Quiz of the Week: How much do your remember from the last seven days?
1) Which former United States vice-president nominee endorsed Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump?
a - Dan Quayle
b - Sarah Palin
c - Paul Ryan
d - Mitt Romney
2) According to the Electoral Commission’s breakdown on spending in the run-up to the General Election what did the Labour Party spend £577 on?
a - Chicken suits
b - Red umbrellas
c - Food at an Italian restaurant in Essex
d - Two six-foot warm bananas
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Hide Ad3) Who said that scientific progress is almost certain to bring disaster to the Earth within the next thousand years?
a - Professor Brian Cox
b - Professor Martin Rees
c - Sir David Attenborough
d - Professor Stephen Hawking
4) Which Yorkshire band announced plans for an open-air gig at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire this summer?
a - Kaiser Chiefs
b - Pulp
c - Arctic Monkeys
d - Def Leppard
5) Which supermarket chain announced it was cutting hundreds of jobs at its head office in Yorkshire?
a - Morrisons
b - Asda
c - Lidl
d - Waitrose
6) Which Yorkshire sports star has been named among the 30 most influential Europeans in the entertainment industry under the age of 30, according to a list compiled by US magazine Forbes?
a - Joe Root
b - Lizzie Armitstead
c - Jessic Ennis-Hill
d - Alistair Brownlee
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Hide Ad7) Britain’s oldest person Gladys Hopper said all she wanted for her birthday this week was a slice of cake and a cup of tea. But how old is she?
a - 107
b - 109
c - 113
d - 115
8) Which social networking site is to close 16 years after it was first launched?
a - Friends Reunited
b - Tumblr
c - Flickr
d - LinkedIn
9) The world’s top business and political leaders from across the globe gathered at Davos to wine, dine and take to the slopes. But where is the luxury ski resort?
a - Austria
b - France
c - Germany
d - Switzerland
10) Which former Tory cabinet minister said that much of Britain’s prison system is a disgrace to a civilised country?
a - Lord Baker
b - Lord Fowler
c - Lord Hague
d - Lord Heseltine