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Last Updated: Thursday, 17 November 2005, 17:11 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
Japan's Princess Sayako lost her royal status this week after marrying a commoner - civil servant Yoshiki Kuroda. A new, less rarefied life awaits her, but one of the following is untrue. Which?
A: She will have to drive and go shopping at the supermarket
B: She will begin a part-time job
C: She will move into a one-bedroom rented apartment
Question 2
Italy has issued a two-euro coin to commemorate what?
A: The stricken EU constitution
B: Romano Prodi's tenure as head of the EU commission, which ends this month
C: The setting up of the Bank of Italy, the current head of which has been embroiled in a banking scandal
Question 3
A prototype of a new low-cost, wind-up laptop aimed at children in developing countries was showcased for the first time at a UN conference on the internet in Tunisia. What is its nickname?
A: Mybook
B: The green machine
C: Webwinder
Question 4
After a week of controversial Iraq-related news, US Vice-President Dick Cheney lashed out at his Democratic critics in a colourful speech. What did he accuse them of?
A: Trying to oust President Bush
B: Letting down the Iraqi people
C: Telling lies
Question 5
What strange food phenomenon has caused a scare in Australia?
A: Expanding cheese
B: "Whistling" fruit
C: "Glow-in-the-dark" pork
Question 6
India's government has recruited Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to help in a public information campaign warning against the dangers of what?
A: Smoking
B: Indoor fires
C: Playing on railway tracks
Question 7
Some of English literature's greatest masterpieces have been condensed into a few lines of text message to help students revise for exams. What work is this: "MadwyfSetsFyr2Haus"?
A: Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
B: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
C: Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

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