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Friday, 31 January, 2003, 17:00 GMT
Quiz of the week's news
It's the end of the week, so it's time for BBC News Online's weekly news quiz.

Every week you can find it at this address:
www.bbc.co.uk/sevendaysquiz

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British-born actors Jude Law, Ewan McGregor and Christian Bale were the people�s choice for which honour?
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A: The best actor prize at the Baftas
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B: Assuming the role of James Bond after Pierce Brosnan retires, according to a poll in a UK film mag
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C: The sexist eyelashes, according to a poll in a US film mag
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Who pleaded with the high-ups to be given another crack at the "lovely bugger"?
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A: Actor Peter O�Toole, who turned down an honorary Oscar hoping to win a proper one �outright�
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B: US Gulf War commander Stormin� Norman Schwarzkopf, who wants to be matched against Saddam Hussein once again
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C: Sailor Ellen MacArthur, who aborted her attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest circumnavigation because of mast trouble
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The fat is "absorbed", leaving a disappointingly "lumpy and irregular" effect. Which procedure?
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A: Cheese-making involving New Zealand cows genetically modified to produce protein-rich milk
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B: According to an expert witness, the kind of penis enlargement operation which has seen a Manchester surgeon accused of serious professional misconduct
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C: Letting pigs play with toys as part of European regulations to improve the farm animals' lives
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Tom "Magnum P.I." Selleck, Germaine "Female Eunuch" Greer and Tony "logtastic" Blackburn all celebrated birthdays this week. Put them in order, oldest first.
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A: Blackburn, Selleck, Greer
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B: Selleck, Greer, Blackburn
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C: Greer, Blackburn, Selleck
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Who "stunned" expert observers by considering a tricky reply for a full 25 minutes?
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A: Author Michael Frayn, asked if he was pleased his wife � Clare Tomalin � beat him to the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize
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B: Deep Junior, the chess computer which has so far failed to beat human world champion Garry Kasparov
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C: Madonna, asked why she�s decided to leave her supposedly beloved Britain and return to sunny California
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"It's one of these places that has grown on me. I've tried duck's head, I've tried chicken's head, chicken's feet, bats and everything." Who was trying to ingratiate themselves with the locals?
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A: Thai TV star Suwanan Kongying, whose reported comments about neighbouring Cambodia sparked rioting and a diplomatic storm
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B: News anchorman Sir Trevor MacDonald, who has joined many other high profile journalists in Baghdad
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C: Football legend Paul �Gazza� Gascoigne, who has finally signed for a lowly side in rural China
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"Now my advice to people is to steer clear." Who was one bitten, twice shy?
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A: London Mayor Ken Livingstone, saying a Tube train crash proved the whole London Underground network was unsafe
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B: Australian gardener Dennis Carr, who chopped a poisonous snake in two with his spade, picked up the head and received a potentially fatal bite
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C: The British woman who lost an arm after trying to stroke a lion through the bars of a cage at a Spanish zoo
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And here is the Seven Days, Seven Questions bonus question.

The rules are simple. We give you the answer, you write the question. Marks are deducted for predictability. Entries are now closed.

The answer is:

"Stuffem, tankem, ammeram."

Wrong answers included:

What is Gunther von Hagens exact procedure for preparing his anatomical displays?
Dan, UK

What controversial names did 80s songstress Tanita Tikaram give to her new-born daughter?
John Dignum, UK

What should you do to people who can't spell Ellen MacArthur's name properly, not even the second time (see Q2 and answer)?
Peter Eustace, UK

What is London Underground's new policy for encouraging people to abandon their cars and use the Tube instead?
Amanda Jones, London

In an attempt to make history "cool" what are historians now claiming Julius Caeser said on arrival in England?
Duncan Sleigh, UK

Gee dear, these shark steaks are delicious. How do you do it?
Greg Pressey, Canada

How do you get both a firefighter and John Prescott in a phone box?
Steve, UK

What is the motto of the newly formed Association of Insulating Jacket, Hot Water Cylinder and Nail manufacturers?
Pedro, Newcastle, UK

All wrong. The answer, of course, is what was the slogan of the Birmingham under-9s soccer team, the Sedgeley Scorpions, which the Birmingham County FA found too offensive, after having received one complaint. Full story.

There will be another bonus question next week.


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Winning entries for Leo DiCaprio and friends

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