World News Quiz, July 27, 2009

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge of international events by taking our Weekly World News Quiz based on the past week's main news stories. And don't forget to compete against your friends on Facebook.

1) Asia recently experienced what celestial phenomenon? *

A lunar eclipse

A solar eclipse

Both

2) Which country last week saw a second deadly plane crash in the space of a month? *

Iran

Iraq

Iceland

3) After the publication of the Berlusconi 'sex tapes', the Italian leader described himself as what? *

No saint

No nonsense

No sense

4) Who was last week blamed for wildfires which threatened the suburbs of Marseille, France? *

Sarkozy

Aliens

French Foreign Legion

5) During his visit to Ukraine last week, Biden remarked on seeing ‘so many’ what? *

Strange little dogs

Beautiful women

Flowers

6) A Nevada man has challenged the UN over ownership of what? *

The moon

His car

Spain

7) In which city was Irish author Frank McCourt's Pulitzer-winning novel Angela's Ashes set? *

Liverpool

Longford

Limerick

8) Name the U.S. envoy sent to Syria last week on a middle east peace mission. *

Jimmy Carter

George Mitchell

Bill Clinton

9) Jerusalem’s Western Wall prayer service has been expanded to include what? *

Tweets

Facebook comments

MySpace profiles

10) India has been mourning the loss of Savita Bhabhi, but what is she famous for? *

Bollywood movies

Cartoon porn

Fashion

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Comments

[classicalgeek]

10/10 :) and I just scan the headlines.

[PAposter]

Missed the one on Biden, the Tweets, and the UN, hahahaha!

...and I remember reading the Israel story...how could I get that wrong.

[itsamessi]

Champion!!

[SheikPA]

I got that limerick answer wrong too. Darn it

[kndam72]

9/10

eh, Liverpool or limerick an honest mistake lol

[sonnyshook]

8/10. And I never read news articles - I scan them.

[littlepuffycloud]

Tried again and yep...I'm still stupid.

[PAposter]

That's hilarious, hahaha!

[littlepuffycloud]

I'm stupider than I thought :(

[HairFarmer]

pugs may not be smaht but they are sweet