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Last Updated: Thursday, 7 October, 2004, 14:10 GMT 15:10 UK
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Weekly world news quiz

It's the end of another week... Just how much do you remember about the headlines from the past seven days?

Test your knowledge of world news events in our quiz.

When you've got your result, why not e-mail the quiz to your friends to see how they measure up?

Question 1
Why did thousands of Rwandans take the day off work this week?
A: They were cleaning up old plastic bags from the streets
B: A local pen factory exploded, covering entire neighbourhoods with ink
C: It was a day devoted to the care of domestic animals - and no-one checked to make sure you had one
Question 2
Why is a Hong Kong bank having to apologise to its customers this week?
A: It threw away their deposit boxes by accident
B: It locked 83 of them into a branch with no air conditioning for 24 hours in a security alert
C: There have been widespread objections to the bank's new colour scheme - purple and orange
Question 3
Republican officials have been accusing filmmaker Michael Moore of bribing people to vote. What was he NOT offering those who cast a ballot?
A: His autograph
B: Noodles
C: Underwear
Question 4
"We want Russian to remain as pure as in the great classics." So what should you not do in the western Belgorod region if you want to avoid a fine?
A: Hold hands if you are an unmarried couple
B: Utter profanities
C: Listen to an iPod
Question 5
What invention did the winners of this year's IG Nobel prize for engineering come up with?
A: A method to cover partial baldness using only the individual's own hair.
B: The triangular shaped tea bag
C: A newspaper printing ink which no longer left readers with black hands
Question 6
The Pope beatified an unlikely pair on Sunday – the poor German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich and the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Karl I. What miracle are both credited with?
A: Having stigmata, wounds similar to those Jesus received when crucified
B: Healing nuns who appealed to them for it
C: Experiencing mystic visions of the Passion
Question 7
US comedian Rodney Dangerfield – who often complained that he “got no respect” died this week at the age of 82. What much more respected figure died the same day?
A: Photographer Richard Avedon
B: Novelist Francoise Sagan
C: Scientist Maurice Wilkins

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