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Last Updated: Thursday, 26 October 2006, 15:48 GMT 16:48 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.

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Question 1
How has former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain overtaken Elvis Presley?
A: More young people visit Cobain's birthplace than Presley's former home Gracelands
B: As the highest-earning dead celebrity
C: More children are now named after Kurt than Elvis
Question 2
A man in India's impoverished central state of Bihar has been making regular visits to court in a case that has lasted 33 years. What is he accused of?
A: Stealing oxen
B: Refusing to provide a dowry for his daughter
C: Continuing to chew tobacco, despite a ban
Question 3
Voters in Panama have overwhelmingly approved an ambitious proposal to expand the country's famous shipping canal. When was it first completed?
A: 1890
B: 1914
C: 1930
Question 4
What unusual "ambassador" has Ethiopia sent to the US in order to raise its cultural profile?
A: A Rastafarian leader
B: An organic coffee farmer
C: An ancient skeleton
Question 5
What has Beijing banned in order to protect the Great Wall of China?
A: Outdoor adventure companies who use it for climbing exercises
B: All-night music raves held along parts of it
C: Its use in adverts by tour operators based outside China
Question 6
The tombs of three dentists to the pharaohs were discovered in Egypt. What were the hieroglyphs that revealed their profession?
A: An eye over a tusk
B: A hammer above lips
C: A crocodile by a chisel
Question 7
The maiden flight of Hong Kong's first budget airline, Oasis, had to be postponed. Why did the London-bound plane not get off the ground?
A: Russia would not allow the use of its airspace
B: Ecologists protested at possible pollution from long-haul budget flights
C: Established airlines were concerned about having cut-price competition

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