Quiz of the week: How much do you remember about the last seven days?

The Razzies, a reunion, a resignation and a ratings winner...test your knowledge about this week's events.
Jerry Hall announced her engagement this week, but to who?Jerry Hall announced her engagement this week, but to who?
Jerry Hall announced her engagement this week, but to who?

1. Forget the Oscars , the Razzies, which celebrate all that’s bad about film, have just announced their nominations and one actor is on the list for a fifth consecutive year. Who is he?

a) Jason Statham

b) Ben Stiller

Tracey Curtis-Taylor waving to onlookers from the cockpit of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis biplane.Tracey Curtis-Taylor waving to onlookers from the cockpit of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis biplane.
Tracey Curtis-Taylor waving to onlookers from the cockpit of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis biplane.

c) Adam Sandler

d) Sylvester Stallone

2. The cast of which popular American sitcom announced this week that they are to reunite for a special edition of the programme?

a) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Tracey Curtis-Taylor waving to onlookers from the cockpit of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis biplane.Tracey Curtis-Taylor waving to onlookers from the cockpit of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis biplane.
Tracey Curtis-Taylor waving to onlookers from the cockpit of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis biplane.

b) Friends

c) The Golden Girls

d) Fraiser

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3. Which celebrity chef has now but their name - and face - to promoting Typhoo Tea?

a) Delia Smith

b) Nigella Lawson

c) Jamie Oliver

d) Gordon Ramsay

4. Archaeologists this week announced they had discovered the best ever example of a Bronze Age settlement in the UK, but where was it?

a) Peterborough

b) Stoke-on-Trent

c) Hastings

d) Bedford

5. The Christmas and New Year schedules were packed with drama, but which programme topped the ratings?

a) Downton Abbey

b) Call the Midwife

c) War and Peace

d) Sherlock

6. Her first marriage to Mick Jagger was famously declared invalid, but who is Jerry Hall engaged to after a whirlwind four month romance?

a) Rupert Murdoch

b) Sir Richard Branson

d) Lord Sugar

e) Donald Trump

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7. Tracey Curtis-Taylor recreated Amy Johnson’s iconic flight from Britain to Australia but what was the distance she travelled?

a) 11,000 miles

b) 12,000

c) 13,000

d) 14,000

8. This week the Dare to be Different campaign was launched to increase the number of women in which traditionally male-dominated sport?

a) Boxing

b) Rugby

c) Formula One

c) MotoGP

9. According to research by the Wildlife Trust, which was published this week, which species of British butterfly is on the verge of extinction?

a) Silver-spotted skipper

b) Small Copper

c) White-letter Hairstreak

d) Brown Argus

10. Which bestselling novelist has resigned as patron of the Oxford Literary Festival over lack of pay for authors?

a) JK Rowling

b) Michael Morpurgo

c) Jaqueline Wilson

d) Philip Pulman

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A new version of which book is predicted to top the charts in Germany?

a) Mein Kampf

b) The Communist Manifesto

c) The Rights of Man

d) The Wealth of Nations

Answers: 1.c) Adam Sandler; 2b) Friends; 3b) Nigella Lawson; 4a) Peterborough; 5d) Sherlock; 6a) Rupert Murdock; 7c) 13,000; 8c) Formula One; 9c) White-letter Hairstreak; 10d) Philip Pullman; 11a) Mein Kampf.

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