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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: January 3, 2010

Quiz

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1 Alleged airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is from what country?

Afghanistan
Yemen
Nigeria
Sudan

2 The US Senate passed last-minute Christmas Eve legislation on which important issue?

Afghanistan
Health care
Homeland security
Economy

3 Prominent democracy activist Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to how many years in prison?

1
11
50
Life imprisonment

4 How many Hmong refugees were repatriated to Laos?

100
1,000
4,000
10,000

5 Times Square was shut down on December 30 because?

A New Years ball-dropping rehearsal
Suspicious vehicle
Suspicious package
Michael Bloomberg was being sworn-in for his third term as mayor

6 what is the name of the constructed language in the movie Avatar?

Elvish
Galactic Basic
Klingon
Na'vi