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

"Rusty". Whose nickname?

1. Prince Harry's ex Chelsy Davy, for her perma-tan
2. New Met Police chief Sir Paul Stephenson, ditto
3. Richard Dreyfuss, forgetting his lines at the Old Vic
4. Serena Williams, "feeling a little rusty" at the Australian Open

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Ermine - the ceremonial fur worn by peers - came into disrepute when four Labour lords were accused at the weekend of agreeing to help change laws for cash.Click NEXT for question.

2.) Multiple Choice Question

From which type of animal does ermine derive?

1. Snow hare
2. Stoat
3. White mink

3.) Multiple Choice Question

"_______ did it his way... Now I am going to do it my way." Said who?

1. Barack Obama, taking over from George W Bush as President of the United States
2. Sir Paul Stephenson, taking over from Sir Ian Blair as Met Police chief
3. Colin Montgomerie, new Europe's Ryder Cup captain after Nick Faldo lost to the Americans last year

4.) Missing Word Question

Sayer becomes an * citizen

1. Irish
2. American
3. Australian

5.) Multiple Choice Question

A top doctor has admitted her part in hoodwinking a leading medical journal after inventing a medical condition called "cello scrotum". Which of the following is also a hoax condition?

1. Harpist's knee
2. Guitarist's nipple
3. Conductor's elbow

6.) Multiple Choice Question

This is Henry the tuatara, at 111 a dad for the first time. How old is his mate Mildred?

1. 20
2. 40
3. 60
4. 80

7.) Multiple Choice Question

Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' last live performance - an impromptu rooftop gig which the police tried to break up after complaints about noise. What was the last song they performed?

1. The Long and Winding Road
2. Get Back
3. Let it Be

Answers

1. It's the rank and file's nickname for Sir Paul Stephenson. Previously deputy commissioner, he stepped up to the top job on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Chelsy and Harry's split became public on Sunday, and Richard Dreyfuss made it through Wednesday's first night of Complicit without the prompts needed in rehearsals.
2. An ermine is a stoat, also known as a short-tailed weasel. Its fur is used to trim the robes worn by the Lords for the State Opening of Parliament, and also trim the Pope's Camauro hat - the one that looks a little like one Santa wears. The Lords all deny breaking any rules.
3. It's Sir Paul, taking over from Sir Ian Blair, who left under a cloud after clashes with London mayor Boris Johnson and other gaffes.
4. It's Australian. Former British disco king Leo Sayer took his citizenship oath in front of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, on Monday - Australia Day.
5. It's harpist's knee, although a condition of harpist's finger has been recorded.
6. Mildred is 80, and 11 of her eggs have hatched. Henry's keepers put his newfound vigour down to a recent operation to remove a tumour from his bottom. Both are tuataras, rare lizards found only in New Zealand.
7. It was Get Back. As the band wrapped things up, John Lennon's parting words were: "I hope we passed the audition".

Your Score

0 - 3 : Don't Let me Down

4 - 6 : Let Down

7 - 7 : Let it Be

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