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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
The French Government has banned the term "hashtag" from all official documents. The word "mot-di The French Government has banned the term "hashtag" from all official documents. The word "mot-diese" must be spoken when the '#' symbol appears in print. What does it translate as?
  1. Empty word
  2. Sharp word
  3. Musical word
2.) Multiple Choice Question
What does the lowly dung beetle use to navigate while rolling its ball of dung, according to scientists?
  1. An "internal compass"
  2. Ley lines
  3. The stars
3.) Multiple Choice Question
A teenager in Iceland has won a court battle to use the name given to her at birth. Authorities rejected the name Blaer on the grounds that it wasn't a proper feminine name - what does it mean?
  1. Light breeze
  2. Warrior
  3. God of the sea
4.) Missing Word Question
Rare whale * found on beach
  1. jaw
  2. vomit
  3. eyeball
5.) Multiple Choice Question
A little-known perk in the basement of the House of Lords was described as "anachronistic" by a lord who wants to find out whether it is paid for by the taxpayer. What is it?
  1. Turkish bath
  2. A rifle range
  3. Fencing piste
6.) Multiple Choice Question
Polish is now the second most spoken language in England, according to new census data. How do you say "hi" in Polish?
  1. Czesc
  2. Hej
  3. Oi
7.) Multiple Choice Question
"I know I will disappoint a lot of people in this job." Who said this?
  1. David Beckham, on move to Paris St Germain
  2. The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby
  3. John Kerry, who has been confirmed as new US secretary of state
Answers
  1. It's sharp word. The Commission Generale de Terminologie et de Neologisme has decreed that hashtag will be no more, in a further bid to stop English invading the language. The French culture ministry has a list of "banned" words on its website, including blog and email.
  2. It's the stars. Scientists at the University of Lund, Sweden, "found that dung beetles can transport their dung balls along straight paths under a starlit sky, but lose the ability under overcast conditions".
  3. Blaer - pronounced Plair - means light breeze. Icelandic law requires names to comply with Icelandic grammar and orthography.
  4. It's whale vomit - known as ambergris, which is still sometimes used to make perfume. The 6lb lump found in Morecambe, Lancashire, could be worth