The Sun Newspaper Quiz

When was The Sun newspaper first established?

• 1958

• 1964

• 1971

• 1980

What type of newspaper was The Sun originally when it was launched?

• Tabloid

• Broadsheet

• Magazine

• Online

Which political party did The Sun support in the 1979 general election?

• Labour Party

• Conservative Party

• Liberal Democrats

• Green Party

What significant event in 1989 did The Sun receive criticism for its reporting?

• The Falklands War

• The Hillsborough Disaster

• The Brexit Vote

• The London Riots

In what year did The Sun become Britain's bestselling newspaper?

• 1964

• 1978

• 1989

• 2001

What is the role of newspaper 'gatekeepers'?

• they open the gates for the news

• they keep the gates to the buildings closed

• they decide which stories to cover

• they prevent people from crossing over

what are 'news values'?

• a list of features that make it more likely for an event to be covered

• values by which stories are measured

• anything interesting

• stories about expensive things