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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
Bronze casts of a leader's death mask and hands were auctioned this week. Whom did they depict?Bronze casts of a leader's death mask and hands were auctioned this week. Whom did they depict?
  1. Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. Tutankhamun
  3. Queen Elizabeth I
  4. Joseph Stalin
  1. Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. Tutankhamun
  3. Queen Elizabeth I
  4. Joseph Stalin
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The casts were sold to an anonymous bidder for £3,600 at an auction in Shropshire. A bronze version of the Soviet dictator's withered left hand was among the macabre artefacts.The casts were sold to an anonymous bidder for £3,600 at an auction in Shropshire. A bronze version of the Soviet dictator's withered left hand was among the macabre artefacts.
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
As Scots around the world celebrated Burns Night, a company was launched to make biofuel from by-products of a quintessentially Scottish export. Which one?As Scots around the world celebrated Burns Night, a company was launched to make biofuel from by-products of a quintessentially Scottish export. Which one?
  1. Whisky
  2. Haggis
  3. Irn Bru
  1. Whisky
  2. Haggis
  3. Irn Bru
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Disney has relaxed its dress code for employees, allowing men to grow beards no longer than a quarter of an inch. What remains on the banned list?Disney has relaxed its dress code for employees, allowing men to grow beards no longer than a quarter of an inch. What remains on the banned list?
  1. Sleeveless tops for women
  2. Tattoos
  3. Moustaches
  1. Sleeveless tops for women
  2. Tattoos
  3. Moustaches
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
The Chinese celebrated the start of the year of the dragon, which this time has the elemental sign water. Who was born in the last year of the water dragon?The Chinese celebrated the start of the year of the dragon, which this time has the elemental sign water. Who was born in the last year of the water dragon?
  1. David Cameron
  2. Angela Merkel
  3. Vladimir Putin
  1. David Cameron
  2. Angela Merkel
  3. Vladimir Putin
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
A crowdsourced full-length remake of a movie classic, composed of hundreds of 15-second scenes recreated by fans, attracted a million views on YouTube in 72 hours. Which film is the source material?A crowdsourced full-length remake of a movie classic, composed of hundreds of 15-second scenes recreated by fans, attracted a million views on YouTube in 72 hours. Which film is the source material?
  1. Napoleon Dynamite
  2. Star Wars
  3. Reservoir Dogs
  1. Napoleon Dynamite
  2. Star Wars
  3. Reservoir Dogs
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Tents have been added to the list of banned items at the Olympics in London. Which of the following is NOT prohibited from venues?Tents have been added to the list of banned items at the Olympics in London. Which of the following is NOT prohibited from venues?
  1. Sandwiches
  2. Flasks
  3. Whistles
  1. Sandwiches
  2. Flasks
  3. Whistles
7.) Missing Word Question7.) Missing Word Question
Mutant * 'could aid farmers'Mutant * 'could aid farmers'
  1. rice
  2. rats
  3. sheep
  1. rice
  2. rats
  3. sheep
AnswersAnswers
  1. It was Joseph Stalin.
  2. It's whisky. Edinburgh Napier University's Celtic Renewables says it will use the £4bn malt whisky industry to develop biobutanol as a substitute for fossil fuels.
  3. It's tattoos. Women have been permitted to go sleeveless since 2010, and neat moustaches have been permitted since 2000.
  4. It's Vladimir Putin, born in 1952. Both Merkel (1954) and Cameron (1966) were born in the year of the horse, although Merkel's elemental sign was wood and Cameron's was fire.
  5. It's Star Wars. The scenes were submitted to the website starwarsuncut.com and spliced together. According to reports, Lucasfilm, producer of the orginal, has supported the project.
  6. It's sandwiches. A spokeswoman said people would be allowed in with a sandwich but not a picnic hamper.
  7. It's rice. Scientists claimed a breakthrough in research on rice that could help farmers devastated by last year's tsunami in Japan.
  1. It was Joseph Stalin.
  2. It's whisky. Edinburgh Napier University's Celtic Renewables says it will use the £4bn malt whisky industry to develop biobutanol as a substitute for fossil fuels.
  3. It's tattoos. Women have been permitted to go sleeveless since 2010, and neat moustaches have been permitted since 2000.
  4. It's Vladimir Putin, born in 1952. Both Merkel (1954) and Cameron (1966) were born in the year of the horse, although Merkel's elemental sign was wood and Cameron's was fire.
  5. It's Star Wars. The scenes were submitted to the website starwarsuncut.com and spliced together. According to reports, Lucasfilm, producer of the original, has supported the project.
  6. It's sandwiches. A spokeswoman said people would be allowed in with a sandwich but not a picnic hamper.
  7. It's rice. Scientists claimed a breakthrough in research on rice that could help farmers devastated by last year's tsunami in Japan.
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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).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).