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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
Barack Obama promised his daughters something for the White House, if he won. What have they now earned?
A: A "Daddy-hour", during which they will have his undivided attention once a day
B: Four-poster beds with pink curtains
C: A puppy
Question 2
Scientists have discovered that antelopes have an unusual technique for demonstrating sexual prowess. What do they do?
A: Wiggle their ears
B: Click their knees
C: Burp in rhythm
Question 3
Iran's parliament has voted to sack the country's Interior Minister, Ali Kordan, after it was revealed that his university degree certificate was a fake. Where did claim to have received his doctorate from?
A: Oxford University
B: Yale University
C: Sorbonne University
Question 4
A restaurant boss in the village of Rutino near Salerno in southern Italy was allegedly beaten up this week. Who were his suspected attackers?
A: Two doctors and a nurse
B: A trio of men dressed as Father Christmas
C: A priest and two nuns
Question 5
A council in Wales accidentally translated a road-sign on heavy goods vehicles into Welsh using an automatically generated e-mail response. What did the mistranslated Welsh version of the sign read?
A: This inbox is full and not accepting any more messages.
B: I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated.
C: I am on annual leave for the next two weeks.
Question 6
The Spanish authorities were surprised by a request for political asylum this week. Who applied?
A: Omar Osama Bin Laden, son of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden
B: Seif al-Islam, son of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi
C: Gamal Mubarak, son of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak
Question 7
What did an art lover find hidden behind a canvas that he bought in Scotland?
A: A rare Penny Black stamp
B: Another painting, worth four times as much as the first
C: An original manuscript of Daniel Defoe's Highland Rogue

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