Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/11

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Last Updated: March 9, 2008

Quiz
{At a Latin American summit, several South American leaders ended their dispute that had started with the killing of a FARC leader. One of the Presidents involved in the dispute was Rafael Correa, President of which country? - Venezuela - Colombia + Ecuador - Nicaragua
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 * See South American leaders end border dispute

{After Barack Obama's win in the Wyoming caucus, how big was his lead over Hillary Clinton? - Just 1% of delegates allocated so far - Little over 2% of delegates allocated so far + Almost 4% of delegates allocated so far - Nearly 8% of delegates allocated so far
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 * Obama has 110 delegates more than Clinton, with 3046 delegates allocated so far. See Obama wins Wyoming caucus

{U.S. President George W. Bush vetoed a bill prohibiting the use of waterboarding by the C.I.A.. Which of the following is not true about waterboarding? - The subject is inclined on the back with the head downwards - It elicits the gag reflex - CIA officers subjecting themselves to the technique sustained it for no longer than 14 seconds + The immediate physical effects are severe but the long term psychological effects are limited
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 * Waterboarding could lead to panic attacks, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. See President Bush vetoes CIA waterboarding ban

{Tony Blair declard this week: "The man famous for saying 'no' will go down in history for saying 'yes'." He was commenting on the retirement of which Northern Ireland politician? + The First Minister of Northern Ireland - The leader of Sinn Fein - The Irish Taoiseach - The former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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 * See Northern Ireland's Ian Paisley to resign and retire

{International arms dealer Viktor Bout was arrested in Thailand. The "Merchant of Death" allegedly delivered weapons to the regime of Charles Taylor in which African country? - Sierra Leone + Liberia - Angola - Somalia
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 * See International arms dealer Viktor Bout arrested in Thailand

{Anti-whaling protester Paul Watson accused Japanese whale hunters of shooting at him. Watson is the captain of the vessel named after whom? + Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin - Robert "The Deer Hunter" De Niro - Charles Darwin - Herman Melville
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 * See Protester says Japanese whalers shot him

{South African sprinter Philip Rabinowitz died at which age? - 89 - 91 - 95 + 104
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 * See South African sprinter Philip Rabinowitz dies at age 104

{The Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta in Canada was elected for its __ consecutive time... + 11th - 8th - 6th - 4th
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 * See Conservatives in Alberta, Canada re-elected 11th consecutive time

{A British university fell short of Smurfs for a Smurf gathering world record. At what number does the current record stand? - 451 - 720 + 884 - 1640
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 * See British university falls short of Smurf gathering world record

{Vietnam has recently banned which pets? - Cats - Dogs - Snakes + Hamsters
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 * See Vietnam bans pet hamsters


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