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.

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Question 1

Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps has a daily diet that could induce a heart attack in someone less healthy. Which of these items is NOT part of his regular intake?

	A: A five-egg omelette

	B: A deep-fried chocolate bar

	C: Half a kilogram of pasta carbonara

Question 2

Fill in the blank to complete the quote from an Australian mayor: "With five blokes to every girl, may I suggest that ________ women should proceed to Mount Isa"

	A: Ugly

	B: Beauty-disadvantaged

	C: Grouse

Question 3

Venezuela is to provide Cuba with veterinary equipment in exchange for exotic zoo animals - possibly including a lion, a hippopotamus and a giraffe. What does Havana zoo owe much of its collection to?

	A: Cuban troops' involvement in African independence wars in the 1970s

	B: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's love of zoos

	C: Havana's close ties with zoos in the former Soviet Union

Question 4

"Wow, that guy looks fast." Said who?

	A: Chris Hoy on Chris Hoy

	B: Michael Johnson on Usain Bolt

	C: Usain Bolt on Usain Bolt

Question 5

Habib Miyan, an Indian man who was born in 1879, passed away this week. What unfulfilled wish of Mr Miyan's was eventually enabled by a donation from a UK businessman who had read an article about him?

	A: An operation to have his eyesight restored

	B: A pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca

	C: A college education for his great grandchildren

Question 6

An exhibition has been held in Paris to mark the 60th anniversary of iconic French car, the Citroen 2CV. How did the car known in France as the Deux Chevaux, or Two Horses, get its nickname?

	A: It had a two-horse power engine

	B: It was in a low tax category

	C: Its original logo featured two horses

Question 7

"It just looks like a costume." Said who?

	A: A startled commuter as a stray monkey in a crowded Tokyo station made a break for freedom

	B: A startled keeper at Jerusalem Zoo after a disabled tortoise was fitted with wheels

	C: A not-so-startled Bigfoot researcher examining the supposed carcass of an ape-like creature encased in ice, which turned out to be fake

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