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Last Updated: Thursday, 16 June 2005, 15:55 GMT 16:55 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
French police have been questioning an apparent impostor dubbed "the Chameleon". What deception had he managed to maintain for a month?
A: He convinced lawyers he was the rightful heir to the fortune of a deceased French politician
B: He attended school as a 15-year-old student - despite being 31
C: He had given speeches and special appearances posing as an aged film star
Question 2
What happened when Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited the public to call him direct with their problems?
A: The phone line crashed after more than 3,000 attempted calls
B: Only a few dozen calls were made by a distinctly underwhelmed public
C: One caller made such an impression that President Yudhoyono offered her a job
Question 3
"I wish I had been born here," said US chat show host Oprah Winfrey, saying she was "crazy about" the accent. Which country?
A: Jamaica
B: New Zealand
C: South Africa
Question 4
What call was made this week by the US congressman who renamed French fries "freedom fries" in protest at France's opposition to the Iraq war?
A: For US troops to be withdrawn from Iraq
B: For countries withdrawing their troops from Iraq to face US economic sanctions
C: For the number of US troops in Iraq to be increased
Question 5
An Israeli anti-settlement group has designed an online game to highlight what it sees as the problem of Jewish settlers colonising Palestinian land. What is it called?
A: Homeless in Gaza
B: The Thin Green Line
C: Wild West Bank
Question 6
"Folk gossip about me. Sorry, yes, I'm to blame. A lad's three tiptoe steps - Oh, I've reached the brothel." Verse by whom, published this week?
A: Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid
B: The disgraced sixth Dalai Lama
C: English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Question 7
Guests at a British hotel were spooked by a ghostly apparition this week - which turned out to be a practical joker. Who?
A: Bangladeshi fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza
B: Croatian tennis player Mario Ancic
C: French footballer Thierry Henry

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