Quiz • 15 Questions

Can you complete these 2020 newspaper headlines?

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Question 1 of 15

On 14 January, the Daily Mail reported on the Queen allowing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to scale back their royal roles with the headline: 'Go... if you _______'

Question 2 of 15

On 1 February, The Guardian reported on the UK leaving the EU with the headline: 'The day we said ________'

Question 3 of 15

On 7 April, The Sun's front page read: '_______ in intensive care'

Question 4 of 15

On 11 May, the headline on the front of the Daily Mirror read: 'Lockdown Britain: It's ______'

Question 5 of 15

On 25 May, the Daily Mirror referred to the prime minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson as: 'A & a _'

Question 6 of 15

On 26 May, after Dominic Cummings refused to apologise for his 260-mile lockdown trip, Metro published the headline: 'Stay ______'

Question 7 of 15

On 27 May, The Daily Star responded to the Dominic Cummings saga with the headline: 'Cops: Don't drive if you're _______'

Question 8 of 15

On 18 August, The Guardian wrote: 'Government forced into humiliating _____ U-turn'

Question 9 of 15

On 12 October, The Times splashed with the headline: 'COVID tiers split nation in _______'

Question 10 of 15

On 10 November, The Daily Telegraph's front page headline read: 'A great day for ________'

Question 11 of 15

On 10 November, the Daily Express greeted the vaccine news with the headline: 'Vaccine hope: Life back to normal by _______'

Question 12 of 15

On 10 November, The Independent reported: 'COVID vaccine could be rolled out by _________'

Question 13 of 15

On 14 November, following a high-profile shake-up behind the door of Number 10, The Guardian wrote: 'End of ________ era'

Question 14 of 15

On 3 December, Metro welcomed news of the imminent arrival in the UK of a coronavirus vaccine with the headline: '__ - DAY!'

Question 15 of 15

Following the latest impasse in Brexit talks, on 10 December The i had the headline: '_______ for last supper at EU talks'

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1
On 14 January, the Daily Mail reported on the Queen allowing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to scale back their royal roles with the headline: 'Go... if you _______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'must'
2
On 1 February, The Guardian reported on the UK leaving the EU with the headline: 'The day we said ________'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'goodbye'
3
On 7 April, The Sun's front page read: '_______ in intensive care'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'Boris'
It was, of course, prime minister Boris Johnson, who spent three days in intensive care at a London hospital after contracting COVID-19.
4
On 11 May, the headline on the front of the Daily Mirror read: 'Lockdown Britain: It's ______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'chaos'
5
On 25 May, the Daily Mirror referred to the prime minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson as: 'A ______ & a _______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'cheat & a coward'
6
On 26 May, after Dominic Cummings refused to apologise for his 260-mile lockdown trip, Metro published the headline: 'Stay ______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'elite'
7
On 27 May, The Daily Star responded to the Dominic Cummings saga with the headline: 'Cops: Don't drive if you're _______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'blind'
Police issued the warning, The Daily Star claimed, after Dominic Cummings said he took a drive during lockdown to test his eyesight.
8
On 18 August, The Guardian wrote: 'Government forced into humiliating _____ U-turn'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'exams'
This headline referred to the government finally ditching its controversial algorithm for predicting A-level and GCSE grades and basing them on teachers' assessments instead.
9
On 12 October, The Times splashed with the headline: 'COVID tiers split nation in _______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'three'
The headline referred to the government's introduction of three tiers of coronavirus restrictions.
10
On 10 November, The Daily Telegraph's front page headline read: 'A great day for ________'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'humanity'
The headline referred to the emergence of the world's first effective COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
11
On 10 November, the Daily Express greeted the vaccine news with the headline: 'Vaccine hope: Life back to normal by _______'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'spring'
12
On 10 November, The Independent reported: 'COVID vaccine could be rolled out by _________'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'Christmas'
13
On 14 November, following a high-profile shake-up behind the door of Number 10, The Guardian wrote: 'End of ________ era'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'Cummings'
It was, of course, the news that the prime minister's chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, had been shown the door at Number 10.
14
On 3 December, Metro welcomed news of the imminent arrival in the UK of a coronavirus vaccine with the headline: '__ - DAY!'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'V-DAY!'
When the vaccine started to be administered, health secretary Matt Hancock also called it 'V-Day'.
15
Following the latest impasse in Brexit talks, on 10 December The i had the headline: '_______ for last supper at EU talks'
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 'Fudge'

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