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Question 1

How is the Australian navy looking after the "holistic needs" of service personnel?

A: By allowing cosmetic surgery to be paid with public money B: By paying for them to attend stress-busting aromatherapy and acupuncture sessions C: By allowing shamans to regularly visit ships to rid them of "negative energy"

Question 2

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is about to fly to the US to attend a UN meeting. But where has he been denied permission to visit in New York?

A: The Statue of Liberty B: Ground Zero C: The Empire State Building

Question 3

How is the mayor of Venice planning to deal with the pigeon plague besieging his Italian city?

A: By encouraging people to cook traditional Venetian pigeon recipes B: By banning the rice traditionally thrown at newly-weds as they leave church C: By encircling rooftops with an electric fence

Question 4

A Hong Kong woman went to great lengths to rescue her beloved pet pooch this week. What exactly did she do?

A: She grappled with a 4.5 metre (15 foot) Burmese python B: She balanced on a window ledge on the 22nd storey of a building C: She dived into the harbour in her business suit

Question 5

What did a Russian billionaire splash out on this week, spending a total of £20m?

A: Shares in a non league English football club B: A lifetime's supply of golden Osetra caviar C: The entire contents of an auction of 450 Russian artworks

Question 6

What further risk do female smokers face, according to a study published this week?

A: An increased risk of cervical cancer B: A higher likelihood of problems when trying to conceive C: An increased likelihood of having non-inflammatory acne, dubbed "smokers' acne face"

Question 7

What has happened to the Minneapolis airport toilet where US senator Larry Craig was arrested for allegedly soliciting gay sex?

A: It has been stolen B: It has become a tourist attraction C: It was mysteriously turned into a shrine

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