Quiz of the week's news

7 days 7 questions

It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much has stayed lodged in the old grey matter.

1.) Multiple Choice Question

It's quantitative easing, Jim, but not as we know it. Gordon Brown is in South Park, trying to steal money from aliens to ease the credit crunch, voiced by an actor. But who HAS lent their voice for the cartoon?

1. Kanye West
   
2. George Clooney
   
3. Britney Spears
   
4. Condoleezza Rice
   

2.) Multiple Choice Question

To raise money to service the nation's debt, the government has hiked taxes on fags, booze and petrol. Which has the biggest price rise?

1. 20 pack of cigarettes
   
2. Pint of beer
   
3. Litre of fuel
   

3.) Multiple Choice Question

A new roof to keep the rain off Centre Court. So no more drizzle-induced Cliff Richard solos. How long since he last sang during a downpour at Wimbledon?

1. Just last year
   
2. Five years
   
3. Eight years
   
4. 13 years
   

Info

Here he is in action - among the songs performed were Summer Holiday and The Young Ones. Click NEXT to continue.

4.) Multiple Choice Question

This woman was in the news this week. Who is she?

1. Mayor of Calais
   
2. Mother of diver Tom Daley
   
3. Wife of Alistair Darling
   

Info

The Darlings let the cameras into their home at 11 Downing Street, hours before the chancellor stood up in the Commons to deliver the Budget. On a recent visit to the UK, Michelle Obama generously praised Mrs Darling. Click NEXT to continue.

5.) Missing Word Question

Kensit ties knot for * time

1. third
   
2. fourth
   
3. fifth
   

6.) Multiple Choice Question

New Zealand is asking its citizens what to call the two main islands. According to Maori myth, what is the South Island?

1. A fish
   
2. A canoe
   
3. A tree of life
   

7.) Multiple Choice Question

Susan Boyle's version of I Dreamed a Dream is jostling for "most watched" on YouTube. The current record holder?

1. Montage of office workers smashing PCs
   
2. Motivational speaker showing evolution of dance
   
3. Barack Obama's inaugural presidential speech
   
4. Pop video by Avril Lavigne
   

Answers

1. It's George Clooney, given the role of a gay dog. Mr Brown, Mr West and Ms Rice - like many of the other public figures on the show - were impersonated.
2. It's the cigs. The price went up hours after the Budget speech, by an average of 7p. Hours later a pint increased by 1p and in September a litre of fuel will cost 2p more.
3. It was, amazingly, given how much people go on about it, 13 years ago. In 1996 he orchestrated a singalong to pass the time.
4. It's Margaret Darling, here having breakfast on the morning of the Budget. Tom Daley said he was being bullied at school. Mayor Natacha Bouchart complained about migrants heading to the UK via Calais.
5. It's Patsy Kensit's fourth marriage. The actress married DJ Jeremy Healy. Her ex-husbands are, in order, Dan Donovan of Big Audio Dynamite, Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr, and Liam Gallagher of Oasis.
6. It's a canoe - from which mythological demi-god Maui hooked a giant fish, which became the North Island. The consultation follows the discovery that the 200-year-old names North Island and South Island are not legally registered.
7. It's Lavigne's Girlfriend video, with about 120 million views, according to Wired.com, though some sources have wrongly said it's motivational speaker/dancer Judson Laipply's Evolution of Dance video. Obama's speech has about 18 million.

Your Score

0 - 3 : Nightmare

4 - 6 : Daydreamer

7 - 7 : Dreamland

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