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Last Updated: Thursday, 25 May 2006, 17:04 GMT 18:04 UK
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Weekly world news quiz
The week in questions

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
The first wild bear to be spotted in Germany since 1835 was welcomed by Bavaria's environment minister, who said people had nothing to fear. What happened next?
A: It killed and ate a farmer
B: It was frightened by passing cars and tried to take refuge in a local zoo
C: The minister changed his mind and ordered it shot or captured
Question 2
Which famous figure has had an airport named after them this week, and where?
A: Harry Potter author JK Rowling, in Scotland
B: Footballing legend George Best, in Northern Ireland
C: Pope Benedict XVI, in Germany
Question 3
More than 10,000 people took part in a rally in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, to support a proposed ban on what?
A: Polygamy
B: Erotic dancing
C: Communism
Question 4
The Czech health minister and former deputy prime minister traded blows in public. Where and why?
A: At a dentists' convention, because of an alleged insult to the wife of the latter
B: During an election debate, when the health minister excoriated his opponent's record in office
C: At a racecourse, after their jointly-owned horse trailed in last
Question 5
Why were church leaders outraged by Madonna's "blatant insensitivity"?
A: She performed a song while hanging from a cross
B: She jokingly claimed she was the descendant of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene
C: She dressed her dancers as the 12 Apostles
Question 6
The US trumped France in what contest this week?
A: A "cook-off" between a celebrity chef from each country
B: A friendly football match between embassy staff ahead of the World Cup
C: A blind tasting of wine by experts
Question 7
How has a Finnish city decided to honour monster rock band Lordi after their surprise Eurovision song contest win?
A: By naming a square after them
B: By organising a free rock festival for midsummer night's eve
C: By ordering horror masks to be worn by townspeople at a celebratory party

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