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Last Updated: Thursday, 10 November 2005, 15:25 GMT
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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.

When you've got your result, why not e-mail the quiz to your friends to see how they measure up?

Question 1
Drunk and disorderly behaviour at a Swedish old people's home this week saw police called to restore order. Who or what was responsible?
A: Two enterprising 90-year-olds, who had rigged up an illicit, yet surprisingly potent, whisky still
B: A mother elk and her calf, following a binge on fermented apples
C: The home's victorious bowling team, who recorded a run of nine straight wins to claim this year's Swedish Carpet Bowls championship
Question 2
Why did gay and lesbian activists stage a "mass kiss" outside the Brazilian Congress?
A: They were celebrating moves towards legalising same sex marriages
B: They were protesting against the deletion of the first gay TV kiss from a popular soap opera
C: They were supporting the first member of Congress to publicly declare he is gay
Question 3
Israel announced the remains of what could be the world's oldest Christian church had been found - on the site of what?
A: The separation barrier being built in the West Bank
B: A synagogue
C: A maximum-security prison
Question 4
Which American actress has just co-written a song to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina?
A: Sharon Stone
B: Halle Berry
C: Jennifer Lopez
Question 5
The notorious Indian bandit Nirbhay Gujjar, who was shot dead by police this week, was sometimes known as:
A: The Terror of the Ravines
B: The Indian Robin Hood
C: The Man with the Big Moustache
Question 6
The military junta in Burma this week said it was...
A: Redesigning the national flag
B: Overhauling government to further centralise power
C: Moving the capital city
Question 7
Pirates attacked a luxury cruise liner off the coast of Somalia this week. What innovative device did the ship's crew deploy to try to deter them?
A: An electromagnetic weapon, which causes a sensation of intense heat on the skin without actually burning
B: An infrared weapon, which emits flashing infrared lights that penetrate closed eyelids
C: A sonic weapon, which emits a targeted 150-decibel din meant to disable or disorientate

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