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Last Updated: Thursday, 1 December 2005, 16:56 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
What lasts just a year, according to a new Italian study?
A: Romantic love
B: Recollection of facts learned during last-minute exam revision
C: The effect of botox injections on wrinkles
Question 2
What, said to have belonged to the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, is being sold at an American auction house?
A: A fantasy painting that once hung in his palace by American artist Rowena Morrill
B: The draft of a poem said to have been written by Saddam Hussein about Saladin, the Arab leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders
C: His trademark military uniform
Question 3
Scientists this week said bats might play an important role helping to spread a deadly virus in Africa. Which one?
A: Ebola virus
B: Marburg virus
C: West Nile virus
Question 4
"With regard to what the United States is doing on ______, the actions we have taken are next to none in the world", said a US government negotiator this week. What were the missing words?
A: "global trade"
B: "climate change"
C: "Aids"
Question 5
Women were elected to public positions for the first time this week in which Middle Eastern state?
A: United Arab Emirates
B: Saudi Arabia
C: Iran
Question 6
What did Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urge Indians to do this week?
A: Be alert for any signs of bird flu
B: Invest their money domestically
C: Talk about safe sex
Question 7
Officials in the deeply divided Bosnian city of Mostar unveiled a life-size statue of which figure, chosen as a symbol of the fight against ethnic divisions?
A: Brazilian footballing legend Pele
B: Actor Norman Wisdom
C: Martial arts star Bruce Lee

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