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
Which of the octuplets born to Nadya Suleman shares the same name as Chris Evans' newly arrived baby?
- Maliah
- Makai
- Jonah
- Noah
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This is Noah Suleman, undergoing treatment with light for jaundice. His brothers and sisters are named Maliah, Isaiah, Nariah, Makai, Josiah, Jeremiah and Jonah.Click NEXT to continue.
2.) Multiple Choice Question
Mark Wallinger's sculpture of a giant stallion is to be southern England's answer to the Angel of the North. It's modelled on his racehorse Riviera Red, of which he says he owns...
- ...half a leg
- ...the back half
- ...the head
3.) Multiple Choice Question
Which of these very sorry ex-bankers said "sorry" - or words to that effect - the most when called to account on Tuesday?
- Ex HBOS chairman Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
- Ex HBOS chief executive Andy Hornby
- Ex RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin
- Ex RBS chairman Sir Tom McKillop
4.) Missing Word Question
Uni sorry for lizard * blunder
- tongue
- dung
- lung
5.) Multiple Choice Question
Parliament's standards watchdog has dismissed a complaint that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has claimed £116,000 for her Redditch house, after saying her sister's London home is her main residence. Which is classed as an MP's second home?
- Constituency home
- London base
- Up to the MP to decide
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Earning his 108th England cap on Wednesday, David Beckham (top left) said he was thrilled "to be up there with Bobby Moore (top right), Billy Wright, Bobby Charlton (bottom right) as outfield players".Top of shop is ex-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton (bottom left) with 125 caps...
6.) Multiple Choice Question
...but hold on, who WAS Billy Wright? Can you spot him in one of these three pictures?
- Splendid shorts I
- Splendid shorts II
- Nicely collared
7.) Multiple Choice Question
And finally, congratulations to Danny Boyle for his Bafta success with Slumdog Millionaire. The last of his movies to pick up a Best Film Bafta?
- Sunshine
- 28 Days Later
- Trainspotting
- Shallow Grave
Answers
- It's Noah. On Tuesday, BBC Radio 2 host Chris Evans and golfer Natasha Shishmanian became parents to baby Noah, described by his proud father as "a little belter".
- It's half a leg. Not only was his design picked for the £2m art commission on Tuesday, his racehorse won the 2.40 at Lingfield on Wednesday.
- It's Andy Hornby, who said regret once, sorry twice, and apologise eight times. Sir Fred said sorry once, apologise twice; Lord Stevenson said apologise once and sorry three times; Sir Tom said sorry once, and apologise twice. They were being quizzed over banking crisis which led to a hefty bail-out by the government.
- It's dung - Leeds University apologised to a graduate student last Friday after losing his unique collection of rare lizard excrement when it was thrown away by mistake.
- It's up to the MP to decide which is which. Ms Smith, who rents a room in her sister's south London house, says she has abided by the rules. Nor has she taken up the grace-and-favour home that comes with her position.
- Billy Wright is on the left - he played for England 1946-59. In the middle is 1950s legend Sir Stanley Matthews, and right is Wally Barnes, who played for Arsenal and Wales.
- It was Shallow Grave, best film at the 1995 Baftas. Trainspotting was nominated for a Best Film Bafta but lost out to Sense and Sensibility (although it scooped the Scottish Bafta for Best Film). But best gloss over the fortunes of The Beach and A Life Less Ordinary.
Your Score
0 - 3 : Choose sitting on that couch...
4 - 6 : Choose a starter home
7 - 7 : Choose life
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