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- Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:16 pm
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Time for some end of year fun. This is off the BBC website. 12 questions with multiple choice. I'll trust you not to google them / look up the BBC website.
Either PM your answers or post them but hide them somehow / only post the number.
Ok - The first of the four-part quiz of the year's news, covering January - March:
01: "Seriously, I'm going home." Said which reality TV show participant?
1. Leo Sayer in Celebrity Big Brother
2. Ken Russell in CBB
3. Shilpa Shetty in CBB
4. Preston formerly of CBB in Never Mind the Buzzcocks
02: In January, the Bank of England put the interest base rate up to 5.25%. What is it now, at the end of 2007?
1. 5%
2. 5.25%
3. 5.5%
4. 5.75
03: Chris Eubank was arrested in his truck outside Downing Street. What was he protesting against?
1. Fuel Tax
2. Congestion charges
3. Iraq war
4. Planning regulations
04: Missing sex offenders, youth prisons' overcrowding, failure to update police records - a sample of Home Office woes... in January. What did then Home Secretary John Reid describe Home Office reform as like...
1. ... teaching an old dog new tricks
2. ... painting the Forth Bridge
3. ... renovating a house
05: In February, thieves stole Picasso's painting Jacqueline (seen here, bottom right) from an apartment in Paris. Which of his lovers pictured here, does the painting depict?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
06: Below are squid-related headlines from the BBC News website. Which matches the picture?
1. NZ fishermen land colossal squid
2. Large squid lights up for attack
3. Live giant squid caught on camera
07: There were gasps all around when Blackpool lost out to Manchester to host Britain's first supercasino in January. How did Blackpool sum up its sense of let down?
1. "Absolutely flabbergasted and very disappointed"
2. "Disappointing news but won't hold us back"
3. "Like someone very important has just died here"
08: Top Gear returned in January, four months after presenter Richard Hammond's high speed crash, in which he sustained severe brain injuries. The first episode showed the accident - what caused it?
1. Burst tyre
2. Wheel came off
3. Poor driving
4. Debris on road
09: Complete this headline: 'Israel recalls ____________ ambassador'
1. corrupt
2. naked
3. British
10: The MSC Napoli ran aground off the coast of Branscombe in Devon, spilling its load of motorbikes, nappies, Bibles in Zulu and cider brandy. But what does MSC stand for?
1. Mediterranean Shipping Company
2. Merchant Sea Carrier
3. Maritime Seaborne Cargo
11: This is Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik (centre, obviously) and the Cheeky Girls, aka Gabriela and Monica Irimia. The one on the right is his girlfriend. Complete the headline: 'Cheeky love 'not ????' says Opik'
1. lust
2. stunt
3. funny
12: "I'm embarrassed and ashamed. It shouldn't have happened" - cricketer Andrew Flintoff on what?
1. Captaining England to a 5-0 Ashes drubbing
2. Scoring more than 50 only twice in said Ashes series
3. Getting drunk and falling off a pedalo
If this takes off, i'll post part two later in the week.
Either PM your answers or post them but hide them somehow / only post the number.
Ok - The first of the four-part quiz of the year's news, covering January - March:
01: "Seriously, I'm going home." Said which reality TV show participant?
1. Leo Sayer in Celebrity Big Brother
2. Ken Russell in CBB
3. Shilpa Shetty in CBB
4. Preston formerly of CBB in Never Mind the Buzzcocks
02: In January, the Bank of England put the interest base rate up to 5.25%. What is it now, at the end of 2007?
1. 5%
2. 5.25%
3. 5.5%
4. 5.75
03: Chris Eubank was arrested in his truck outside Downing Street. What was he protesting against?
1. Fuel Tax
2. Congestion charges
3. Iraq war
4. Planning regulations
04: Missing sex offenders, youth prisons' overcrowding, failure to update police records - a sample of Home Office woes... in January. What did then Home Secretary John Reid describe Home Office reform as like...
1. ... teaching an old dog new tricks
2. ... painting the Forth Bridge
3. ... renovating a house
05: In February, thieves stole Picasso's painting Jacqueline (seen here, bottom right) from an apartment in Paris. Which of his lovers pictured here, does the painting depict?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
06: Below are squid-related headlines from the BBC News website. Which matches the picture?
1. NZ fishermen land colossal squid
2. Large squid lights up for attack
3. Live giant squid caught on camera
07: There were gasps all around when Blackpool lost out to Manchester to host Britain's first supercasino in January. How did Blackpool sum up its sense of let down?
1. "Absolutely flabbergasted and very disappointed"
2. "Disappointing news but won't hold us back"
3. "Like someone very important has just died here"
08: Top Gear returned in January, four months after presenter Richard Hammond's high speed crash, in which he sustained severe brain injuries. The first episode showed the accident - what caused it?
1. Burst tyre
2. Wheel came off
3. Poor driving
4. Debris on road
09: Complete this headline: 'Israel recalls ____________ ambassador'
1. corrupt
2. naked
3. British
10: The MSC Napoli ran aground off the coast of Branscombe in Devon, spilling its load of motorbikes, nappies, Bibles in Zulu and cider brandy. But what does MSC stand for?
1. Mediterranean Shipping Company
2. Merchant Sea Carrier
3. Maritime Seaborne Cargo
11: This is Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik (centre, obviously) and the Cheeky Girls, aka Gabriela and Monica Irimia. The one on the right is his girlfriend. Complete the headline: 'Cheeky love 'not ????' says Opik'
1. lust
2. stunt
3. funny
12: "I'm embarrassed and ashamed. It shouldn't have happened" - cricketer Andrew Flintoff on what?
1. Captaining England to a 5-0 Ashes drubbing
2. Scoring more than 50 only twice in said Ashes series
3. Getting drunk and falling off a pedalo
If this takes off, i'll post part two later in the week.
