World News Quiz: What have you missed this week?

By Liu Yuyao

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The new coronavirus, Trump impeachment trial and Brexit. Have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days?

Take our quiz to see how many of these questions you can get right.

1

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the new coronavirus that has emerged in China and spread to several other countries does not yet constitute an international emergency. What's the technical name of the virus?

  • 2019-nCoV

  • SARI

  • SARS

  • H1N1

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White House lawyers began their defense of U.S. President Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial on Saturday. Who is the attorney leading Trump defense?

  • Jason Bull

  • Neil Eggleston

  • Pat Cipollone

  • Emmet Flood

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3

The UK will release about 3 million Brexit coins on Friday when the country officially leaves the European Union. What will the coins be embossed with besides January 31?

  • "Get Brexit done"

  • "Time for real change"

  • "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations"

  • "Peace, prosperity and love with the world"

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4

A SpaceX rocket exploded nine minutes after it was launched to test the emergency escape functionality of the crew capsule. Where did the capsule land?

  • In the ocean

  • Back on the launch pad

  • On an aircraft carrier

  • In a corn field

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5

Lawmakers in which country elected their first female president on Wednesday with an overwhelming majority vote?

  • Greece

  • Croatia

  • Austria

  • Lithuania

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6

On Friday, tennis great, Caroline Wozniacki said farewell to tennis world after bowing out in the third round of the Australian Open. Who was her opponent?

  • Simona Halep

  • Naomi Osaka

  • Ons Jabeur

  • Karolina Pliskova

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Last week, world leaders gathered at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Who participated in the event?

  • Angela Merkel

  • Imran Khan

  • Donald Trump

  • All of the above

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