Weekly world news quiz

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 is the key to happiness, according to Swedish researchers this week?

	A: A good childhood

	B: Hard work

	C: A healthy diet

Question 2

An American teenager who secretly went to Iraq after being inspired by a journalism project returned home this week. When did he say it dawned on him that he could be in a dangerous situation?

	A: When he got his Arabic phrase book out in a busy Baghdad market

	B: When he asked for directions to the US embassy

	C: When he started taking holiday snaps on the banks of the Tigris

Question 3

Who said he was joining Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in "the fight against neoliberalism and imperialism" this week?

	A: Peruvian presidential hopeful Ollanta Humala

	B: Nicaraguan Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega

	C: Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales

Question 4

A serious dispute was triggered this week when Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after Ukraine refused to accept a fourfold price increase. Which European countries were among those feeling the knock-on effects as their gas imports dipped?

	A: Hungary, Poland, France

	B: Spain, Italy, Croatia

	C: Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany

Question 5

What did records reveal about Australia's weather last year?

	A: It was the hottest on record

	B: It was the most changeable on record

	C: It was the coolest on record

Question 6

What legal ban has a Kansas mayor said he will overturn, calling it "dumb"?

	A: A ban on dressing as Santa Claus

	B: A ban on displaying Christmas decorations outside private homes

	C: A ban on throwing snowballs

Question 7

A rare two-headed live snake was in the news this week after an aquarium said it wanted to put it up for auction for $150,000. What was its name?

	A: Janus

	B: We

	C: Four Eyes

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