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1. This week the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England burned an effigy of which political leader?

David Cameron in a tutu

Alex Salmond in a kilt

Vladamir Putin in a mankini

Angela Merkel in a gimp suit

An effigy of Alex Salmond was planned for the pyre, but outrage on social media dissuaded organisers from setting it alight. So they burned Vlad instead. In a mankini.

Explanation

An effigy of Alex Salmond was planned for the pyre, but outrage on social media dissuaded organisers from setting it alight. So they burned Vlad instead. In a mankini.

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2. Rock is a favourite seaside treat for British holidaymakers, but as of this week what new flavour will they have to look forward to?

Full English breakfast

Tikka masala

Pina colada

Lager

Tikka masala, fish & chips and pizza were amongst the new flavours unveiled by Blackpool’s Stanton and Novelty Confectioners.

Explanation

Tikka masala, fish & chips and pizza were amongst the new flavours unveiled by Blackpool’s Stanton and Novelty Confectioners.

3. Our writer, Lauren Jarvis, visited Zambia this week. But what was this African nation formerly known as?

The British Protectorate of Bechuanaland

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

The Republic of Upper Volta

The Kingdom of Um Bongo

A bit of a mouthful, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland became Zambia after gaining independence from Britain in 1964.

Explanation

A bit of a mouthful, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland became Zambia after gaining independence from Britain in 1964.

4. In a bid to deter drunken stag parties, which Eastern European city is planning a crackdown on boozing?

Tallinn

Riga

Prague

Krakow

The party-pooping authorities in Tallinn are proposing tough new alcohol laws to crackdown on stag tomfoolery in the city.

Explanation

The party-pooping authorities in Tallinn are proposing tough new alcohol laws to crackdown on stag tomfoolery in the city.

5. India's annual Pushkar Camel Fair ended in disaster for two revellers this week when their hot air balloon landed them in what?

Jail

Hot water

Pakistan

A camel farm

The balloon landed in Ajmer Central Jail, Rajasthan, where the occupants were questioned on suspicion of planning a jailbreak.

Explanation

The balloon landed in Ajmer Central Jail, Rajasthan, where the occupants were questioned on suspicion of planning a jailbreak.

6. A novelty café will open in London's East End next month dedicated to the sale of what?

Products endorsed exclusively by David Hasselhoff

Victorian era cakes

Sweets from the 1980s

Cereals

Shoreditch hipsters will be able to quaff more than 100 varieties of breakfast cereal at the Cereal Killer Café, which is the brainchild of twin brothers, Alan and Gary Keery.

Explanation

Shoreditch hipsters will be able to quaff more than 100 varieties of breakfast cereal at the Cereal Killer Café, which is the brainchild of twin brothers, Alan and Gary Keery.

7. At World Travel Market this week, what was said to pose the biggest threat to golf tourism in America?

Climate change

Cycling

A realisation that golf is potently boring

Gophers

It’s cycling. Middle-aged men are increasingly swapping their golf clubs for Lycra, sparking fears of abandoned fairways in America.

Explanation

It’s cycling. Middle-aged men are increasingly swapping their golf clubs for Lycra, sparking fears of abandoned fairways in America.

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