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Last Updated: Thursday, 11 August 2005, 16:26 GMT 17:26 UK
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Quiz of the week's news

It's the Magazine's quiz of the week's news, 7 days 7 questions.

This quiz is published every Friday - but you can find it at any stage of the week on the Magazine index.


Question 1
Which of these Edinburgh acts has an unusual "rider" in their contract?
A: Edinburgh Military Tattoo - backstage flowers
B: Chinese State Circus - stunt cycle stabilisers
C: Ladyboys of Bangkok - "third sex" toilets
D: Elaine "most pierced woman" Davidson - no magnets
Question 2
Have you ever had an e-mail from Scott Richter?
A: Yes
B: No
C: Probably
Question 3
"[He won] a lottery, not a literary competition." Said by a Booker Prize judge of which current nominee the last time he won?
A: JM Coetzee
B: Ian McEwan
C: Salman Rushdie
Question 4
The first book sent by Amazon to an Edinburgh resident was posted this week.
A: True
B: False
Question 5
Who admitted that they had trouble recognising the Conservative front bench?
A: Rory Bremner
B: David Blunkett
C: Lord Howe
Question 6
Who said: "I am born again. I didn't think I'd make it."
A: Slovenian climber rescued on the Himalayas
B: Russian submariner saved by a British robot
C: Cricketer Michael Vaughan, dropped several times on the way to 166 runs against Australia
Question 7
And finally the birthday question. Chris Eubank was 39 on Monday, the same age as which of these stars celebrating birthdays this week?
A: Antonio Banderas
B: Charlie Dimmock
C: Whitney Houston

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