How much of this week’s news can you remember?

1 When did the Great North Run begin? a) 2001 b) 1991 c) 1981 a b c■

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2 True or false? The Battle of Passchendaele took place in Belgium in 1917.

3 How many mummies were recently discovered in an ancient Egyptian tomb, near the Valley of the Kings? a) Four b) Five c) Six a b c■

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4 In a 2015 poll, who did most UK parents vote as their favourite role model?

5 True or false? Clinton Pryor has spent more than 560 days walking across Australia.

6 What is a hirola? a) A type of dog b) A type of sea slug c) A type of antelope a b c■

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7 How tall is the Bombe, the machine built by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman to crack Enigma codes?

8 What is the name of the pink chocolate that has been created by scientists?

9 In which city is the colourful Train Market held? a) Bangkok, Thailand b) Barnsley, England c) Berlin, Germany a b c■

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10 True or false? Triceratops, T.rex and Apatosaurus are all the names of extinct dinosaurs.

11 What is author Cressida Cowell’s favourite flavour of ice cream?

12 Which ancient civilisation lived in what is now Mexico between the 13th and 16th century? a) Aztecs b) Mongols c) Spartans a b c■

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13 What percentage of people in Europe can speak a second language?

14 Roughly how many glasses of water does the NHS say we should be drinking every day? a) Two to three b) Six to eight c) Nine to 11 a b c■

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15 What is the name of King Arthur’s famous sword?