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Last Updated: Thursday, 26 April 2007, 16:06 GMT 17:06 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?

Question 1
A prisoner in the US state of Kentucky was mistakenly freed after the jail received a phoney release order. How was it delivered?
A: In a fax sent from a nearby grocery store
B: In an e-mail sent from a Hotmail account
C: In a letter riddled with spelling errors
Question 2
The Archimedes Palimpsest caused a stir in the academic world. What is it?
A: A medieval prayer book containing hidden texts
B: A stone tablet bearing cryptic maths formulae
C: A puzzle Chinese universities have challenged the world to solve
Question 3
The late Nina Wang, formerly Hong Kong's richest woman, left her multi-billion-dollar fortune to who?
A: A chef
B: A dressmaker
C: A feng shui adviser
Question 4
British Airways removed a shot of Sir Richard Branson, boss of rival airline Virgin Atlantic, from the in-flight version of the James Bond movie Casino Royale. What was Sir Richard doing in the deleted scene?
A: Passing through an airport security scanner
B: Serving Bond a Martini, shaken not stirred
C: Wishing Bond a pleasant flight
Question 5
Curb your toilet paper consumption, was US singer Sheryl Crow's advice on helping the environment. How many squares does she recommend per "sitting"?
A: Three
B: One
C: Five
Question 6
Forget Mars, astronomers in Latin America say they have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date. How has it been named?
A: New World 2
B: After German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese
C: Fidelio
Question 7
Kryptonite is radioactive matter from the Planet Krypton in the Superman stories. Scientists say they have located something similar closer to home, so where might Lex Luthor be stocking up these days?
A: A Stygian mine
B: A Siberian mine
C: A Serbian mine

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