Peter Sands
@petersandssms.bsky.social
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Supporting journalism and Newcastle United.
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2 days ago
Delighted to be top team last week, but
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and I are less confident our score of 20 will be enough to retain the title.
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's news. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 23, narrowly ahead of Janet Boyle on 22.5. George Man...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2026/01/have-crack-at-newsquiz.html
3 days ago
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Adam Batstone
9 days ago
Extremely satisfying score of 22 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me, a lot of news already in 2026.
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's events. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2026/01/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 23, just ahead of Tim (still totally unremarkable) on 22, Janet Boyle an...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2026/01/time-to-tackle-newsquiz.html
10 days ago
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Adam Batstone
16 days ago
Not a great start to our 2026 quizzing year with 17.5 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. Happy new year to you Peter and all our fellow quizzers.
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Happy new year to all you newsquizzers. Hope you had a great time but still kept up with what's going on in the world. Here's the first newsquiz of the year. Good luck and have a great 2026.
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Don't forget to let me know your score.
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First newsquiz of 2026
Happy new year to all you quizzers and thanks for playing each week. Trust you had a great time but were still able to keep-up with what was...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2026/01/first-newsquiz-of-2026.html
17 days ago
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23 days ago
Ending 2025 on a relative high with 21 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. Best wishes to all fellow quizzers and of course to our indefatigable quizmaster general.
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It's Boxing Day so why not pour yourself a glass of fizz and tackle the newsquiz? As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
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The Boxing Day newsquiz
I hope you all had a cracking Christmas. The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 23, ahead of George Mann on 22,...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-boxing-day-newsquiz.html
24 days ago
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Thanks Adam. And thanks to you and Lucy for doing the quiz each week. Appreciated. Have a great festive break and maybe 2026 will be the year for a catch-up.
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30 days ago
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/last...
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Last newquiz before Christmas
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle and Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 23, ahead of George Mann on 21 an...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/last-newquiz-before-christmas.html
about 1 month ago
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Adam Batstone
about 1 month ago
Pleased with our score of 20 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. Wondering what US immigration will make of that score?
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/have...
#newspapers
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 24, ahead of the Rev Leon and George Mann on 22, Ro...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/have-crack-at-newsquiz_12.html
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
One down on our usual 19 for @lucy and me after what will forever be known in this house as ‘Buddygate’
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It’s Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/have...
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 23, ahead of Janet Boyle on 22, Robert Rea ...
https://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/have-crack-at-newsquiz_5.html?m=0
about 1 month ago
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Adam Batstone
about 2 months ago
Our usual boringly reliable 19 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. As predictable as an English batting collapse.
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t's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's news. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/its-...
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It's time to tackle the newsquiz
The top scorer in last week’s newsquiz was the Rev Leon with 22.5, just ahead of George Mann on 22, Janet Boyle on 21 and Robert Rea on ...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/its-time-to-tackle-newsquiz.html
about 2 months ago
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Adam Batstone
about 2 months ago
What is becoming our normal 19 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. So old I’d never even heard of the I’m a ‘celebrity’ people.
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/have...
#newspapers
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Tim (still totally unremarkable) and George Mann with 23. Tim Humphrey and Janet Boyle scor...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/have-crack-at-newsquiz_21.html
about 2 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
2 months ago
Not bad…19 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me, despite our best efforts to edit out our wrong answers.
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
There were some cracking scores in last week’s newsquiz. The top solo quizzers - George Mann , Tim (still totally unremarkable) and Peta St...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/time-to-tackle-newsquiz.html
2 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
2 months ago
Our score of 18 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me is probably as forgettable as the new Meghan Markle movie inevitably will be.
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/have...
#newspapers
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 23, just ahead of Tim Humphrey on 22, George Mann on...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/have-crack-at-newsquiz.html
2 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
3 months ago
A very respectable 22 out of 25 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and our Porto pals Ben and Bella.
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
There were some very impressive scores in last week’s newsquiz. The top solo scorers were Tim Humphreys and Tim (still totally unremarkable...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time-to-tackle-newsquiz_31.html
3 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
3 months ago
Pretty happy with 21 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. I wonder how Andrew from Windsor will have fared?
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It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/have...
#newspapers
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle , the Rev Leon and Robert Rea all with 20. Tim (still totally unremarkable) ...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/have-crack-at-newsquiz.html
3 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
3 months ago
17 for myself and the Spanish golfers, hard to keep track of events from afar.
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Peter Sands
It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 22, ahead of the Rev Leon on 21, George Mann and Ro...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time-to-tackle-newsquiz.html
3 months ago
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 22, ahead of the Rev Leon on 21, George Mann and Ro...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time-to-tackle-newsquiz.html
3 months ago
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 22, ahead of the Rev Leon on 21, George Mann and Ro...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/time-to-tackle-newsquiz.html
3 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
3 months ago
A slightly disappointing 15 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. Feeling almost as sick as the chap from Barnsley.
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DailyMail trainee Joe Rossiter won the newsquiz champagne with a score of 19. Can you do better?
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/joe-...
As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a score and let me know your score.
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Joe wins the newsquiz champagne
Trainee reporters Molly Lee, Caitlin Leng, Olivia Kemp, Joe Rossiter (with the champagne) Isabella Machin, Will Hallowell and Jamie Boys I...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/joe-wins-newsquiz-champagne.html
3 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
4 months ago
Happy with 18.5 - less ignorant than Emma Watson, admittedly a low bar
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/trai...
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Trainee Joe wins the newsquiz again
The Daily Mail trainee reporters had a busy second week in Kensington. They went through the Editor’s Code with Editor Emeritus Peter Wright...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/10/trainee-joe-wins-newsquiz-again.html
4 months ago
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Peter Sands
Bruce Hayward
4 months ago
19 for Sarah and me
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
4 months ago
A bang average 16 for me in the absence of my quiz compadre
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/dais...
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4 months ago
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Adam Batstone
4 months ago
A decent if not prize winning score of 19 for the Mountain Men, holed up in the Boot Inn, in Cumbria during a biblical deluge
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/dais...
#newspapers
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Daisy's newsquiz hat-trick
The Mail trainee sub-editors have finished the third week of their training. They had sessions with senior sub Tina Moran , night-editor And...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/daisys-newsquiz-hat-trick.html
4 months ago
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Adam Batstone
4 months ago
A respectable 18.5 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. Do Ipswich Town have any other famous fans?
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Well done to Daily Mail trainee Daisy Outram who won this week's newsquiz with a score of 20.5, narrowly ahead of Giorgia ambo on 20. Well done to both. Can you do better? Give it a go and let me know your score.
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Daisy wins the newsquiz again
The Daily Mail trainee subs had a busy second week in Kensington. Their challenges included pitching stories to chief reporter Sam Greenhill...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/daisy-wins-newsquiz-again.html
4 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
5 months ago
Much happier with this week’s score of 19 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. With a following wind it could have been 21.
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/trai...
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Trainee Daisy wins the newsquiz
I have just finished a busy and enjoyable first week with four Daily Mail trainee sub-editors. They studied Mail style, edited stories and w...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/trainee-daisy-wins-newsquiz.html
5 months ago
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Adam Batstone
5 months ago
Another lamentable 13 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me, obviously distracted by the pubs and countryside of East Sussex.
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/08/have...
#newspapers
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Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 20, ahead of Robert Rea on 19 and the Rev Leon on 18. The top team was ...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/08/have-crack-at-newsquiz_29.html
5 months ago
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Peter Sands
Bruce Hayward
5 months ago
16 for Sarah and me
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
5 months ago
A piss poor 13 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. Clearly not been paying attention
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5 months ago
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It's Friday so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.
sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/08/time...
#newspapers
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Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with a score of 23. Tim (still totally unremarkable) and Robert Rea scored 22,...
http://sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/08/time-to-tackle-newsquiz_22.html
5 months ago
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Peter Sands
Adam Batstone
5 months ago
A perfectly respectable 18 for
@lucythorpe.bsky.social
and me. I can’t possibly share what Lucy suggested for the Jenrick question. It’s not a word you hear often on Thought for the Day.
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