Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/1

Welcome to the Wikinews Quiz of 2007, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this year's news. This is the short version of the extended quiz and this contains selected news events of the past year. This will replace the regular World News Quiz for this week only.

 December 31, 2007

Quiz
Where did Madeline McCann go missing? +Portugal -Spain - Germany - The USA
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{What is the Bank of England known as? -Lender of last choice -The final lender -Borrower of final resort +Lender of last resort
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{How many people died in the Virginia Tech shooting? -31 -32 +33 -34
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{How many troops were brought to Iraq in the Surge? -20,000 +21,500 -40,000 -41,500
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{Who was named Time's Man of The Year? +Vladamir Putin -Bill Clinton - George Bush - Everyone
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{In what month was it announced that Afghan opium production reached record highs? -May -June -July +August
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{What role did Nicholas Sarkozy win in the French elections this year? -Chancellor -Prime Minister +President -Army Chief
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{Benazir Bhutto died from how many gun shots? -1 +2 -3 -4
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{On March 23, Iran captured how many British hostages? +15 -20 -25 -30
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{Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated in which month? +January -February -March -April
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{Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Prime Minister of the UK on which day? -5 May -24 May -5 June +27 June
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{Politicians in Northern Ireland agreed to share power after how many years of central rule from London, England? +4 -5 -6 -7
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{When did Kevin Rudd become Australian Prime Minister? -December 1 -December 2 -December 3 +December 4
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{Why, originally, did Buddhist monks protest in Burma? -Government Oppression -Bread prices +Oil prices -Destruction of Property
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 * It became a protest on Government oppression but started with a protest on oil prices. See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{Who was the favourite to win the election in Argentina? -Néstor Kirchner +Cristina Kirchner -Elisa Carrió -George Bush
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{When did Pavarotti die? +September 6 -September 16 -October 6 -October 16
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{The RCMP received bad press this year. What does RCMP stand for? -Regimental Christmas Mounted Police -Royal Canada Mounted Police -Royal Canadian Monetary Police +Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{How long did it take to form a government in Belgium? -172 days -182 days +192 days -202 days
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 * See Wikinews' overview of the year 2007

{What daily publication is Howard Tayler known for? -Penny Arcade -Fetus-X +Shlock Mercenary -PartiallyClips
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 * See Wikimedia fundraiser highlights webcomic community's frustration with Wikipedia guidelines


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