Know your news? Test yourself

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File picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP

Published Nov 13, 2015

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From celebrations to shortages. From cheating athletes to celebs allegedly being over-friendly with the nanny. From Scrabble tiles to militant missiles. Were you paying attention to the headlines this week?

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Test how well you paid attention to this week's current affairs!

 

What anniversary did burger giant McDonald's celebrate this week?

15 years in SA

20 years in SA

30 years in US

20 years in US

At which university did students go on the rampage this week?

UCT

Wits

Tuks

UWC

How much did a Cy Twombly work fetch at a New York auction?

$170m

$55m

$70.5m

$150m

What did Sony say it would stop producing next year?

Betamax tapes

The Walkman

Digital cameras

Playstation

What union do the workers striking at Parliament belong to?

Fedusa

Nehawu

Numsa

Setawu

Gwen Stefani's husband allegedly cheated on with…

her BFF

his ex

her sister

their nanny

Some parts of South Africa are currently experiencing a severe shortage of:

electricity

water

alcohol

bacon

Which country’s athletes have been accused of doping?

USA

China

Russia

Romania

From which country does the new World Scrabble champion come from?

Nigeria

South Africa

USA

Australia

Of all the double cab bakkies sold so far this year, what percentage were bought by women?

80%

30%

15%

20%

Poor

 

Better luck next time.

 

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