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Last Updated: February 6, 2009

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1 Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round of the 2008 presidential election in Zimbabwe, but yet is now taking the post of Prime Minister. Why is he not President?

	He lost the run off election and thus retains his former position of Prime Minister
	Tsvangirai withdrew from the run off election claiming state-sponsored attacks against his supporters.
	It was revealed that Tsvangirai was not actually born in Zimbabwe, thus he is ineligible for the office of president
	A re-count found significant irregularities, making the election invalid.

2 Judges in England's High Court of Justice have said that the United States threatened to withdraw anti-terrorism intelligence cooperation if they revealed part of a Guantanamo Bay detainee's case. What did the US claim he was planning when originally arresting him.

	The U.S. said he had planned to give strategic information to the enemy
	The U.S. said he had planned to steal humanitarian aid
	The U.S. said he had planned a "dirty bomb" attack
	The U.S. said he had planned an attack on a hospital.

3 In the United States, six men have been charged in connection to the February 2, 2005 crash of a jet owned by Platinum Jet Management at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport. Which of the following were they not charged with?

	Continuing to fly a Challenger CL-600 model aircraft after they had been recalled.
	Routinely undertaking and concealing dangerous fueling and weight-distribution practices.
	Operating commercial charters for a year between November 2002 and November 2003 without a valid licence and filing such flights as noncommercial.
	Using pilots that were not adequately qualified to fly commercial flights.

4 Why did the English Football Association lodge a complaint against broadcaster ITV over coverage of the Everton F.C.–Liverpool F.C game?

	They cut to commercial during the only goal of the game.
	They showed footage of nude fans.
	Commentators made comments on the game that were "not in good taste"
	They did not show any overtime to viewers in South England.

5 On January 11, 2009, an 18-year-old teenager was arrested for writing her nickname, "2shie", on a wall in a café near Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. What was her sentence?

	$200 (AUD)
	$1700 (AUD)
	Two weeks in jail
	Three months in jail