Quick quiz of the week's news #3

QUICK QUIZ

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We've had sinking gold prices, vanishing double-dip recessions and PPI claims figures. But how much do you remember?

1. The price of gold fell below what for the first time since August 2012 this week? a) $1,200 b) $1,500 c) $1,000 2. Approximately how much has so far been returned to payment protection insurance (PPI) policyholders by the banks and building societies that mis-sold it to them, according to figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)? a) £10bn b) £5bn c) £23bn 3. How much was the UK economy seen to have grown by in the first quarter of 2013, after the Office for National Statistics delivered its revised output reading. a) 0.1% b) 0.2% c) 0.3% 4. How much did the BB...

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