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Your support makes all the difference.PICTURE QUESTION: Breathe into the bag, sir. The organisers of which sporting event are taking no chances with drugs this year?
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1. Conjuror Fey Presto is standing for the presidency of the Magic Circle. What was her greatest transformation trick?
2. Why did Judge Patrick Horton postpone an indecent assault trial for six months?
3. Who complained of being "kebabed" by Jeremy Paxman?
4. According to a Rome University researcher, who beat Galileo to the telescope?
5. At pounds 17 million for his next role, who is the world's highest paid actor?
6. Who saved 37 per cent on her electricity bill, 30 per cent on gas and 66 per cent on water?
7. Who changed history with the click of a mouse?
8. What diet reportedly enabled Tony Blondin to lose 10 stones and become Slimming World's man of the Year?
9. How did Prince William take poppers?
10. Which famous urban space was made tank-proof?
Answers below
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK
PICTURE QUESTION: The Tour de France cycle race, one year after numerous competitors were disqualified for using prohibited substances.
1. Turning herself from a man into a woman. 2. Because he had tickets for the men's semi-finals at Wimbledon. 3. Henry Kissinger, after a heated interview. 4. The ancient Assyrians, by 2,500 years. 5. Adam Sandler, star of The Wedding Singer and soon to be star of its sequel. 6. Her Majesty the Queen, as part of pounds 5 million worth of savings over the past year. 7. Microsoft Corporation, by producing special edition CD-Rom encyclopedias with different versions of history tailored to the sensitivities of each market country. 8. Vodka and crisps (as part of a calorie-controlled diet). 9. By joining the eponymous order of Eton prefects. 10. Tiananmen Square - with reinforced granite paving slabs.
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