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

Last Updated: September 16, 2007

Quiz

1.

A U.S. soldier and Iraqi police officers.

On Monday, the General commanding the U.S. forces in Iraq announced a possible withdrawal of 30000 troops by the summer of 2008. Who is the chief U.S. officer in Iraq?

	General Davidson
	General Petraeus
→	See General Petraeus: 30,000 troops may be able to leave Iraq by next summer.
	General Casey
	General Ward

2. The Prime Minister of Japan resigned this week. What was his name?

	Heika Akihito
	Hirohito Naruhito
	Nobutaka Machimura
	Shinzo Abe
→	See Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns

3.

Asafa Powell.
Image: Jonas Witt.

Jamaican runner Asafa Powell set a new world record last Sunday, for what distance?

	100m
→	See 100m record beaten in Rieti.
	500m
	1000m
	Marathon

4. Which country was rocked by multiple earthquakes this week?

	Indonesia
→	See Massive earthquakes strike Indonesia and Large earthquake rattles Indonesia; Seventh in two days
	Thailand
	Japan
	China

5. What former Philippine President was found guilty of plunder this week?

	Joseph Estrada
→	See Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada found guilty of plunder
	Gloria Arroyo
	Fidel V. Ramos
	Miriam Defensor Santiago

6. Which U.K. bank this week got emergency support from the Bank of England?

	HSBC
	Bank of Scotland
	Northern Rock
→	See UK bank gets emergency support
	Barclays Bank

7.

Image: IRIN.

In what African country is opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma ahead in the presidential run-off elections?

	South Africa
	Zimbabwe
	Sierra Leone
→	See Opposition leader takes early lead in Sierra Leone presidential run-off elections
	Togo

8. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov resigned on Wednesday. What reason did he cite?

	He wanted President Putin to be able to make important choices, like personnel.
→	See Russian prime minister resigns at President Vladimir Putin's request
	He was compromised in corruption scandals.
	He disagrees with President Putin over internal Russian affairs.
	He will not stand in the upcoming elections.

9. On Monday, the Cassini space probe flew by Saturn's moon Iapetus. What is so special about that moon?

	It resembles "Death Star" from the Star Wars series
	One side is much darker than the other side
→	See Cassini space probe to flyby Saturn's moon Iapetus
	Previous photographs showed possible lakes on the moon
	The moon has another satellite orbiting it

10. What disease did the World Health Organisation send people to investigate in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

	Bubonic plague
	Ebola
→	See Health organisations respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
	Dysentery
	Malaria
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