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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
Team GB's 2012 Olympic kit has been unveiled by Stella McCartney. Which of these colours does the new design incorporate?Team GB's 2012 Olympic kit has been unveiled by Stella McCartney. Which of these colours does the new design incorporate?
  1. Magenta
  2. Gold
  3. Indigo
  1. Magenta
  2. Gold
  3. Indigo
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Ms McCartney said the "untraditionally British" design, modelled here by Jessica Ennis, was designed to take the union flag "out of its comfort zone".Ms McCartney said the "untraditionally British" design, modelled here by Jessica Ennis, was designed to take the union flag "out of its comfort zone".
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Dame Edna Everage is to go on one final tour, her creator Barry Humphries has announced. What was the name of the Melbourne housewife-turned-chat show host's late husband?Dame Edna Everage is to go on one final tour, her creator Barry Humphries has announced. What was the name of the Melbourne housewife-turned-chat show host's late husband?
  1. Geoff
  2. Barry
  3. Norm
  1. Geoff
  2. Barry
  3. Norm
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
According to a patent submitted this week, mobile phone users could be alerted to calls and text messages via which of the following?According to a patent submitted this week, mobile phone users could be alerted to calls and text messages via which of the following?
  1. Tattoos
  2. Earrings
  3. Tooth fillings
  1. Tattoos
  2. Earrings
  3. Tooth fillings
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
Bill and Hillary Clinton are to have an airport in Arkansas named after them. Which US president does NOT have an airport?Bill and Hillary Clinton are to have an airport in Arkansas named after them. Which US president does NOT have an airport?
  1. George HW Bush
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. George W Bush
  4. Teddy Roosevelt
  1. George HW Bush
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. George W Bush
  4. Teddy Roosevelt
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
One Direction have become the first UK band to debut in the US album chart at number one with their first release. Who previously came closest? One Direction have become the first UK band to enter the US album chart at number one with their first release. Who previously came closest?
  1. The Spice Girls
  2. Coldplay
  3. The Beatles
  1. The Spice Girls
  2. Coldplay
  3. The Beatles
6.) Missing Word Question6.) Missing Word Question
Robot * created for oceanRobot * created for ocean
  1. shark
  2. jellyfish
  3. squid
  1. shark
  2. jellyfish
  3. squid
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
Why was 130km (81 miles) in the news?Why was 130km (81 miles) in the news?
  1. Margin of error in diameter of the Sun
  2. Length of UK coastline cleaned up by volunteers
  3. The distance UK comedian David Walliams swam for Sport Relief
  1. Margin of error in diameter of the Sun
  2. Length of UK coastline cleaned up by volunteers
  3. The distance UK comedian David Walliams swam for Sport Relief
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  1. It's indigo.
  2. It's Norm. In the Dame Edna universe, he died in 1988 from a "testicular murmur".
  3. It's tattoos. Finnish firm Nokia submitted the idea of "ferromagnetic" skin markings to the US Patent and Trademark Office.
  4. It's George Bush Jr. His father has one in Houston, Texas, while Ford's is in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Other presidents with airports include Abraham Lincoln, JFK and Ronald Reagan.
  5. It's The Beatles, whose Introducing... debuted at number two in the US in 1963. Spice by the Spice Girls entered the chart at number six before reaching the top spot while Coldplay's Parachutes initially charted at 51.
  6. It's jellyfish. Engineers in the US say they have invented a hydrogen-powered device - nicknamed Robojelly - that mimics the creatures' swimming technique to move through water.
  7. It's the margin of error. Scientists from Hawaii, Brazil and California used a Michelson Doppler Imager aboard an observatory in space to discover the Sun's diameter was 1,392,684km. Walliams swam 225km, while conservationists in the UK cleaned up 335 beaches, covering a total of 142km.
  1. It's indigo.
  2. It's Norm. In the Dame Edna universe, he died in 1988 from a "testicular murmur".
  3. It's tattoos. Finnish firm Nokia submitted the idea of "ferromagnetic" skin markings to the US Patent and Trademark Office.
  4. It's George Bush Jr. His father has one in Houston, Texas, while Ford's is in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Other presidents with airports include Abraham Lincoln, JFK and Ronald Reagan.
  5. It's The Beatles, whose Introducing... entered at number two in the US in 1963. Spice by the Spice Girls first charted at number six before reaching the top spot while Coldplay's Parachutes initially charted at 51.
  6. It's jellyfish. Engineers in the US say they have invented a hydrogen-powered device - nicknamed Robojelly - that mimics the creatures' swimming technique to move through water.
  7. It's the margin of error. Scientists from Hawaii, Brazil and California used a Michelson Doppler Imager aboard an observatory in space to discover the Sun's diameter was 1,392,684km. Walliams swam 225km, while conservationists in the UK cleaned up 335 beaches, covering a total of 142km.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : System error0 - 3 : System error
4 - 6 : Does not compute4 - 6 : Does not compute
7 - 7 : Robocop7 - 7 : Robocop
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)