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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 13, 2009

Quiz

1. The US children's show "Reading Rainbow" ended its run this week. How many years had it been running?

	16
	18
	26
→	See American children's show Reading Rainbow ends 26 year run
	27

2. Japan recently pledged a 25% cut in greenhouse emissions by what year?

	2013
	2015
	2020
→	See Japan pledges 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
	2025

3. The world's oldest person died at age 115 last week. What was her name?

	Kama Chinen
	Gertrude Baines
→	See World's oldest person dies in California at age 115
	Maria de Jesus
	Edna Parker

4. Vietnam and the US began talks to decontaminate areas affected by the Agent Orange chemical this past week. How much money did the US pledge towards cleanup, and how much did the Vietnam government say it would take to completely decontaminate the area?

	$10 million and $13 million
	$8 million and $58 million
→	See US and Vietnam begin talks to decontaminate areas affected by Agent Orange
	$20 million and $19 million
	$38 million and $40 million

5. What did NOT happen last week?

	A Japanese cyclist rode through 37 countries with just US$2
	A man was prohibited from taking care of animals after forcing a cat to inhale cannabis
	A woman died after falling from the roof of a building, apparently chasing ghosts
	Twitter became more popular than MySpace in the UK
→	See Japanese tourist travels through 37 countries on just $2, Man banned from keeping animals after forcing cat to inhale cannabis, and Alleged ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death
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