It's the World News 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much global news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much has lodged in the old grey matter.
It's the World News 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much global news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much has lodged in the old grey matter.
1.) Multiple Choice Question
1.) Multiple Choice Question
Donald Trump. Property magnate, TV personality and possible US presidental hopeful. He's now explained how he creates his much-commented-upon coiffure. Which one DOESN'T he do?
Donald Trump. Property magnate, TV personality and possible US presidental hopeful. He's now explained how he creates his much-commented-upon coiffure. Which one DOESN'T he do?
Use anti-dandruff shampoo
Use a hairdryer
Sculpt it with a comb
Use anti-dandruff shampoo
Use a hairdryer
Sculpt it with a comb
2.) Multiple Choice Question
2.) Multiple Choice Question
Odd one out of these three artworks?
Which of these sculptures is the odd one out?
Zodiac Heads, left
Sunflower Seeds, middle
Leviathan, right
Zodiac Heads, left
Sunflower Seeds, middle
Leviathan, right
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The latest Lonely Planet guide for travellers to Britain is out, and pulls no punches on key tourist hotspots.But about which place did it say the following? Click > for the question.
The latest Lonely Planet guide for travellers to Britain is out, and pulls no punches on key tourist hotspots.On the next page you will see a quotation - which particular attraction does it refer to?
3.) Multiple Choice Question
3.) Multiple Choice Question
"If you can leave without buying a _________, you'll have resisted one of the most keenly-honed marketing machines in the country."
"If you can leave without buying a _________, you'll have resisted one of the most keenly-honed marketing machines in the country."
Replica Edinburgh castle
Shakespeare novelty pencil
Notting Hill street sign
Stonehenge tea-towel
Replica Edinburgh castle
Shakespeare novelty pencil
Notting Hill street sign
Stonehenge tea-towel
4.) Missing Word Question
4.) Missing Word Question
Chick sex swayed by farm *
Chick sex swayed by farm *
grazing
pesticides
noise
grazing
pesticides
noise
5.) Multiple Choice Question
5.) Multiple Choice Question
A rare kiwi (not pictured) has been found in Russia, thousands of miles from its usual habitat. True or false - it's only found in the wild in New Zealand?
A rare kiwi (not pictured) has been found in Russia, thousands of miles from its usual habitat. True or false - it's only found in the wild in New Zealand?
True
False
True
False
6.) Multiple Choice Question
6.) Multiple Choice Question
"I would like to remind you that I'm a Ferrari. When you lift my bonnet, you do so with white gloves." Who?
"I would like to remind you that I'm a Ferrari. When you lift my bonnet, you do so with white gloves." Who?
Nicolas Sarkozy, played by Denis Podalydes, in the satire La Conquete (The Conquest)
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, playing a museum guide in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris
Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, testing safety technologies at the European Parliament
Nicolas Sarkozy, played by Denis Podalydes, in the satire La Conquete (The Conquest)
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, playing a museum guide in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris
Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, testing safety technologies at the European Parliament
7.) Multiple Choice Question
7.) Multiple Choice Question
And finally, these gates have been replaced with replicas to prevent further damage by Beatles fans. But what's inside, immortalised in the song Strawberry Fields Forever?
And finally, these gates have been replaced with replicas to prevent further damage by Beatles fans. But what's inside, immortalised in the song Strawberry Fields Forever?
A fruit farm
Salvation Army children's home
John Lennon memorial in New York's Central Park
A fruit farm
Salvation Army children's home
John Lennon memorial in New York's Central Park
Answers
Answers
He doesn't use a hairdryer. He told Rolling Stone magazine: "OK, what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders. I don't dry it, though. I let it dry by itself. It takes about an hour... It's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back."
Leviathan is odd-one-out as it's by sculptor Anish Kapoor, and the others are by China's Ai Weiwei. On Tuesday, Kapoor dedicated Leviathan to Ai, and called for galleries around the world to close for a day in protest at his detention by the Chinese authorities.
It's "Shakespeare novelty pencil". So said Lonely Planet about the playwright's birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon. It described London's Notting Hill as shabby as well as chic, Edinburgh Castle as atmospheric but expensive, and Stonehenge as mystical despite the traffic and the crowds.
It's "grazing". Researchers found that meadow pipit birds produce few males if land near their nests is either grazed heavily or not at all, with light grazing bringing more males.
True - it's a New Zealand native bird. Whether the bird found in the Russian port of Sochi - some 16,000km (10,000 miles) from New Zealand - is indeed a kiwi is being investigated.
It's a line from La Conquete, a French satire on Mr Sarkozy's rise to power. It premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, where Allen's latest had its first screening on Wednesday.
Strawberry Field was a children's home in Liverpool, near where John Lennon grew up. The song was inspired by his memories of playing in its garden. A Central Park memorial - opposite the apartment building where he died - is called Strawberry Fields.
He doesn't use a hairdryer. He told Rolling Stone magazine: "OK, what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders. I don't dry it, though. I let it dry by itself. It takes about an hour... It's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back."
Leviathan - it is by sculptor Anish Kapoor, while the others are by China's Ai Weiwei. On Tuesday, Kapoor dedicated Leviathan to Ai, and called for galleries around the world to close for a day in protest at his detention by the Chinese authorities.
It's "Shakespeare novelty pencil". So said Lonely Planet about the playwright's birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon. It described London's Notting Hill as shabby as well as chic, Edinburgh Castle as atmospheric but expensive, and Stonehenge as mystical despite the traffic and the crowds.
It's "grazing". Researchers found that meadow pipit birds produce few males if land near their nests is either grazed heavily or not at all, with light grazing bringing more males.
True - it's a New Zealand native bird. Whether the bird found in the Russian port of Sochi - some 16,000km (10,000 miles) from New Zealand - is indeed a kiwi is being investigated.
It's a line from La Conquete, a French satire on Mr Sarkozy's rise to power. It premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, where Allen's latest had its first screening on Wednesday.
Strawberry Field was a children's home in Liverpool, near where John Lennon grew up. The song was inspired by his memories of playing in its garden. A Central Park memorial - opposite the apartment building where he died - is called Strawberry Fields.
Your Score
Your Score
0 - 2 : Help!
0 - 2 : Help!
3 - 5 : We Can Work It Out
3 - 5 : We Can Work It Out
6 - 7 : I Feel Fine
6 - 7 : I Feel Fine
The world news quiz is published every week on a Friday.
The world news quiz is published every week on a Friday.
