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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 August 2005, 15:39 GMT 16:39 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
Who was greeted at a massive rally this week with a Mexican wave?
A: Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to Germany
B: Fidel Castro celebrating his 79th birthday
C: Former Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa on the 25th anniversary of beginning of the trade union movement
Question 2
Kenyan farmers say their maize crops have been badly damaged after an invasion of what?
A: Ostriches
B: Locusts
C: Porcupines
Question 3
An unusual ship launched in Amsterdam harbour this week. Why is it remarkable?
A: It is a half-size replica of the Mayflower
B: It was built by a team of entirely blind shipwrights
C: It is made out of ice lolly sticks
Question 4
Why did mayhem break out on the streets of Henrico County, Virginia, in the US this week?
A: Youths were angry at the proposed revival of a bill that would have fined youngsters whose underwear was showing in a "lewd" manner
B: A sale of second-hand Apple laptops costing only $50 caused a stampede
C: Officials tried to prevent the flying of a Confederate flag by a group of students
Question 5
What are officials in Calcutta considering outlawing, on the grounds it is considered "inhumane"?
A: Hand-pulled rickshaws
B: Child labour
C: Keeping tigers in zoos in the state of West Bengal
Question 6
Champion speed-eater Takeru Kobayashi put two more titles under his belt this week in Hong Kong. Which local delicacy did NOT feature in the eating contests?
A: Dumplings
B: Pork buns
C: Fish balls
Question 7
Who, according to an international poll, are the worst road rage offenders in the world?
A: Italians
B: South Africans
C: Norwegians

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