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Last Updated:
Thursday, 26 July 2007, 17:03 GMT 18:03 UK
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Weekly world news quiz
It's the end of another week... Just how much do you remember about the headlines from the past seven days?
Question 1
The omuboro is much revered by sexually active men in Uganda. What is it?
A: A wind
B: A flower
C: A tree
Question 2
Norway's princess Martha Louise caused a stir by saying that her work with horses put her in contact with which group?
A: Angels
B: Aliens
C: The people
Question 3
The man likely to be Belgium's next prime minister offended his countrymen by getting his national anthem wrong. Which anthem did he sing?
A: The European Union's Ode to Joy
B: France's La Marseillaise
C: Germany's Das Lied der Deutschen
Question 4
Oscar the cat is reportedly able to sense when a US nursing home's residents are about to die. When should residents be afraid, be very afraid?
A: When he howls under their beds
B: When he curls up next to them
C: When he licks their feet
Question 5
"No foreigner can come here to attack us. Anyone who does must be removed from this country." Who was speaking?
A: Hugo Chavez of Venezuela
B: Vladimir Putin of Russia
C: Muammar Gaddafi of Libya
Question 6
A seagull has got in the habit of walking into a store in Aberdeen and walking off with goods. What's his favourite foodstuff?
A: Cheese Doritos
B: Chocolate buttons
C: Penguin biscuits
Question 7
US Vice-President Dick Cheney took power for just over two hours as George W Bush underwent a routine check for cancer of the colon. Where was Mr Cheney?
A: The White House
B: His own house
C: Air Force One
Press the button and see how you have done
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