Newspapers of the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Germany

The full name of "Bild" is "Bild Zeitung". As with most German papers, "Die Welt" was originally a regional paper, in this case focusing on the Hamburg area. Other important local papers with some national reputation include the "Frankfurter Allgemeine"; "Kölner Stadt Anzeiger" (Cologne); "Berliner Morgenpost"; and "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (Munich).

Answer: Italy

Another important "national paper" for the Italians is "Il Messaggero". For the sports-addict there is of course the famous "Gazzetta dello Sporto".
Especially soccer and cycle-racing are popular.

Answer: Egypt

"Al Ahram" is published in Cairo and was established already in 1875. It is the oldest newspaper in the Arab and Third World and is one of the oldest papers in the world. It serves the Arab world with a selection of commentary.

Answer: Israel

"Haaretz" calls itself an independent Israeli newspaper with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on international affairs.

Answer: France

The mere reading of "Le Monde" especially the "Diplomatique" version does not yet point to French nationality. Reading "Le Figaro" however might point to being French and to a combination of good taste with a slight degree of conservatism . If readers of "Le Figaro" still find much to laugh about in their paper can be doubted, but the paper keeps repeating that it does its utmost to find something laughable in anything it speaks about. "Je me pince de rire de tout" is its motto. Those who had hoped that "forcing oneself to find the ridiculous side of everything " implies some criticism of "established society", may find the required balance by reading such papers and magazines as " Le Point" and " Libération". Other important French papers include "Midi Libre" (the South); "L'Humanité" (communist; Paris); "Paris Match" (Paris); "Le Progrčs" (Lyon); "Voix du Nord" (Lille area); "Nice Matin" (Provence)

Answer: The Vatican

Though the "Osservatore" does not claim "infallibility", it tries to speak on behalf of the Pope, and reflects Catholic teachings in its views of events in the world and in Italy.

Answer: New York Times (USA)

The U.K. paper the Times claims that "Top people take the Times". Until 1966 it reserved its first page for small ads. For real news you had to start on page two. Photographs were an even greater taboo.
'The People's Daily' is for China what the "Osservatore Romano" is for the Vatican: the official mouthpiece of the top-ranking authorities.

Answer: Pravda

The word "Pravda" (ideally the word should be written in Cyrillic) means "Truth". "Trud" refers to a Trade Union Daily.
There were various "Pravdas". There was the Moscow Pravda, but also the
"Komsomolskaja Pravda".

Answer: Daily Express

Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964) was born in Maple, Ontario, as William Maxwell Aitken. He was the son of a Presbyterian minister, became a stockbroker, made a fortune from Canadian cement hills, moved to Britain where he became a Conservative MP. He turned the "Daily Express" into the most widely read newspaper in the world.

In 1918 he was granted the title Lord Beaverbrook and became a member of the wartime government. Also during World War II he was recruited by Sir Winston Churchill into the War Cabinet.

Answer: Aftonbladet

"Aftonbladet" is the best-known Swedish paper. Its name literally means 'evening-paper'.
"NRC" stands for Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant, which literally means " New Rotterdam Newspaper". From the word "Courant" ("Nouvelles Courantes" = "Current Tidings") came the present-day term for a paper: "Krant". "Dagblad" is a synonym. "Handelsblad" means "Business Newspaper".
In the name "De Telegraaf" the Dutch version of the English word 'Telegraph' can be found back. Such a title suggests that the very latest news sent by telegram could be find in this paper.
"De Volkskrant" is a quality paper rather than a popular tabloid. Originally it was a Catholic-orientated paper. Another important Dutch paper is "Het Parool", which started as an illegal anti-nazi paper during World War II.First issue on 10 Feb. 1941.