News quiz: the news from Rome

As Silvio Berlusconi receives a visit from the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, test your knowledge of current affairs in Italy

  1. 1. Gaddafi arrived in Rome bearing a picture of Omar Mukhtar, causing his host some embarassment. Who is Mukhtar?

  2. 2. Gadaffi is to meet 700 Italian women from the world of politics, industry and culture as part of the visit Where did he last hold a similar meeting in Europe?

  3. Silvio Berlusconi and Veronica Lario 3. Berlusconi’s wife, Veronica Lario, recently asked for a divorce. What triggered her decision?

  4. 4. Which newspaper recently published photographs of topless guests in Berlusconi’s holiday villa?

  5. 5. Berlusconi is also president of a football club. Which one?

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