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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: July 13, 2008

1 The World Health Organization told people to stay away from caves in which country due to the risk of contracting the Marburg virus?

An electron micrograph of the Marburg virus.
Image: CDC.

	Spain
	The Gambia
	Nigeria
	Uganda

2 The G8 summit took place this week in which Japanese island?

	Hashirajima
	Hegurajima
	Hokkaidō
	Honshū

3 Nick Higham recently won the Fröhlich Prize for Mathematics. Which British university is he from?

File:Nick Higham in front of board.jpg

Nick Higham

	University of Oxford
	University of Manchester
	University of Oxford
	Birmingham City University

4 A bush crash in Serbia killed Polish tourists. Which town was nearest to the crash?

	Žarkovac
	Inđija
	Voganj
	Ilinci

5 What type of crime was targeted by London police with the creation of a new taskforce?

	Robbery
	Gun violence
	Knife violence
	Terrorism

6 The iPhone 3G recently went on sale in how many countries?

An Apple iPhone
Image: Blake Burris.

	19
	20
	21
	22

7 A car crash in which British region killed six people?

	Lancashire
	Leicestershire
	Lincolnshire
	London

8 Which Peruvian town was recently hit by an earthquake?

	Aplao
	Azángaro
	Arequipa
	Ayacucho

9 How many missile tests did Iran conduct to launch the operation named Great Prophet III?

	8
	9
	10
	11

10 Hurricane Bertha strengthened over which ocean during the last week?

	Pacific
	Arctic
	Atlantic
	Indian