Test your news knowledge with our weekly quiz

Readers can now test their general knowledge and regional awareness through two distinct weekly quizzes. One challenge focuses specifically on news from Cumbria and the North East, featuring diverse topics ranging from brewery chickens to river bank weeds. Additionally, the Lazy Sunday Quiz, dated September 13, 2026, offers ten general knowledge questions for participants to solve. Both activities encourage audiences to evaluate their current understanding of local events and broader factual information through interactive formats.