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?

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

The Pope's chief astronomer this week described aliens as possibly...

	A: Reproducing at a greater rate than mankind

	B: Being free from original sin

	C: Being more Godly than humans

Question 2

Why did Barack Obama feel obliged to apologise to a female reporter this week?

	A: For using a term of endearment when speaking to her

	B: For winking at her

	C: For suggesting her style of questioning reminded him of Hillary Clinton

Question 3

An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car's floor. How did the man react when he was stopped, according to the police?

	A: He stared blankly, unable to understand the problem

	B: He claimed his daughter had put the beer there while he was driving

	C: He claimed he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing

Question 4

The oldest known bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar is believed to have been found at the bottom of the River Rhone. How was he depicted?

	A: As wrinkled and balding

	B: As youthful and dashing

	C: As wearing a garland of flowers

Question 5

Playing a certain type of music can enhance the way wine tastes, psychologists revealed this week. What did they suggest would go well with a cabernet sauvignon?

	A: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

	B: All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix

	C: Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys

Question 6

What have all Kenyan Olympic athletes been ordered to do, or risk being barred from competing in China?

	A: Attend a national training camp

	B: Lose weight

	C: Attend church to pray for results

Question 7

The US and Russian navies tested their skills in an unusual competition this week. What did it involve?

	A: Floor-cleaning

	B: Shoe-shining

	C: Sandwich-making

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