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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: October 10, 2009

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1 Who won the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix?

Jarno Trulli
Sebastien Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen

2 Tropical storm Henri formed in the Atlantic Ocean this week. How fast were the winds of the hurricane on Tuesday?

35 m.p.h.
40 m.p.h.
45 m.p.h.
50 m.p.h.

3 A new ring was discovered around which planet this week?

Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn

4 Typhoon Melor struck the Japanese island of Homshu on Thursday. How many people were killed as a result?

1
2
3
4

5 Who won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?

Gordon Brown
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Barack Obama
Arnold Schwarzenegger

6 The US deficit broke the previous record this week. What did the amount reach?

$1.2 trillion
$1.4 trillion
$1.6 trillion
$1.8 trillion

7 There were attacks in southern Thailand earlier this week. How many people were injured and how many were killed?

20 injured, 1 killed
30 injured, 2 killed
40 injured, 4 killed
50 injured, 6 killed