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Last Updated: Thursday, 11 August 2005, 16:54 GMT 17:54 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
What is Scorpio 45?
A: The new, $500m Mars probe whose launch was delayed this week
B: The internet firm run by Scott Richter, the "Spam King" forced to pay $7m to Microsoft for sending billions of unsolicited e-mails
C: The British remote-controlled robot used to free a trapped Russian submarine
Question 2
A South African farmer spoke joyfully this week about making a discovery on his land. What was it?
A: Uranium
B: A horde of weaponry from the Boer War
C: A species of beetle thought extinct
Question 3
What surprising weather conditions have residents of Melbourne, Australia been experiencing?
A: Drought, in what is considered the rainy season
B: Golf-ball-sized hail
C: Snow
Question 4
Average temperatures in Europe's major cities are getting hotter, a report has warned. Which capital showed the biggest increase?
A: Lisbon
B: Athens
C: London
Question 5
Work is under way to construct the world's tallest building in Dubai. What are its foundations shaped like?
A: The flower of a desert lily
B: A star
C: A US dollar sign
Question 6
Pakistani troops dramatically rescued the renowned Slovenian mountaineer Tomaz Humar from one of the world's most dangerous mountains. What was its name?
A: Nanga Parbat Peak, otherwise known as Killer Mountain
B: Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world
C: Kangchenjunga, which remains unconquered
Question 7
What song was played by Mission Control's musical alarm clock to astronauts aboard the Discovery shuttle on their last day in space?
A: Man on the Moon by REM
B: Good Day Sunshine by the Beatles
C: Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners

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