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Quiz of the week's news

It's the end of the week, so it's time for BBC News Online's weekly news quiz.

This quiz is here every week, and is now part of BBC News Online's Magazine. This means you can find it whatever day of the week you want, at the following address: www.bbc.co.uk/magazine


“At that location, a certain decorum should have been observed from which popular entertainers are not exempt." Who was chided for a “patently inappropriate" performance?
A: Beyonce, who danced on the steps of US President Ulysses S Grant’s tomb
B: Actress (and former party girl) Danniella Westbrook, when she attended the launch party for a new Carry On film at the House of Commons
C: Aaron “comedy terrorist” Barschak, being told by Scotland Yard he won’t be prosecuted for gate crashing Prince William’s birthday
Pressure group Mediawatch UK counted swearwords in 60 films broadcast on the main TV channels from January to June. Which of the following movies was said to contain the most utterances of the “f-word”?
A: Goodfellas
B: Reservoir Dogs
C: White Men Can’t Jump
The list of presents given to President Bush by foreign leaders has been made public. Put the following gifts in order, the most expensive first.
A: A silver vase (Mexico), marble pen holder (Canada), fish bait (Morocco), toiletries bag (UK)
B: Fish bait, marble pen holder, toiletries bag, silver vase
C: Toiletries bag, silver vase, marble pen holder, fish bait
Which glamorous star is said to have legs which are “too thin” when you get “close up”?
A: Cameron Diaz, who is seeking an injunction to stop people seeing her old modelling photos
B: Jordan, whose former squeeze – pop idol Gareth Gates – has finally publicly admitted the pair had an affair
C: Brad Pitt, who reportedly has a leg double for the all important heel scene in his next film Achilles
Royal girlfriend Camilla Parker-Bowles, ballet dancer Wayne Sleep, broadcaster Sue Lawley and superstar in Germany David Hasselhoff all celebrated birthdays this week. Put them in order, oldest first.
A: Wayne, Camilla, Sue, David
B: Camilla, Wayne, David, Sue
C: Sue, Camilla, Wayne, David
What was described as being "more like an Enron annual report"?
A: Headteacher Colleen McCabe’s handling of her school’s accounts – the "shopaholic" was convicted of embezzling £500,000
B: The BBC’s annual report, criticised by MP Chris Bryant of the Commons culture, sport and media committee
C: The bill for the wedding of Davinia Taylor – daughter of “the toilet roll king of Merseyside” – to a friend of David Beckham, estimated to have cost £850,000
Who are the "Friends of Florence"?
A: Wealthy benefactors, including Sting and Mel Gibson, who are stumping up cash to pay the restoration of Michelangeo's David
B: An action group of residents in Florence, South Carolina, opposed new plans to build a Wal-Mart supermarket in the town
C: Fans of Italian football club Fiorentina, who were hoping this week Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta would return to the team

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And now for the last time, here is the Seven Days, Seven Questions bonus question.

The rules are simple. We give you the answer, you write the question. Marks are deducted for predictability. (Entries are now closed)

The bonus answer is: "The less there is to hang around."

Wrong questions included:

The more C-List, desperate, wannabe celebraties we can get into the new Carry On film...
Lauren, UK

The reply to the question, Why did you have lipo on your waist?
Colin Bartlett, Oxford

Complete this traditional Yuletide proverb - 'The more tinsel you put on the tree...'
Bruce Hunt, UK

The more 'green bottles' George Best puts away...
Tim Ruddell, UK

Why do Ancient Mariners recommend that you shoot only small albatrosses?
Jeff, UK

The more they airbrush J-Lo's rear...
Lionel Hives, UK

What are the missing words from this extract from Exercise 7, Question 14 of the Network Rail Station Staff training manual: The more people you can cram onto a late train, which we will subsequently hold for 40 minutes at signals 100 yards out of the station, ___ ____ _____ __ __ ____ ______ on the platform, and our image improves significantly.
Timbo, North East England

What happens to a) your flesh and b) your friends if you spend too long on the Atkins Diet?
Dan S, UK

The more washing that you tumble dry
Tracy White, UK

The more pictures that get stolen from Tate Britain...
Bob, UK

What is the result of ignoring all those penis growth e-mails ?
Dave Williams, UK

What is the result of the growing popularity of the electric chair and lethal injection as methods of executing more and more criminals.
Richard Currie, UK

Is it something to do with the number of monkeys in Hartlepool?
Rhod, UK

All wrong. The correct question was "How did Dr Graham Giles explain the effect of regular masturbation on carcinogens in the prostate gland?"

EXCITING NEWS FOR FANS OF THE BONUS QUESTION!
From Monday, the Bonus Question becomes a daily event. An answer will be published each day at 1030BST; wrong questions will be added over lunchtime and the correct question will be revealed mid-afternoon. It's too exciting for words. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/magazine from Monday, and look for this symbol.





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