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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 23, 2007

Quiz

1

Map of the Gaza Strip.

Israel declared the Gaza strip an "enemy entity" this week. Who currently rules the Gaza strip?

	Hamas
	Fatah
	A Fatah-Hamas coalition government
	An international peace force

2 Pharmaceutical company Merck announced on Friday that they halted one of their vaccine studies. What infectious disease were they hoping to prevent?

	Common cold
	Bird flu
	AIDS
	Ebola

3

Front of the U.S. $100 Federal Reserve note.

What U.S. dollar exchange rate did the Euro break this week?

	1 $
	1.25 $
	1.30 $
	1.40 $

4 After the recent forest fires, who won the recent elections in Greece?

	The ruling central-right party
	The socialist opposition party
	The green party
	A coalition of far-right parties

5

An ISAF humvee overlooks Khost, Afghanistan.

The U.N. security council extended the mandate of the international security forces in Afghanistan this week. How many U.N. troops are in the country?

	Around 4000
	Around 40000
	Around 400000
	Around 440000

6 In which South American country did a meteorite strike, causing a small earthquake and a large crater from which fumes allegedly poisoned villagers?

	Chile
	Brasil
	Argentina
	Peru

7 Which of the following statements about the doping case against Floyd Landis is not true?

	Floyd Landis was accused of abusing testosterone
	The cyclist might be stripped of his title of Tour de France 2007 winner
	If the sentence is confirmed, Landis would be the first person to lose the the title in 105 years
	Landis upholds his innocence

8

Michelangelo's face detail of God.

A senator from Nebraska, U.S. has filed a lawsuit against God for "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants." Reports say two responses have been filed on behalf of God; what did they argue?

	Man has brought this upon himself by giving up on religion
	God blames the Devil for the widespread misery
	God admitted to the problem but says that the case was overdue since this had been going on for ages
	The court has no jurisdiction over God, and besides God gave man free will and they should be thankful

9 In the U.S. Senate, there were not enough votes to support a new bill to give more rights to...

	detainees
	women
	animals
	people with a physical disability

10

This animation is comprised of Envisat ASAR mosaics of the Arctic Ocean for 2005, 2006 and 2007 and highlights the changes in sea ice.
Image: ESA.

On Sunday last week, it was announced that Arctic ice levels were at an all time low, opening up a passage via which side?

	Northeast
	Northwest
	Southeast
	Southwest