Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2007/47

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Last Updated: October 17, 2008

Quiz
{In what South Asian country were millions evacuated in preparation of tropical cyclone Sidr? - Thailand + Bangladesh - India - Vietnam
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 * See Cyclone Sidr kills hundreds in Bangladesh

{A caretaker government took over in Pakistan this week, when are the upcoming elections planned? - November 2007 - December 2007 + January 2008 - February 2008
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 * See Pakistan gets caretaker government to oversee January elections

{What South American country was struck by a powerful earthquake this week? - Brasil - Peru - Colombia + Chile
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 * See Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile

{On the right is a file photo of Anders Fogh Rasmussen. What is he known for? + Prime Minister of Denmark - Member of the Swedish royal family - Chair of the European Parliament - Norwegian film director
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 * See Ruling coalition keeps majority after parliamentary election in Denmark

{Iran provided the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with documents containing designs that could be used to produce a nuclear bomb. Iran replied to these findings by saying what? - Such plans could easily be found in engineering textbooks - The plans were outdated and therefore did not pose any threat + The plans just came with the nuclear material they bought on the black market - The plans were misinterpreted, they had nothing to do with nuclear activities
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 * See Iran reveals nuclear designs to IAEA

{Which of the following infections has not emerged in the United Kingdom during the past few months? + Mad cow disease - bluetongue disease - foot-and-mouth disease - Bird flu
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 * See H5N1 strain of Avian Flu found in the UK

{Who told Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to shut up during the Ibero-American summit this week? - Néstor Kirchner + Juan Carlos I - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero - Daniel Ortega
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 * See King of Spain tells Hugo Chavez to 'shut up' during summit.

{A Russian oil tanker on Monday sank and lost 560,000 gallons of fuel near which sea? - Mediterranean Sea - Aegean Sea - Red Sea + Black Sea
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 * See Oil spill near Black Sea as storm sinks three ships

{Wikinews published an interview this week with the representative of the Dalai Lama to the Americas. How old was the Dalai Lama when he was enthroned? - 5 - 10 + 15 - 16
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 * See Dalai Lama's representative talks about China, Tibet, Shugden and the next Dalai Lama

{A video was released to the media of a Polish immigrant who died at the Vancouver International Airport in Canada. What weapon did officers use against this man? + Taser - Pepperspray - Baton - Rubber bullet gun
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 * See Video of man tasered at Vancouver airport released


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