Test Your News IQ

What was the name of the carrier that crashed landed one of its planes into the Hudson River, New York, on January 15th 2009, after a double bird strike crippled one of the aircraft's engines?

  • US Airways
  • Continental
  • Delta

American Charla Nash had her hands, nose, lips and eyelids ripped off in February by what type of animal?

  • Alligator
  • Dog
  • Chimpanzee

Which cricket enthusiast and U.S. financier was charged with fraud in excess of US$8bn in February, 2009?

  • Allen Stanford
  • Donald Trump
  • Dick Fuld

Who was elected as the new South African President on May 9th, 2009?

  • Jacob Zuma
  • Joseph Kabila
  • Sese Seko Mobutu

Which British actress fronted the campaign which resulted in Nepalese soldiers gaining full UK residency rights in May, 2009?

  • Sienna Miller
  • Dame Judi Dench
  • Joanna Lumley

Sultan Kosen, from Turkey, was announced as the Guinness World Records Tallest Man in September, 2009. How tall is he?

  • 8ft
  • 8ft 1