Quiz of the week: November 4, 2022

Test your knowledge of the stories which made headlines over the past seven days

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• Pope arrives in Bahrain for four-day visit
• Collins Dictionary declares its word of the year
• Plans unveiled for tallest building in far eastern city
• Max Verstappen sets new Formula 1 record at Mexican Grand Prix
• World’s longest train completes 25km journey through Swiss Alps
• Ancient Christian monastery discovered in United Arab Emirates
• European Space Agency releases spooky audio recording of sound from space
• UK MP Matt Hancock suspended from Conservative Party after signing up for reality TV show
• Twitter boss Elon Musk proposes to charge monthly fee for ‘blue tick’ verified account
• Actress reveals that hospital bill for her birth was paid by Martin Luther King Jr

Pictures of the week: From the Pope in Bahrain to Israel’s election

Pope Francis reacts during a meeting with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in the Sakhir Palace during his apostolic journey, south of Manama, Bahrain. Reuters

A boat transports Pirarucu fish to a processing ship, in the San Raimundo settlement lake, in Carauari, Brazil. The giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished. The illegal and unsustainable fishing left river and Indigenous communities struggling to catch their staple food. AP Photo

Omar Al Suwaidi (blue) beats Theyab Al Nuaimi (red) to win gold in the -56kg division. Jiu-Jitsu: World Championship opening day. Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Television screens show a news report about the latest North Korean missile launch with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at an electronic market in Seoul. North Korea fired one long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles on November 3, Seoul's military said, with one prompting warnings for residents of a South Korean island and people in parts of northern Japan to seek shelter. AFP

A man stands in front of mounds of red chili pepper, at the Mirch Mandi wholesale market, in Kunri, Umerkot, Pakistan. "Last year, at this time, there used to be around 8,000 to 10,000 bags of chillies in the market," said trader Raja Daim. "This year, now you can see that there are barely 2,000 bags here, and it is the first day of the week. By tomorrow, and the day after, it will become even less." Reuters

A woman plugs a USB media device containing freedom-related content into a socket on a wall depicting multiple heads of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the Oslo Freedom Forum in Taipei. AFP

A man swims in a swimming pool at a residential condominium in Bangkok. AFP

Afghan children train in circus acts at a home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two teenage Afghan sisters, Najma and Bahara, not only put on spectacular circus acts but also inspire and train others to pursue the art form, spreading joy and fun among Afghan children. The sisters have learned the art from Khalilullah Hamid, the founder of the Afghan Parwana circus, who taught hundreds of students for two decades after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. EPA

The winner of the Mangroves & Wildlife category in the Mangrove Photography Awards 2022, by Jayakumar MN, UAE. Photo: Jayakumar MN / Mangrove Photography Awards

Residents participate in the making of giant kites during the celebration of All Saints Day, in Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Reuters

Sri Lanka's Milka Gehani receives medical attention after sustaining an injury during the Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool. Reuters

Opposition party supporters clash with police during an anti-government protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thousands of opposition party supporters and opposition lawmakers staged a protest march against the government's crackdown and over the alleged failure to address the worst economic crisis. Protests have been affecting the country for over seven months as Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades due to a lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA

Nomadic women milk their hardy Himalayan goats that produce cashmere in the remote Kharnak village in the cold desert region of Ladakh, India. As this part of Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change, shifting weather patterns are altering people’s lives through floods, landslides and droughts in Ladakh, an inhospitable yet pristine landscape of high mountain passes and vast river valleys that in the past was an important part of the famed Silk Road trade route. AP Photo

A woman walks amid maple trees in Srinagar. AFP

Residents dismantle a vehicle belonging to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kanyaruchinya, part of Nyiragongo territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo after it was set on fire overnight by angry residents. AFP

A man wearing an aquarium with goldfishes on his head walks among the pedestrians at the 'Village de Saint-Malo', the start point of the Route du Rhum solo sailing race, in Saint-Malo. The Route du Rhum solo sailing race starts on November 6, 2022, from Saint-Malo to Pointe-a-Pitre in Guadeloupe. AFP

A lighted window and a night sky bright with stars seen as the street lights are switched off in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Scheduled power cuts were introduced in Kyiv, power operator Ukrenergo said, following the Russian destruction of Ukrainian power stations. Russian troops on 24 February entered Ukrainian territory, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA

People participate in a protest against the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey against Kurds, in The Hague, the Netherlands. The organizers of the action accused Turkey of using such weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan and want the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate. EPA

A Syrian boy plays at Beirut's seaside promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea as the sun sets over the capital Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo

The belongings of victims of the deadly Halloween celebration stampede are shown at a gym in Seoul, South Korea. One hundred and fifty-one people have been reported killed and at least 150 others were injured in a deadly stampede on October 29 in Seoul's Itaewon district, after huge crowds of people gathered for Halloween parties, according to fire authorities. Getty Images

Supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro block highway BR-251 during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who won a third term following the presidential election run-off, in Planaltina, Brazil. Reuters

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive to give treats to trick-or-treaters on the South Lawn of the White House, on Halloween. AP Photo

Afghan women carry baskets of saffron flowers in a field on the outskirts of Herat province. AFP

Iraqis stand on the shore of the Shatt al-Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, as the sun sets over Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP

Theopiste Maloko, 42, a local health official, and a nurse collect skin samples from Angelika Lifafu, 6, to test for monkeypox, at the Yalolia health centre, in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Without treatment, Angelika can only wait for the illness to run its course. Ahead of her lies a myriad of possible outcomes including recovery, blindness, or, as was the case with a family member in August, death. "These children have a disease that makes them suffer so much," said Angelika's grandfather Litumbe Lifafu. "We demand the government provides medicines for us poor farmers, and the vaccine to fight this disease." Reuters

Rescue personnel conduct search operations after a bridge across the river Machchhu collapsed at Morbi in India's Gujarat state. At least 130 people were killed in India after a colonial-era pedestrian bridge collapsed, sending scores of people tumbling into the river below, police said on October 31. AFP

Hindu devotees perform a ritual while offering prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of the Hindu festival 'Chhath Puja', at Juhu beach, in Mumbai, India. Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, also known as Surya Shashti. The Sun, considered the god of energy and the life force, is worshiped during the Chhath festival to promote well-being, prosperity, and progress. EPA

The crescent moon sets beyond a stop light in Overland Park, Kansas. AP Photo

Katja, 23, sits with her cats in her new flat in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. The flat where she used to live with 19 cats and other animals, was hit during a Russian missile strike the previous month. She has since moved into a new apartment in the city. Russian troops on 24 February entered Ukrainian territory, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli selects his ballot paper on the day of Israel's general election in a polling station in Jerusalem. Reuters