Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/03

Welcome to the Wikinews World News Quiz, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this week's news.

Last Updated: January 13, 2008

Quiz

1 Which president did Wikinews interview this week?

	George W. Bush
	Shimon Peres
	Nicholas Sarkozy
	Wikinews didn't interview any president.

2 In the United States a man was caught eating what?

	His girlfriend
	A dog
	A cat
	Nothing

3

China will ban what starting in June 2008?

	Dogs
	Paper clips
	Television
	Plastic bags

4

The iTunes Store, formerly the iTunes Music Store.

Protesters marked the anniversary of the Guantanamo detention center. How many people were in the crowd?

	90
	100
	200
	1000

5 Apple Inc. is forced to lower their prices in the UK iTunes store because of?

	Too many illegal downloads
	The artists want to give people a break
	Customers in the UK are paying up to 10% more than in other EU countries
	UK customers are buying music less than when the service started

6 Several British troops were forced to receive blood from American donors or they could have died. Were the Americans properly tested before donating?

	The donors did not receive the proper testing that is required for donating blood.
	The donors did receive the proper testing that is required for donating blood.
	The U.S. says that all of the donors have since been found not to be infected with HIV or hepatitis B.
	It was an emergency so they could not be tested before donating.

7 Hezbollah network Al-Manar is now available to Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and most of Europe. How many viewers does the network receive daily worldwide?

	1 viewer
	1 million
	10-15 million
	20 million

8 Snow has not fallen in Baghdad, Iraq for how many years?

	15 years
	60 years
	80 years
	100 years

9

Artist's conception of Smith's Cloud approaching our galaxy.

In approximately how many years astronomers predict a gas cloud will smash into the Milky Way?

	2 million years
	8 million years
	10 million years
	20 to 40 million years