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Quiz of the year's newsQuiz of the year's news
'Tis the season to sit back and cast an eye over 2009. But how much do you remember? Test yourself with the Magazine's four-part compilation of the best of the year's quizzes. Here we present April - June. PLUS, there's a special bonus question - see below for details.'Tis the season to sit back and cast an eye over 2009. But how much do you remember? Test yourself with the Magazine's four-part compilation of the best of the year's quizzes. Here we present April - June. PLUS, there's a special bonus question - see below for details.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
Furniture retailer Habitat came unstuck in June after it used keywords from the news to raise its profile among users of the social networking site Twitter. Which of the following did it NOT use?Furniture retailer Habitat came unstuck in June after it used keywords from the news to raise its profile among users of the social networking site Twitter. Which of the following did it NOT use?
  1. Mousavi
  2. Gordonbrown
  3. Iranelection
  4. iPhone
  1. Mousavi
  2. Gordonbrown
  3. Iranelection
  4. iPhone
2.) Missing Word Question2.) Missing Word Question
* MP 'feels humiliated'* MP 'feels humiliated'
  1. Moat
  2. House-flip
  3. Duck island
  1. Moat
  2. House-flip
  3. Duck island
InfoInfo
Here's the duck house in question. Among others to quit were Lib Dem chief Lord Rennard, reported to have claimed £40,000 for a second home when he owned a flat near Westminster; and Labour's Norwich MP Ian Gibson, censured for selling his second home cheaply to his daughter.Click NEXT to continue.Here's the duck house in question. Among others to quit were Lib Dem chief Lord Rennard, reported to have claimed £40,000 for a second home when he owned a flat near Westminster; and Labour's Norwich MP Ian Gibson, censured for selling his second home cheaply to his daughter.Click NEXT to continue.
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Here's Joanna Lumley celebrating with the Gurkhas. But what does the Gurkha battle-cry "Ayo Gorkhali" actually mean?Here's Joanna Lumley celebrating with the Gurkhas. But what does the Gurkha battle-cry "Ayo Gorkhali" actually mean?
  1. Victory for Gurkhas
  2. Gurkhas forever
  3. Gurkhas are coming
  4. Gurkhas here to stay
  1. Victory for Gurkhas
  2. Gurkhas forever
  3. Gurkhas are coming
  4. Gurkhas here to stay
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
To raise money to service the nation's debt, the government hiked taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and petrol. What went up the most?To raise money to service the nation's debt, the government hiked taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and petrol. What went up the most?
  1. 20-pack of cigarettes
  2. Pint of beer
  3. Litre of fuel
  1. 20-pack of cigarettes
  2. Pint of beer
  3. Litre of fuel
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
What was "A loooot of fun"?What was "A loooot of fun"?
  1. Ex-Newcastle manager Alan Shearer on his brief spell at St James's Park
  2. A trip to the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, said Miss Universe
  3. Doing a three-point turn in Downing St, said Obama's limousine chauffeur
  1. Ex-Newcastle manager Alan Shearer on his brief spell at St James's Park
  2. A trip to the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, said Miss Universe
  3. Doing a three-point turn in Downing St, said Obama's limousine chauffeur
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
For what "extra mile" did some civil servants get a £250 bonus?For what "extra mile" did some civil servants get a £250 bonus?
  1. Turning up for work on the day snow all but paralysed the UK
  2. Taking no sick days for a year
  3. Responding to ministers' e-mails within 30 minutes
  1. Turning up for work on the day snow all but paralysed the UK
  2. Taking no sick days for a year
  3. Responding to ministers' e-mails within 30 minutes
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
Also in April, the All England Tennis Club unveiled its new retractable roof at Wimbledon's Centre Court. So no more drizzle-induced Cliff Richard solos. When was the last one?Also in April, the All England Tennis Club unveiled its new retractable roof at Wimbledon's Centre Court. So no more drizzle-induced Cliff Richard solos. When was the last one?
  1. 2008
  2. 2004
  3. 1999
  4. 1996
  1. 2008
  2. 2004
  3. 1999
  4. 1996
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Here he is in action in 1996 - among the songs performed were Summer Holiday and The Young Ones.Click NEXT to continue.Here he is in action in 1996 - among the songs performed were Summer Holiday and The Young Ones.Click NEXT to continue.
8.) Missing Word Question8.) Missing Word Question
* of men 'live with parents'* of men 'live with parents'
  1. Tenth
  2. Fifth
  3. Third
  1. Tenth
  2. Fifth
  3. Third
InfoInfo
Scottish devolution marked 10 years in May, but the issue of devolution has been troubled by the so-called West Lothian Question: the fact Scottish MPs can vote on English domestic issues, whereas English MPs can't return the compliment. Click NEXT to continue.Scottish devolution marked 10 years in May, but the issue of devolution has been troubled by the so-called West Lothian Question: the fact Scottish MPs can vote on English domestic issues, whereas English MPs can't return the compliment. Click NEXT to continue.
9.) Multiple Choice Question9.) Multiple Choice Question
But where is West Lothian?But where is West Lothian?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
10.) Multiple Choice Question10.) Multiple Choice Question
"We want to rejuvenate our political class with cultivated, educated people who don't smell bad." Said who?"We want to rejuvenate our political class with cultivated, educated people who don't smell bad." Said who?
  1. Boris Johnson, on the Tory MP gender imbalance during a Q&A to mark his first year as London mayor
  2. Silvio Berlusconi, after his wife objected to his roster of prospective MEPs - all beautiful women
  3. Nicolas Sarkozy, who populated his own cabinet with a few glamorous female ministers
  1. Boris Johnson, on the Tory MP gender imbalance during a Q&A to mark his first year as London mayor
  2. Silvio Berlusconi, after his wife objected to his roster of prospective MEPs - all beautiful women
  3. Nicolas Sarkozy, who populated his own cabinet with a few glamorous female ministers
11.) Multiple Choice Question11.) Multiple Choice Question
To mark the release of the film Synecdoche, New York, in May, we did a tricky words quiz. Which of these words refers to boiling, or agitated?To mark the release of the film Synecdoche, New York, in May, we did a tricky words quiz. Which of these words refers to boiling, or agitated?
  1. Exfoliant
  2. Ebullient
  3. Emollient
  4. Effluent
  1. Exfoliant
  2. Ebullient
  3. Emollient
  4. Effluent
12.) Multiple Choice Question12.) Multiple Choice Question
And finally, Farrah Fawcett died five hours before Michael Jackson on 25 June. But how far away?And finally, Farrah Fawcett died five hours before Michael Jackson on 25 June. But how far away?
  1. About 6km
  2. About 60km
  3. About 600km
  1. About 6km
  2. About 60km
  3. About 600km
AnswersAnswers
  1. It's Gordonbrown. The firm apologised for the use of the "hashtags" and said it had been the work of an "over-enthusiastic intern" trying to piggyback on interest in Iran's controversial election.
  2. The full headline is "Duck island MP 'feels humiliated'". When leaked details of MPs' expenses were published in May, Tory MP Peter Viggers stepped down after anger at his claim for £30,000 in garden costs, including £1,645 for a floating duck house.
  3. It's "Gurkhas are coming". In the spring, Lumley helped the Nepalese soldiers win a long battle for the right to settle in the UK. A Gurkha once saved her father's life.
  4. It's the cigs. The price went up hours after the Budget speech in March, by an average of 7p. Hours later a pint increased by 1p. In September a litre of fuel was due to rise by 2p, but this was later postponed to March 2010.
  5. It's the prison camp. Venezuelan beauty queen Dayana Mendoza's blog post on the Miss Universe site also said it was a "relaxing, calm, beautiful place". It was soon replaced with a statement saying she meant the hospitality she received there.
  6. It was for snow, given to the 224 - out of 1,400 - Crown Prosecution Service employees in London who made it to work on Monday 2 February. The payment was revealed in April.
  7. It was - amazingly, given how much people go on about it - in 1996, when he orchestrated a singalong to pass the time.
  8. It's "third" - 29% (just under a third) of men aged 20 to 34 live with their parents, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.
  9. It's D. A is Argyll and Bute, B is Perth and Kinross and C is South Ayrshire.
  10. It was, not surprisingly, Mr Berlusconi, who added that the "poorly dressed" were also not welcome - "unlike certain people from other parties".
  11. It is ebullient. Emollient refers to things that soften, effluent means flowing and hence waste. And an exfoliant is something that removes dead cells from the skin's surface.
  12. The pair died about 6km - 3.7 miles - apart. Fawcett, who had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006, died at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Jackson at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
  1. It's Gordonbrown. The firm apologised for the use of the "hashtags" and said it had been the work of an "over-enthusiastic intern" trying to piggyback on interest in Iran's controversial election.
  2. The full headline is "Duck island MP 'feels humiliated'". When leaked details of MPs' expenses were published in May, Tory MP Peter Viggers stepped down after anger at his claim for £30,000 in garden costs, including £1,645 for a floating duck house.
  3. It's "Gurkhas are coming". In the spring, Lumley helped the Nepalese soldiers win a long battle for the right to settle in the UK. A Gurkha once saved her father's life.
  4. It's the cigs. The price went up hours after the Budget speech in March, by an average of 7p. Hours later a pint increased by 1p. In September a litre of fuel was due to rise by 2p, but this was later postponed to March 2010.
  5. It's the prison camp. Venezuelan beauty queen Dayana Mendoza's blog post on the Miss Universe site also said it was a "relaxing, calm, beautiful place". It was soon replaced with a statement saying she meant the hospitality she received there.
  6. It was for snow, given to the 224 - out of 1,400 - Crown Prosecution Service employees in London who made it to work on Monday 2 February. The payment was revealed in April.
  7. It was - amazingly, given how much people go on about it - in 1996, when he orchestrated a singalong to pass the time.
  8. It's "third" - 29% (just under a third) of men aged 20 to 34 live with their parents, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.
  9. It's D. A is Argyll and Bute, B is Perth and Kinross and C is South Ayrshire.
  10. It was, not surprisingly, Mr Berlusconi, who added that the "poorly dressed" were also not welcome - "unlike certain people from other parties".
  11. It is ebullient. Emollient refers to things that soften, effluent means flowing and hence waste. And an exfoliant is something that removes dead cells from the skin's surface.
  12. The pair died about 6km - 3.7 miles - apart. Fawcett, who had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006, died at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Jackson at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : In the duck house0 - 3 : In the duck house
4 - 10 : Water off a duck's back4 - 10 : Water off a duck's back
11 - 12 : All going swimmingly11 - 12 : All going swimmingly
In addition to the 12 questions above, there is also a bonus question for each of the four parts of this quiz.In addition to the 12 questions above, there is also a bonus question for each of the four parts of this quiz.
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