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1) What strategy used by British war chiefs was revealed this week to have been used during World War II to try and guess Hitler's plans?

Ans: They studied his horoscope

Reason: Hungarian Ludwig von Wohl persuaded senior intelligence figures that he could replicate the forecasts of the Nazi leader's personal astrologer. He claimed that if London knew what advice Hitler, born on 20 April, was getting, they would know his next move.

2) What unusual method is being used by the Indonesian government to discourage people from travelling, dangerously, on top of trains?

Ans: Spray-painting people as they cling on

Reason: Twenty-three people were killed in the capital Jakarta last year - either from electrocution or by falling off the top of the train. The "paint" is a mixture of food colouring and water but it makes the skin and eyes itch.

3) A man in Iran, who has been married for ten years, has had his flat confiscated by a court until he delivers on his unusual dowry pledge. What is it?

Ans: Tens of thousands of roses

Reason: His wife said she was claiming the dowry because her "very stingy husband" would not even pay for a cup of coffee, according to the E'temad newspaper.

4) Scientists say that what biological factor can be used to determine how happy a person will be?

Ans: Genes

Reason: An Edinburgh University study of identical and non-identical twins suggests genes may control half the personality traits keeping us happy. The other half is linked to lifestyle, career and relationships.

5) Why are officials in South Africa considering splitting the country into two time zones?

Ans: To combat a crippling energy crisis

Reason: The idea is that the dual time zones would stagger peak demand across the country, the director of public enterprise told parliament.

6) Women in which country are being offered financial incentives to have eight or more children?

Ans: Turkmenistan

Reason: Those who qualify for President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov's reward will receive a one-off payment of $250 (£125). They will also get lifetime benefits such as free dental care, utilities and public transport. There was a large increase in child mortality under the autocratic former President Saparmurat Niyazov.

7) What is the Vatican offering priests a crash course in?

Ans: Hearing confession

Reason: There has been a sharp decline in the number of those going to confession, with some blaming the performance of priests hearing their litany of sins.