Sunday, 3 July 2011

Quiz of the week's news

7 days quiz

It's the Magazine's 7 days, 7 questions quiz - an opportunity to prove to yourself and others that you are a news oracle. Failing that, you can always claim to have had better things to do during the past week than swot up on current affairs.

Graphic of a number seven

1.) Multiple Choice Question

Police in Newquay, Cornwall, say they will be confiscating certain items this summer in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Which of these is not on their list?

Policeman in Newquay Sexually explicit inflatablesClothes with offensive slogansNovelty handcuffsSex toys

2.) Multiple Choice Question

"I hadn't planned on doing it... it was just, yeah, sort of off the cuff." Said who?

Duke of Cambridge, Wimbledon queue and Andy Murray A Murray fan who queued for 75 hours for a ticketAndy Murray bowing to the Royal BoxPrince William, joining a Mexican wave

3.) Multiple Choice Question

A handbag belonging to the former British Prime Minister Lady Thatcher has fetched £25,000 ($40,000) at a charity auction in London. Who bought it?

Thatcher's handbag A man said to be a fanThe Ronald Reagan museumA Russian oligarch

4.) Multiple Choice Question

After a mini-heatwave, thunderstorms struck the South East of England on Tuesday. Which of these was not struck by a bolt out of the blue?

Lightning Gatwick Airport control towerSouthern Railway train servicesTelevision coverage of Wimbledon

5.) Multiple Choice Question

Californian firemen created a video-cutie when they filmed the rescue of a four-week-old kitten from a metal pipe. But what did they name the animal?

Rescued kitten PiperSqueezyMetallica

6.) Multiple Choice Question

And sticking to the theme of animal names, Blue Peter has made its final broadcast from London ahead of its move to Salford. Which of the show's pets featured in a pop song?

Jason the SiameseJason the Siamese catGeorge the tortoiseGeorge the tortoiseShep the Border CollieShep the Border Collie

7.) Multiple Choice Question

Which age group did figures reveal this week is driving most of Facebook's growth in the UK?

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