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Last Updated: Thursday, 1 November 2007, 17:32 GMT
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Weekly world news quiz
The week in questions

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 accessory did hundreds of Mexican women don for a 100-metre sprint through Mexico City?
A: Sharp-heeled stiletto shoes
B: Over-sized sombreros
C: Skeleton costumes to mark the Day of the Dead
Question 2
What gift did imprisoned mafia boss Raffaele Cutolo give his wife?
A: A diamond encrusted revolver
B: A daughter, fathered through artificial insemination
C: A bible containing secret mafia codes
Question 3
What unusual items went under the hammer in New York this week?
A: Fragments of meteorites, some studded with space gems
B: Personal mementos from the private collection of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII of England's last wife
C: Tubes of oil paints used by impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh
Question 4
How did a dog prove himself less than a man's best friend this week?
A: By sniffing out an item of clothing that proved his owner was having an affair
B: By refusing to stop barking at night, meaning that his 75-year-old owner was evicted from her home
C: By accidentally triggering a gun while his master was out hunting, shooting him in the leg
Question 5
Singapore Airlines has taken the unusual step of publicly asking passengers to refrain from what?
A: Praying
B: Sexual activity
C: Consuming more than two units of alcohol
Question 6
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was broadcast storming out of an interview this week. What did he say off camera?
A: Bon courage! - good luck!
B: Journalistes, ces creatures viles! - Journalists, what vile creatures!
C: Qu'elle me laisse tranquille! I wish she'd leave me in peace!
Question 7
What surprising investment has a former inmate in Australia made in one the country's most notorious prisons?
A: He's set up a vineyard within the prison for inmates to work on
B: He has bought his former cell
C: He has purchased the entire prison to redevelop as his new home

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