1. 

   How many complaints did the BBC receive over the “Sachsgate” row?

   1. 42,000

   2. 32,000

   3. 22,000

   4. 52,000

2. How large was the percentage pay cut that Carol Vorderman claimed she was asked to take to stay on Countdown?

   1. 15%

   2. 50%

   3. 5%

   4. 90%

3. 

   What was the peak 15-minute audience for The X Factor final?

   1. 9 million

   2. 12 million

   3. 14 million

   4. 21 million

4. How much does Channel 4 claim its annual funding gap will be by 2012?

   1. £120m

   2. £150m

   3. £160m

   4. £180m

5. What election-night innovation did CNN present to the US public?

   1. A hologram of one of its reporters

   2. An animated Barack Obama

   3. A flying Sarah Palin

   4. A Miami White House TV studio

6. 

   What was the title of Richard and Judy’s new chatshow on UKTV channel Watch?

   1. Richard and Judy Get Real

   2. Richard and Judy Live!

   3. Richard and Judy’s New Position

   4. Richard and Judy Are Now on Digital and Nobody Is Watching

7. What was the Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker’s first TV show about?

   1. Aliens

   2. Zombies

   3. Hoodies

   4. Media types

8. How many staff did the BBC take to Beijing to cover the Olympics?

   1. 437

   2. 237

   3. 337

   4. 537

9. Who has NBC given a primetime 10pm show to?

   1. David Letterman

   2. Jay Leno

   3. Conan O’Brien

   4. Jimmy Kimmel

10. Which celebrity chef was clocked using the F-word 23 times in a recent episode of their show?

    1. Jamie Oliver

    2. Gordon Ramsay

    3. Heston Blumenthal

    4. Nigella Lawson

11. 

    Which of these titles was a TV show this year?

    1. Dawn Goes Bisexual

    2. Dawn Goes Lesbian

    3. Dawn Goes Japanese

    4. Dawn Goes Down the Pub

12. Which of these titles was a TV show this year?

    1. Special Children

    2. Special Politicians

    3. Special Needs Pets

    4. Special Fried Rice

13. Which of these titles was a TV show this year?

    1. Extreme Pot Holing with Martin Kemp

    2. Extreme Kayaking with Dr Fox

    3. Extreme Picnicking with Cheryl Baker

    4. Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

14. Which of these titles was a TV show this year?

    1. Dog Borstal

    2. Cat Prison

    3. Monkey Detention

    4. Hamster Probation

15. Which of these titles was a TV show this year?

    1. How to Rob a Bank

    2. How to Invade Iraq

    3. How to Mince a Cow

    4. How to Crochet a Tabard

16. Which company’s irritating TV ad featured actors playing air guitar and lipsyncing to Nickelback’s song Rockstar?

    1. Iceland

    2. MFI

    3. DFS

    4. Homebase

17. 

    A one-off remix of the famous Gorilla TV ad substituted Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight with which song?

    1. Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer

    2. Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now

    3. Europe’s The Final Countdown

    4. Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart

18. Which brand used the Beatles track From Me to You to add a bit of sparkle to its Christmas TV campaign?

    1. Apple

    2. John Lewis

    3. Nintendo

    4. Asda

19. Which comedy star lent his voice to “Pablo the Drug Mule Dog” for a government anti-cocaine TV campaign?

    1. Rowan Atkinson

    2. David Mitchell

    3. Julian Rhind-Tutt

    4. Ricky Gervais

20. Which broadcaster used 1980s rap pioneers’ Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s seminal track The Message to promote its channels?

    1. Sky

    2. Channel 4

    3. Five

    4. ITV

21. 

    Which company pulled a TV ad featuring Mr T harassing a speed walker for being a "disgrace to the man race", after complaints that it was offensive to gay people?

    1. Yorkie

    2. Snickers

    3. Tango

    4. Pot Noodle

22. Which company caused an international furore with its innocuous male kiss, later cleared by the ad watchdog despite more than 200 complaints it was "inappropriate".

    1. Lynx

    2. Burger King

    3. Heinz

    4. Renault

23. 

    Which company was involved in an international furore over accusations that it had "whitened" Beyoncé Knowles's skin in a press campaign?

    1. Rimmel

    2. Chanel

    3. L'Oreal

    4. Max Factor

24. The ASA investigated a TV ad featuring a girl being hit about the head after more than 400 complaints, which was later cleared. Who made it?

    1. NSPCC

    2. Barnardo's

    3. Forgotten Children charity

    4. Prince's Trust

25. Which politician attempted to raise his personal profile in March by telling GQ that he had slept with "no more than" 30 women?

    1. Nick Clegg

    2. Boris Johnson

    3. James Purnell

    4. Robert Kilroy-Silk

26. A proud wife boasted to Vanity Fair in September that her husband would “be up there with Churchill”. But who was she?

    1. Sarah Brown bigging-up Gordon

    2. Cherie Blair saying Tony would be judged by history

    3. Michelle Obama getting a little ahead of herself

    4. French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s new wife, Carla Bruni

27. “I tell you what – anyone reading this, just stay natural because I’ve been through all this and look at the state of me.” Who denounced the horrors of plastic surgery to OK! in February?

    1. Katie Price

    2. Joan Rivers

    3. Kerry Katona

    4. Keeley Hazell

28. 

    No music magazine is more metal than Metal Hammer. But how did it celebrate the launch of Metallica’s new album in September?

    1. By giving readers iron filings

    2. By giving readers mercury poisoning

    3. By giving readers a metal-covered magazine

    4. By giving readers the magazine for free

29. Who told New magazine in September that they get tested four times a year for sexually transmitted diseases. “I go three, maybe four times a year to get tested and most of the time I don’t even need to.”

    1. Jack Osbourne

    2. Ozzy Osbourne

    3. Kelly Osbourne

    4. George Osborne

30. 

    How many times did Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear swear at reporters in five minutes during his first press conference at his new club?

    1. 34

    2. 45

    3. 52

    4. 67

31. “I’m more careful when I’m being interviewed by a woman because … I know there is a little stiletto knife hidden behind the back.” Who had these words for Sunday Times interviewer Chrissy Iley in November?

    1. Dame Helen Mirren

    2. Dame Judi Dench

    3. Dame Kelly Holmes

    4. Dame Maggie Smith

32. Which British artist, unveiling a new work, was reported as saying in the Daily Mail: “I was slightly worried that we’d end up with an Ali G ring.”

    1. Damien Hirst

    2. Antony Gormley

    3. Marc Quinn

    4. Sam Taylor-Wood

33. Who, reported guardian.co.uk last month, “remained undeterred by the barrage of high-calibre invective” in pushing his message that perceptions of the natural world had become “dangerously limited”?

    1. The artist formerly known (and possibly now known again) as Prince

    2. Prince Charles

    3. Prince Naseem Hamad

    4. Prince Albert of Monaco

34. Leeroy Le Gallais, 46, was jailed after being caught having sex with a horse in Guernsey. But which newspaper kindly blacked out the animal’s eyes in a photograph?

    1. The Daily Sport

    2. The Daily Mail

    3. The Daily Telegraph

    4. The Daily Star

35. 

    What did John Barrowman claim to have “flashed” live on BBC Radio 1?

    1. His “meat and two veg”

    2. His “fruit and nuts”

    3. His “wee willie winkie”

    4. “Johnny Junior”

36. List these three stations in terms of audience share, biggest first (according to Rajar figures for the third quarter of 2008).

    1. Classic FM, Absolute Radio, TalkSport

    2. TalkSport, Classic FM, Absolute Radio

    3. Absolute Radio, Classic FM, TalkSport

    4. Classic FM, TalkSport, Absolute Radio

37. Who presents the UK’s most popular radio breakfast show?

    1. Chris Moyles

    2. Terry Wogan

    3. John Humphrys

    4. Christian O’Connell

38. How many words did Lesley Douglas use in her email approving the broadcast of Russell Brand’s infamous Sachsgate Radio 2 show?

    1. 128

    2. 64

    3. 35

    4. 1

39. 

    What do Jon Gaunt and James Whale have in common?

    1. They belong to the same gentlemen’s club

    2. They were both fired by TalkSport

    3. They both have columns in national newspapers

    4. They share a star sign

40. Name Johnny Vaughan’s four co-presenters on his Capital 95.8 breakfast show – and in the right order

    1. Becky Jago, Zoe Hanson, Denise Van Outen, Lisa Snowdon

    2. Becky Hanson, Sam Mann, Lisa Snowdon, Denise Van Outen

    3. Margherita Taylor, Denise Van Outen, Becky Jago, Lisa Snowdon

    4. Zoe Hanson, Becky Jago, Denise Van Outen, Lisa Snowdon

41. Who went from 1 to 5 and is tipped for a move to 2?

    1. Bob Shennan

    2. Simon Mayo

    3. Colin Murray

    4. Dawn Airey

42. Whose picture was behind Russell Brand’s shoulder in his videotaped apology and resignation from Radio 2?

    1. Mark Thompson

    2. Harry Enfield

    3. Jonathan Ross

    4. Stalin

43. Which is the most popular digital-only radio station?

    1. Planet Rock

    2. Smash Hits

    3. The Hits

    4. Birdsong

44. How much did Global Radio pay for Capital and Classic FM parent, GCap?

    1. £375m

    2. £325m

    3. £425m

    4. £175m plus a performance-related bonus depending on audience figures

45. 

    What was the value, at the time, of Microsoft’s unsolicited bid for Yahoo on 1 February 2008?

    1. $44.4bn

    2. $46.4bn

    3. $44.5bn

    4. $44.6bn

46. Which company was involved in unsuccessful talks to buy Twitter in October 2008?

    1. Microsoft

    2. Facebook

    3. WPP

    4. MySpace

47. 

    How many applications, to the nearest 10,000, did Facebook offer by Christmas 2008?

    1. 32,000

    2. 42,000

    3. 52,000

    4. 62,000

48. What was the name of Google’s operating system for mobile phone?

    1. Googloid

    2. Android

    3. Dominatr

    4. OpenSocial

49. The chief executive of which London-based start-up said: “When we went to ETech I still didn’t really know Stef very well, and we had to share a room in a gross little hotel. I remember rolling over in the morning and seeing Stef’s exposed buttocks. ‘It has to get better than this,’ I thought. We can afford our own rooms now.”

    1. Alistair McLoughlin, Huddle

    2. Matteo Berlucci, LiveStation

    3. Alicia Navarro, SkimLinks

    4. Richard Moross, Moo.com

50. Which 80s pop star benefited from a global game to trick people into clicking through to YouTube?

    1. Sinitta

    2. David Van Day

    3. David Hasselhoff

    4. Rick Astley

51. Which controversial album cover caused Wikipedia pages to be censored for the first time in the UK?

    1. Scorpions: Lovedrive

    2. Scorpions: Virgin Killer

    3. Scorpions: Love at First Sting

    4. Scorpions: Animal Magnetism

52. 

    What percentage of viewers watch the BBC iPlayer service in a Windows operating system?

    1. 85%

    2. 88%

    3. 95%

    4. 98%

53. Which of these people does not use Twitter?

    1. Tony Benn

    2. Stephen Fry

    3. John Cleese

    4. Andy Murray

54. Nokia launched its Comes With Music service in October - how does it work?

    1. Customers get free, single-use mobile phones when they buy music from HMV

    2. Customers get free singles for one year, but have to pay 79p for albums

    3. Customers get one year of unlimited music from the Nokia music store

    4. Customers get unlimited downloads from the iTunes Store

55. Which reviewer is this, writing about which TV show? “An all-singing, all-dancing, issue-driven Sylvia Dung horror show that comes with little or no pedigree, just lots and lots of Chum.”

    1. The Sun’s Ally Ross on Britannia High

    2. The Daily Mirror’s Jim Shelley on High School Musical

    3. The Guardian’s Charlie Brooker on The X Factor

    4. The News of the World’s Ian Hyland on I’d Do Anything

56. Which reviewer is this, writing about which TV show? “Later, the show examines Marks & Spencer’s successful ploy to empty British women’s entire bank accounts by simply showing them Myleene Klass dancing along the Orient Express in a bejewelled thong and plunge bra.”

    1. The News of the World’s Ian Hyland on Miss Naked Beauty

    2. The Guardian’s Grace Dent on British Style Genius

    3. The Sun’s Ally Ross on Twiggy’s Frock Exchange

    4. The Daily Mirror’s Jim Shelly on Frock Me

57. Which reviewer is this, writing about which TV show? “It’s the television equivalent of a gurgling jester repeatedly honking a horn.”

    1. The News of the World’s Ian Hyland on Deal or No Deal

    2. The Guardian’s Grace Dent on Harry & Paul

    3. The Guardian’s Charlie Brooker on Hole in the Wall

    4. The Daily Mirror’s Jim Shelley on Shipwrecked

58. Which reviewer is this, writing about which TV show? “Fact is, the last time I saw this many plugs so gruesomely bludgeoned into place Austin Healey was having his hair done.”

    1. The Guardian’s Charlie Brooker on Richard & Judy’s New Position

    2. The Sun’s Ally Ross on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    3. The Daily Mirror’s Jim Shelley on This Morning

    4. The News of the World’s Ian Hyland on Children in Need

59. Which reviewer is this, writing about which TV show? “Every cliche was there to greet them. The occasional, spotless elephant wandered past. The locals were into voodoo. Cute African schoolchildren asked them “Have you met the Queen?”

    1. The Daily Mirror’s Jim Shelley on Holby City

    2. The Guardian’s Grace Dent on Wild at Heart

    3. The Guardian’s Nancy Banks Smith on The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency

    4. The Sun’s Ally Ross on Miss Marple

60. 

    Which of these was NOT one of this year’s hottest iPhone entertainment applications?

    1. iDribble

    2. iVooDoo

    3. iPig Latin

    4. iBlowUpDoll

61. Which of these was NOT one of this year’s hottest iPhone navigation applications?

    1. Altimeter

    2. GPS Christmas List

    3. Tube Brighton

    4. JamCam

62. Which of these was NOT one of this year’s hottest iPhone gaming applications?

    1. Christmas Snowglobe

    2. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

    3. Risk

    4. Singing Pumpkins

63. Which of these was NOT one of this year’s hottest iPhone book applications?

    1. Shakespeare

    2. The Bible

    3. Nostromo

    4. Kama Sutra

64. Which of these was NOT one of this year’s hottest iPhone medical applications?

    1. Mr Pregnancy

    2. Lange Pathology Flash Cards

    3. Diabetes Tester

    4. Patient Tracker

65. Who was NOT a Sony gold award winner last year?

    1. Russell Brand

    2. Jonathan Ross

    3. Chris Evans

    4. Dermot O’Leary

66. 

    Which of these jobs has the BBC director of audio and music Tim Davie NOT previously done?

    1. Vice president, marketing and franchise, PepsiCo Europe

    2. Marketer at Proctor & Gamble, working on male toiletry brands

    3. Director, BBC marketing, communications and audiences

    4. Any job in BBC Radio

67. Which of these is NOT a national DAB radio station?

    1. Planet Rock

    2. Radio 1

    3. NME Radio

    4. TalkSport

68. Who of these is NOT a regular presenter of BBC Radio 5 Live’s 606?

    1. Danny Baker

    2. Danny Kelly

    3. Spoony

    4. Tim Lovejoy

69. Which was NOT one of the original stations proposed for Channel 4’s ill-fated digital radio venture?

    1. Closer Radio

    2. E4 Radio

    3. Sky Sports Radio

    4. Talk Radio

Solutions

1:A, 2:D, 3:C, 4:B, 5:A, 6:C, 7:D, 8:A, 9:B, 10:A, 11:B, 12:C, 13:D, 14:A, 15:A, 16:C, 17:D, 18:B, 19:B, 20:C, 21:B, 22:C, 23:C, 24:B, 25:A, 26:B, 27:A, 28:C, 29:C, 30:C, 31:A, 32:A, 33:B, 34:C, 35:B, 36:D, 37:B, 38:D, 39:B, 40:A, 41:B, 42:D, 43:C, 44:A, 45:D, 46:B, 47:C, 48:B, 49:D, 50:D, 51:B, 52:A, 53:A, 54:C, 55:A, 56:B, 57:C, 58:D, 59:A, 60:D, 61:C, 62:C, 63:D, 64:C, 65:C, 66:D, 67:C, 68:B, 69:C

Scores

1. 0 and above.

   Dreadful. You must live in a cave

2. 10 and above.

   Very poor. Throw a shoe at yourself

3. 20 and above.

   Poor. Throw a shoe at yourself

4. 30 and above.

   A good effort, may we suggest an RSS feed?

5. 40 and above.

   A good effort, may we suggest an RSS feed?

6. 50 and above.

   A pat on the back and a senior position at Radio 2 for you

7. 60 and above.

   You're not just plugged into the media, you are the media. Well done.

8. 69 and above.

   You're pretty much Rupert Murdoch – well done!