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1

Pope Benedict XVI
Image: Agência Brasil.

Last Sunday, the Pope promoted something while touring Austria, what was it?

	leisure time and mass on Sundays
	Unity with other religions
	The Christian foundations of Europe
	Abstinence before marriage

2 Last Sunday, which sprinter set the new 100m world record at 9.74 seconds?

	Donovan Bailey
	Justin Gatlin
	Obadele Thompson
	Asafa Powell

3 On Monday, the General commanding the U.S. forces in Iraq announced a possible withdrawal of 30000 troops by the summer of 2008. Who is the chief U.S. officer in Iraq?

	General Davidson
	General Petraeus
	General Casey
	General Ward

4 The Prime Minister of Japan resigned this week. What was his name?

	Heika Akihito
	Hirohito Naruhito
	Nobutaka Machimura
	Shinzo Abe

5 On Monday, the Cassini space probe flew by Saturn's moon Iapetus. What is so special about that moon?

	It resembles "Death Star" from the Star Wars series
	One side is much darker than the other side
	Previous photographs showed possible lakes on the moon
	The moon has another satellite orbiting it

6 The Twenty20 World Championships are taking place in South Africa. What kind of sport is Twenty20?

	A kind of soccer
	Some sort of rugby
	It's a form of cricket
	It resembles triathlon

7

Image: IRIN.

In what African country is opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma ahead in the presidential run-off elections?

	South Africa
	Zimbabwe
	Sierra Leone
	Togo

8 What former Philippine President was found guilty of plunder this week?

	Joseph Estrada
	Gloria Arroyo
	Fidel V. Ramos
	Miriam Defensor Santiago

9

Which tropical storm formed above the Gulf of Mexico this week and later became a hurricane off the Texas coast?

What storm?

	Felix
	Dean
	Humberto
	Gloria

10 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov resigned on Wednesday. What reason did he cite?

	He wanted President Putin to be able to make important choises, like personnel.
	He was compromised in corruption scandals.
	He disagrees with President Putin over internal Russian affairs.
	He will not stand in the upcoming elections.