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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: April 26, 2009

Quiz

1 The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, announced the 2009 budget last Wednesday. By how much did he predict that the 2011 British GDP would rise?

	0.1%
	1.1%
	3.5%
	4.5%

2 A flu outbreak recently struck Mexico, infecting over a thousand people. What type of flu was it?

	Swine flu
	Bird flu
	Horse flu
	Dog flu

3 A United Nations report released earlier this week said that close to 6,500 civilians were killed in what country as a result of heavy fighting?

	Burundi
	Sri Lanka
	Nepal
	East Timor

4 Which European country's unemployment rate recently climbed past seventeen percent?

	Denmark
	Ireland
	Portugal
	Spain

5 Two ships from what two countries were attacked by Somali pirates this week?

	Kenya and the United States
	Belgium and Ethiopia
	Belgium and Norway
	Russia and South Africa