Quizz Time!

Nickatilynx · 03-25-2005

Test your knowledge of world news events in our quiz.

Question 1
Peru's former President, Alberto Fujimori, who was driven into exile by a corruption scandal in 2000, has given his backing to a product that he hopes will help him make a political comeback. What is it?

A: A washing powder

B: A cola drink

C: An accounting software package

Question 2
Ugandans marched through the streets of Kampala in protest against which Western pop star?

A: Reggae star Sizzla, who was forced to cancel a planned tour after being arrested for gun-running

B: Sir Bob Geldof, who urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to step down

C: Bono, who demanded the government do more to combat HIV/Aids

Question 3
Pope John Paul II is to get what named after him in honour of his 85th birthday?

A: A mountain peak in central Italy - the Pope has enjoyed hiking

B: A new, national football stadium in his native Poland - the Pope enjoyed football as a young man

C: A new, national theatre in Rome - the Pope once considered becoming an actor

Question 4
How did Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi liven up the Arab League summit in Algiers?

A: He offered political asylum in Libya to the US singer Michael Jackson

B: He walked out because another delegate lit a cigarette during the opening ceremony

C: He dubbed both the Israelis and the Palestinians idiots

Question 5
"It was a kidnapping cooked up by [President] Bush" - who said this, this week?

A: The former head of the Colombia's Cali drug cartel who is about to go on trial in the US

B: Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer on his detention in Japan

C: Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide - in his first television interview in South Africa

Question 6
What else is so remarkable about Lucky, the red-eared slider turtle which survived a pet shop fire in Indiana that killed 150 other animals?

A: The heat of the fire marked his shell with the face of Satan

B: The heat of the fire marked his shell with a smiley face

C: The heat of the fire changed the colour of his shell to bright pink

Question 7
Which Malaysian professionals were awarded a massive pay rise this week?

A: School teachers

B: Rubber tappers

C: Floggers and executioners

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Nickatilynx Banned Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 15,115	Test your knowledge of world news events in our quiz. Question 1 Peru's former President, Alberto Fujimori, who was driven into exile by a corruption scandal in 2000, has given his backing to a product that he hopes will help him make a political comeback. What is it? A: A washing powder B: A cola drink C: An accounting software package Question 2 Ugandans marched through the streets of Kampala in protest against which Western pop star? A: Reggae star Sizzla, who was forced to cancel a planned tour after being arrested for gun-running B: Sir Bob Geldof, who urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to step down C: Bono, who demanded the government do more to combat HIV/Aids Question 3 Pope John Paul II is to get what named after him in honour of his 85th birthday? A: A mountain peak in central Italy - the Pope has enjoyed hiking B: A new, national football stadium in his native Poland - the Pope enjoyed football as a young man C: A new, national theatre in Rome - the Pope once considered becoming an actor Question 4 How did Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi liven up the Arab League summit in Algiers? A: He offered political asylum in Libya to the US singer Michael Jackson B: He walked out because another delegate lit a cigarette during the opening ceremony C: He dubbed both the Israelis and the Palestinians idiots Question 5 "It was a kidnapping cooked up by [President] Bush" - who said this, this week? A: The former head of the Colombia's Cali drug cartel who is about to go on trial in the US B: Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer on his detention in Japan C: Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide - in his first television interview in South Africa Question 6 What else is so remarkable about Lucky, the red-eared slider turtle which survived a pet shop fire in Indiana that killed 150 other animals? A: The heat of the fire marked his shell with the face of Satan B: The heat of the fire marked his shell with a smiley face C: The heat of the fire changed the colour of his shell to bright pink Question 7 Which Malaysian professionals were awarded a massive pay rise this week? A: School teachers B: Rubber tappers C: Floggers and executioners