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Welcome to 7 days 7 questions - the Magazine's quiz of the week's news.If this isn't enough brain exercise, there's also our Daily Mini-Quiz, every weekday on the Magazine home page.Welcome to 7 days 7 questions - the Magazine's quiz of the week's news.If this isn't enough brain exercise, there's also our Daily Mini-Quiz, every weekday on the Magazine home page.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
It's like raaaain, on your wedding day. Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin married during a downpour in Italy, but what does a wet wedding signify in Italian folklore?It's like raaaain, on your wedding day. Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin married during a downpour in Italy, but what does a wet wedding signify in Italian folklore?
  1. Fertility
  2. Divorce
  3. Luck
  4. Irony
  1. Fertility
  2. Divorce
  3. Luck
  4. Irony
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
David Davis has resigned as MP for Haltemprice. But which fictional MP also held the seat?David Davis has resigned as MP for Haltemprice. But which fictional MP also held the seat?
  1. Hugh Abbot (The Thick of It)
  2. Jim Hacker (Yes Minister)
  3. Alan B'Stard (The New Statesman)
  4. Francis Urquhart (House of Cards)
  1. Hugh Abbot (The Thick of It)
  2. Jim Hacker (Yes Minister)
  3. Alan B'Stard (The New Statesman)
  4. Francis Urquhart (House of Cards)
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
During his visit to the Isle of Lewis, it took Donald Trump 97 seconds to do what?During his visit to the Isle of Lewis, it took Donald Trump 97 seconds to do what?
  1. Repair his flamboyant hairstyle after a gust of wind
  2. Visit the house where his mother was born
  3. Defend his plans for a gold course to a public inquiry
  1. Repair his flamboyant hairstyle after a gust of wind
  2. Visit the house where his mother was born
  3. Defend his plans for a gold course to a public inquiry
4.) Missing Word Question4.) Missing Word Question
* or lose job, says Iran firm* or lose job, says Iran firm
  1. Pray
  2. Cut hair
  3. Marry
  1. Pray
  2. Cut hair
  3. Marry
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
What's Mytilene?What's Mytilene?
  1. An alternative name for the Greek island of Lesbos
  2. Name of hat worn by Archbishop of York for his parachute jump
  3. The winner of the Epsom Derby
  1. An alternative name for the Greek island of Lesbos
  2. Name of hat worn by Archbishop of York for his parachute jump
  3. The winner of the Epsom Derby
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Gordon Brown has secured a narrow victory on proposals to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge. The current maximum?Gordon Brown has secured a narrow victory on proposals to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge. The current maximum?
  1. Five days
  2. 14 days
  3. 21 days
  4. 28 days
  1. Five days
  2. 14 days
  3. 21 days
  4. 28 days
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
"Generally my advice to people is to tell the truth when they are applying for jobs." Whose comment on Apprentice victor Lee McQueen?"Generally my advice to people is to tell the truth when they are applying for jobs." Whose comment on Apprentice victor Lee McQueen?
  1. Lee McQueen
  2. Sir Alan Sugar
  3. Gordon Brown
  4. Lucinda Ledgerwood
  1. Lee McQueen
  2. Sir Alan Sugar
  3. Gordon Brown
  4. Lucinda Ledgerwood
AnswersAnswers
  1. It's luck. The proverb says a "wet bride is a lucky bride".
  2. It's Alan B'Stard, played by Rik Mayall in the ITV comedy series the New Statesman. Originally, the seat was purely fictional - but came into being as Haltemprice and Howden in 1997, with a boundary re-drawing.
  3. It was visiting the house where his mother was born in 1912, one of six children of a fisherman. "I didn't think it was appropriate for me to go around making an inspection," he said.
  4. It's "Marry". Single workers at one of Iran's major state-owned companies have been told to marry by September or face being fired.
  5. It's the capital of Lesbos, and alternative name for the island where residents have gone to court to try to reclaim their name from homosexual women. Both Dr John Sentamu and another fund-raising jumper wore the red helmets, and the Derby winner was New Approach.
  6. It's 28 days under the Terrorism Act 2006, passed in response to the 7 July bombings in London, up from five days.
  7. It was Gordon Brown, who was questioned about his view on the winner, who had lied on his CV.
  1. It's luck. The proverb says a "wet bride is a lucky bride".
  2. It's Alan B'Stard, played by Rik Mayall in the ITV comedy series the New Statesman. Originally, the seat was purely fictional - but came into being as Haltemprice and Howden in 1997, with a boundary re-drawing.
  3. It was visiting the house where his mother was born in 1912, one of six children of a fisherman. "I didn't think it was appropriate for me to go around making an inspection," he said.
  4. It's "Marry". Single workers at one of Iran's major state-owned companies have been told to marry by September or face being fired.
  5. It's the capital of Lesbos, and alternative name for the island where residents have gone to court to try to reclaim their name from homosexual women. Both Dr John Sentamu and another fund-raising jumper wore the red helmets, and the Derby winner was New Approach.
  6. It's 28 days under the Terrorism Act 2006, passed in response to the 7 July bombings in London, up from five days.
  7. It was Gordon Brown, who was questioned about his view on the winner, who had lied on his CV.
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