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Last Updated: Thursday, 23 June 2005, 12:55 GMT 13:55 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
The US military prison at Guantanamo Bay has long been the subject of criticism by human rights organisations. Which prominent American figure this week urged its closure?
A: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey
B: Former President Bill Clinton
C: Actor Mel Gibson
Question 2
How did a 14-year-old girl in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh hit the headlines this week?
A: By giving birth to a second set of quadruplets
B: By becoming the state's youngest admission to a university master's course
C: By having her two-year marriage annulled after a dogged fight against local custom
Question 3
Who or what is Saddam Hussein obsessed with, according to one of his former prison guards?
A: Winston Churchill
B: Reciting poetry
C: Cleanliness
Question 4
Recent episodes of the reality show Big Brother in Australia have prompted a debate about how much of what should be allowed on TV?
A: Blasphemy
B: Nudity
C: Smoking
Question 5
What new approach have Polish tourism officials taken to sell the country abroad?
A: They have branded the country of birth of the late Pope John Paul II as the only truly spiritual nation in Europe
B: They are giving away free bottles of vodka to tourists
C: They have launched an ad campaign featuring a seductive-looking plumber inviting people to come and visit
Question 6
Which country is the latest to be warned about rapidly rising levels of obesity?
A: China
B: Peru
C: Egypt
Question 7
Who publicly described whose policies as "pathetic and tragic" this week?
A: UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe
B: French President Jacques Chirac of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
C: Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi of US President George Bush

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