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Last Updated: Thursday, 15 May, 2003, 15:52 GMT 16:52 UK
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Weekly world news quiz

It's the end of another week and time to test your powers of recollection once again with our world news quiz.

Who or what is "Hippocampus Denise"?
A: An experimental airship, which scientists believe could one day provide a cheaper alternative to expensive aircraft in the developing world
B: A vast ocean-going hippopotamus, bred in captivity by genetic scientists, measuring approximately four metres in length
C: A 16mm-long seahorse - believed to be the world's tiniest – identified by marine biologists this week
An unorthodox taxi service made the headlines in Thailand this week. What extra service does driver Vichian Simma offer his passengers?
A: "Lifestyle counselling", based on his clients' star signs
B: An in-car karaoke machine
C: A fully-equipped jacuzzi, fitted in the place of the rear seats
An unlikely group of fugitives made a sharp exit from Texas in the United States this week. Who were they and why did they go on the run?
A: A group of Democrat politicians, who fled into Oklahoma in an effort to derail a Republican-backed piece of legislation
B: A pack of wild Mexican coyotes – due for repatriation across the border – which escaped from a San Antonio dog pound
C: Road crew working for Texan band the Dixie Chicks – whose anti-Bush stance has generated a fierce backlash in the president’s home state
How did an innovative South African man propose to solve the country's chronic housing shortage this week?
A: Houses built using cannabis – far stronger and cheaper than traditional materials
B: A large-scale project to clear slums and build vast Soviet-style 40-storey tower blocks
C: Urban populations in poor areas to be relocated onto vast floating pontoons, anchored off the coast of Port Elizabeth
What are Roti snake-necked, Chinese three-striped box, Burmese star and southern speckled padloper – and why were they in the news this week?
A: A range of polo-necked sweaters, designed by US rap mogul P Diddy, which sold out in minutes from fashionable boutiques in Kuala Lumpur
B: Types of turtle and tortoise included on a list of highly-endangered species released by the Turtle Conservation Fund
C: A new line of trainers, which, Adidas says, skilfully blend traditional south-east Asian shoe styles with modern Western sports footwear.
"It was never our intention to offend people's beliefs." What were the owners of Danish supermarket chain Kvickly forced to apologise for this week?
A: Selling sandals bearing the image of Jesus and the Virgin Mary
B: A series of what were intended to be humorous commercials, featuring an elderly Pope lookalike bumbling his way around the store
C: A batch of holy communion bread bearing the supermarket logo, produced by an in-store bakery in Esbjerg
Why did Indian bride Nisha Sharma get the police to arrest her husband-to-be this week?
A: He insisted that Western rather than traditional Indian food be served at the reception
B: She discovered that he was already married to five other women in the state of Uttar Pradesh
C: He demanded $25,000 dowry money from her family – a practice outlawed in India





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