Churchill, sacred mountains and celebrity chefs... Test yourself with our weekend dirty dozen
1) A group of trekkers were arrested after being accused of stripping off and posing naked at the summit of which sacred mountain?
a - Mount Trusmadi
b - Mount Kinabalu
c - Mount Kilimanjaro
d - Mount Kailash
2) Doctors had to remove 42 kidney stones from a man which were caused by him eating too much what?
a - Tofu
b - Hummus
c - Cheese
d - Caviar
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Hide Ad3) Which celebrity is donating their daughter’s designer outfits to charity to help Save the Children?
a - Angelina Jolie
b - Victoria Beckham
c - Myleene Klass
d - Mel B
4) Next week marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. But what year did its victor, the Duke of Wellington, die?
a - 1822
b - 1842
c - 1852
d - 1862
5) Sir Ian McKellen stars as which famous character in his latest film?
a - Inspector Clouseau
b - Hercule Poirot
c - Sherlock Holmes
d - Kojak
6) Pupils from a school in Leeds were sent on a sporting trip to where?
a - Bridlington
b - Barbados
c - Bermuda
d - the Bahamas
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Hide Ad7) Two short films featuring which British star were found in a London skip this week?
a - Sean Bean
b - Richard Burton
c - James Mason
d - Peter Sellers
8) Who made the shock announcement this week that they were stepping down as president of the Bronte Society? a - Bonnie Greer
b - Germaine Greer
c - Joanne Harris
d - Simon Armitage
9) A new bust of Winston Churchill was unveiled by the Duchess of Cornwall this week, but where can you find it?
a - Chartwell House
b - Parliament Square
c - Westminster Abbey
d - Blenheim Palace
10) Which celebrity chef is opening a new restaurant in his home city of Leeds? a - Marco Pierre White
b - Brian Turner
c - James Martin
d - Gordon Ramsay
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Hide Ad11) The leaders of the G7 met in the Bavarian Alps for their annual summit, but which of these countries is not a member?
a - Canada
b - Italy
c - Russia
d - Japan
12) A Chinese entrepreneur is the brains behind a new 57-storey tower. But how long did it take to build?
a - eight months
b - 19 days
c - six years
d - a week
Answers (don’t peek)...
1)B - Mount Kinabalu. 2)A - Tofu. 3)B - Victoria Beckham. 4)C - 1852. 5)C - Sherlock Holmes. 6)B - Barbados. 7)D - Peter Sellers. 8)A - Bonnie Greer. 9)D - Blenheim Palace. 10)A - Marco Pierre White. 11)C - Russia. 12)B - 19 days.