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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
Watergate's notorious "Deep Throat" finally revealed his identity this week. How did Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward let his source know he needed to meet?
A: He placed a small ad in the New York Times
B: He left his car in a designated underground car park overnight
C: He placed a flag in a flowerpot on his balcony
Question 2
King Mswati III, ruler of the tiny southern African kingdom of Swaziland, married his eleventh wife this week. Why has the king been criticised?
A: For getting his wife pregnant before the wedding
B: For having so many wives in a country with one of the world's highest rates of HIV infection
C: For closing parliament on the day of his wedding
Question 3
Voters in France and the Netherlands appeared to sound the death knell for the EU constitution when they roundly rejected it this week. But which country ratified the document, just hours after the Dutch result?
A: Germany
B: Ireland
C: Latvia
Question 4
Who works too hard, rarely talks about his job and never asks his family for advice, according to his wife?
A: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
B: Russian President Vladimir Putin
C: US relationships guru Dr Phil McGraw
Question 5
What did top US General Richard Myers describe as "absolutely irresponsible" this week?
A: The recent publication by a UK newspaper of pictures of Saddam Hussein in his underwear
B: Bulgaria's decision to slash troop numbers in Iraq from 450 to 50 this month
C: Amnesty Intenational's description of the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay as a "gulag"
Question 6
Israel is taking a stand against which country over the renaming of a square after Yasser Arafat?
A: El Salvador
B: Norway
C: Mexico
Question 7
Why are Japanese officials urging office workers to dispense of their suit and tie?
A: To cut down on the use of air conditioning and help Japan meet its target of lowering greenhouse gases
B: To promote a more relaxed style in an attempt to woo more youngsters to the corporate sector
C: To promote a more traditional and less Western-oriented look

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