The Mortgage Solutions News Quiz
Test your knowledge of the week's events with this quick quiz. And please keep us updated on your scores in the comments box below.
- 1.Which international economic figure is facing questioning over allegations of embezzlement and fraud?
- A.
Bank of England governor Mervyn King
- B.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde
- C.
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi
- 2.Where did a dodgy British will-writer turn up this week and what did he claim was his name?
- A.
Australia; Gary Lewis
- B.
Canada; Nigel Farage
- C.
Canada; Gary Barton
- 3.Who warned Europe it was facing a “decade of stagnation”?
- A.
Ex-Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi
- B.
Bank of Canada director Mark Carney
- C.
Eurovision Song Contest presenter Graham Norton
- 4.How far did Irish gross mortgage lending plummet after the government withdrew tax reliefs for new borrowers?
- A.
By 25%
- B.
By 60%
- C.
By 70%
- 5.Which challenger bank plans to launch in Scotland in June?
- A.
Metro Bank
- B.
Aldermore
- C.
Bank of Mum and Dad
- 6.How many Bank of Ireland customers gained a reprieve from the interest rate hike this week?
- A.
1,200
- B.
13,500
- C.
7
- 7.What did pro-Scottish independence campaigners describe the UK government's report on independence and financial services as?
- A.
A pile of pish
- B.
Very interesting
- C.
A hasty rewrite
- 8.Who described the Help to Buy scheme as a "bubble” followed by a “desert”?
- A.
UK Chancellor George Osborne
- B.
Council of Mortgage Lenders chief Paul Smee
- C.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson
- 9.What did housing minister Mark Prisk suggest landlords needed to do to comply with his proposed immigration regulations?
- A.
Check their tenant's passport
- B.
Stamp their tenant's passport
- C.
All of the above, plus questioning
- 10.Which musical did MP Richard Bacon quote to describe the self-build market?
- A.
Oliver; "It's a hard-knock life for us"
- B.
Les Mis: "There is a castle on a cloud"
- C.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; “When it’s depressing, it’s a blessing”
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