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Last Updated: Thursday, 25 August 2005, 13:52 GMT 14:52 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
Why have the Rolling Stones become embroiled in the German election campaign?
A: They are unhappy at a campaign proposal to increase taxes on CDs
B: They have objected to CDU leader Angela Merkel using their song Angie at her rallies
C: They had to reschedule a concert close to the Reichstag because it clashed with polling day
Question 2
What did thousands of Swazi girls burn this week to mark the end of a four-year sex ban?
A: Woollen tassels
B: Bras
C: Chastity belts
Question 3
"I have always lived like a normal person, got married and have two sons." But in what way is Indian man Gopal Haldar's life rather unusual?
A: He works as a "professional ghost" in a West Bengal folk theatre
B: He lives among a community of Bengal tigers in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest
C: He holds an unofficial record for "long-distance" firewalking along a 40-metre trench of hot coals
Question 4
The success of operation "Smoking Dragon" hit the headlines this week. What happened?
A: A ban on cigarettes - lit or unlit - in all government buildings was approved by the Japanese parliament
B: A Europe-wide initiative to stem the flow of heroin has resulted in a sharp drop in use of the drug
C: The FBI made a number of arrests after a sting in which hundreds of smugglers were lured to a fake wedding
Question 5
Why is the Chinese government reportedly imposing limits on how long people can spend playing online games?
A: It wants to encourage young people to do more physical exercise instead
B: It wants to prevent people from becoming addicted to the games
C: It is concerned about excessive Western influence on Chinese culture
Question 6
Los Angeles residents have found an unlikely new hero - who is it?
A: A British millionaire who tipped a waitress by giving her his Porsche
B: An escaped alligator regularly seen swimming in a city lake
C: A local grandmother who volunteered to serve in the US army in Iraq
Question 7
Iraqis have begun watching their own version of which popular show?
A: Big Brother
B: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
C: Pop Idol

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