“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | Nov 21-27, 2022

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NOVEMBER QUIZ PRIZE

Spying has never been more ubiquitous―or less understood. The world is drowning in spy movies, TV shows, and novels, but universities offer more courses on rock and roll than on the CIA and there are more congressional experts on powdered milk than espionage. This crisis in intelligence education is distorting public opinion, fueling conspiracy theories, and hurting intelligence policy. In Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, Amy Zegart separates fact from fiction as she offers an engaging and enlightening account of the past, present, and future of American espionage as it faces a revolution driven by digital technology.

Drawing on decades of research and hundreds of interviews with intelligence officials, Zegart provides a history of U.S. espionage, from George Washington’s Revolutionary War spies to today’s spy satellites; examines how fictional spies are influencing real officials; gives an overview of intelligence basics and life inside America’s intelligence agencies; explains the deadly cognitive biases that can mislead analysts; and explores the vexed issues of traitors, covert action, and congressional oversight. Most of all, Zegart describes how technology is empowering new enemies and opportunities, and creating powerful new players, such as private citizens who are successfully tracking nuclear threats using little more than Google Earth. And she shows why cyberspace is, in many ways, the ultimate cloak-and-dagger battleground, where nefarious actors employ deception, subterfuge, and advanced technology for theft, espionage, and information warfare.

A fascinating and revealing account of espionage for the digital age, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the reality of spying today.

LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of November 14-20, 2022

1. Ukrainian forces moved into THIS strategic southeast city after Russian fighters retreated across the Dnieper River last week, leaving a potential humanitarian disaster and amid stories of war crimes committed by the occupiers.

A. Odessa
B. Kherson
C. Kharkiv
D. Kyiv

Correct Response: B. Kherson
https://news.yahoo.com/zelenskyy-russian-soldiers-abandoned-kherson-192800856.html

2. Prices in THIS industry crashed last week as FTX, one of the largest exchanges, filed for bankruptcy after failing in merger talks with Binance.

A. Computer chips
B. Wheat futures
C. Crypto
D. Hydrogen fuel cells

Correct Response: C. Crypto
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/funds-disappear-imploding-crypto-exchange-213514063.html

3. President Biden pledged American leadership in the climate change fight when he visited the United Nations COP27 meeting in THIS country.

A. Indonesia
B. Egypt
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Cambodia

Correct Response: B. Egypt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/11/cop27-live-updates-biden-egypt/

4. China eased some of its pandemic measures, resulting in positive response from markets and investors, but the crushing lockdowns of THIS policy backed by President Xi Jinping remain in place.

A. The Great Lockdown
B. Wuhan Protocols
C. Contact Tracing
D. Zero-Covid

Correct Response: D. Zero-Covid
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/business/china-zero-covid-markets.html

5. President Vladimir Putin will not attend THIS gathering of world leaders in Bali, Indonesia. Some heads of state had threatened to skip the event if Putin was to appear even though Russia is a member.

A. G-8
B. ASEAN
C. APEC
D. G-20

Correct Response: D. G-20
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-12/eight-things-to-expect-from-g-20-bali-summit-with-xi-jinping-but-without-putin

6. Six people died and 81 were injured in an explosion in a busy section of Istanbul, in what THIS Turkish President said smelled “like terrorism.”

A. Tayyip Erdogan
B. Ali Babacan
C. Faik Ahmet Barutçu
D. Deniz Baykal

Correct Response: A. Tayyip Erdogan
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/central-istanbul-blast-leaves-multiple-wounded-media-video-2022-11-13/

7. As Qatar makes final preparations for this month’s World Cup of football Sepp Blatter, the former president of THIS sporting federation said selecting the Persian Gulf nation was a mistake, that was influenced by French President Sarkozy.

A. CONCACAF
B. UEFA
C. FIFA
D. CAF

Correct Response: C. FIFA
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1135102137/sepp-blatter-qatar-world-cup-mistake-fifa-sarkozy

8. Fresh from a successful Communist Party Congress where he solidified his grip on power with a landmark third term, THIS president of China is set for the first in-person meeting as leader with U.S. President Joe Biden. However, expectations were low for progress on the numerous global challenges they face.

A. Hu Jintao
B. Xi Jinping
C. Jiang Zemin
D. Guo Boxiong

Correct Response: B. Xi Jinping
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/12/china/g20-xi-biden-meeting-walkup-intl-hnk

9. Rishi Sunak, the new prime minister of THIS country, will represent his nation at the Group of Twenty summit in Bali, where he will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.

A. India
B. United Kingdom
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan

Correct Response: B. United Kingdom
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-arrives-bali-g20-summit-2022-11-13/

10. China has violated Japan’s sovereignty in the East China Sea and “continues to take actions that heighten regional tension in the South China Sea,” according to THIS prime minister of Japan at the East Asian Summit in Cambodia.

A. Yoshihide Suga
B. Fumio Kishida
C. Koji Tomita
D. Asahi Kentaro

Correct Response: B. Fumio Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-tells-asia-leaders-china-infringing-on-japan%27s-sovereignty

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