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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
What was the significance of 81 minutes this week?What was the significance of 81 minutes this week?
  1. Nell McAndrew's Great North Run time
  2. Gaddafi's speech overrun
  3. Burberry's much-hyped fashion show
  4. Crossover between Strictly and X Factor
  1. Nell McAndrew's Great North Run time
  2. Gaddafi's speech overrun
  3. Burberry's much-hyped fashion show
  4. Crossover between Strictly and X Factor
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
The Liberal Democrats announced a "mansion tax" on homes worth more than £1m. What fraction of the housing stock did they estimate this would affect?The Liberal Democrats announced a "mansion tax" on homes worth more than £1m. What fraction of the housing stock did they estimate this would affect?
  1. 1%
  2. 10%
  3. 20%
  1. 1%
  2. 10%
  3. 20%
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Still on the subject of houses, TV presenter James May's two-storey Lego cottage has now been demolished. How many Lego bricks were in it?Still on the subject of houses, TV presenter James May's two-storey Lego cottage has now been demolished. How many Lego bricks were in it?
  1. 1.2 million
  2. 3.2 million
  3. 5.2 million
  4. 7.2 million
  1. 1.2 million
  2. 3.2 million
  3. 5.2 million
  4. 7.2 million
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
In an interview with NBC Nightly News, Gordon Brown - blind in one eye after a rugby accident as a teenager - was asked if his sight has further deteriorated. Which is his bad eye?In an interview with NBC Nightly News, Gordon Brown - blind in one eye after a rugby accident as a teenager - was asked if his sight has further deteriorated. Which is his bad eye?
  1. Right
  2. Left
  1. Right
  2. Left
5.) Missing Word Question5.) Missing Word Question
'Naked * ' investigated'Naked * ' investigated
  1. rambler
  2. police run
  3. painting theft
  1. rambler
  2. police run
  3. painting theft
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
"I don't think it has come up in any of our dossiers ever. I am not sure it is likely to either." Said who?"I don't think it has come up in any of our dossiers ever. I am not sure it is likely to either." Said who?
  1. Cricketer Andrew Strauss, asked in India about "sexual practices" within the squad
  2. Manchester City's Mark Hughes, on the issue of guidance for dealing with pitch invaders
  3. Local Government Association, asked if it has a policy on pudding names such as Spotted Dick
  1. Cricketer Andrew Strauss, asked in India about "sexual practices" within the squad
  2. Manchester City's Mark Hughes, on the issue of guidance for dealing with pitch invaders
  3. Local Government Association, asked if it has a policy on pudding names such as Spotted Dick
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
Only five of the 6,114 rivers and tributaries in England and Wales have obtained the Environment Agency's highest ranking for cleanliness. Four are in Northumberland. Which county has the fifth?Only five of the 6,114 rivers and tributaries in England and Wales have obtained the Environment Agency's highest ranking for cleanliness. Four are in Northumberland. Which county has the fifth?
  1. Cumbria
  2. Clwyd
  3. Gwynedd
  4. Herefordshire
  1. Cumbria
  2. Powys
  3. Conwy
  4. Herefordshire
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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 "HYPOCHONDRIAC GRANNIES". 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 "HYPOCHONDRIAC GRANNIES". Make your suggestions using the link below the quiz. Marks are deducted for predictability.
AnswersAnswers
  1. It was the overrun for Colonel Gaddafi's UN speech. He was given a 15-minute slot but spoke for 96 minutes. McAndrew did the Great North Run in 87 minutes. British label Burberry showed its wares at London Fashion Week for the first time. And Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor clashed for 65 minutes on Saturday night.
  2. It's 1%, says Lib Dem treasury spokesman Vince Cable, criticised for not consulting more with his party before making the announcement.
  3. An extraordinary 3.2 million blocks made up the house.
  4. He's blind in his left eye due to a detached retina. Mr Brown, in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, insisted: "My sight is not at all deteriorating."
  5. It's "police run" - Australian police are looking into whether officers ran naked around an unmarked police van as they travelled to a stag party on Sunday.
  6. It's Andrew Strauss. A leaked document shows India's coach advises his players to indulge in order to boost sporting prowess. Mark Hughes backed footballer Craig Bellamy after an altercation with a pitch invader. Flintshire Council has reversed a decision to rename Spotted Dick.
  7. It's the River Caletwr in Conwy, Gwynedd. The four in Northumberland are Ridlees Burn, Barrow Burn Catchment, River Till and Linhope Burn.
  1. It was the overrun for Colonel Gaddafi's UN speech. He was given a 15-minute slot but spoke for 96 minutes. McAndrew did the Great North Run in 87 minutes. British label Burberry showed its wares at London Fashion Week for the first time. And Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor clashed for 65 minutes on Saturday night.
  2. It's 1%, says Lib Dem treasury spokesman Vince Cable, criticised for not consulting more with his party before making the announcement.
  3. An extraordinary 3.2 million blocks made up the house.
  4. He's blind in his left eye due to a detached retina. Mr Brown, in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, insisted: "My sight is not at all deteriorating."
  5. It's "police run" - Australian police are looking into whether officers ran naked around an unmarked police van as they travelled to a stag party on Sunday.
  6. It's Andrew Strauss. A leaked document shows India's coach advises his players to indulge in order to boost sporting prowess. Mark Hughes backed footballer Craig Bellamy after an altercation with a pitch invader. Flintshire Council has reversed a decision to rename Spotted Dick.
  7. It's the River Caletwr in Conwy, north Wales. The other four are in Northumberland, England - Ridlees Burn, Barrow Burn Catchment, River Till and Linhope Burn.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : Sorry love, pudding's off0 - 3 : Sorry love, pudding's off
4 - 6 : Half-portion only4 - 6 : Half-portion only
7 - 7 : With custard on top7 - 7 : With custard on top
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Quiz fans may like to know there is now a short, web-only version of Have I Got News For You, hosted by Alexander Armstrong, on the BBC Comedy page.Quiz fans may like to know there is now a short, web-only version of Have I Got News For You, hosted by Alexander Armstrong, on the BBC Comedy page.
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