Adam Batstone
@adam-bat.bsky.social
Interests range from Portsmouth FC to Bob Dylan and all points in between
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.
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. sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2026/01/firs... Don't forget to let me know your score. #newspapers
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...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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.
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.
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. sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #newspapers
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,...
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December 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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.
A few nearlys mean a score of just 17 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Very happy Christmas to you, Pam and all the family.
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...
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...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A few nearlys mean a score of just 17 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Very happy Christmas to you, Pam and all the family.
Pleased with our score of 20 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Wondering what US immigration will make of that score?
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
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...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Pleased with our score of 20 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Wondering what US immigration will make of that score?
One down on our usual 19 for @lucy and me after what will forever be known in this house as ‘Buddygate’
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...
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 ...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
One down on our usual 19 for @lucy and me after what will forever be known in this house as ‘Buddygate’
Our usual boringly reliable 19 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. As predictable as an English batting collapse.
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-... #newspapers
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 ...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Our usual boringly reliable 19 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. As predictable as an English batting collapse.
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.
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
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...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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.
Not bad…19 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me, despite our best efforts to edit out our wrong answers.
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
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...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Not bad…19 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me, despite our best efforts to edit out our wrong answers.
Our score of 18 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me is probably as forgettable as the new Meghan Markle movie inevitably will be.
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
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...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Our score of 18 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me is probably as forgettable as the new Meghan Markle movie inevitably will be.
A very respectable 22 out of 25 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and our Porto pals Ben and Bella.
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
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...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A very respectable 22 out of 25 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and our Porto pals Ben and Bella.
Pretty happy with 21 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. I wonder how Andrew from Windsor will have fared?
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
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) ...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Pretty happy with 21 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. I wonder how Andrew from Windsor will have fared?
17 for myself and the Spanish golfers, hard to keep track of events from afar.
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
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...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
17 for myself and the Spanish golfers, hard to keep track of events from afar.
A slightly disappointing 15 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Feeling almost as sick as the chap from Barnsley.
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. #newspapers
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. #newspapers
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...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
A slightly disappointing 15 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Feeling almost as sick as the chap from Barnsley.
Happy with 18.5 - less ignorant than Emma Watson, admittedly a low bar
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... #newspapers
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...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Happy with 18.5 - less ignorant than Emma Watson, admittedly a low bar
A bang average 16 for me in the absence of my quiz compadre @lucythorpe.bsky.social
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
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A bang average 16 for me in the absence of my quiz compadre @lucythorpe.bsky.social
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
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
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...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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
A respectable 18.5 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Do Ipswich Town have any other famous fans?
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. sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/dais...
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...
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September 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A respectable 18.5 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Do Ipswich Town have any other famous fans?
Much happier with this week’s score of 19 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. With a following wind it could have been 21.
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... #newspapers
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...
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September 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Much happier with this week’s score of 19 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. With a following wind it could have been 21.
Another lamentable 13 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me, obviously distracted by the pubs and countryside of East Sussex.
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
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 ...
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August 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Another lamentable 13 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me, obviously distracted by the pubs and countryside of East Sussex.
A piss poor 13 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Clearly not been paying attention
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
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,...
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August 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A piss poor 13 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Clearly not been paying attention
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.
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
Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was the Rev Leon with 21, ahead of George Mann on 18, Tim (still totally unremarkable) , Jayme...
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August 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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.
A silly score of 17 for a silly season for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Must brush up on our Kelly Clarkson and talking parrot knowledge.
It'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/2025/08/time... #newspaper
Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle , Marion Fountayne , Robert Rea and Tim (still totally unremarkable) all wit...
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August 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A silly score of 17 for a silly season for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Must brush up on our Kelly Clarkson and talking parrot knowledge.
Better late than never 16.5 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Can’t blame a fractured tibia or poisoned mugs of cocoa.
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? #newspapers sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/08/time...
Time to tackle the newsquiz
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Robert Rea and George Mann with 22, ahead of Janet Boyle on 20, Andy Cave on 17 and Ia...
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August 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Better late than never 16.5 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Can’t blame a fractured tibia or poisoned mugs of cocoa.
Not very pleased with 17 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me - including failure to remember one ‘household’ name despite managing to remember another who hopefully soon will be.
It's Friday, so it must be time for the newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Why not give it a go and let me know your score. sandsmediaservices.blogspot.com/2025/07/have... #newspapers
Have a crack at the newsquiz
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Marion Fountayne and George Mann with 21, ahead of Robert Rea , Janet Boyle and Tim (tot...
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July 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Not very pleased with 17 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me - including failure to remember one ‘household’ name despite managing to remember another who hopefully soon will be.
@petersandssms.bsky.social a pretty mediocre 16 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Prompted libel discussion of merits of Unite v Coldplay stories. NB Siancek first 6-0 6-0 winner since 1911.
July 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
@petersandssms.bsky.social a pretty mediocre 16 for @lucythorpe.bsky.social and me. Prompted libel discussion of merits of Unite v Coldplay stories. NB Siancek first 6-0 6-0 winner since 1911.