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Radio Newsroom Wednesday, 3 October, 2007, 11:25 GMT 12:25 UK
Do you think you can compare with the Radio Newsroom's finest?

Test your knowledge of the stories that have made the news in the past few days.

Question 1
Whose controversial study linking the combined MMR vaccine to autism has been criticised by the Government's chief medical officer, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson?
A: Panos Zavos
B: Dr Andrew Wakefield
C: Dr Richard Horton
Question 2
Who said that immigrants from the eight former Communist countries joining the EU who were unable to support themselves would be "put out" of Britain?
A: David Blunkett
B: Tony Blair
C: Michael Howard
Question 3
A pensioner, Elizabeth Winkfield, faces going to jail for not paying all her council tax. Where is she from?
A: Westward Ho!
B: Barnstaple
C: Torridge
Question 4
Who is the Haitian leader under pressure to step down from rebel forces who have taken control of half the country?
A: Jean Bertrand Aristide
B: Guy Philippe
C: Cap Haitien
Question 5
What drug is the British sprinter, Dwain Chambers, accused of taking?
A: IPO
B: THG
C: LSD
Question 6
This year's Boat Race will be the last to be broadcast on BBC Radio and Television. How many University Boat Races have their been so far?
A: 75
B: 149
C: 99
Question 7
What's the name of the press baron who's trying to sell his controlling interest in the Telegraph newspapers?
A: Lord Black
B: Lord Hollick
C: Lord Astor

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