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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.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
A deadly Egyptian cobra escaped from Bronx Zoo in New York this week, sparking a hunt. But 30 of which animal escaped from Chester Zoo in 2009?A deadly Egyptian cobra escaped from Bronx Zoo in New York this week, sparking a hunt. But 30 of which animal escaped from Chester Zoo in 2009?
  1. Meerkats
  2. Penguins
  3. Chimpanzees
  1. Meerkats
  2. Penguins
  3. Chimpanzees
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
The last piece of turf has been laid in the 2012 Olympic Stadium. Grown in Scunthorpe, the turf is a special blend of perennial ryegrass, fescue grass seeds and what?The last piece of turf has been laid in the 2012 Olympic Stadium. Grown in Scunthorpe, the turf is a special blend of perennial ryegrass, fescue grass seeds and what?
  1. Smooth stalk meadow grass
  2. Carpet grass
  3. Kentucky blue grass
  1. Smooth stalk meadow grass
  2. Carpet grass
  3. Kentucky blue grass
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Adele's album, 21, has equalled Madonna's record and spent nine weeks in a row at the top. Only two other UK female solo artists have had a number one album for at least six consecutive weeks. Which of these HASN'T?Adele's album, 21, has equalled Madonna's record and spent nine weeks in a row at the top. Only two other UK female solo artists have had a number one album for at least six consecutive weeks. Which of these HASN'T?
  1. Susan Boyle
  2. Dido
  3. Leona Lewis
  1. Susan Boyle
  2. Dido
  3. Leona Lewis
4.) Missing Word Question4.) Missing Word Question
* smuggled into football match in Colombia* smuggled into football match in Colombia
  1. Cow
  2. Corpse
  3. Car
  1. Cow
  2. Corpse
  3. Car
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
Wills and Kate, Zara and Mike - and now Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced he is to marry partner Justine Thornton in May. Where is the ceremony?Wills and Kate, Zara and Mike - and now Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced he is to marry partner Justine Thornton in May. Where is the ceremony?
  1. Nottingham, near where the bride was born
  2. North London, where they live
  3. Doncaster, the groom's constituency
  1. Nottingham, near where the bride was born
  2. North London, where they live
  3. Doncaster, the groom's constituency
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
"It seems odd since I've only met Berlusconi once," said George Clooney in a statement after being named as a potential witness in a trial against Italy's PM. What was the meeting apparently about?"It seems odd since I've only met Berlusconi once," said George Clooney in a statement after being named as a potential witness in a trial against Italy's PM. What was the meeting apparently about?
  1. Aid for Darfur
  2. Support for Haiti
  3. Backing for a film
  1. Aid for Darfur
  2. Support for Haiti
  3. Backing for a film
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
McDonald's was the most littered brand in UK last year, according to the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign. But which was second?McDonald's was the most littered brand in UK last year, according to the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign. But which was second?
  1. Greggs
  2. Cadbury
  3. Wrigley
  1. Greggs
  2. Cadbury
  3. Wrigley
AnswersAnswers
  1. It was chimpanzees, which were found in a nearby keepers' area, where their food was usually prepared. The cobra was found alive. Its Twitter feed, @bronxzooscobra, said it had been seeking organic food shops in Manhattan for mice.
  2. It's smooth stalk meadow grass, which is usually used if you want a tough, hardwearing lawn. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks laid the last piece of turf.
  3. It's Susan Boyle. Leona Lewis managed it in 2007 with her album Spirit and Dido in 2003 with Life for Rent.
  4. It's corpse. Cucuta Deportivo's fans managed to smuggle in the coffin of Cristopher Alexander Jácome Sanguino, 17, who had supported the team. He'd been killed the day before the match.
  5. It's Nottingham. The venue for the wedding will be Langar Hall in Notts, just 20 minutes from where Ms Thornton grew up.
  6. It was apparently aid for Darfur. Berlusconi's lawyers say Clooney has been listed because the woman at the centre of sex allegations surrounding the Italian PM once said she'd seen Clooney and girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis at one of his parties. Canalis has reportedly denied attending.
  7. It's Cadbury. Greggs is the third most littered brand and Wrigley is the fourth.
  1. It was chimpanzees, which were found in a nearby keepers' area, where their food was usually prepared. The cobra was found alive. Its Twitter feed, @bronxzooscobra, said it had been seeking organic food shops in Manhattan for mice.
  2. It's smooth stalk meadow grass, which is usually used if you want a tough, hardwearing lawn. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks laid the last piece of turf.
  3. It's Susan Boyle. Leona Lewis managed it in 2007 with her album Spirit and Dido in 2003 with Life for Rent.
  4. It's corpse. Cucuta Deportivo's fans managed to smuggle in the coffin of Cristopher Alexander Jácome Sanguino, 17, who had supported the team. He'd been killed the day before the match.
  5. It's Nottingham. The venue for the wedding will be Langar Hall in Notts, just 20 minutes from where Ms Thornton grew up.
  6. It was apparently aid for Darfur. Berlusconi's lawyers say Clooney has been listed because the woman at the centre of sex allegations surrounding the Italian PM once said she'd seen Clooney and girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis at one of his parties. Canalis has reportedly denied attending.
  7. It's Cadbury. Greggs is the third most littered brand and Wrigley is the fourth.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : What a mess0 - 3 : What a mess
4 - 6 : Just surface dirt4 - 6 : Just surface dirt
7 - 7 : Clean and tidy7 - 7 : Clean and tidy
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