It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions news quiz - a chance for you to test how much of the news you've read, watched and heard from the past week... and how much you remember.
It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions news quiz - a chance for you to test how much of the news you've read, watched and heard from the past week... and how much you remember.
1.) Multiple Choice Question
1.) Multiple Choice Question
Strictly Come Dancing's back. Which new competitor: "I've injured both my left and right foot - more injuries than I ever had when I was..."
Strictly Come Dancing's back. Which new competitor: "I've injured both my left and right foot - more injuries than I ever had when I was..."
in S Club Seven - Rachel Stevens
a war correspondent for the BBC - John Sergeant
training for Beijing - Mark Foster
showjumping - Jodie Kidd
in S Club - Rachel Stevens
a war correspondent for the BBC - John Sergeant
training for Beijing - Mark Foster
showjumping - Jodie Kidd
2.) Multiple Choice Question
2.) Multiple Choice Question
"It's just that there are some times when you have to take a stand." So said Boris Johnson. About which aspect of the Olympics?
"It's just that there are some times when you have to take a stand." So said Boris Johnson. About which aspect of the Olympics?
Criticising "the switcheroo of the girl with braces" at the opening ceremony
Telling a Beijing press conference that China's human rights abuses could not be overlooked
Defending his decision to go undone - jacket buttons, that is - at the closing ceremony
Criticising "the switcheroo of the girl with braces" at the opening ceremony
Telling a Beijing press conference that China's human rights abuses could not be overlooked
Defending his decision to go undone - jacket buttons, that is - at the closing ceremony
Info
Info
Boris Johnson, far left, awaits his turn with the Olympic flag, symbolising the passing of the Olympics from one city to another. Chinese bloggers and British viewers alike regarded his scruffy appearance as disrespectful.Click NEXT to continue.
Boris Johnson, far left, awaits his turn with the Olympic flag, symbolising the passing of the Olympics from one city to another. Chinese bloggers and British viewers alike regarded his scruffy appearance as disrespectful.Click NEXT to continue.
3.) Multiple Choice Question
3.) Multiple Choice Question
Joe Biden is Barack Obama's running mate, adding a voice of experience to the Democratic ticket. The age gap between Mr Biden, left, and John McCain?
Joe Biden is Barack Obama's running mate, adding a voice of experience to the Democratic ticket. The age gap between Mr Biden, left, and John McCain?
Same age
Two years - McCain older
Six years - McCain older
Six years - Biden older
Same age
Two years - McCain older
Six years - McCain older
Six years - Biden older
4.) Multiple Choice Question
4.) Multiple Choice Question
More from the US presidential race. An odd thank you from Hillary Clinton, as she rallied behind Mr Obama, to "my sisterhood of the travelling pantsuits".
More from the US presidential race. An odd thank you from Hillary Clinton, as she rallied behind Mr Obama, to "my sisterhood of the travelling pantsuits".
A joke about her favoured item of campaign attire
A
reference to a work of popular fiction
Both of the above
A joke about her favourite campaign attire, also worn by supporters
A
reference to a work of popular fiction
Both of the above
5.) Missing Word Question
5.) Missing Word Question
N Korea 'develops special * '
N Korea 'develops special * '
noodle
relationship
reactor
noodle
relationship
reactor
6.) Multiple Choice Question
6.) Multiple Choice Question
What's happening in this painting by Renaissance master Titian, which is being offered to the nation at a bargain basement price of ã50m?
What's happening in this painting by Renaissance master Titian, which is being offered to the nation at a bargain basement price of ã50m?
Huntsman stumbles upon Diana bathing
Zeus stumbles upon Leda and assaults her
Bacchus stumbles upon Ariadne and saves her from peril
Huntsman stumbles upon Diana bathing
Zeus stumbles upon Leda and assaults her
Bacchus stumbles upon Ariadne and saves her from peril
7.) Multiple Choice Question
7.) Multiple Choice Question
Edinburgh came bottom and Manchester second from top in a happiness survey. Of the following cities, which is the most cheerful?
Edinburgh came bottom and Manchester second from top in a happiness survey. Of the following cities, which is the most cheerful?
Glasgow
Cardiff
Brighton
Bradford
Glasgow
Cardiff
Brighton
Bradford
Answers
Answers
It's former BBC correspondent John Sergeant, who has gone on to forge something of a career as a television personality. Singer Rachel Stevens, model Jodie Kidd and swimmer Mark Foster are also in the line-up revealed on Thursday.
He is unapologetic about leaving his suit buttons undone at Sunday's flag handover. "I checked with the chap from the International Olympic Committee, and no, there is no Olympic jacket-button protocol."Click NEXT to see Boris undone.
The Republican presidential hopeful, 72 on Friday, is six years older than Senator Biden, who turns 66 in November. Mr Obama named Joe Biden as his running mate on Sunday. Mr McCain has yet to confirm who will be his vice-presidential candidate.
It's both - a play on the title of the US blockbuster chick-lit novel and film, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (as in jeans, not underpants), and a reference to Mrs Clinton's vast wardrobe of trousers suits.
It's noodle - North Korean scientists have developed a protein- and fat-rich noodle made from corn and soybeans that delays feelings of hunger to alleviate its food shortages.
It's the huntsman Actaeon stumbling upon the chaste goddess Diana at her toilette, a scene described by the Roman poet Ovid in Metamorphoses.
It's Bradford, 30th on the happiness list drawn up by geographers from Sheffield and Manchester universities using data from the British Household Panel Survey and the Census. Brighton came 48th, Cardiff 256th and in 268th place was Glasgow in the list released on Wednesday.
It's former BBC correspondent John Sergeant, who has gone on to forge something of a career as a television personality. Singer Rachel Stevens, model Jodie Kidd and swimmer Mark Foster are also in the line-up revealed on Thursday.
He is unapologetic about leaving his suit buttons undone at Sunday's flag handover. "I checked with the chap from the International Olympic Committee, and no, there is no Olympic jacket-button protocol."Click NEXT to see Boris undone.
The Republican presidential hopeful, 72 on Friday, is six years older than Senator Biden, who turns 66 in November. Mr Obama named Joe Biden as his running mate on Sunday. Mr McCain has yet to confirm who will be his vice-presidential candidate.
It's both - a play on the title of the US blockbuster chick-lit novel and film, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (as in jeans, not underpants), and a reference to Mrs Clinton's vast wardrobe of trousers suits.
It's noodle - North Korean scientists have developed a protein- and fat-rich noodle made from corn and soybeans that delays feelings of hunger to alleviate its food shortages.
It's the huntsman Actaeon stumbling upon the chaste goddess Diana at her toilette, a scene described by the Roman poet Ovid in Metamorphoses.
It's Bradford, 30th on the happiness list drawn up by geographers from Sheffield and Manchester universities using data from the British Household Panel Survey and the Census. Brighton came 48th, Cardiff 256th and in 268th place was Glasgow in the list released on Wednesday.
