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Last Updated: Friday, 20 June, 2003, 14:04 GMT 15:04 UK
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Quiz of the week's news

It's the end of the week, so it's time for BBC News Online's weekly news quiz.

This quiz is here every week - or you can reach it by bookmarking the address www.bbc.co.uk/sevendaysquiz


Someone hacked the official Labour Party website and posted a doctored photo showing PM Tony Blair�s face superimposed on the head of...
A: A navy aviator on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier meeting his commander-in-chief, President Bush
B: Barney the Scottish terrier being carried by his master, President Bush
C: Barbara Bush kissing her son, President Bush
"I can�t give my judgement on the player, as I have only seen him play once. He has come here because of his passion. And we are pleased to have him." A tribute to which sportsman?
A: Boxer Lennox Lewis � in LA to defend his title - being welcomed to ceremonially pitch the first baseball at a Dodgers/Giants game by Dodgers� manager Jim Tracy
B: Footballer and celeb David Beckham, being welcomed to play for Real Madrid by its sports director Jorge Valdano
C: Footballer and dictator�s son Al-Saadi Gaddafi, being welcomed to a try out for Italian team Perugia by its boss Luciano Gaucci
"He was going like the devil. I was rather incensed and I honked my horn and flashed my lights, but he didn't take the slightest notice." Who was annoyed by another�s driving?
A: Earl Bathurst, who gave chase after Prince William sped past him on the Lord�s Gloucestershire estate
B: The police officer � armed with a radar speed gun � who clocked motorcyclist Andrew Osborne doing a record 157mph on a public road
C: Adrian Hamilton, who lent his �1m Jaguar sports car to BBC Two show Top Gear, and now says it was damaged after being driven by a "hooligan"
Tokyo has been crowned as the world�s most expensive city. Correctly rank the following cities, the most costly to live in first.
A: New York, London, Moscow, Beijing
B: Moscow, Beijing, London, New York
C: London, Moscow, New York, Beijing
"Everyone around here is getting to know about it and then it gets round by word of mouth." Which outfit is attracting lots of attention, but vowed to switch back to its core trade next week if visitor interest wanes?
A: Milton Hospital, near Boston, which has been visited by 25,000 people keen to see an image resembling the Virgin Mary which has appeared on a window
B: The Viper Room brothel, Brisbane, which is offering a discount price to pensioners
C: S&L Food and Wine, Kilburn, which now only stocks ketchup after the owner learned that locals consume more tomato sauce than any other Britons
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, author Salman Rushdie, Sir Paul McCartney and TV cook Delia Smith all celebrated birthdays this week. Put them in order, oldest first
A: Sir Paul, Salman, Delia, Aung
B: Delia, Sir Paul, Aung, Salman
C: Aung, Salman, Sir Paul, Delia
This week, �100 out of Education Minister Charles Clarke�s wallet and 7,680 copies of the new Harry Potter book were all stolen. Which of the following was NOT also pinched?
A: Signs warning tourists in Australia not to swim in crocodile-infested rivers
B: A Boeing 727 parked at Angola�s Luanda airport
C: A lorryload of sex aids being driven up the M6

Press the button and see how you have done


And here is the Seven Days, Seven Questions bonus question. (Entries are now closed.)

The rules are simple. We give you the answer, you write the question. Marks are deducted for predictability. Wrong questions will be added throughout the course of Friday.

The bonus answer is: "Sit upright whenever possible."

Wrong questions included:

What does the Health and Safety sign at The Viper Room brothel, Brisbane state?
Doug Styles, London, England

What should you do if you aren't certain enough of your convictions to stand up and be counted?
Nigel Bateman, UK

What is the only known treatment for the condition known as 'horizontigo'?
Catherine O, UK

Fire chiefs investigating the M6 lorry fire discovered 300 instruction sheets at the roadside. What advice did they offer?
Peter Niven, Scotland

Instructions on Dubya's Segway under the heading "Unscheduled Dismounts - Trying To Stay Cool" say what?
Al Hunter, UK

What is the golden rule for eating spag bol??
Pete Makings, Nottingham, England

How do you avoid being 'reshuffled'?
Tony King, England

Real Madrid manager to David Beckham - 'Now, David, what must you remember to do when you're sitting on the sub's bench next season?
Dave Drake, UK

When reading the 1kg Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, what should you do to avoid back pain?
Philip Lickley, United Kindgom

What do the Job Centre job descriptions for Ann Summers positions include?
Heena, Canada

What instruction is given to snakes wishing to embark on a course of evolutionary change?
Jonathan Phillips, Scotland

When sending a text message to your mate, Dave, informing him of the boulder that is about to fall on his head, what advice should you give him to reduce the damage dealt to him by the falling boulder?
Alistair McConnell, Scotland

What is the best way to combat excessive lying?
Veronique, Ireland

What does one do in an all male sauna?
Allan Jeffrey, Scotland

All wrong. The correct question was, of course, what advice have cyclists been given to avoid genital discomfort and impotence.

Seven Days, Seven Questions and the Caption Competition return next week.



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