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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. |
1.) Multiple Choice Question | 1.) Multiple Choice Question |
The News of the World is no more. The last edition sold 1.1 million extra copies on top of the usual 2.66 million. But in which decade did sales of the newspaper reach 8.5 million? | The News of the World is no more. The last edition sold 1.1 million extra copies on top of the usual 2.66 million. But in which decade did sales of the newspaper reach 8.5 million? |
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2.) Multiple Choice Question | 2.) Multiple Choice Question |
A woman returned to her Cumbrian home this week to find a near perfect imprint of an owl on her window. Why do more birds than normal fly into windows at this time of year? | A woman returned to her Cumbrian home this week to find a near perfect imprint of an owl on her window. Why do more birds than normal fly into windows at this time of year? |
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3.) Multiple Choice Question | 3.) Multiple Choice Question |
A couple from Ayrshire have won the £161m EuroMillions jackpot. Where does the win place them in the Sunday Times Rich List, compared to David and Victoria Beckham? | |
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4.) Missing Word Question | 4.) Missing Word Question |
Scientists grow new * from stem cells | Scientists grow new * from stem cells |
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5.) Multiple Choice Question | 5.) Multiple Choice Question |
Austrian police had to issue a driving licence showing a man wearing a strainer on his head because he claimed it was the confessional headgear of which religion? | Austrian police had to issue a driving licence showing a man wearing a strainer on his head because he claimed it was the confessional headgear of which religion? |
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Niko Alm applied to wear the strainer after reading headgear was allowed in official pictures for confessional reasons. Mr Alm claims the strainer is confessional headgear for pastafarians like himself. Pastafarians follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster and believe pirates are "divine beings". | Niko Alm applied to wear the strainer after reading headgear was allowed in official pictures for confessional reasons. Mr Alm claims the strainer is confessional headgear for pastafarians like himself. Pastafarians follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster and believe pirates are "divine beings". |
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Actress Mila Kunis agreed to go to a military ball with a US Marine after he asked her out on YouTube. Reports say she's now pulled out, but who else has been invited? | Actress Mila Kunis agreed to go to a military ball with a US Marine after he asked her out on YouTube. Reports say she's now pulled out, but who else has been invited? |
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7.) Multiple Choice Question | 7.) Multiple Choice Question |
A Tanzanian scientist has created a powerful new weapon against disease-spreading mosquitoes - a trap that uses the pungent odour of what? | A Tanzanian scientist has created a powerful new weapon against disease-spreading mosquitoes - a trap that uses the pungent odour of what? |
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Your Score | Your Score |
0 - 3 : Stinking | 0 - 3 : Stinking |
4 - 6 : Going off | 4 - 6 : Going off |
7 - 7 : Smelling of roses | 7 - 7 : Smelling of roses |
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). | 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). |