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Last Updated: Thursday, 14 September 2006, 16:07 GMT 17:07 UK
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Weekly world news quiz
The week in questions graphic

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
What did a leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult say when the world failed to end on Monday, as it had predicted?
A: The world had ended, and that the apparent continuation of life as we know it was merely a dream
B: Their maths had been wrong and that the world would end on 11 September next year
C: The end of the world was still imminent but he refused to give a deadline
Question 2
Bugun Liocichla is a
A: Striker signed by London football club West Ham from Argentina
B: Newly discovered bird species
C: Disease striking down Horse Chestnut trees in northern Europe
Question 3
What might induce gang members in the Colombian city of Pereira to hand in their guns?
A: They face a new shoot-on-sight policy by local police
B: They've been offered a farms-for-guns deal by the mayor
C: Their wives and girlfriends have refused to have sex with them until they do
Question 4
Japan's royal baby - the third in line for the throne - has been named Hisahito. What do the two characters of his name mean?
A: Serene (or long-lasting) and virtuous
B: Determined (or strong-minded) and beautiful
C: Peaceful (or serene) and kind
Question 5
What has been banned from the catwalks in Spain?
A: Models who are considered too thin
B: Religious symbols
C: Animal fur
Question 6
In which country were the rabbis ordained for the first time in several decades?
A: Poland
B: Iran
C: Germany
Question 7
What celebrated 1950s film is being re-enacted in a live show in Paris?
A: Singing in the Rain
B: Ben-Hur
C: Some like it Hot

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