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7 questions on G20 spouses 7 questions on G20 spouses
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They stand and smile for the cameras at these global bashes, but how much do you know about the spouses of the G20 leaders?They stand and smile for the cameras at these global bashes, but how much do you know about the spouses of the G20 leaders?
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
Of the G20 spouses, how many are men?Of the G20 spouses, how many are men?
  1. None
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. Four
  1. None
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. Four
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Excuses, excuses. The male spouses have ducked out, as have numerous wives. Whose excuse is that they only attend state visits?Excuses, excuses. The male spouses have ducked out, as have numerous wives. Whose excuse is that they only attend state visits?
  1. Argentina's Nestor Kirchner
  2. Germany's Joachim Sauer
  3. France's Carla Bruni
  4. Italy's Veronica Lario
  1. Argentina's Nestor Kirchner
  2. Germany's Joachim Sauer
  3. France's Carla Bruni
  4. Italy's Veronica Lario
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
The Sarkozys famously married about a year ago after a whirlwind romance. But two of the women below married their childhood sweethearts - and who met her husband at university?The Sarkozys famously married about a year ago after a whirlwind romance. But two of the women below married their childhood sweethearts - and who met her husband at university?
  1. China's Lui Yongqing
  2. Russia's Svetlana Medvedeva
  3. Australia's Therese Rein
  1. China's Lui Yongqing
  2. Russia's Svetlana Medvedeva
  3. Australia's Therese Rein
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
At the spouses' dinner at Downing St on Wednesday, Michelle Obama will sit between ex-Olympian Kelly Holmes, and...At the spouses' dinner at Downing St on Wednesday, Michelle Obama will sit between ex-Olympian Kelly Holmes, and...
  1. JK Rowling
  2. Naomi Campbell
  3. Sarah Brown herself
  1. JK Rowling
  2. Naomi Campbell
  3. Sarah Brown herself
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
How many of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah's four wives are accompanying him to the summit? How many of King Abdullah's four wives are accompanying the Saudi royal to the summit?
  1. None
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. All four
  1. None
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. All four
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Who is a biker at heart?Who is a biker at heart?
  1. Bianca Hoogendijk, of the Netherlands
  2. Canada's Laureen Harper
  3. Margarida Sousa Uva Barroso, wife of the European Commission president
  1. Bianca Hoogendijk, of the Netherlands
  2. Canada's Laureen Harper
  3. Margarida Sousa Uva Barroso, wife of the European Commission president
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
Who's bagged the most prestigious bed in town, staying at Buckingham Palace?Who's bagged the most prestigious bed in town, staying at Buckingham Palace?
  1. Spain's Sonsoles Espinosa, an opera singer
  2. India's Gursharan Kaur, also a celebrated singer
  3. Mexico's Margarita Zavala, a former congresswoman
  1. Spain's Sonsoles Espinosa, an opera singer
  2. India's Gursharan Kaur, also a celebrated singer
  3. Mexico's Margarita Zavala, a former congresswoman
AnswersAnswers
  1. Two are men - Joachim Sauer, husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Nestor Kirchner, husband of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Neither will be attending.
  2. It's the fragrant Mrs Bruni Sarkozy, who will instead meet the US First Lady at this weekend's Nato summit in France.
  3. It's Therese Rein, who met Kevin Rudd at a Christian meeting at university in Canberra in the 1970s. They married in 1981.
  4. It's JK Rowling. Also on the guestlist is supermodel Naomi Campbell, lastminute founder Martha Lane Fox, toddler tamer Tanya Byron and Paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
  5. None of his wives are in London for the summit.
  6. It's Laureen Harper. Growing up on a farm near Calgary, she learned to ride dirt bikes before she was 10. While she holds a motorbike licence, the prime minister's wife doesn't ride on the road.
  7. It's Margarita Zavala and her husband, the Mexican president Felipe Calderon, as they are on a state visit.
  1. Two are men - Joachim Sauer, husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Nestor Kirchner, husband of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Neither will be attending.
  2. It's the fragrant Mrs Bruni Sarkozy, who will instead meet the US First Lady at this weekend's Nato summit in France.
  3. It's Therese Rein, who met Kevin Rudd at a Christian meeting at university in Canberra in the 1970s. They married in 1981.
  4. It's JK Rowling. Also on the guestlist is supermodel Naomi Campbell, lastminute founder Martha Lane Fox, toddler tamer Tanya Byron and Paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
  5. None of his wives are in London for the summit.
  6. It's Laureen Harper. Growing up on a farm near Calgary, she learned to ride dirt bikes before she was 10. While she holds a motorbike licence, the prime minister's wife doesn't ride on the road.
  7. It's Margarita Zavala and her husband, the Mexican president Felipe Calderon, as they are on a state visit.
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7 - 7 : Afternoon tea at Claridge's7 - 7 : Afternoon tea at Claridge's
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