Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/01

See also: Wikinews' overview of the year 2007.

Welcome to the Wikinews Quiz of 2007 - extended version, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on the news of the past year. This will replace the regular World News Quiz for this week only.

December 31, 2007

January

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1 Which character was accused of punching a teenager at Disney World?

Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Tigger
Winnie the Pooh

2 Momofuku Ando was the subject of tributes in Japan and across the world when he passed away in January. What was his famous invention?

DVD
Karaoke
An industrial robot
Instant noodles

3 Which country shot down one of its satellites with a missile?

USA
Russia
China
Japan

4

Which European country adopted the euro as currency in January?
File:EUR 1 (2007 issue).png
A 1 euro coin

Poland
Hungary
Slovenia
Romania

February

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5

The government of which country announced it was to run Linux on all its computers?
Tux, the Linux mascot

Brazil
China
Cuba
Japan

6 A teacher was arrested for doing what in front of her students?

Swearing
Having sex
Doing drugs
Playing rock and roll

7 In the UK, bird flu killed thousands of what type of bird?

Chickens
Ducks
Geese
Turkeys

8 Scientists expressed concerns over the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder this month. Which species does it affect?

Ants
Seagulls
Jellyfish
Bees

March

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9

The 2007 Cricket World Cup was overshadowed by the suspicious death of Bob Woolmer. Which team did he coach?
Bob Woolmer

Pakistan
India
England
Australia

10 Journalist Alan Johnston went missing in the Gaza Strip. Who was he a reporter for?

BBC
CNN
Fox News
Sky News

11 What event was organised in Belgium to challenge racism?

Sponsored silence
Mass wedding
Hunger strike
Riots

12 In the US, the Mega Millions lottery had its largest ever jackpot. How much was up for grabs?

$350 million
$370 million
$390 million
$400 million

April

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13

What unusual place in Estonia did a mouse make itself at home?
A mouse

Sauna
Vending machine
Computer
Cash machine

14 Which company did Google decide to buy for over $3 billion?

YouTube
DoubleClick
MySpace
FeedBurner

15 Why were over a thousand people evacuated from Plymouth, England?

Gas leak
Terrorist threat
Unexploded bomb
Flood warning

16 The US Coast Guard seized a large amount of cocaine in raids off the coast of Mexico and Panama. What was its street value?

$100 million
$200 million
$500 million
$800 million

17

A huge fire in Buffalo, New York this month produced a plume of smoke that could be seen 40 miles away. What was on fire?
Fire in Buffalo, New York
hilongos

Warehouse
Factory
Oil refinery
Docks

18 The British Ministry of Defence announced it was going to release some of its files on which topic?

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Development of nuclear weapons
Codebreaking
UFOs

19 Why did the UN have to stop supplying aid to Somalia in May?

Lack of funding
Outbreak of war
Ordered to by Somali government
Pirate attacks

20 A man in Egypt tried to take 700 _____s on a plane.

Knives
Fireworks
Wasps
Snakes

June

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21

A scientist from Thailand made what breakthrough related to the durian fruit?
No durians

Sequenced its DNA
Stopped it from bursting when ripe
Managed to freeze it without losing flavour
Grew one that doesn't smell

22 Which celebrity was in and out of jail this month?

Jessica Simpson
Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
Alan Bennett

23 Sony found itself the target of complaints over the computer game Resistance: Fall of Man. What location had they used for a gun fight that led to anger?

A cathedral
A mosque
The Vatican
The Taj Mahal

24 Which Australian location was added to the list of World Heritage Sites?

Uluṟu / Ayers Rock
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Ramsay Street

July

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25

Who won the [[Category:2007 Tour de France|]] overall, earning the yellow jersey?
Yellow jersey

Alberto Contador
Cadel Evans
Tom Boonen
Mauricio Soler

26 What animal living in a residential home was reportedly able to sense impending death?

Cat
Dog
Fish
Parrot

27 Two earthquakes struck which country, leading to leaks of radioactive material from a nuclear power plant?

China
India
Japan
Russia

28 Which former First Lady of the United States passed away in July?

Lady Bird Johnson
Pat Nixon
Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter

August

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29

This car was crushed by a tree during a tornado. But where was it?

Colorado
Missouri
New York
Texas

30 What did two German physicists claim to have done this month?

Created a perpetual motion machine
Perfected nuclear fusion
Discovered a new particle
Broken the speed of light

31 11-year-old Rhys Jones was shot in which UK city?

Glasgow
Liverpool
London
Manchester

32 What disease hit Australia in August?

Bird flu
Dog flu
Horse flu
Kangaroo flu

September

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33 Which country won the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest?

United Kingdom
Greece
Finland
France

34 Of the following, who did not die in September?

Luciano Pavarotti
Colin McRae
Marcel Marceau
Chris Langham

35 Which country won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup?

Germany
England
Brazil
Argentina

36 Which British bank received emergency loans from the Bank of England?

Barclays
NatWest
Northern Rock
Yorkshire Bank

October

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37 What major transport project was approved in London?

Triple-decker buses
Crossrail trainline
New airport
M25 extension

38 In China, what is Wekipedia?

A website
Type of bread
A band
Communism

39 Which airplane began flying commercially this month?

Boeing 787
Boeing 797
Airbus A350
Airbus A380

40 Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson won a Nobel Prize "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory". But which Nobel Prize did they win?

Chemistry
Economics
Physics
Physiology or Medicine

November

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41

Which country did Cyclone Sidr strike?
Cyclone Sidr

Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

42 Where were eight people killed in a school shooting?

Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden

43 Who told Hugo Chávez to "shut up"?

George W Bush
King Juan Carlos I of Spain
John Howard
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

44 How old was Evel Knievel when he died?

63
69
72
75

45 A video was released to the media of a Polish immigrant who died at the Vancouver International Airport in Canada. What weapon did officers use against this man?

Taser
Pepperspray
Baton
Rubber bullet gun

December

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46 What animal escaped at a San Francisco zoo, killing one person?

Elephant
Lion
Tiger
Penguin

47 Belgium finally managed to form a government, after how many days?

172
182
192
202

48 Rail service restarted between North and South Korea this month. How long had it been suspended for?

20 years
30 years
40 years
50 years

49 Who will take over the Pakistani opposition party PPP following the death of Benazir Bhutto?

Her husband
Her brother
Her son
Her sister

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50 Approximately how many stories were published by Wikinews in 2007?

1454
2503
3254
3525

51 For what purposes can you reuse Wikinews content, as long as you attribute it to Wikinews?

None
Educational
Non-commercial
Any