'Weekly News Quiz'

                   12th Oct '08

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    1. The banking system in which country almost completely collapsed this week?
    Iceland
    Sweden
    Norway



    2. A probe found which politician guilty of an abuse of power?
    Barack Obama
    Joe Biden
    Sarah Palin



    3.What happened to the National Debt Clock in New York?
    It was replaced by a giant cuckoo clock
    It ran out of noughts
    It's total began shrinking



    4. The New York Times reported there was a 50-50 possibility of a merger between which 2 major U.S. companies?
    Hewlett-Packard and Dell
    General Motors and Chrysler
    Home Depot and Wal-Mart Stores



    5. Which country announced a 13% drop in month on month exports?
    China
    Japan
    Germany



    6. How much did U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott pay for his 10-day trip to the International Space Station?
    $30m
    $40m
    $50m



    7. The "deepest ever" living fish have been discovered in the Japan Trench in the Pacific - how far down are they?
    2.8 miles
    4.8 miles
    6.8 miles



    8.Who became the 2,371st celebrity to be immortalized on Hollywood's Walk of Fame?
    Tim Robbins
    Bill Murray
    Robert Downey Jr



    9. Which artist opened a fake pet shop in New York this week?
    Damien Hirst
    Banksy
    Richard Prince



    10. Daniel Craig needed plastic surgery after what kind of accident on the set of the new James Bond film?
    He was cut by flying glass
    He was kicked
    He was burned

     

Answers:

1.Iceland 2. Sarah Palin 3. It ran out of noughts 4. General Motors and Chrysler 5. Germany 6. $30m 7. 4.8 miles 8. Tim Robbins 9. Banksy 10. He was kicked



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