The News Quiz

1 Whose art collection has been recently valued at an estimated 300m?

a) Sir William Burrell

b) Yves Saint Laurent

c) Roman Abramovich

2 The Russian girl that Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood is said to have gone on a drinking bout in Ireland with is how many years his junior?

a) 42 years

b) 29 years

c) 35 years

3 California beach-goers are campaigning to retain the right to do what?

a) Sunbathe naked

b) Play volleyball

c) Surf

4 Long jumper Greg Rutherford revealed that he almost missed the Birmingham Olympic Trials because of?

a) A terminally ill grandfather

b) An appointment with the High Court

c) A slight leg injury

5 According to a report, pet dogs are being increasingly poisoned by what?

a) Shoe polish

b) Floor soap

c) Raisins

6 A priceless manuscript, stolen from Durham Library almost a decade ago has resurfaced in Cuba. Who is its author?

a) William Shakespeare

b) Geoffrey Chaucer

c) Sir Thomas Malory

7 Younger jean buyers are switching to which make?

a) Wrangler

b) Victoria Beckham

c) Levi

8 Teachers have been given the power to text parents when their children are?

a) Late for PE

b) Carrying drugs, alcohol or knives

c) Trading pirate DVDs

9 Scientists in Florida report that 40 per cent of male toads are so affected by agricultural chemicals that they are changing...?

a) Colour

b) Shape

c) Gender

10 Yoo Ye-eun, a five-year-old blind girl from South Korea, has become famous for doing what on YouTube?

a) Singing the South Korean national anthem

b) Playing Beethoven on the piano

c) Traditional Korean dancing

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