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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: March 23, 2008

Quiz

1 Indonesia grounded an airline due to safety and financial issues. Which airline was it?

	Mandala Airlines
	Adam Air
	Garuda Indonesia
	Batavia Air

2

Arthur C. Clarke at his home office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 28, 2005.
Image: Amy Marash.

Arthur C. Clarke died this week. What did he die of?

	Breathing complications
	Heart failure
	Cancer
	Undetermined causes

3

The Dalai Lama threatened to do what in light of increased violence in Tibet?

	Request intervention of international armed forces
	Call for increased protesting
	Demand independence for Tibet
	Resign

4 Osama bin Laden issued an audio tape warning the EU. What had angered him?

	recent republication of the controversial Muhammad cartoons
	Alleged religious intolerance
	Ongoing conflicts in Iraq and other countries
	Failure of the EU to engage al-Qaeda in talks

5 Belgium finally concluded a long-running government formation after how long?

	9 months
	7 months
	6 months
	2 months

6

This graphic depicts a cross-section of Saturn's moon, Titan.
Image: NASA/JPL.

Cassini may have found water on the Saturnian moon Titan. Which planet is the only one confirmed to have moons containing a water source?

	Earth
	Mars
	Jupiter
	Venus

7 What discovery was made in a Micronesian cave?

	New frog species
	Bones of small-bodied humans
	Terrorist munitions
	A sacrificial temple

8 Which edition of Wikipedia reached a quarter of a million articles?

	English
	German
	Esperanto
	Russian

9 Wikinews took an exclusive look at a social networking site that allows users to do what this week?

	Run a mock US Presidential campaign
	Form an international rock band
	Tour each other's homes
	Wikinews did not publish any such story this week

10 A Formula One racing driver suffered a crash that prompted a safety investigation this week. Who was it?

	Lewis Hamilton
	David Coulthard
	Felipe Massa
	Kimi Räikkönen