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It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much has stayed lodged in the old grey matter.It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much has stayed lodged in the old grey matter.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
Asian people read expressions differently from those in the West, says a new study, which found they were more likely to misread "fear" as... People from East Asia read expressions differently from those in the West, says a new study, which found they were more likely to misread "fear" as...
  1. disgust
  2. surprise
  3. anger
  4. sadness
  1. disgust
  2. surprise
  3. anger
  4. sadness
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Glasgow University researchers say this is because East Asians focus mainly on the eyes, whereas people from the West scan the whole face.These are some of the expressions used in the study - on the right is "surprise", the other two are "fear".Glasgow University researchers say this is because East Asians focus mainly on the eyes, whereas people from the West scan the whole face.These are some of the expressions used in the study - on the right is "surprise", the other two are "fear".
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Angela Merkel tops the Forbes list of powerful women, with the chairwoman of Federal Deposits Insurance second. Which of these women outranks the others?Angela Merkel tops the Forbes list of powerful women, with the chairwoman of Federal Deposits Insurance second. Which of these women outranks the others?
  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods
  3. Queen Elizabeth II
  4. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo
  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods
  3. Queen Elizabeth II
  4. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo
3.) Missing Word Question3.) Missing Word Question
Professor Robert Smith *Professor Robert Smith *
  1. ?
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  3. ,
  1. ?
  2. .
  3. ,
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
Thousands of people from around the world descended on the French town of Pleucadeuc for a festival last weekend. What sort of festival?Thousands of people from around the world descended on the French town of Pleucadeuc for a festival last weekend. What sort of festival?
  1. Le hiphop
  2. Grape-picking
  3. Twins
  1. Le hiphop
  2. Grape-picking
  3. Twins
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
"I am now earning a fraction of what I was earning before. I had a car and a driver but I no longer have that. Now I drive a 13-year-old Mercedes Coupe that has done over 100,000 miles." Said who?"I am now earning a fraction of what I was earning before. I had a car and a driver but I no longer have that. Now I drive a 13-year-old Mercedes Coupe that has done over 100,000 miles." Said who?
  1. Cambridge Five spy Guy Burgess, in a just released memo complaining about his BBC expenses
  2. Kerry Katona, no longer the face of Iceland supermarket after allegations of drug-taking
  3. Lord Bilimoria, who sold Cobra beer in a deal that left creditors £71m out of pocket
  1. Cambridge spy Guy Burgess, in a newly released memo complaining about his BBC expenses
  2. Kerry Katona, no longer the face of Iceland supermarket after allegations of drug-taking
  3. Lord Bilimoria, who sold Cobra beer in a deal that left creditors £71m out of pocket
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Inside the Yurt - a new work by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. What is it about?Inside the Yurt - a new work by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. What is it about?
  1. Debate over freeing the dying Lockerbie bomber
  2. Tribute to outgoing director of Edinburgh International Book Festival
  3. An ode to her summer holiday in a yurt in France
  1. Debate over freeing the dying Lockerbie bomber
  2. Tribute to outgoing director of Edinburgh International Book Festival
  3. An ode to her summer holiday in a yurt in France
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
And finally, a weird animal question. How tall is this six-day old giraffe at Chester Zoo?And finally, a weird animal question. How tall is this six-day old giraffe at Chester Zoo?
  1. 4ft 3in (130cm)
  2. 5ft 6in (168cm)
  3. 6ft 2in (188cm)
  1. 4ft 3in (130cm)
  2. 5ft 6in (168cm)
  3. 6ft 2in (188cm)
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Now, before you get your results, the Magazine has pleasure in announcing the Weekly Bonus Question. Each Friday we will give an answer and ask you to suggest what the question might have been. This week's answer is "TWO RAINCOATS". Make your suggestions using the link below the quiz. Marks are deducted for predictability.Now, before you get your results, the Magazine has pleasure in announcing the Weekly Bonus Question. Each Friday we will give an answer and ask you to suggest what the question might have been. This week's answer is "TWO RAINCOATS". Make your suggestions using the link below the quiz. Marks are deducted for predictability.
AnswersAnswers
  1. East Asians in the study were more like to read "fear" as "surprise".
  2. It's Ms Nooyi, of PepsiCo, placed third on the list. Kraft's Ms Rosenfeld is sixth, Ms Winfrey is at 41, and the Queen at 42.
  3. It's Professor Robert Smith?, who legally added the question mark to his name to differentiate him from Robert Smith of The Cure. His research on zombies hit the headlines this week.
  4. It's twins, triplets and more at the Deux et Plus gathering. These two belong to seperate sets of triplets.
  5. It's Cobra Beer founder Lord Bilimoria, defending his decision to sell the business. Meanwhile, Burgess - a radio producer before joining the Foreign Office - earned a reputation at the BBC for claiming large bar bills and first class train travel on expenses.
  6. Inside the Yurt is written as a farewell to book festival director Catherine Lockerbie, stepping down after nine years. It is a homage to the festival from the point of view of a writer - from inside the author's tent, often refered to as "the yurt".
  7. It's 5ft 6in, or 168cm - about a third of the height of an adult animal. On Monday the zoo launched a name-the-giraffe appeal for the new arrival, born on 11 August.
  1. East Asians in the study were more like to read "fear" as "surprise".
  2. It's Ms Nooyi, of PepsiCo, placed third on the list. Kraft's Ms Rosenfeld is sixth, Ms Winfrey is at 41, and the Queen at 42.
  3. It's Professor Robert Smith?, who legally added the question mark to his name to differentiate him from Robert Smith of The Cure. His research on zombies hit the headlines this week.
  4. It's twins, triplets and more at the Deux et Plus gathering. These two belong to separate sets of triplets.
  5. It's Cobra Beer founder Lord Bilimoria, defending his decision to sell the business. Meanwhile, Burgess - a radio producer before joining the Foreign Office - earned a reputation at the BBC for claiming large bar bills and first-class train travel on expenses.
  6. Inside the Yurt is written as a farewell to book festival director Catherine Lockerbie, stepping down after nine years. It is a homage to the festival from the point of view of a writer - from inside the author's tent, often refered to as "the yurt".
  7. It's 5ft 6in, or 168cm - about a third of the height of an adult animal. On Monday the zoo launched a name-the-giraffe appeal for the new arrival, born on 11 August.
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