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(3374) 7 May 2010   Easy

 
 
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1. The former leader of which political party was injured in a light aircraft crash yesterday?
 
British National Party
Liberal Democrats
Scottish National Party
UK Independence party

Nigel Farage's light aircraft was flying for an election day stunt and nosedived into the ground
 

 
2. Which pushchair manufacturer has agreed to pay compensation to more than 40 British children who suffered injuries in their buggies?
 
Ferrari
Lotus
Maclaren
Mercedes
 

 
3. Why are Rio Ferdinand and Duran Duran to team up?
 
To build a community centre
To headline a charity event
To present a TV series on the 1980s
To record the England football anthem
 

 
4. The Australian postal service have released a set of postage stamps featuring which New Zealand-born actor?
 
Ethan Hawke
River Phoenix
Robin Williams
Russell Crowe

The stamps feature images of Crowe as Robin Hood
 

 
5. The Premier League has rejected a formal request from which club to have their final league match of the season brought forward a day?
 
Chelsea
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City

Fulham had pleaded that they needed more time to prepare for Wednesday's Europa League final
 

 
6. Who won the UK General Election today?
 
Conservatives
Hung Parliament
Labour
Liberal Democrats
 

 
7. British troops made history this week as they marched in preparation for Russia's Victory Day celebrations in which Square?
 
Blue Square
Green Square
Red Square
Yellow Square
 

 
8. What is Britain's rarest wild flower?
 
Bluebell
Lady's Slipper Orchid
Snowdrop
Tulip

It is to be protected by extra police patrols and possibly even CCTV in an attempt to stop it being stolen when it flowers this month
 

 
9. Which author wrote 'Oscar and Lucinda'?
 
Ian McEwan
John Updike
Patrick McGrath
Peter Carey

It is Peter's 67th birthday today
 

 
10. On this day in which year did Mercedes-Benz buy Chrysler for $40 billion USD and form DaimlerChrysler?
 
1996
1998
2000
2002
 

 
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