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

A new super heavy element is about to enter the periodic table. It hasn't been officially named yet - but what is its temporary name?

	A: Ununbium

	B: Gravis

	C: Eureka

Question 2

Legendary music producer Phil Spector's wife angrily told the press that items belonging to her husband had been confiscated in prison: "They took my husband's freedom and dignity. So why not his XXX." What?

	A: Guitar

	B: Wigs

	C: Earrings

Question 3

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrived in Rome on a four-day visit to Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler. Which of the following is true?

	A: This is Col Gaddafi's second trip to Italy since talking power

	B: Italy is Libya's biggest trading partner

	C: Col Gaddafi's tent has been set up on Silvio Berlusconi's lawn

Question 4

Michelle Obama and the First Girls embarked on a whirlwind sightseeing trip of London, including a spot of supper at a London pub. The girls we are told ate fish and chips. Michelle ate what?

	A: Traditional English dish of toad in the hole

	B: An organic salad

	C: Steak

Question 5

Omar Bongo, one of the world's longest serving leaders, died this week. What country was he the president of?

	A: Congo

	B: Oman

	C: Gabon

Question 6

"The Internet could become the greatest public library ever created" - according to whom?

	A: The manifesto of Sweden's Pirate Party, which just won a seat in the European Parliament

	B: Former US vice president Al Gore

	C: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who plans to reduce school textbooks in favour of internet aids

Question 7

A commercial fisherman in Florida netted an unusual catch - a live air-to-air missile. What did he do with it?

	A: Kept it as a souvenir

	B: Tried to detonate it

	C: Left it outside a police station

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