Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2009/47

Post your results here!

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

Last Updated: November 15, 2009

Quiz

edit

1 Massive power failures hit what country recently?

Brazil
Venezuela
Chile
Uraguay

2 Washington, D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed earlier this week, but by what method?

Electric chair
Lethal injection
Gas chamber
Hanging

3 Chemicals that leach from what item into water could kill fish, according to a study?

Plastic bags
Plastic bottles
Paper bags
Cigarette butts

4 The UN said this week that how many people worldwide will not have enough to eat?

700 million
850 million
1 billion
1.5 billion

5 Nokia recalled 14 million phone chargers recently, but why?

They had unhealthy levels of lead in them
They leaked
They could have caused electric shocks
They wouldn't fully charge