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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: February 13, 2009

Quiz[edit]

1

The seal of the US Senate
Image: US Govenrment work, vectorized by Ipankonin.
The US Senate this week passed an economic stimulus package worth how much?

US$838 billion
$738 billion
$638 billion
$538 billion

2 Satellites from which two countries collided recently?

The United States and Iran
Russia and China
Russia and the United States
China and the United States

3 The European Union warned that which countries automotive industry rescue plan may violate EU laws?

Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
France

4

A man in the United States was recently arrested for what?
Was a man arrested for walking into the White House without permission to complain about food?
Image: Wadester16.

Complaining about a food order using the 911 emergency phone service
Releasing 1,000 locusts onto a farm in retaliation for poor food service at a restaurant supplied by the farm
Walking into the White House without permission, with the intention to complain to Barack Obama about the poor service he received at a restaurant.
Blocking a public road with a large sign against a fast food restaurant

5 A recent airplane crash in Brazil killed how many children

6
7
8
9

6 A law passed in the US on Wednesday delayed the transition to digital television until when?

April 12
May 12
June 12
The transition to digital TV has been delayed indefinitely