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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
Two halves of a rare Mozart manuscript have been reunited 170 years after the composer's widow cut it in two. Why was she thought to have done it?
A: She was angry with Mozart for leaving her in debt
B: She could make more money when she sold it
C: She believed her husband had never wanted the second half to be performed
Question 2
A new TV station was launched in the Middle East this week - by whom?
A: The Samaritans - one of the world's smallest communities
B: US TV evangelist Pat Robertson
C: The Palestinian militant group Hamas
Question 3
How did a mouse cause disaster for a resident of New Mexico this week?
A: It ate his winning lottery ticket
B: It caused his car to crash
C: It burned down his house
Question 4
A banking trade body reported this week that banks across the EU are being robbed at a rate of what?
A: One every hour-and-a-half
B: One a day
C: One a week
Question 5
Muslims celebrated Eid al-Adha - the Islamic day of sacrifice - this week. How can busy citizens of Jakarta, Indonesia now buy a goat, sheep or cow to sacrifice?
A: Via text message
B: Through a cash machine
C: Over the internet
Question 6
The German government has teamed up with businesses to create a video to promote the country in the run-up to 2006 World Cup. What is the name of the initiative?
A: Germany, land of ideas
B: Germany, land of laughter
C: Germany, land of beer
Question 7
Biker and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - who collided with a car on his motorbike at the weekend - admitted afterwards that he didn't have the right licence to ride a bike. Why not?
A: Because he hadn't passed his motorcycle test
B: Because he believed he was covered by his Austrian licence
C: Because he said he had never really thought about it

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