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Last Updated: Thursday, 29 July, 2004, 16:42 GMT 17:42 UK
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Weekly world news quiz

At 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.

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Question 1
Postman-shaped dog biscuits are being removed from Canadian shops. Why?
A: Postmen complained
B: The unusual postman shape kept sticking in dogs' throats
C: Women's rights groups were outraged that female postpersons had not been included
Question 2
A French office worker is facing the sack after publishing a book about what?
A: How to run one's own business from the office
B: How to get by without doing any work
C: How to get superiors fired, paving the way for one's own ascension
Question 3
Shops in the South African coastal town of Durban have recently been robbed by a gang. What's its defining feature?
A: They are all large ladies
B: They all wear red cloaks and red hats
C: They are all elderly men
Question 4
Which of these 1980s TV show automobiles is NOT up for auction on Friday?
A: Knight Rider's Kitt, which talked
B: Magnum PI's Ferrari
C: The Dukes of Hazzards' General Lee - a Dodge Charger
Question 5
Who has muddied Ghana's good name, according to the country's interior minister?
A: E-mail hoaxers swindling victims with the 419 scam
B: Asylum seekers from the country who pretended to be from Sudan
C: The country's airline, which has been barred from the US over safety concerns
Question 6
More than a decade after the Bosnian town of Mostar's famous bridge was destroyed, it has been re-opened with celebrations. Who originally built it?
A: The Ottomans
B: The Habsburgs
C: Marshal Tito
Question 7
Lions kept by Saddam Hussein's son Uday have been moved to a new home from the Baghdad palace where he kept them. Where is it?
A: The African Lion Safari park in Canada
B: The Nairobi Animal Orphanage in Kenya
C: The Baghdad Zoo

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