Fun Trivia : Newspapers & Magazines

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Newspapers & Magazines

How frequently is "Classic FM" magazine published?

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


Monthly. A monthly title, to go with the radio station "Classic FM". Every issue has at least one music CD on the cover.



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

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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



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

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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.



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

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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.



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

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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.



The following four weekly magazines were all published by the same company. Which one was closed in 2001?

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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'.



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

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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.



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

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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".



Mark Lemon and Alan Coren have both edited which magazine?

Newspapers and Magazines (Mainly British)


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.