Quiz of the week's news

7 days 7 questions

It's the first 7 days 7 questions quiz of 2009. While you were recovering from the Christmas and New Year festivities, the news was carrying on apace. So how much do you remember from the past week?

1.) Multiple Choice Question

It's a big year for 40th birthdays in Hollywood, with Aniston, Lopez, Blanchett, Zeta-Jones and Zellweger all hitting the big four-zero in 2009. Zeta-Jones is the youngest. Who's oldest?

1. Lopez
2. Aniston
3. Zellweger
4. Blanchett

2.) Multiple Choice Question

Brrr! So chilly the sea froze (a bit) and the mercury hardly made it to 3C. As the UK shivered on Tuesday, it was warmer in Antarctica (where it's summer), with a high of...

1. 4C
2. 5C
3. 7C
4. 10C

3.) Multiple Choice Question

Tomato basil soup, French dip au jus, cinnamon orange slice. Whose lunch?

1. Malia and Sasha Obama's menu at new school in DC
2. Menu at White House mess for the "five presidents" lunch
3. Menu for British Cabinet's away-day in Liverpool

Info

Ahead of their father's inauguration ceremony on 20 January, Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, started classes at the exclusive Sidwell Friends School on Monday.Click NEXT to continue.

4.) Multiple Choice Question

Car sales - down. M&S sales - ditto. But which retailer bucked the trend, and reported a rise in sales over the Christmas period?

1. John Lewis
2. Majestic Wines
3. Next
4. Debenhams

5.) Missing Word Question

Playing golf can 'damage * '

1. joints
2. back
3. hearing

6.) Multiple Choice Question

The BBC is replacing a doll based on the Upsy Daisy children's TV character, after complaints its skin was too light. Which of the following Upsy Daisys has true skin tones?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three

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On the left is the real Upsy Daisy, on the right the controversial doll made by toy manufacturer Hasbro under licence from the BBC Worldwide.

7.) Multiple Choice Question

Andrew Sachs is keeping busy after those messages from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross. Which job has he NOT been linked with?

1. Guest when Jonathan Ross's chatshow returns after his suspension
2. Face of Dictionary Corner in revamped Countdown
3. Joining ITV's Coronation St

Answers

1. It's Jennifer Aniston - who marks the big day on 11 February. Next up is Renee Zellweger (25 April), then Cate Blanchett (14 May) and finally Jennifer Lopez (24 July).
2. It was 5C at Antarctica's Jubany Scientific Station, which is home to 60 people. Balmy.
3. It's dishes served to Barack Obama's girls at Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC. Meanwhile, Bush Snr and Jnr, Clinton, Carter and Obama ate from the daily menu at the White House's Navy-run staff restaurant (specialities include steaks, burgers and spaghetti marinara).
4. It's John Lewis, thanks in large part to Waitrose. Clothing chain New Look and Sainbury's also reporting improved sales. There was, however, a raft of less than buoyant sales figures.
5. It's "hearing". Ear specialists wrote in the British Medical Journal of their concern that new generation titanium drivers make a "sonic boom" on striking the ball.
6. It's number two - an unaltered picture from BBC publicity of the In the Night Garden character.
7. Sachs is NOT a guest on Ross's chatshow. But he is lined up for Countdown, which returns on Monday, and ITV says he is expected to join the Corrie cast later this year.

Your Score

0 - 3 : One-bar heater

4 - 6 : Hot water bottle

7 - 7 : Snuggly blanket, hot cocoa

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