Test your knowledge of the past seven days’ events…
Why is this man finding new ways to earn a living?
1 Which former Shropshire MP has been on the Channel Five television show Celebrity Five Go To…?
2 Shifnal’s Roger Brown won a first prize in a major competition in Telford involving almost 90 players. What was he playing – a. Scrabble; b. marbles; c. chess?
3 After touring worldwide, a Shropshire Abba tribute band return home for a concert at The Place, Oakengates, in March. What is the name of the band – a. Arrival UK; b. One Bjorn Every Minute; c. Swede Sensation?
4 Why did children at Brynhafren CP School at Bausley, Crew Green, have a prolonged Christmas break?
5 A new living memorial has been created on the Apley roundabout outside Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital. What does the memorial, to Wellington’s William Withering, comprise?
Which firm has its eyes on this building in Shrewsbury?
6 Who is planning to take over the old Burger King building in Pride Hill, Shrewsbury?
7 A big increase in the number of pensioners in Telford is predicted over the next four years. By 2015, what percentage of the Telford population is forecast to be aged over 65?
8 Where are Bert and Reg standing in Rednal?
9 Name the international archer from Telford who has been presented with a coveted gold Blue Peter badge by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, at Downing Street.
10 According to the latest school league tables, only one school in the county of Shropshire achieved a 100 per cent GCSE pass rate (i.e. proportion of candidates getting five A* to C grades at GCSE or equivalent, including English and maths). Which school was it?
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