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IN DEPTH: NEWS QUIZ

Weekly quiz

CBC News Online | Nov. 7, 2007

Test your knowledge of weekly events in the world of news, business, sports and arts.

1. Who of the following is not a former prime minister of Pakistan?
	A. Benazir Bhutto
	B. Nawaz Sharif
	C. Shaukat Aziz
	D. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain

2. French aid workers were arrested in what country and accused of trying to abduct children?
	A. Sudan
	B. Chad
	C. Somalia
	D. Ethiopia

3. An RCMP officer was shot and killed this week. Where?
	A. Nunavut
	B. Winnipeg
	C. Victoria
	D. Happy Valley-Goose Bay

4. Numbers released on Friday showed Canada's jobless rate at 5.8 per cent. When was the last time the rate was 5.8 per cent?
	A. 1952
	B. 1974
	C. 1986
	D. 2003

5. Why will beer drinkers likely see a rise in prices in the new year?
	A. Taxes on beer are going up.
	B. Fewer deliveries because of pressures on the trucking industry.
	C. Restrictions on water use in the United States and parts of Canada have led to increased production costs.
	D. A worldwide shortage of hops.

6. J.K. Rowling has completed her first post-Harry Potter book. How soon will it appear in bookstores?
	A. Next month.
	B. In the spring.
	C. In a year.
	D. Never.

7. Transport Canada has authorized a Toronto-based company to produce a 100 per cent electric car for the Canadian market. What is the car called?
	A. ZIPP
	B. ZENN
	C. ZERO
	D. ZEDD

8. Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu was criticized at a Quebec provincial commission this past week. Why?
	A. For a violent hit on the ice.
	B. For demanding to be traded out of Montreal.
	C. For his poor French language skills.
	D. For criticizing his team off the ice.

9. Which of these countries went to the polls this week?
	A. Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago
	B. Pakistan and Georgia
	C. Mexico and Venezuela
	D. France and Indonesia

10. A painting that hung neglected in an Ottawa home for decades was recently revealed to be the work of:
	A. Vincent van Gogh
	B. Tom Thomson
	C. Ken Danby
	D. Johannes Vermeer