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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 19, 2010

Quiz[edit]

1 Chile is celebrating it's bicentennial. Who proclaimed independence for Chile in 1818?

Carlos Jimenez
Bernardo O'Higgins
Simón Bolívar
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Diego Grez

2 "One of the major issues is the way that Facebook have implemented his functionality." Who said this?

Viktor Bowolski
Mark Zuckerberg
Donald Kirby
Lolo Piazza
Rik Ferguson

3 After United Airlines and Continental Airlines merged, Continental and future new United CEO Jeff Smisek said "Our stockholders recognized the value of bringing together Continental and United to create a platform for increased profitability and" ...what?

Cost savings of over USD1 billion
Better customer service
Yeah, more profits, profits, profits!!!
Sustainable, long-term growth
A brighter future for our new company and the general airline industry

4 Near what Evanston, Illinois middle school was a headless body found with a pipe bomb?

Haven Middle School
Daley Charter School
Nichols Middle School
Evanston Middle School

5 What does the Tea Party movement present itself as?

A fiscally-liberal group of activists
A consortium of tea-sellers that seeks to protect their interests
A Sarah Palin cult
A constructionist conservative movement