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

The Obamas have decided on a presidential pooch - a rescue Portuguese water dog. Spot this breed.

1. Shaggy dog
2. Golden boy
3. Curly locks
4. Little woofer

2.) Multiple Choice Question

European leaders met in Berlin to discuss the banking crisis. Whose statement is represented by this word cloud? The size of the word reflects the frequency of use.

1. Gordon Brown
2. Nicolas Sarkozy
3. Angela Merkel

3.) Multiple Choice Question

Kate Winslet finally won an Oscar after being nominated six times. Also in the running was perennial favourite Meryl Streep. When did she last clutch the Academy's golden statuette?

1. 1983
2. 1986
3. 1996
4. 2003

4.) Missing Word Question

Judge frees drug * neighbour

1. flush
2. dealing
3. mule

5.) Multiple Choice Question

What sold for £14,500 this week?

1. The last Woolworths pick'n'mix
2. A Lions rugby shirt worn by Barry John
3. A diamond ring owned by Charles Dickens

6.) Multiple Choice Question

Gordon Brown's chuffed to bits at being the first Euro statesman to meet Barack Obama in Washington next week. Who might have blown their chances by spelling the president's name incorrectly?

1. Silvio Berlusconi
2. Angela Merkel
3. Nicolas Sarkozy
4. Prince Albert of Monaco

7.) Multiple Choice Question

Former RBS boss Sir Fred Goodwin has been condemned for the size of his pension, a princely £693,000 a year. How much is that a day?

1. £1,001.23
2. £1,456.54
3. £1,898.63

Answers

1. It's picture three. Portuguese water dogs look similar to poodles. Michelle Obama told People magazine that the First Dog would arrive at the White House in April.
2. It's Gordon Brown. He said the world needed a "global new deal".
3. It was in 1983 for Sophie's Choice. She's won best actress twice and been nominated 15 times for leading and supporting actress gongs.
4. It's flush. A man jailed for threatening to kill an alleged drug dealer was freed on bail while appealing against his two-month jail sentence. He also flushed five bags of heroin down the toilet.
5. The souvenir bag of cola bottles and white mice received 115 bids on eBay. Welsh star John's shirt went for £7,200 at Bonhams. The ring was bought for £26,000 at an auction in Herefordshire.
6. It's Mr Sarkozy, who apparently sent a handwritten congratulatory note on election night addressed to "Barak".
7. It's £1,898.63 per day. Sir Fred says he has no intention of giving it back.

Your Score

0 - 3 : In the red

4 - 6 : Credit due

7 - 7 : Loaded

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