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News Quiz

Just a reminder.

Several editions of The Sun-Herald are published every Sunday. As news breaks some stories may be added and others removed. This is a regular occurrence for the ever-evolving text that is your newspaper. Every effort has been made to ensure that the News Quiz relates to stories in your edition of The Sun-Herald .

See how quickly you can locate the answers to this weeks quiz. Read all of the options each time and then choose your answer. Sometimes answers are quite similar but it does not mean it is the correct one.

1.    Which of the following music artists is not performing at the Glastonbury music festival this year?
  Hint: Page 4
 
A.    Gabriella Cilmi
B.    Neil Young
C.    Gwen Stefani
     
2.    How many people from NSW have died from swine flu?
  Hint: Page 4
 
A.    5
B.    0
C.    751
     
3.    Valerie Taylor from Bangladesh was recently invited to a charity dinner to speak about:
  Hint: Page 4
 
A.    Sharks
B.    Her charity work in Bangladesh
C.    Successful women
     
4.    Which grocery store has the cheapest fruit and vegetables?
  Hint: Page 6
 
A.    Woolworths Bankstown
B.    Coles Edgecliff
C.    Woolworths Padstow
     
5.    How many puncture wounds did a surfer receive as a result of a shark attack?
  Hint: Page 6
 
A.    50
B.    12
C.    52
     
6.    How many more people watched the first State of Origin match compared to the second State of Origin match?
  Hint: Page 13
 
A.    2 million
B.    68 000
C.    680 000
     
7.    What mediums does artist Jun Chen use to create his artworks?
  Hint: Page 24
 
A.    Photography
B.    Water colours and brush
C.    Paint and palette knife
     
8.    Where was the Battle of Vinegar Hill located?
  Hint: Pages 32 and 33
 
A.    Vinegar Hill
B.    Western Sydney
C.    Historians can't be sure of the exact location
D.    All of the above
     
9.    Who or what exposed two ancient Aboriginal skeletons in outback NSW?
  Hint: Page 35
 
A.    Erosion
B.    An archaeologist
C.    The property owner
     
10.    Who is the Prime Minister of Lebanon?
  Hint: Page 40
 
A.    Nicolas Sarkozy
B.    Saad Hariri
C.    Hezbollah