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.

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It was, according to Glastonbury's organiser Michael Eavis, the best festival ever. But who is this performer, putting in some effort on stage? Have a good hard look at the picture, then click NEXT for four options.

1.) Multiple Choice Question

Was it...

1. Terry Hall of The Specials
   
2. Damon Albarn of Blur
   
3. Bruce Springsteen
   
4. Neil Young
   

2.) Multiple Choice Question

It's been an uncomfortable week for some reasons, with one official threat warning raised to level three out of four. What for?

1. The heatwave
   
2. Terrorism threat
   
3. Swine flu
   

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On Thursday the Met Office raised the threat level to three for the first time since June 2006. As the rump of England basked in the sun, further north there were floods and thunderstorms.

3.) Multiple Choice Question

Ronnie Biggs and the other Great Train Robbers made off with £2.6m in used banknotes in 1963. What is that in today's money?

1. About £10m
   
2. About £20m
   
3. About £40m
   
4. About £50m
   

4.) Multiple Choice Question

Farrah Fawcett died five hours before Michael Jackson. But how far away?

1. About 6km
   
2. About 60km
   
3. About 600km
   

5.) Missing Word Question

' * ' fruit back on sale in EU

1. Wonky
   
2. Bendy
   
3. Ugly
   

6.) Multiple Choice Question

A batch of new-style 20p coins has accidentally been issued without a date. Which side should the year of issue be on?

1. Heads
   
2. Tails
   

7.) Multiple Choice Question

In Helmand the British army seized a record-breaking haul of 1.3 tonnes of poppy seeds destined for the opium trade, and to fund the Taliban. Only, it wasn't poppy seeds but...

1. Mung beans
   
2. Lentils
   
3. Chick peas
   
4. Garam masala
   

WBQ

Now, before you get your results, the Magazine has pleasure in announcing the Weekly Bonus Question. Each Friday we will give an answer and ask you to suggest what the question might have been. This week's answer is DOUBLING AS SAUNAS. Make your suggestions using the link below the quiz. Marks are deducted for predictability.

Answers

1. It's Bruce, the Boss, as his sweat turns to mist under the stage lights in Somerset on Saturday.
2. It's the heatwave in southern England - with temperatures in the 30s, the ill and the elderly are especially at risk.
3. It's the equivalent of roughly £40m. Prisoner Biggs, 79, who was refused parole on Wednesday, was a member of a 15-strong gang which attacked the Glasgow to London mail train.
4. The pair died about 6km - 3.7 miles - apart. Fawcett died at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Jackson at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
5. It's "ugly" - EC rules on the size, shape and appearance of fruit and veg have been relaxed, returning bendy cucumbers and forked carrots to shop shelves.
6. The date should be on the HEADS side since a redesign last year - older coins have the date on the tails side.
7. It was a haul of mung beans, a popular staple in Afghanistan. The pulses have been returned to their rightful owner.

Your Score

0 - 3 : The Tea Boy

4 - 6 : The Employee

7 - 7 : The Boss

Click here to enter the Weekly Bonus question.

Fans of the 7 days 7 questions quiz may like to know there is now a short, web-only version of Have I Got News For You, hosted by Alexander Armstrong, on the BBC Comedy page .