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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: July 5, 2009

Quiz

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1 Who put her career and commitments before an opportunity to compete for the Miss America title this week?

Emily Cook
Kristina Cook
Kristina Higgins
Emily Higgins

2

How many journalists does Amnesty International estimate have been detained in Iran due to post-election unrest?

20
40
30
50

3 A report of a Nile monitor lizard reproducing by parthenogenesis was in the news this week. Which species was also reported to have done this in 2007?

Tortoise
Emperor Penguin
Hammerhead Shark
Sheep

4

File-sharing website The Pirate Bay was sold this week. For how much (in millions of Swedish krona)?

35
40
60
75

5 An explosion in Italy this week was the result of a train carrying liquefied gas partially derailing. How many carriages came off the tracks?

none
1
2
4