighton Evening Argus

Daily Courant

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Question 10 of 10

10. How frequently was "Classic FM" magazine published? Hint

Quarterly

Monthly

Fortnightly

Weekly

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mark Lemon and Alan Coren have both edited which magazine?

Answer: Punch

Mark Lemon was the first editor (originally one of a pair of joint editors) in the mid nineteenth century. Alan Coren's tenure as editor was from 1978-1987. The other three magazines were all first published after the death of Mark Lemon.

2. Which daily newspaper, concentrating on sport, was launched in March 2006?

Answer: The Sportsman

The "Racing Post" was first published in April 1986. In 1998 "Sporting Life" (first published 1859) was merged into the "Racing Post". "Racing and Football Outlook" is a weekly publication from the same publisher as the "Racing Post".

3. What name does the competition setter of the "Spectator" magazine go by?

Answer: Jaspistos

Japistos has been the pen name of the setter of the weekly competition in the "Spectator" for many years. Ximenes was the crossword setter of the "Observer", succeeded by Azed. Acaucaria is one of the setters of the "Guardian" crossword.

4. The following four weekly magazines were all published in the UK by the same company, IPC Media. Which one title ceased in 2001?

Answer: Woman's Journal

All four titles were published by IPC Connect Ltd. According to www.magforum.com, "Woman" and "Woman's Own" are general interest; "Woman's Weekly" aims at the 40+ market; and "Woman's Journal" celebrated 'family values'.

5. From June 2005 to March 2006 Sarah Sands was editor of which British national newspaper?

Answer: Sunday Telegraph

Sarah Sands was the first female editor of the "Sunday Telegraph". She was editor for eight months (and twenty days) and was replaced by Patricia Wheatcroft.

6. Three of the following daily newspapers are based in the same country; which is the odd one out?

Answer: Vesti

"Vesti" is a Serbian publication, the other three are Turkish. All are currently distributed in Britain by IPN.

7. In which decade did "The Listener" magazine cease publication in the UK?

Answer: 1990's

Publication ceased in the UK in 1991. "The Listener" was first published in 1929, to the intense annoyance of newspaper publishers, who considered it "an illegitimate stretching of official activity" by the BBC. "The Listener" was alleged to have the hardest crossword puzzle of any publication in the UK.

8. Which TV listings magazine did Bauer Publishing launch in March 1991?

Answer: TV Quick

"TV Choice" was also launched by Bauer, but in 1999. IPC Media launched "TV & Satellite Week" in 1993 and "TV Easy" in 2005.

9. Which newspaper did the owner of the "Daily Telegraph" purchase in 1937?

Answer: Morning Post

The original intention was to publish both titles, but after a few months it became necessary to amalgamate them.

10. How frequently was "Classic FM" magazine published?

Answer: Monthly

This was a monthly title, tied in with the UK radio station "Classic FM". Every issue had at least one music CD on the cover. It ceased publication in 2012.

Source: Author paper_aero

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