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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 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? | |
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What does the lowly dung beetle use to navigate while rolling its ball of dung, according to scientists? | |
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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? | |
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Rare whale * found on beach | |
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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? | |
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Polish is now the second most spoken language in England, according to new census data. How do you say "hi" in Polish? | |
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"I know I will disappoint a lot of people in this job." Who said this? | |
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