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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 September, 2003, 16:47 GMT 17:47 UK
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Weekly world news quiz

It's the end of another week, so take the world news quiz to see how much you remember.

The position a person goes to sleep in gives a clue to their personality, scientists say. If you sleep in the "freefall" position (on your front with your hands around the pillow), what does this say about you?
A: You like taking risks and going it alone
B: You breeze through life without a care in the world
C: You are often gregarious and brash, but can be thin-skinned underneath
A Japanese woman believed to be the world's oldest person celebrated her 116th birthday this week. What is the secret of her longevity, according to her family?
A: Healthy food and a good environment
B: A cigar every day for the past 50 years
C: Swimming a mile a day
Madonna may have launched a new career as a children's author, but which of her famous colleagues did she admit she was unfamiliar with?
A: Enid Blyton, creator of Noddy and author of the Famous Five
B: JK Rowling, the writer behind Harry Potter
C: Dr Seuss, who gave children The Cat in the Hat
Charitably-minded Sri Lankans are being encouraged to spend a few dollars to do what?
A: Buy freedom for a petty criminal
B: Set up wildlife sanctuaries for the country's elephants
C: Help establish a "peace university" to be built by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose followers believe the world's troubles can be solved by mass meditation
Scientists have discovered that woman suffer what worse than men?
A: Guilt
B: Stress
C: Hangovers
Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, this week reprised her art show Cut Piece in Paris. What did it involve?
A: She shredded belongings that she had acquired in 1970, the year the Beatles split up
B: The audience cut off pieces of her clothing
C: She spliced rarely seen footage from 1969 of Mick Jagger socialising with Lennon, together with film of him performing his song Imagine
What is most likely to give the game away if you're having an affair in Italy, according to the country's largest private investigation company?
A: Credit card bills
B: Mobile phones
C: Love letters

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