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 father of a backpacker who was lost in the Australian bush for 12 days said he "had a go" at his son, Neale, for not being prepared. "The millions that have been spent on this search, the man hours and woman hours that have gone into it... all because he goes out on a walk without his... What?

	A: Map

	B: Mobile phone

	C: Water bottle

Question 2

India announced that it is to issue each of its 1.2 billion citizens with identity cards. Which of the following countries already has compulsory national identity cards?

	A: Canada

	B: Germany

	C: Australia

Question 3

A Saudi family living near the city of Medina is hoping to launch a court case against an unusual defendant. Who or what is it?

	A: A deceased neighbour who left an unsettled Thar, or vendetta, with the family.

	B: A donkey whose antics upset local sensitivities

	C: A genie who the family says tried to chase them from their home

Question 4

What technique did one study find cats use to cunning effect to garner attention and food from their owners?

	A: Emitting a "soliciting purr" containing a "cry" with a similar frequency to a human baby's?

	B: "Joining in" their owners' conversation by using long mews that mimic speech?

	C: Placing obstacles in their owners' paths to attract attention

Question 5

A man in the US bought a pack of cigarettes at a petrol station, only to find his card charged $23,148,855,308,184,500. What is a figure that size called?

	A: A quadrillion

	B: A quintillion

	C: A sextillion

Question 6

It's the 40th anniversary of the launch of man's first moon landing mission. After stepping on to the Moon for the first time, how long did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spend outside the landing module walking, collecting rocks and planting a flag?

	A: Half an hour

	B: Two and a half hours

	C: Five hours

Question 7

A judge in the US has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against an author who has written a book about the property tycoon. What made Mr Trump see red?

	A: The author implied his hair was not real

	B: Doubt was cast on his Scottish roots

	C: He was described as a millionaire, not a billionaire

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