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Last Updated: Thursday, 28 October, 2004, 18:04 GMT 19:04 UK
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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?

The weekly world news quiz will be taking a break next week but will return on 12 November, so be sure to come back then.

Question 1
Scientists have discovered the skeleton of a tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia. What has it been called?
A: Daemon
B: Hobbit
C: Dobby
Question 2
The first of a fleet of the world's most expensive fighter jet, the FA-22 Raptor, has been rolled out in the US. What is it designed to fight?
A: Cuban missiles
B: Cave dwelling terrorists
C: A Soviet enemy
Question 3
Tuna-flavoured ice cubes were this week mooted for what market?
A: Cats suffering from cystitis to increase their water intake
B: Dieters on low carb, high protein regimes as a way of boosting weight loss
C: Dolphins who are depleting tuna stocks on the Pacific Coast
Question 4
What key artefact in religious history do archaeologists believe they have discovered?
A: The table on which the Jewish text, the Talmud, is thought to have been written
B: The tree under which Indian prince Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment and spawned Buddhism
C: The toilet on which Martin Luther developed the ideas which would ultimately lead to the creation of the Protestant Church
Question 5
Where would it be most expensive to open a shop? Rank these, most costly first.
A: Fifth Avenue, New York; Champs Elysees, Paris; Oxford Street, London
B: Champs Elysees, Paris; Oxford Street, London; Fifth Avenue, New York
C: Oxford Street, London; Fifth Avenue, New York; Champs Elysees, Paris
Question 6
Why has an inquiry been launched at Mysore zoo in southern India?
A: An elephant has been murdered
B: Two lions have escaped
C: There is only one monkey left from a former troop of 13
Question 7
Who was this week told they could no longer sport "long, messy hair, ponytails, hair bands and certain kinds of beard"?
A: Kenyan civil servants
B: Iranian footballers
C: Members of the Berlin Philharmonic

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