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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
Nadine Dorries is in the jungle for ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She's the first sitting MP to appear on a reality TV show - true or false?Nadine Dorries is in the jungle for ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She's the first sitting MP to appear on a reality TV show - true or false?
  1. True
  2. False - Lembit Opik was first
  3. False - George Galloway was first
  4. False - Robert Kilroy-Silk was first
  1. True
  2. False - Lembit Opik was first
  3. False - George Galloway was first
  4. False - Robert Kilroy-Silk was first
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
In which of the following did Donald Trump encourage a revolution?In which of the following did Donald Trump encourage a revolution?
  1. US
  2. Iran
  3. Scotland
  4. Venezuela
  1. US
  2. Iran
  3. Scotland
  4. Venezuela
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Sir Ian McKellen has chided the NZ Prime Minister John Key for joking about a "gay red top". Key says he wasn't being homophobic - how did he define his use of the word?Sir Ian McKellen has chided the NZ Prime Minister John Key for joking about a "gay red top". Key says he wasn't being homophobic - how did he define his use of the word?
  1. To mean "lame"
  2. To mean "bright"
  3. To mean "weird"
  1. To mean "lame"
  2. To mean "bright"
  3. To mean "weird"
4.) Missing Word Question4.) Missing Word Question
Cockatoo shows * making skillsCockatoo shows * making skills
  1. peace
  2. tool
  3. decision
  1. peace
  2. tool
  3. decision
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
The "elixir of life" is said to have been invented by scientists in Kazakhstan. What is it based on?The "elixir of life" is said to have been invented by scientists in Kazakhstan. What is it based on?
  1. The honey bee secretion royal jelly
  2. A yogurt drink
  3. Walnuts
  1. The honey bee secretion royal jelly
  2. A yogurt drink
  3. Walnuts
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Which of the following has just topped a chart of the biggest-selling UK singles of the last 60 years?Which of the following has just topped a chart of the biggest-selling UK singles of the last 60 years?
  1. Sir Elton John's Candle in the Wind tribute to Diana
  2. Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  3. She Loves You by the Beatles
  1. Sir Elton John's Candle in the Wind tribute to Diana
  2. Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  3. She Loves You by the Beatles
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
Actor Brian Cobby, who was immortalised as the voice of BT's speaking clock, died this week. Which of the following did he also provide the memorable voiceover for? Actor Brian Cobby, who was immortalised as the voice of BT's speaking clock, died this week. Which of the following did he claim to have provided the memorable voiceover for?
  1. "Dinner service... fondue set... cuddly toy!"
  2. "Thunderbirds are go"
  3. "Ho, Ho, Ho (Green Giant)"
  1. "Dinner service... fondue set... cuddly toy!"
  2. "Thunderbirds are go"
  3. "Ho, Ho, Ho (Green Giant)"
AnswersAnswers
  1. It's false. Galloway was Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow when he appeared in 2006 edition of Celebrity Big Brother. Robert Kilroy-Silk was an independent MEP during his jungle stint in 2008, but Opik was an ex-MP by the time he appeared in 2010's I'm a Celebrity.
  2. It was the US. In a Twitter tirade posted after President Barack Obama's re-election, Trump declared "our nation is a once great nation divided" and "the world is laughing at us". He encouraged a "revolution in this country". He subsequently deleted some of the tweets.
  3. Key said he meant "weird" (the OED's definitions include "bright" and slang for "lame"). Sir Ian - Gandalf in the Tolkien franchise filmed in NZ - was unimpressed, saying "careless talk damages lives". In response, New Zealanders have organised Gay Red Shirt Day on Friday.
  4. It's tool. Researchers were surprised to find a captive-bred Goffin's cockatoo spontaneously making and using "tools" to reach food.
  5. It's a yogurt drink. Researchers in Kazakhstan are reported to have spent two years and millions of pounds trying to come up with an elixir to prolong the life of their leader, President Nazarbayev, after he set them the challenge in 2010.
  6. It's the Candle in the Wind tribute, which sold 4.9m copies, according to the Official Charts Company. Relax, at No 7 sold 2m copies, while She Loves You has sold 1.9m.
  7. It was the "Five, four, three, two, one, Thunderbirds are go," for the opening sequence of the TV series. "Dinner service, etc" was from the Generation Game, while "Ho, Ho, Ho", was the catchphrase of Green Giant vegetable brand.
  1. It's false. Galloway was Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow when he appeared in 2006 edition of Celebrity Big Brother. Robert Kilroy-Silk was an independent MEP during his jungle stint in 2008, but Opik was an ex-MP by the time he appeared in 2010's I'm a Celebrity.
  2. It was the US. In a Twitter tirade posted after President Barack Obama's re-election, Trump declared "our nation is a once great nation divided" and "the world is laughing at us". He encouraged a "revolution in this country". He subsequently deleted some of the tweets.
  3. Key said he meant "weird" (the OED's definitions include "bright" and slang for "lame"). Sir Ian - Gandalf in the Tolkien franchise filmed in NZ - was unimpressed, saying "careless talk damages lives". In response, New Zealanders have organised Gay Red Shirt Day on Friday.
  4. It's tool. Researchers were surprised to find a captive-bred Goffin's cockatoo spontaneously making and using "tools" to reach food.
  5. It's a yogurt drink. Researchers in Kazakhstan are reported to have spent two years and millions of pounds trying to come up with an elixir to prolong the life of their leader, President Nazarbayev, after he set them the challenge in 2010.
  6. It's the Candle in the Wind tribute, which sold 4.9m copies, according to the Official Charts Company. Relax, at No 7 sold 2m copies, while She Loves You has sold 1.9m.
  7. It was the "Five, four, three, two, one, Thunderbirds are go," for the opening sequence of the TV series. However, this has been disputed, with fans saying that it was voiced by Jeff Tracy actor Peter Dyneley.
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