Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2007/49

Welcome to the Wikinews World News Quiz, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this week's news.

Last Updated: November 25, 2007

Quiz
{A British teacher in Sudan was convicted of blasphemy after letting her pupils name a teddy bear after the prophet Mohammed. Which of the following were not included in her sentence? - 15 days imprisonment + 40 lashes - she can no longer work as a teacher in Sudan - deportation from the country
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 * See British teacher convicted of insulting Islam in Sudan

{At the peace conference for the Middle East in Annapolis, U.S., which two leaders flanked George W. Bush at the reading of the joint statement (see image)? - Ismail Haniyeh and Ehud Olmert - Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh + Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas - Shimon Peres and Ismail Haniyeh
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 * See Statement of "joint understanding" released after Annapolis Conference

{President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan gave up his post of army general last week. How long did he head the army? - 7 years + 9 years - 11 years - 13 years
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 * See Musharraf quits as chief of army staff in Pakistan

{Which of the following events did not take place as part of the December 1 World AIDS Day? - George W. Bush announced that he and the first lady will travel to sub-Saharan Africa early next year - The rock band Queen made a new song freely available from their website + Kevin Rudd promised to increase Australia's financial support to the World AIDS Campaign - In a city in China, official AIDS warning signs were put on hotel bedstands
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 * See World AIDS Day events held around the globe

{On Tuesday last week, Google announced that the company would in the future start investing hundreds of millions of dollars in what? - Health information - Auto industry - Mobile telephony + Renewable energy
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 * See Google to invest in alternative energy

{New data from the European Space Agency's Venus Express mission found proof of what phenomenon on the neighbouring planet? - Lakes - Rainbows + Lightning - Holes in the atmosphere
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 * See Venus was once more Earth-like than previously thought

{On Friday night, a Swiss teenage girl was shot from a distance by a man using the firearm he carries because he has what job? - Policeman - Sniper - National Intelligence officer + Soldier
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 * See Teenage girl shot dead by Swiss army recruit

{Daredevil "Evel" Knievel died at age 69 last week, what was his name at birth? - Kevin Knievel + Robert Craig Knievel Jr. - James Allen Knievel - Abraham Knievel
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 * See Daredevil Evel Knievel dies at age 69

{The draw results for the UEFA Euro 2008 championships were announced last week. Where is the tournament going to take place? + Switzerland and Austria - Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina - Czech Republic and Slovakia - Romania and Bulgaria
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 * See Draw results for UEFA Euro 2008 announced

{A second blast hit a coal mine in Donetsk last week in which country? - Russia - Hungary + Ukraine - Slovakia
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 * See Blast in a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine


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