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Last Updated: Thursday, 4 May 2006, 15:37 GMT 16:37 UK
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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.

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Question 1
A South Korean farmer covered himself with 187,000 bees to make a point. Why is the number significant?
A: It's the number of rural jobs that farmers' leaders claim will be lost because of the latest world trade round
B: It's the size of the area (in square metres) covered by disputed islands claimed by both South Korea and Japan
C: It represents the 187,000 South Korean won ($200) compensation he has been forced to pay his neighbour in a land dispute
Question 2
When George W Bush appeared at a media dinner with a "Dubya" impersonator, how did the US president delight the audience?
A: By pretending to try to leave the stage by a locked door
B: By riding into the room on a bike and falling off in slow motion
C: By deliberately muddling up his words
Question 3
Entrepreneurial shoemakers in Uganda have turned to what waste material to manufacture their footwear?
A: Old plastic bags, woven together to make durable, waterproof shoes
B: Human hair clippings from barber shops, matted to make a kind of felt
C: Discarded fish skins, dyed bright colours and glued to leather
Question 4
One of New York's most famous landmarks, the Empire State Building, turned 75 this week. What was the building's spire originally intended for?
A: A mooring point for air ships
B: To fly an outsized stars and stripes
C: As a lightning rod
Question 5
School officials in Uganda are angry at people breaking in. What are the trespassers using?
A: Basketball courts for late-night practice
B: Classroom televisions to watch football matches
C: School latrines so they don't have to dig their own
Question 6
Two miners have been trapped for more than a week in a Tasmanian gold mine. What has been passed down a narrow pipe to keep them entertained?
A: A pack of Top Trumps cards
B: iPods
C: A chess set, piece by piece
Question 7
A major road in Malawi has been expanded with the help of EU funds. Why has its reopening caused a furore among European officials?
A: The road was renamed after Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe - currently under an EU travel ban
B: The EU flag was printed on information panels with the wrong number of stars
C: Malawi has refused to set a speed limit, which EU officials think is dangerous

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