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22 December 2010
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Quiz of the year's news
'Tis the season to sit back and cast an eye over 2010. But how much do you remember? Test yourself with the Magazine's four-part compilation of the best of the year's quizzes. Here it's July - September. PLUS a special bonus question each day - see below for details.
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The rig blast on 20 April killed 11 workers and caused one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. It took five months for the well to be completely sealed. BP was widely condemned for its slow response to the leak. Every day crude oil was still leaking into the ocean, US anger towards BP mounted.
2.) Multiple Choice Question
July marked exactly two years until the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. But which venue had already been nicknamed The Pringle?
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The autobiography, based on his time as the prime minister, broke sales records. In it he also wrote about concerns over the amount of alcohol he was drinking while in office. He donated the reported £4m advance for the book and all royalties, to a sports centre for injured soldiers.
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Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see the Pontiff during the four-day visit, which started in Scotland. The trip included numerous public events, including Mass at Westminster cathedral and the beatification of Cardinal Newman in Birmingham.
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Your Score
0 - 4 : In trouble
5 - 8 : Wagging finger
9 - 12 : Scot free
And now for that all-important bonus question. In addition to the 12 questions above, we also pose a bonus question for each of the four parts of this quiz. That's how we reach the magic total of 52 questions.
With each part of the quiz we publish photographs - the first, second and third of which are below. What is the link between the images over the four days? If you have an early hunch, tell us using the comments form below.
For a complete archive of past quizzes and our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, visit the Magazine page and scroll down.
It's early days - but any ideas about what the answer to the bonus question might be?
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'Tis the season to sit back and cast an eye over 2010. But how much do you remember? Test yourself with the Magazine's four-part compilation of the best of the year's quizzes. Here it's July - September. PLUS a special bonus question each day - see below for details.
Info
The rig blast on 20 April killed 11 workers and caused one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. It took five months for the well to be completely sealed. BP was widely condemned for its slow response to the leak. Every day crude oil was still leaking into the ocean, US anger towards BP mounted.
2.) Multiple Choice Question
July marked exactly two years until the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. But which venue had already been nicknamed The Pringle?
- Velodrome (top)
- Aquatic centre (bottom)
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The autobiography, based on his time as the prime minister, broke sales records. In it he also wrote about concerns over the amount of alcohol he was drinking while in office. He donated the reported £4m advance for the book and all royalties, to a sports centre for injured soldiers.
Info
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see the Pontiff during the four-day visit, which started in Scotland. The trip included numerous public events, including Mass at Westminster cathedral and the beatification of Cardinal Newman in Birmingham.
Answers
- Mr Hayward said he had been "demonised and vilified". He also said the other two statements, but earlier in the crisis. He came under fire for a series of public-relation gaffes and was dubbed "wayward Hayward" by the press.
- It's the £95m velodrome, which is expected to be the first major venue completed, next month. The aquatic centre is considered more "wavy" than "Pringly". Work on the Olympic site continued throughout 2010. So did planning, including a drive to recruit 8,000 "London Ambassadors" to help to visitors during the Games. More than 240,000 people volunteered.
- It's Simpsons. More than 400 signatures have been collected calling for a school in Somerset to stop teaching the US cartoon series The Simpsons as part of a media module.
- He marked the power-sharing milestone by going on holiday, leaving Nick Clegg in charge. The government said during the first 100 days it had got to grips with the budget deficit and created the conditions for economic growth.
- She was born by caesarean section at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. Florence took her parents a bit by surprise, coming a few weeks early. She had been due in September. The prime minister described his daughter as "unbelievably beautiful".
- It's 21. Along with the 11 regular series, there were seven celebrity editions, one youth version and the 2007 series Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, which allowed celebrities to set Big Brother-style tasks for young contestants. Finally, there was Ultimate Big Brother, which followed on immediately from Josie's win. It featured top housemates from all the past years. It was won by ex-air steward Brian Dowling.
- It's piranha and rice. The adventurer completed the 6,000 mile (9,600 km) trek along the length of the river in 859 days, walking from Peru to the Brazilian coast. The Amazon is about 4,000 miles long, but he travelled an extra 2,000 miles due to flooding. During the trip he had to contend with vipers and electric eels and was also wrongly accused of murder.
- It was Diana. In the book Mr Blair describes the Princess of Wales as down-to-earth, charming and intelligent, but also stubborn and prone to be over-emotional. "We were both, in our own way, manipulators," he wrote.
- Cardinal Walter Kasper reportedly said it was like landing in a "Third World" country. During his visit the Pope paid tribute to Britain's multiculturalism. This week it was announced that he will deliver BBC Radio 4's Thought of the Day on Christmas Eve.
- It's a hotdog, also known as tweener. Federer made headlines around the world with the shot. A bagel is a 6-0 set and a poach is intercepting a return destined for your doubles partner.
- It's Constantin Brancusi. Beckham's catwalk show at New York fashion week was the hot ticket. She was also nominated for Designer Brand of the Year at this year's British Fashion Awards, but lost to Mulberry.
- It was Luke Angel, a 17-year-old from Bedfordshire who sent an e-mail "full of abusive and threatening language" to the US president. In it he expressed his dislike of Mr Obama and the US Government. As a result he was banned from ever entering the US.
Your Score
0 - 4 : In trouble
5 - 8 : Wagging finger
9 - 12 : Scot free
And now for that all-important bonus question. In addition to the 12 questions above, we also pose a bonus question for each of the four parts of this quiz. That's how we reach the magic total of 52 questions.
With each part of the quiz we publish photographs - the first, second and third of which are below. What is the link between the images over the four days? If you have an early hunch, tell us using the comments form below.
For a complete archive of past quizzes and our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, visit the Magazine page and scroll down.
It's early days - but any ideas about what the answer to the bonus question might be?
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