Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/28

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

Last Updated: July 13, 2008

1 The World Health Organization told people to stay away from caves in which country due to the risk of contracting the Marburg virus?

An electron micrograph of the Marburg virus.
Image: CDC.

Spain
The Gambia
Nigeria
Uganda

2 The G8 summit took place this week in which Japanese island?

Hashirajima
Hegurajima
Hokkaidō
Honshū

3 Nick Higham recently won the Fröhlich Prize for Mathematics. Which British university is he from?

File:Nick Higham in front of board.jpg
Nick Higham

University of Oxford
University of Manchester
University of Oxford
Birmingham City University

4 A bush crash in Serbia killed Polish tourists. Which town was nearest to the crash?

Žarkovac
Inđija
Voganj
Ilinci

5 What type of crime was targeted by London police with the creation of a new taskforce?

Robbery
Gun violence
Knife violence
Terrorism

6 The iPhone 3G recently went on sale in how many countries?

An Apple iPhone
Image: Blake Burris.

19
20
21
22

7 A car crash in which British region killed six people?

Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
London

8 Which Peruvian town was recently hit by an earthquake?

Aplao
Azángaro
Arequipa
Ayacucho

9 How many missile tests did Iran conduct to launch the operation named Great Prophet III?

8
9
10
11

10 Hurricane Bertha strengthened over which ocean during the last week?

Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian