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The Guardian - UK
Business
James Walsh

What do you remember about the week's biggest stories - quiz!

From left to right: Theresa May, a gannet, Donald Trump.
From left to right: Theresa May, a gannet, Donald Trump. Composite: getty / rex

Another week has passed, bringing with it a super blue blood moon, more head-scratching utterances by Donald Trump, and the occasional Nutella riot in France.

How much do you remember about the week’s biggest stories?

  1. Social media grooming<br>File photo dated 03/01/18 of the icons of social media apps, as the government has been urged to do more to ensure social media giants harness technology to enforce a new law banning sexual predators from contacting children online. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday January 29, 2018. A total of 1,316 cases were recorded in England and Wales in six months after the offence of Sexual Communication with a Child was introduced in April last year. See PA story CRIME Grooming. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

    Which app was blamed for giving away the location of secret US army bases?

    1. Uber

    2. Google Maps

    3. Strava

    4. Angry Birds

  2. Perfumania Teams Up With Kim Kardashian To Be Featured On NBC's "The Apprentice"<br>NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Television Personality Donald Trump and journalist Piers Morgan attend the celebration of Perfumania and Kim Kardashian?s appearance on NBC?s "The Apprentice" at the Provocateur at The Hotel Gansevoort on November 10, 2010 in New York, New York.  (Photo by Mathew Imaging/WireImage)

    Donald Trump was questioned on his views on climate change by Piers Morgan in an inteview broadcast on Sunday. What was his response?

    1. "We have a beautiful climate in the United States, let me tell you. And the climate was a mess under Obama, did you know that? A mess. We had global warming and we had global cooling, and we need to stop with [the Paris Accord] until we figure out what's going on. Because this was a bad deal for America, and a bad deal for America is a bad deal for the climate in the long run. But we're looking into it and we'll figure out what's going on, I promise you that."

    2. "There is a cooling and there is a heating and I mean, look - it used to not be climate change. It used to be global warming, Right? That wasn't working too well, because it was getting too cold all over the place. The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records, so OK , they're at a record level. There were so many things happening. Piers, I'll tell you what I believe in. I believe in clear air. I believe in crystal clear beautiful water. I believe in just having good cleanliness in all."

    3. "When you look at climate change, we're looking at the science. We've got a lot of experts looking at the science, and they're telling us different things. Remember Deep Impact, and Godzilla, and all the disaster movies promoted by liberal Hollywood directors? Not going to happen. I talked to some of the most clever, most expert people in the world, good people, and they tell me that climate change isn't going to go the way the media have been saying. Fake news.

    4. "Piers, actually what we're seeing, we've seen this so much over the years, so much, with the polar bears but also you need to put America first, because we also have so many beautiful animals, and that's my job. Is climate change happening or has it always been happening? The climate changes, Piers, and we need to think about that."

  3. Carillion crisis<br>Embargoed to 0001 Monday January 29

File photo dated 15/01/18 of a general view of the Carillion plc offices in Wolverhampton. Carillion has been accused of trying to Òwriggle outÓ of its obligations to pensioners while paying out tens of millions in dividends for shareholders and Òhandsome pay packetsÓ for bosses. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday January 29, 2018. The Commons Work and Pensions Committee criticised the collapsed outsourcing giant after publishing a letter from Robin Ellison, chairman of trustees of CarillionÕs pension scheme, which gives an account of the firmÕs pension scheme. See PA story CITY Carillion. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

    Which outsourcing firm is the latest to suffer financial woes, following the collapse of Carillion?

    1. Capita

    2. G4S

    3. Serco

    4. Atos

  4. British Prime Minister Theresa May visits China<br>epa06489711 British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) drinks from a cup as she stands next to Xi Jinping, China's president, during a tea ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China, 01 February 2018. May is in China on a three-day visit.  EPA/DAN KITWOOD / POOL

    According to state television broadcaster CCTV, which affectionate nickname has Theresa May acquired in China?

    1. Iron May

    2. Chairman May

    3. Auntie May

    4. Brexit May

  5. British Cabinet meeting<br>epa06483716 Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Matt Hancock leaves after a cabinet meeting on Brexit at 10 Downing street in London, Britain, 29 January 2018.  EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

    Matt Hancock, the UK's culture secretary, launched his own social network. What is it called?

    1. Mattbook

    2. M@tt

    3. Matt Hancock MP

    4. Hancock.co.uk

  6. Iran's prosecutor general this week described protests in Tehran as “childish”, “emotionally charged” and instigated “from outside the country”. What were the protests about?

    1. The economic policies of the country's government

    2. A law that makes wearing the hijab compulsory

    3. A clampdown on social media access

    4. The regime itself

  7. Tesla Launches Powerpack Project In South Australia<br>ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 29:  Elon Musk during his presenation at the  Tesla Powerpack Launch Event at Hornsdale Wind Farm on September 29, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. Tesla will build the world's largest lithium ion battery after coming to an agreement with the South Australian government. The Powerpack project will be capable of an output of 100 megawatts (MW) of power at a time and the huge battery will be able to store 129 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised to build the Powerpack in 100 days, or he will deliver it for free.  (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

    Multi-billionaire business magnate Elon Musk sold £2.5m worth of which important product in a single day?

    1. Trips into space

    2. Electric golf carts

    3. Tickets to ride on the Hyperloop transportation system

    4. £500 flamethrowers

  8. Roger Federer Arrives In Zurich<br>ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 30: Roger Federer arrives at Airport Kloten with his trophy after winning the 2018 Australian Open Men's Singles Final on January 30, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Remy Steiner/Getty Images)

    Roger Federer won his 20th grand slam singles title on Sunday, defeating Marin Čilić in the Australian Open final. Who has won the most grand slam single titles in history?

    1. Roger Federer

    2. Serena Williams

    3. Margaret Court

    4. Steffi Graf

  9. Nigel the gannet, which is a breed of bird with two fake cement gannets on Mana Island off the coast of New Zealand.  Photo by Chris Bell.

    A lonely gannet has died on a New Zealand island, surrounded by the concrete replica gannets he called friends. What was his name?

    1. Gary the gannet

    2. Steve the gannet

    3. Nigel the gannet

    4. Craig the gannet

  10. A huge advertisement of Bitcon is displayed near a train station in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Blockchain is a decentralized technology that can make transactions safe and secure, but crypto-currency exchanges that trade bitcoins and other virtual currencies that are based on this technology have been hacked because they are not working on secure networks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    The soaring value of bitcoin has led to a rush of alternative cryptocurrencies being set up to attempt to make a quick buck. Which of the below have I just made up?

    1. Assangecoin

    2. Dogecoin

    3. Bananacoin

    4. Titcoin

Solutions

1:C - The fitness tracking company's data visualisation map was so detailed it potentially gave away sensitive information via the routes of military personnel using the app while on active service, 2:B, 3:A - The company’s value has more than halved since a profit warning earlier this week, falling a further 13% on Thursday, 4:C - "It's just like we call Xi Jinping "Uncle Xi", to show our fondness", claimed one young person on the state-run China Plus website, 5:C - According to the startup behind the platform, "[It is] a means for Matt Hancock to engage constituents, and for constituents to engage with each other, in a safe, moderated digital environment via a simple-to-use smartphone app”.", 6:B - Women across the country have been protesting by climbing onto telecom boxes, taking off their headscarves and waving them aloft on sticks., 7:D - Musk had pledged that if The Boring Company sold 50,000 baseball caps at $20 each he would start selling flamethrowers. , 8:C - Court has 24, Serena Williams has 23, Steffi Graf is on 22 while Federer languishes on a mere 20, 9:C - After Nigel arrived on Mana island five years ago he began courting one of the 80 concrete decoys which had been positioned on the eastern cliffs, with painted yellow beaks and black tipped wings., 10:A - Though I suppose it could happen

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