Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/01

Welcome to the Wikinews Quiz of 2007 - extended version, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on the news of the past year. This will replace the regular World News Quiz for this week only.

 December 31, 2007

{===January===}

{Which character was accused of punching a teenager at Disney World? - Mickey Mouse - Donald Duck + Tigger - Winnie the Pooh
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 * See Accusations Tigger threw punch fill airwaves as teen claims neck injuries and related stories

{Momofuku Ando was the subject of tributes in Japan and across the world when he passed away in January. What was his famous invention? - DVD - Karaoke - An industrial robot + Instant noodles
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 * See Inventor of instant noodles passes away

{Which country shot down one of its satellites with a missile? - USA - Russia + China - Japan
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 * See China shoots down weather satellite with ballistic missile

{Which European country adopted the euro as currency in January? - Poland - Hungary + Slovenia - Romania
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 * See Slovenia adopts euro.

{===February===}

{The government of which country announced it was to run Linux on all its computers? - Brazil - China + Cuba - Japan
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 * See Cuba to use open-source software

{A teacher was arrested for doing what in front of her students? - Swearing - Having sex + Doing drugs - Playing rock and roll
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 * See Teacher arrested for using drugs in front of 4th grade class

{In the UK, bird flu killed thousands of what type of bird? - Chickens - Ducks - Geese + Turkeys
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 * See Bird Flu confirmed in 1,000 UK turkeys and H5N1 hits Britain

{Scientists expressed concerns over the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder this month. Which species does it affect? - Ants - Seagulls - Jellyfish + Bees
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 * See Alarm sounded over US honey bee die-off

{===March===}

{The 2007 Cricket World Cup was overshadowed by the suspicious death of Bob Woolmer. Which team did he coach? + Pakistan - India - England - Australia
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 * See Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer dies at age 58

{Journalist Alan Johnston went missing in the Gaza Strip. Who was he a reporter for? + BBC - CNN - Fox News - Sky News
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 * See BBC correspondent missing

{What event was organised in Belgium to challenge racism? - Sponsored silence + Mass wedding - Hunger strike - Riots
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 * See Mass wedding held against racism in Belgium

{In the US, the Mega Millions lottery had its largest ever jackpot. How much was up for grabs? - $350 million + $370 million - $390 million - $400 million
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 * See Two winners confirmed in US 'Mega Millions' jackpot

{===April===}

{What unusual place in Estonia did a mouse make itself at home? - Sauna - Vending machine - Computer + Cash machine
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 * See Mouse makes nest in cash machine, eats money

{Which company did Google decide to buy for over $3 billion? - YouTube + DoubleClick - MySpace - FeedBurner
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 * See Google buys DoubleClick for $3.1 billion

{Why were over a thousand people evacuated from Plymouth, England? - Gas leak - Terrorist threat + Unexploded bomb - Flood warning
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 * See 1000 homes evacuated in Plymouth, England, after bomb find

{The US Coast Guard seized a large amount of cocaine in raids off the coast of Mexico and Panama. What was its street value? - $100 million - $200 million + $500 million - $800 million
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 * See 20 tons of cocaine seized by US Coast Guard

{===May===}

{A huge fire in Buffalo, New York this month produced a plume of smoke that could be seen 40 miles away. What was on fire? hilongos + Warehouse - Factory - Oil refinery - Docks
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 * See Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away

{The British Ministry of Defence announced it was going to release some of its files on which topic? - The death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Development of nuclear weapons - Codebreaking + UFOs
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 * See Britain's Ministry of Defence to release UFO files

{Why did the UN have to stop supplying aid to Somalia in May? - Lack of funding - Outbreak of war - Ordered to by Somali government + Pirate attacks
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 * See Pirate attacks bring UN aid to Somalia to a halt

{A man in Egypt tried to take 700 _____s on a plane. - Knives - Fireworks - Wasps + Snakes
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 * See Man attempts to bring 700 snakes onto a plane

{===June===}

{A scientist from Thailand made what breakthrough related to the durian fruit? - Sequenced its DNA - Stopped it from bursting when ripe - Managed to freeze it without losing flavour + Grew one that doesn't smell
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 * See Thai scientist has deodorized the stinky 'king of fruits'

{Which celebrity was in and out of jail this month? - Jessica Simpson + Paris Hilton - Britney Spears - Alan Bennett
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 * See Judge orders Paris Hilton to return to jail

{Sony found itself the target of complaints over the computer game Resistance: Fall of Man. What location had they used for a gun fight that led to anger? + A cathedral - A mosque - The Vatican - The Taj Mahal
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 * See Church of England threatens legal action over PS3 game

{Which Australian location was added to the list of World Heritage Sites? - Uluṟu / Ayers Rock - Sydney Harbour Bridge + Sydney Opera House - Ramsay Street
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 * See Sydney Opera House listed on World Heritage List

{===July===}

{Who won the overall, earning the yellow jersey? + Alberto Contador - Cadel Evans - Tom Boonen - Mauricio Soler
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 * See Tour de France: Alberto Contador wins the grand tour

{What animal living in a residential home was reportedly able to sense impending death? + Cat - Dog - Fish - Parrot
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 * See Cat in Rhode Island, USA nursing home 'senses death'

{Two earthquakes struck which country, leading to leaks of radioactive material from a nuclear power plant? - China - India + Japan - Russia
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 * See Two strong earthquakes jolt Japan

{Which former First Lady of the United States passed away in July? + Lady Bird Johnson - Pat Nixon - Betty Ford - Rosalynn Carter
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 * See Former US First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94

{===August===}

{This car was crushed by a tree during a tornado. But where was it? - Colorado - Missouri + New York - Texas
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 * See Tornado touches down in New York City

{What did two German physicists claim to have done this month? - Created a perpetual motion machine - Perfected nuclear fusion - Discovered a new particle + Broken the speed of light
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 * See Two German scientists claim to have broken the speed of light

{11-year-old Rhys Jones was shot in which UK city? - Glasgow + Liverpool - London - Manchester
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 * See Two arrests made over Croxteth shooting

{What disease hit Australia in August? - Bird flu - Dog flu + Horse flu - Kangaroo flu
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 * See Horse flu spreads in Australia

{===September===}

{Which country won the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest? - United Kingdom - Greece + Finland - France
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 * See Finland win first ever Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 held in London

{Of the following, who did not die in September? - Luciano Pavarotti - Colin McRae - Marcel Marceau + Chris Langham
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 * See Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti dies at age 71, Colin McRae feared dead in helicopter crash and Mime Marcel Marceau dies at age 84

{Which country won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup? + Germany - England - Brazil - Argentina
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 * See 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany defeats Brazil to retain championship

{Which British bank received emergency loans from the Bank of England? - Barclays - NatWest + Northern Rock - Yorkshire Bank
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 * See UK bank gets emergency support

{===October===}

{What major transport project was approved in London? - Triple-decker buses + Crossrail trainline - New airport - M25 extension
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 * See Crossrail train approved for London

{In China, what is Wekipedia? - A website + Type of bread - A band - Communism
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 * See Wikipedia making bread in China? Not so, but close

{Which airplane began flying commercially this month? - Boeing 787 - Boeing 797 - Airbus A350 + Airbus A380
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 * See First A380 enters commercial service

{Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson won a Nobel Prize "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory". But which Nobel Prize did they win? - Chemistry + Economics - Physics - Physiology or Medicine
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 * See American trio wins the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics

{===November===}

{Which country did Cyclone Sidr strike? + Bangladesh - India - Pakistan - Sri Lanka
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 * See Cyclone Sidr kills hundreds in Bangladesh

{Where were eight people killed in a school shooting? - Denmark + Finland - Norway - Sweden
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 * See Deadly shooting at high school in Finland

{Who told Hugo Chávez to "shut up"? - George W Bush + King Juan Carlos I of Spain - John Howard - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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 * See King of Spain tells Hugo Chavez to 'shut up' during summit

{How old was Evel Knievel when he died? - 63 + 69 - 72 - 75
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 * See Daredevil Evel Knievel dies at age 69

{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

{===December===}

{What animal escaped at a San Francisco zoo, killing one person? - Elephant - Lion + Tiger - Penguin
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 * See Tiger escapes from cage at San Francisco Zoo, kills worker

{Belgium finally managed to form a government, after how many days? - 172 - 182 + 192 - 202
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 * See Belgian Chamber of Representatives backs interim government

{Rail service restarted between North and South Korea this month. How long had it been suspended for? - 20 years - 30 years - 40 years + 50 years
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 * See First rail service in 50 years begins across Korean borders

{Who will take over the Pakistani opposition party PPP following the death of Benazir Bhutto? - Her husband - Her brother + Her son - Her sister
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 * See Bilawal Bhutto, son of Benazir, to assume leadership of PPP

{===And finally...===}

{Approximately how many stories were published by Wikinews in 2007? - 1454 - 2503 - 3254 + 3525
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 * And hopefully even more in 2008!

{For what purposes can you reuse Wikinews content, as long as you attribute it to Wikinews? - None - Educational - Non-commercial + Any
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 * Wikinews is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license, allowing it to be reused for any purpose.
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