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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 Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
The QE2 has set off on its final voyage to Dubai, where it will become one of the kingdom's many luxury hotels. But which of these is also a Dubai hotel?The QE2 has set off on its final voyage to Dubai, where it will become one of the kingdom's many luxury hotels. But which of these is also a Dubai hotel?
  1. Hotel 1
  2. Hotel 2
  3. Hotel 3
  4. Hotel 4
  1. Hotel 1
  2. Hotel 2
  3. Hotel 3
  4. Hotel 4
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...Burj Al-Arab (left) and Atlantis The Palm - both of which ARE in Dubai.Click NEXT to continue....Burj Al-Arab (left) and Atlantis The Palm - both of which ARE in Dubai.Click NEXT to continue.
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Barack Obama's Secret Service code name is Renegade, and his wife Michelle is Renaissance. Which former president and first lady were, respectively, Eagle and Evergreen?Barack Obama's Secret Service code name is Renegade, and his wife Michelle is Renaissance. Which former president and first lady were, respectively, Eagle and Evergreen?
  1. Richard and Pat Nixon
  2. Ronald and Nancy Reagan
  3. Bill and Hillary Clinton
  1. Richard and Pat Nixon
  2. Ronald and Nancy Reagan
  3. Bill and Hilary Clinton
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Tiny self-cleaning particles coat St Pancras's roof, one of many uses of nanotechnology, which a Royal Commission says it has found no evidence of harming health or the environment. How small is a nanometre?Tiny self-cleaning particles coat St Pancras's roof, one of many uses of nanotechnology, which a Royal Commission says it has found no evidence of harming health or the environment. How small is a nanometre?
  1. Millionth of a metre
  2. Billionth of a metre
  3. Trillionith of a metre
  1. Millionth of a metre
  2. Billionth of a metre
  3. Trillionith of a metre
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has seen many fist fights in its modern history but which of these incidents has not led to a major brawl in recent years?The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has seen many fist fights in its modern history but which of these incidents has not led to a major brawl in recent years?
  1. Moved chair
  2. Open door
  3. Switched-off light
  1. Moved chair
  2. Open door
  3. Switched-off light
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
"I was outraged, screaming at the TV and stuff." Whose reaction to the controversial ousting of Laura White from X Factor?"I was outraged, screaming at the TV and stuff." Whose reaction to the controversial ousting of Laura White from X Factor?
  1. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham
  2. Ex-X Factor winner Leona Lewis
  3. Judge Cheryl Cole
  1. Ex-X Factor winner Leona Lewis
  2. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham
  3. Judge Cheryl Cole
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Evidence of the inspiration for Paul McCartney mournful ballad Eleanor Rigby is being put up for auction. But who inspired the song according to Macca? Evidence of the inspiration for Paul McCartney mournful ballad Eleanor Rigby is being put up for auction. Who is the song about, according to Macca?
  1. Actress Eleanor Bron and wine company Rigby and Evens
  2. Literary critic FR Leavis
  3. A Scouse scullery maid
  4. All of the above
  1. Actress Eleanor Bron and wine company Rigby and Evens
  2. Literary critic FR Leavis
  3. A Scouse scullery maid
  4. All of the above
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In 1990 McCartney sent this sheet, showing the pay received by the scullery maid E Rigby from City Hospital, Parkhill, in Liverpool dated November 30, 1911, to the Sunbeams Music Trust. Now the sheet is being put up for auction.Click NEXT to continue.In 1990 McCartney sent this sheet, showing the pay received by the scullery maid E Rigby from City Hospital, Parkhill, in Liverpool dated November 30, 1911, to the Sunbeams Music Trust. Now the sheet is being put up for auction.Click NEXT to continue.
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
The EU has scrapped a ban on selling misshapen fruit and veg. How did it describe the change?The EU has scrapped a ban on selling misshapen fruit and veg. How did it describe the change?
  1. A new dawn for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot
  2. A fresh chance for misshapen pears and bumpy apples
  3. A sea-change for cosmetically challenged vegetables
  1. A new dawn for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot
  2. A fresh chance for misshapen pears and bumpy apples
  3. A sea-change for cosmetically challenged vegetables
AnswersAnswers
  1. It's number two - the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. One is the Burj Al-Fateh in Khartoum; three is a Lego model of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai; four is the Atlantis In Nassau. One and three are not dissimilar to...
  2. It's the Clintons. The Reagans were Rawhide and Rainbow and the Nixons' Searchlight and Starlight.
  3. A nanometre is a billionth of a metre. To put this in context, a human hair is about 80,000 nanometres wide.
  4. It's the light. A Coptic monk moving his chair in 2002 caused a brawl which saw 11 people injured, and a door left open in 2004 led to a number of combatants being arrested. On Sunday, the police stepped in after Armenian and Greek monks tussled during a procession.
  5. It was Lewis. A petition with 50,000 signatures calling for White's return has been handed in to Ofcom. Burnham told the House of Commons the decision has been "very harsh". Cole was the only one of the four judges to support White.
  6. It's all of the above. A charity has put up for auction a staff salary register from Liverpool's City hospital with the name of a scullery maid E Rigby, sent to it by McCartney. McCartney has, in the past, also claimed the song was inspired by Leavis and Bron/Rigby.
  7. It's the curvy cucumber/knobbly carrot. Marketing standards for 26 types of produce were scrapped, in a drive to cut bureaucracy. The rules were introduced to ensure common EU standards, but are regarded by critics as examples of Euro-madness.
  1. It's number two - the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. One is the Burj Al-Fateh in Khartoum; three is a Lego model of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai; four is the Atlantis In Nassau. One and three are not dissimilar to...
  2. It's the Clintons. The Reagans were Rawhide and Rainbow and the Nixons were Searchlight and Starlight.
  3. A nanometre is a billionth of a metre. To put this in context, a human hair is about 80,000 nanometres wide.
  4. It's the light. A Coptic monk moving his chair in 2002 caused a brawl which saw 11 people injured, and a door left open in 2004 led to a number of combatants being arrested. On Sunday, the police stepped in after Armenian and Greek monks tussled during a procession.
  5. It was Lewis. A petition with 50,000 signatures calling for White's return has been handed in to Ofcom. Burnham told the House of Commons the decision has been "very harsh". Cole was the only one of the four judges to support White.
  6. It's all of the above. A charity has put up for auction a staff salary register from Liverpool's City hospital with the name of a scullery maid E Rigby, sent to it by McCartney. McCartney has, in the past, also claimed the song was inspired by Leavis and Bron/Rigby.
  7. It's the curvy cucumber/knobbly carrot. Marketing standards for 26 types of produce were scrapped, in a drive to cut bureaucracy. The rules were introduced to ensure common EU standards, but are regarded by critics as examples of Euro-madness.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : Misshapen turnip0 - 3 : Misshapen turnip
4 - 6 : Bendy banana4 - 6 : Bendy banana
7 - 7 : Export-grade apple7 - 7 : Export-grade apple
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