Quiz of the week: Swearing actors, the fifth Beatle and a very pricey stamp
1) When Yorkshire politician Harold Wilson, who was born 100 years ago this week, first became an MP, where was his seat?
a - Huddersfield
b - Morley
c - Ormskirk
d - Rievaulx
2) Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova held a press conference to reveal that she had failed a drugs test. But where did she make the announcement?
a - Los Angeles
b - Melbourne
c - Moscow
d - Wimbledon
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Hide Ad3) Which university is launching a new degree in developing computer games?
a - Bradford
b - Hull
c - Leeds
d - York
4) Who was described as the ‘fifth Beatle’ this week after their death at the age of 90?
a - Brian Epstein
b - George Martin
c - Pete Best
d - Yoko Ono
5) Prince William was accused of being “work-shy” this week as it was revealed he and the Duchess of Cambridge had jetted off on a secret luxury ski break. Where to?
a - The French Alps
b - Switzerland
c - Austria
d - America
6) The humble Jammie Dodger biscuit was engulfed in an unlikely controversy this week, why?
a - They are being discontinued.
b - The recipe is being changed.
c - They were banned in India.
d - They are getting smaller.
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Hide Ad7) A working men’s club in Hull this week lifted a ban on women playing which game on its premises?
a - Darts
b - Dominoes
c - Snooker
d - Bar skittles
8) Which artist described the decision to move thousands of rare images from Bradford’s Media Museum to London as “cultural vandalism”?
a - Damien Hirst
b - Ashley Jackson
c - Tracey Emin
d - David Hockney
9) Which actor apologised this week after swearing at a heckler during the performance of the play The Patriotic Traitor?
a - Laurence Fox
b - Matthew Perry
c - James Nesbitt
d - Dustin Hoffman
10) The UK’s second most valuable stamp, a Plate 77 Penny Red, was sold at auction this week to a collector who wished to stay anonymous. How much did it fetch?
a - £40,000
b - £110,000
c - £255,000
d - £495,000
Answers:
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Hide Ad1) c - Ormskirk. 2) a - Los Angeles. 3) c - Leeds. 4) b - George Martin. 5) a - the French Alps. 6) b - the recipe is being changed. 7) c - snooker. 8) d - David Hockney. 9) a - Laurence Fox. 10) d - £495,000.