Quiz of the week's news

7 days 7 questions

It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions news quiz - a chance for you to test how much of the news you've read, watched and heard from the past week... and how much you remember.

1.) Multiple Choice Question

Keira Knightley gets irked when asked about Princess Diana, descendent of her character her new film, The Duchess. What's the movie tagline?

1. History repeats itself
   
2. There were three people in her marriage
   
3. Related by ancestry, united by destiny
   
4. She was the People's Duchess
   

2.) Multiple Choice Question

A report into January's Heathrow crash found ice in the fuel system - but investigators don't know how it formed. Flying over Siberia, its fuel had dropped to -34C. What's the freezing point of jet fuel?

1. -30C
   
2. -47C
   
3. -50C
   
4. -57C
   

3.) Multiple Choice Question

In Sarah Palin's Republican conference speech, she spoke with pride of son Track's deployment to Iraq next week. Where did his name come from?

1. She gave birth during the track and field season
   
2. Family name from Palin side - husband Todd has Yup'ik Eskimo ancestry
   
3. Sarah and Todd met while tracking moose
   

4.) Multiple Choice Question

Food prices up, the housing market in decline - yes, it's the credit crunch. And in August 4x4 sales slumped by 53% compared with the same month last year. What's the figure for 2008 so far?

1. Down 35%
   
2. Down 8%
   
3. Up 8%
   
4. Up 35%
   

5.) Multiple Choice Question

To kickstart house sales, properties costing less than £175,000 will be exempt from stamp duty for the next year. What is the average house price in the UK?

1. £129,705
   
2. £154,0670
   
3. £174,178
   
4. £195,999
   

6.) Missing Word Question

* denies he is to be ousted

1. Blair
   
2. Brown
   
3. Keegan
   

7.) Multiple Choice Question

Absolute is the new name for which UK radio network?

1. Classic FM
   
2. Virgin Radio
   
3. BBC 6 Music
   

Answers

1. It's "There were three people in her marriage" - some of the other phrases are used in the film's trailer. Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, was Diana's great great great great aunt. Just don't mention this to Keira.
2. Jet fuel should not freeze until it is at less than -57C (-70F), and Thursday's report says the temperatures involved in the flight were not "unique". And water, which is naturally present in aviation fuel, was at a low level for a Boeing 777.
3. A keen runner, it's reported that she named Track for her love of athletics. The 19-year-old army private is the eldest of the five Palin children, followed by daughters Bristol, Willow and Piper, and baby son Trig, born in April.
4. Sales of 4x4s are down 8% on 2007. August is traditionally a important month for new car sales, as a whole down 19% on last August to the lowest level since 1966, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said on Thursday.
5. The UK average is currently £174,000 - down 12.7% in the past year, says Halifax, the country's largest mortgage lender. Raising the stamp duty threshold from £125,000 to £175,000 will be a boon for those in parts of the country where prices are lower, such as the North of England, where prices average £129,700.
6. It's Blair - Sir Ian, that is, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, who on Thursday dismissed reports that plans were underway to prise him from office. Meanwhile, Charles Clarke said Labour was destined for disaster; and Kevin Keegan resigned from Newcastle United after a stand-off with the board.
7. It's Virgin Radio - the Times of India has bought the station for £53.2m, but they must change the name, having decided not to purchase the Virgin Radio brand.

Your Score

0 - 3 : Video killed the radio star

4 - 6 : On the radio

7 - 7 : One for the radio

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