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Last Updated: May 17, 2010

Quiz

1 "I don't consider myself a hero." What person uttered these words recently, after completing what feat?

	An official with the US' Federal Aviation Administration, who helped find the black box from ill-fated Air France Flight 447
	Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson, after circumnavigating the world in a boat by herself
	A crew member for the Atlantis spacecraft, who ordered the takeoff to be stopped minutes before its schedule after discovering a fatal flaw with the engines

2 Two chess grandmasters recently squared off in Bulgaria for the board game's world championship, but of what nationalities were they?

	China and France
	Russia and Canada
	Bulgaria and India

3 Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina has taken what measures to try and quell the country's political crisis?

	Announcing that he will not run in next elections
	Firing and replacing his entire cabinet
	Calling a state of martial law in the capital

4 Which country closed its Thai embassy over violence recently?

	China
	United Kingdom
	United States

5 California's governor proposed a new budget plan earlier this week, comparing the state's current financial situation to what?

	The early '80s recession
	The ongoing crisis in Greece and Ireland
	The 1990 economic slowdown