Quiz of the week's news
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7489481.stm Version 0 of 1. Introduction It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions news quiz - a chance for you to test how much of the news you've read, watched and heard from the past week... and how much you remember. Info Perhaps not Madame Tussauds' finest hour. Who is this waxwork meant to be?Click NEXT to answer the question. 1.) Multiple Choice Question Is the waxwork meant to depict... <ol><li>Rob "The West Wing" Lowe</li><li>Andy Murray, on Centre Court</li><li>John Barrowman, in Doctor Who finale</li><li>Tim Henman, in the commentators' box at Wimbledon</li></ol> Info ... but lost in the next round, outplayed by Rafael Nadal.Click NEXT to continue. 2.) Multiple Choice Question On the so-called John Lewis list, how much can an MP claim for a television set without providing a receipt? <ol><li>ã350</li><li>ã500</li><li>ã750</li><li>ã900</li></ol> 3.) Multiple Choice Question Luxury or necessity? For pensioners only, a birdfeeder is essential; for families with secondary school-age children only, it's home internet access. What is a necessity for single people only? <ol><li>Trainers</li><li>TV with Freeview</li><li>Chocolate</li></ol> 4.) Multiple Choice Question Who was finally removed from the US terror watch list this week? <ol><li>Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi</li><li>Former South African President Nelson Mandela</li><li>Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams</li></ol> 5.) Multiple Choice Question In the never-ending relay that is the EU presidency, who took the six-monthly baton on Tuesday? <ol><li>Slovenia</li><li>France</li><li>Czech Republic</li><li>Switzerland</li></ol> 6.) Multiple Choice Question Ian Usher (left) sold his "entire life" on eBay for ã192,000 (399,300 Australian dollars). But what were estate agents' valuations of his home? <ol><li>ã230, 000 (A$474,680)</li><li>ã203, 000 (A$419,300)</li><li>ã173, 000 (A$357,043)</li></ol> 7.) Multiple Choice Question They've all been celebrating birthdays this week. But who is the eldest? <ol><li>Debbie Harry</li><li>Dan Ackroyd</li><li>The NHS</li></ol> Answers <ol><li>It's supposed to be Andy Murray, who took the Frenchman Richard Gasquet to a five-set thriller in the fourth round of Wimbledon Championships and won the match...</li><li>It's ã750 - enough to buy a 42" plasma HD ready digital set. The "John Lewis list" is an unofficial guide used by parliamentary authorities to determine how much MPs may claim from the taxpayer for kitting out second homes. The list of 38 items is based on prices at the department store. MPs rejected expenses reforms on Thursday.</li><li>It's trainers. Chocolate bars and a TV with Freeview are classed as essential for all to participate in society, full-stop, according to a survey by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation released on Tuesday.</li><li>It's Mandela. The African National Congress (ANC) was designated as a terrorist organisation by South Africa's old apartheid regime. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had called the restrictions a "rather embarrassing matter".</li><li>It was France, which took over from Slovenia. The Czech Republic steps up to the job next, at the start of 2009. And Switzerland... they're not even in the club.</li><li>It was ã203,000. But a bidder bought his entire life - which included his house, car, job and friends - in Perth, Australia - for just over ã192,000 when he auctioned it on eBay so that he could make a fresh start.</li><li>It's Debbie Harry, who was 63 on Tuesday, the same day Dan Ackroyd was 56. The NHS will be 60 on Saturday, following a week of events to mark its anniversary.</li></ol> Your Score 0 - 3 : ... had a heart of glass 4 - 6 : Soon found out... 7 - 7 : Once I was in love and it was a gas For a complete archive of past quizzes and our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, visit the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/default.stm">Magazine page</a> and scroll down. You can also do this quiz on your mobile device. <a class="bodl" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/6207366.stm">Find out how to get the BBC News website on your mobile device</a> |