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.
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1) Name Silvio Berlusconi’s daughter who last week said politicians should behave morally.
Barbara
Silvia
Elena
2) A major drug manufacturer claimed animal rights activists last week stole what from the company’s CEO?
His pets
His shoes
His mother's ashes
3) Journalist Lubna Hussein is on trial in Sudan for what?
Writing incorrect sports results
Wearing trousers in public
Swimming without a licence
4) How old is Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, released from prison last week?
80
85
90
5) A psychiatrist last week said Egypt’s national security is threatened by what?
Politics
War
Sorcery
6) Who paid for Bill Clinton’s trip to North Korea last week?
Al Gore
Stephen Bing
Hillary Clinton
7) A Greek woman has been arrested for injuring a British man in what way?
Setting fire to his groin
Stamping on his foot
Boxing his ears
8) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting how many African nations on the tour she began last week?
5
6
7
9) What is ‘Gana’ famous for?
Being a gorilla
Sounding like 'Ghana'
Reality TV
10) A pregnant British woman was returned home from what country to serve the remainder of her drug smuggling sentence?
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
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I enjoy the quizzes but lament that one has to occasionally indulge in international tabloidism in order to score highly. ...Please chose only pertinent questions!
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First Posted: 08-10-09 11:48 AM | Updated: 08-10-09 03:15 PM