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Last Updated: Thursday, 17 February 2005, 17:04 GMT
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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?

Question 1
The Cassini spacecraft observed something interesting on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, this week. What?
A: Snow
B: A volcanic eruption
C: A crater
Question 2
An American woman has been found guilty of drink driving after consuming three glasses of what?
A: Mouthwash
B: Cough Medicine
C: Cola
Question 3
Experts are investigating a claim that a Cuban man is the oldest living person, at 123. To what does he ascribe his long life?
A: No cigars or alcohol - but good food and a fair share of women
B: Cuba's renowned public health system
C: A traditional mojito cocktail of mint, lemon juice, sugar, rum and water to start the day
Question 4
A woman from New Zealand has used her pregnancy to sell what?
A: Artwork made from ultrasound scan images of her baby
B: A new range of birth control pills
C: Advertising space on her tummy
Question 5
Sister Lucia, who claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima in 1917 died this week. She was said to have been given three prophesies. Two refer to the World Wars and the rise and fall of Communism. What is believed to have been the third?
A: The Rwanda genocide
B: The attempted asassination of Pope John-Paul II
C: The assassination of John F Kennedy
Question 6
"Nobody here wants to forcibly separate homosexual couples." Who said it this week and why?
A: Heike Kuerk, the director of a German zoo that plans to test the sexual orientation of its male penguins
B: President George W Bush, denying that his opposition to gay marriage meant he was homophobic
C: Ana Perez, Brazil's director of prisons, after some inmates protested against plans to relocate thousands of prisoners
Question 7
The Kyoto protocol, designed to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, came into force this week. Which of the following gases or types of gas is not covered by the protocol?
A: Methane
B: Hydrofluorocarbons
C: Chlorofluorocarbons

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