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Last Updated: Thursday, 12 April 2007, 17:33 GMT 18:33 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
Which shrinking body of water was given new hope this week after campaigners secured a massive loan from the World Bank?
A: The Dead Sea in the Middle East
B: The Aral Sea in Kazakhstan
C: The Amazon Basin in Brazil
Question 2
The governor of Florida has been asked by fans to pardon late Doors singer Jim Morrison for a conviction 38 years ago. What was his crime?
A: Indecent exposure and profanity
B: Criminal damage for wrecking his dressing room
C: Advocating drug use
Question 3
A couple of sea otters in Vancouver have risen to fame via a video on YouTube, showing them doing which human-like activity?
A: Crying
B: Linking paws
C: Blowing kisses
Question 4
One of the following who has described himself as a "nerd" hit the headlines this week. Who was it?
A: US presidential hopeful Senator John McCain unveiling his MySpace page
B: A British man accused of hacking into the US military computer system
C: A billionaire space tourist who blasted off to the ISS
Question 5
What happened to an 18-metre section of the historic Berlin Wall - one of the last portions left standing?
A: It mysteriously went missing
B: A construction worker mistook it for an old car-park wall and demolished it
C: An artist created an enormous mural of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay
Question 6
Writer Kurt Vonnegut died this week. Before publishing his first novel in 1951, he worked in a public relations department - a job he loathed. Who did he work for?
A: Walt Disney Studios
B: General Electric
C: The White House
Question 7
"Environmentalists were no fun, they were like prohibitionists at a fraternity party." Who said this?
A: Bono
B: Al Gore
C: Arnold Schwarzenegger

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