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Last Updated: Thursday, 6 July 2006, 15:49 GMT 16:49 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.

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Question 1
"It is just a question of good taste." Who said this?
A: Australian PM John Howard, who has called for Australian Big Brother to be axed
B: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi, who joked that he didn't want to be filmed singing an Elvis song on a trip to Graceland
C: A US lawyer who is suing gossip website DontDateHimGirl.com over love cheat "slur"
Question 2
China's President Hu Jintao has opened the world's highest railway, running from Qinghai to Tibet. What is being done to help passengers cope with the altitude?
A: Tea made from coca leaves is being served
B: Extra oxygen is being carried to pump into sealed carriages
C: Doctors are doing mini health checks before people board
Question 3
Which ageing rocker was it revealed this week will definitely play a role in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film?
A: Keith Richards
B: Rod Stewart
C: Ozzy Osbourne
Question 4
What invention celebrated its 60th birthday this week?
A: The bikini
B: The Vespa
C: The electric toaster
Question 5
Italian actress Sophia Loren has become the oldest woman to do what?
A: Be chosen as the "face" of a major cosmetics firm
B: Be appointed honorary president of an Italian football club
C: Pose for the famous Pirelli calendar
Question 6
What proposal was revealed in the journal Nature this week to help scientists search for life on distant planets?
A: A new generation of telescope, to be positioned on the Moon's surface
B: An ambitious unmanned space shuttle programme, jointly run by Russia and China
C: A giant "sunshade", designed to stop telescopes being swamped by light from a planet's star
Question 7
Who said he was "pleased about being booed"?
A: Tennis player Tim Henman as he exited Wimbledon
B: Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo
C: Outgoing England manager Sven Goran Eriksson

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