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    Quiz of the week

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

    By The National
    December 02, 2022 at 9:00 am EST
     

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    • Footballer’s lookalike becomes viral sensation at World Cup
    • Country grants citizenship to pop star Dua Lipa
    • New name given to monkeypox by WHO
    • Joe Biden shares picture of himself and Jill at restaurant with Macrons
    • Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in almost 40 years
    • Iconic food granted world heritage status by Unesco
    • Singer-songwriter and member of legendary rock band dies aged 79
    • Queen Elizabeth II portrait sells for record $853,000 at auction
    • New drug Lecanemab hailed as landmark breakthrough in treatment of disease
    • Twitter owner Elon Musk says feud between him and tech company resolved

    Pictures of the week: From flooding in Jeddah to an eruption in Hawaii

    Cars that were washed away by heavy rains are piled up in an alley in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on November 25. AFP
    Purple Ribbon ridden by Jack Mitchell races in the Unibet Wild Flower Stakes at Kempton Park in Sunbury, England. Getty Images
    A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume swims with fish in a large tank during a festive underwater performance at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, Japan. Reuters
    A view of the Empire State Building at the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck in Manhattan. New York officials report tourism in the US city has rebounded to 85 per cent of pre-Covid levels. AFP
    The National's Andy Scott climbs up the 123m flag pole with Trident Support on Sharjah's Flag island. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A student holds balloons as she takes part in an awareness campaign on World Aids Day in Chennai. AFP
    Base-jumper Dani Roman wearing a wingsuit crosses the main arc of the New Bridge in Ronda, Spain. AFP
    Competitors in the Raid des Alizes all-female adventure race on the French Caribbean island of Martinique. AFP
    Al Bahr Towers illuminated to mark UAE's 51st National Day, and Mubadala tower marks Commemoration Day, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A boy extracts oil from sesame seeds using a camel-powered mill in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. AFP
    Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar. AP Photo
    Lava flows from Mauna Loa, the world's biggest active volcano, as it erupts for the first time in 38 years, posing a threat to the people of Hawaii's Big Island. AP
    Circus members from Kenya perform during the weekly general audience held by Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican in Rome. Reuters
    Match officials and players walk out ahead of the Fifa World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Getty Images
    A man steers a boat in Dal Lake amid a thick blanket of fog in Srinagar. AFP
    Tolerance Bridge, a suspension footbridge over the new creek extension along Al Safa park in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A dog guards a car's compartment after a massive avalanche of mud and debris hit the town of Casamicciola Terme in Italy following intense rain. EPA
    Uruguay fans watch the match between Uruguay and Portugal at the Qatar World Cup on a screen in Montevideo. Reuters
    Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said it has rescued three stowaways, pictured above, who were travelling on an oil tanker’s rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria. AP
    Belongings burn as Mexican authorities attempt to enforce an eviction at a migrant encampment close to the US border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. EPA
    Mark Devay in the swimming leg of the World Triathlon Championship Finals Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Turkish riot police in Istanbul take part in a demonstration marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. EPA
    A damaged bus by the sea, after a landslide on the holiday island of Ischia, Italy. Reuters
    Caps are placed on spectators' seats before the Fifa World Cup match between Japan and Costa Rica in Doha, Qatar. EPA
    Ukrainian servicemen rush to change their BM-21 Grad's position after firing towards Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. AFP
    Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup football match between South Korea and Ghana, in the street in Gaza City. AP Photo
    A small plane remains stuck after it crashed into power lines, knocking out electricity for tens of thousands of residents, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US. EPA
    Lopburi locals provide a platter of fruits for the monkey population in Lop Buri, Thailand at the annual Monkey Festival. Getty
    Thousands of members of the Nazareth Baptist Church at the annual prayer and reconciliation ceremony 400 kilometres north of Durban, South Africa. AFP
    In this long camera exposure, cars drive down Saddle Road near Hilo, Hawaii, as Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in 38 years in the distance. AP Photo

    Cars that were washed away by heavy rains are piled up in an alley in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on November 25. AFP

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