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

At full power, Cern's Large Hadron Collider can send protons whizzing around its 27km circuit at 99.9999991% the speed of light. But how fast does light travel?

A: 186,282 metres a second B: 299,792,458 metres a second C: 299,792,458 miles a second

Question 2

What did the UN climate chief suggest people could do to help combat global warming?

A: Drive slower B: Wash dishes by hand C: Eat less meat

Question 3

Fill in the blank to complete this headline from the BBC News website: "Facebook *** site facelift"

A: imposes B: plans C: ditches

Question 4

The European Commission predicted this week that Britain, plus two Eurozone member countries would fall into recession in 2008. Who are they?

A: France and Ireland B: Italy and Portugal C: Spain and Germany

Question 5

Polar bears that appeared green have been puzzling visitors to a zoo in Japan. What's the explanation?

A: Paint B: Pools filled with algae C: Rare skin fungus

Question 6

A major new study has revealed that musical tastes and personality type are closely related. Which of the following indicated a tendency to "low self esteem"?

A: Rock/ heavy metal B: Blues C: Soul

Question 7

Barack Obama landed himself in trouble by saying in a speech: "You can put lipstick on a pig" - a reference the Republican campaign saw as an allusion to their Sarah Palin. What phrase did he then go on to use?

A: They are like fish out of water B: You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper C: Something smells fishy

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