Martian matter and a climbing critter: it's the Friday news quiz

It’s Friday and for many people the end of the working week is approaching. So why not start winding down for the weekend by testing your knowledge of the news.

No prizes – but you get to brag in the comments below if you do well.

The Guardian weekly news quiz

1. Nasa’s Curiosity rover found complex organic matter on Mars. The robot has lasted longer than Nasa expected. When did it land?

   1. 2008

   2. 2011

   3. 2012

   4. 2014

2. Which British pop star played at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Russia?

   1. Robbie Williams

   2. Elton John

   3. Chris Martin

   4. Kate Bush

3. Greece and Macedonia came close to ending their 27-year naming dispute. What was the proposed new name for FYR Macedonia?

   1. Republic of Upper Macedonia

   2. Republic of North Macedonia

   3. Republic of Vardar Macedonia

   4. Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)

4. The justice minister Phillip Lee resigned this week over Theresa May's Brexit policy. Can you pick him out?

   1. This man?

   2. This man?

   3. This man?

   4. This man?

5. Which Latin American country came a step closer to legalising abortion in cases up to 14 weeks?

   1. Mexico

   2. Argentina

   3. Panama

   4. Chile

6. Mike McCormack won the International Dublin literary award for his novel Solar Bones. How many sentences does it contain?

   1. 1

   2. 1,679

   3. 18,212

   4. 32,554

7. The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, described as 'completely and utterly unacceptable' something displayed by the country's defence force in leaked photos. What was it?

   1. Pictures of naked women

   2. A protest flag about island detention centres

   3. A British flag

   4. A Nazi flag

8. A photo of Angela Merkel staring down at Donald Trump during the G7 summit went viral. But who is the highlighted man?

   1. John Bolton, the US national security adviser

   2. Larry Kudlow, the director of the US National Economic Council

   3. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state

   4. Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury secretary

9. What was embossed in gold on the pen Donald Trump used to sign the historic agreement with North Korea?

   1. The US flag

   2. The seal of the president of the USA

   3. An eagle

   4. The signature of Donald Trump

10. A daredevil animal became an internet sensation after climbing a 25-storey office tower in Minnesota. What type of animal was it?

    1. Raccoon

    2. Squirrel

    3. Meerkat

    4. Wombat

Solutions

1:C - Curiosity took off on 26 November 2011 and landed on Mars on 6 August 2012. It has been on the planet for more than 2,000 Martian days., 2:A - Williams performed a medley of hits and then made headlines for flipping the finger at the Luzhniki stadium before Russia took on Saudi Arabia in the opening match on Thursday., 3:B - Republic of North Macedonia was the chosen name of the four options proposed by the Macedonian-side of the dispute, but their president has now rejected it., 4:B - Phillip Lee said he was 'incredibly sad' to stand down, but that he believed the government’s Brexit policy was detrimental to the lives of his constituents., 5:B - The lower house of Argentina’s congress approved a bill by 129 votes to 123 that would legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. It will now go before the senate and Argentina’s president, Mauricio Macri, who has agreed to sign it if it is approved., 6:A - It is one. The novel is written in a single sentence that flows over 270-plus pages, narrated by a ghost and spanning a single All Souls’ Day, 7:D - The picture showed the Nazi flag flying from an Australian vehicle in Afghanistan in 2007. A spokesperson said the incident was dealt with at the time. In another incident under investigation, an Afghan man who was killed by Australian troops had his prosthetic leg taken from his body and used as a drinking vessel., 8:A - It is John Bolton, Trump's controversial choice, who is considered extremely hawkish on foreign policy issues, including North Korea., 9:D - Trump used a pen embossed in gold with his own signature. One was also provided for Kim Jong-un, but video footage emerged which suggested a member of Kim's entourage swapped the pen over before the signing ceremony., 10:A - The animal, which has been nicknamed spider-raccoon, was eventually captured when it reached the top of the building and 'released on private property at an undisclosed location', which sounds incredibly unspecific and suspicious to us.

Scores

1. 9 and above.

   News guru! You start on Monday.

2. 6 and above.

   Excellent effort.

3. 0 and above.

   Dreadful. What are we even making this website for?

4. 3 and above.

   Could do better.

• Let us know how you score – or argue about the answers in the comments below