Quiz of the week

The women's Tour de Yorkshire race starts in Lizzie Armistead's home town. But where is it?

1. Plans for a Spice Girls tour to mark the group’s 20th anniversary have been left in the balance after which member reportedly followed the lead of Victoria Beckham, who has ruled herself out of the concerts?

a) Emma Bunton

b) Melanie B

c) Melanie C

d) Geri Halliwell

2. Which supermarket has agreed to change its price promotions such as multi-buy deals after the competition watchdog singled it out during an investigation into supermarket pricing tactics?

a) Morrisons

b) Asda

c) Tesco

d) Sainsburys

3. A BBC remake of which popular children’s film will see some scenes watered down after being considered too scary for today’s children?

a) Watership Down

b) Bambi

c) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

d) The Wizard of Oz

4. Which boxer said this week: “I hate the training, the boxing, speaking to you, all you idiots, the whole lot. I’d rather be at home with the kids watching television.”

a) Anthony Joshua

b) Wladimir Klitschko

c) Tyson Fury

d) David Haye

5. Boy pupils at a Catholic school in Gloucester have been banned from wearing what item of clothing after a headmaster ruled they damage its reputation?

a) Baseball caps

b) Earrings

c) Trainers

d) ‘One Direction style’ skinny trousers

6. Kevin Sinfield has announced that he will retire from all rugby at the end of this season. How old was he when he made his debut for Leeds Rhinos?

a) 16

b) 17

c) 18

d) 19

7. Which former MP has a day named after him by cheeky Twitter users on April 28 following a social media blunder which once saw him send a tweet just containing his own name?

a) George Galloway

b) Ed Balls

c) David Miliband

d) Gordon Brown

8. Which member of the Royal family let slip a four-letter word while they were being interviewed live by Chris Evans on his Radio 2 breakfast show this week?

a) Prince Charles

b) Prince William

c) Prince Harry

d) The Duchess of Cambridge

9. World champion cyclist Lizzie Armitstead will seek to win the Tour de Yorkshire women’s race on Saturday which starts from her home town. Can you name it?

a) Otley

b) Ilkley

c) Skipton

d) Barnsley

10. How many operations were cancelled this week due to the strike by junior doctors?

a) 50,000

b) 75,000

c) 125,000

c) 150,000

ANSWERS: 1. c) Melanie C. 2. b) Asda. 3. a) Watership Down. 4. c) Tyson Fury. 5. d) ‘One Direction style’ skinny trousers. 6. a) 16. 7. b) Ed Balls. 9. a) Otley. 10. c) 125,000.