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1) Which two European countries were last week considered to have left the recession?
France and Germany
France and Britain
Germany and Britain
2) Thieves made off with how much in stolen jewelry in the recent major robbery from a Bond Street store in London?
$65m
$75m
$85m
3) Israeli officials recently offered a $1m prize for a photograph of what?
A small dog resembling Anwar Sadat
A mermaid
Davy Jones’s locker
4) A Paris pool denied entry last week to a woman wearing what?
A tankini
A monokini
A burqini
5) There were rumors abound last week that the release of the Lockerbie bomber was being considered. In what year was the bombing?
1986
1987
1988
6) A signed copy of what book was last week sold for $34,900 at auction?
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
Ulysses
Mein Kampf
7) Burmese Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was last week sentenced to further house arrest for how long?
18 months
24 months
36 months
8) Name the ship which disappeared after sailing through the English Channel and was last week the subject of a Russian sea search operation?
Arctic Sea
Arctic Fox
Arctic Ship
9) Where was the last stop on Hillary Clinton’s recent 7-nation African tour?
Kenya
Cape Verde
Congo
10) Where is Ingushetia situated?
Northern China
Northwestern Germany
North Caucasus
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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 again...
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First Posted: 08-17-09 01:28 PM | Updated: 08-17-09 03:06 PM