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Try your hand at our quiz. Who knows, maybe you'll even win this week's prize - a Freakonomics DVD. Click here to complete the questions. Good luck!
The answers will be published here next week.
Answers for last week's quiz:
1. True or false? MTN paid advisers who assisted in negotiating its Nigeria fine over $2bn.
False, it paid over $1bn.
2. Which South African swimmer won the first medal for the country at the Olympics?
Cameron van der Burgh
3. True or false? During the recent municipal elections, the ANC got the majority of the vote in Tshwane.
False, the DA got the majority of the vote.
4. In which country is the city of Aleppo situated?
Syria
5. Who is Japan’s ruling monarch, who recently expressed a wish to abdicate?
Emperor Akihito
6. True or false? There has been no load-shedding for one year.
True.
7. How many years ago did the historic Women’s March against pass laws occur?
Sixty years ago.
8. True or false? Aspen Pharmacare recently bought the rights for Supreme Pharmaceutical’s anaesthetics.
False, it bought the rights for AstraZeneca’s anaesthetics.
9. Which phenomenon could be seen in the sky in many parts of the world during the first two weeks of August?
The Perseid meteor shower
Bonus question in magazine:
10. True or false? At the Olympics, American Michael Phelps beat local Chad le Clos in the 200m butterfly, winning gold.
True.
