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Quiz of the week's news | Quiz of the week's news |
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It's the Magazine's 7 days, 7 questions quiz - an opportunity to prove to yourself and others that you are a news oracle. Failing that, you can always claim to have had better things to do during the past week than swot up on current affairs. | It's the Magazine's 7 days, 7 questions quiz - an opportunity to prove to yourself and others that you are a news oracle. Failing that, you can always claim to have had better things to do during the past week than swot up on current affairs. |
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The number of 16-24-year-olds not in employment, education or training - known as Neets - has gone up in England. But what were they referred to before Neets was coined? | The number of 16-24-year-olds not in employment, education or training - known as Neets - has gone up in England. But what were they referred to before Neets was coined? |
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Susan Boyle was the best-selling UK act abroad in 2010, for the second year running. But who came second? | Susan Boyle was the best-selling UK act abroad in 2010, for the second year running. But who came second? |
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Mumford and Sons' album Sigh No More sold 1.3 million, placing them third. James Blunt's Some Kind of Trouble sold 900,000 copies overseas, making him joint fifth. Take That's Progress - the top-selling album in the UK last year with sales of 1.8 million - sold a further 800,000 copies abroad, making it the eighth biggest-selling album abroad. | Mumford and Sons' album Sigh No More sold 1.3 million, placing them third. James Blunt's Some Kind of Trouble sold 900,000 copies overseas, making him joint fifth. Take That's Progress - the top-selling album in the UK last year with sales of 1.8 million - sold a further 800,000 copies abroad, making it the eighth biggest-selling album abroad. |
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Dinosaur named * discovered | Dinosaur named * discovered |
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Nasa's shuttle Discovery is on its final mission, after a long career. Which of the following is NOT true? | Nasa's shuttle Discovery is on its final mission, after a long career. Which of the following is NOT true? |
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There is a tradition of naming shuttles after ships. Discovery was partly named after one of two vessels used in the early 1600s by Henry Hudson to explore Hudson Bay and search for the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It hooked up with the Mir space station in 1995. | There is a tradition of naming shuttles after ships. Discovery was partly named after one of two vessels used in the early 1600s by Henry Hudson to explore Hudson Bay and search for the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It hooked up with the Mir space station in 1995. |
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A production of Frankenstein is being staged at the National Theatre in London, ignoring the dozens of films and going right back to the original novel. What was the book's subtitle? | A production of Frankenstein is being staged at the National Theatre in London, ignoring the dozens of films and going right back to the original novel. What was the book's subtitle? |
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"Baby gaga" was in the news this week, what is it? | "Baby gaga" was in the news this week, what is it? |
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Almost 2,000 guests have been invited to the royal wedding, it was announced this week. Which group of people has received the most invitations? | Almost 2,000 guests have been invited to the royal wedding, it was announced this week. Which group of people has received the most invitations? |
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0 - 3 : Invitation in the post | 0 - 3 : Invitation in the post |
4 - 6 : Evening only | 4 - 6 : Evening only |
7 - 7 : Top table | 7 - 7 : Top table |
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For past quizzes including our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, expand the grey drop-down below - also available on the Magazine page (and scroll down). You can also do this quiz on your mobile device. | For past quizzes including our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, expand the grey drop-down below - also available on the Magazine page (and scroll down). You can also do this quiz on your mobile device. |