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“What In The World?” Quiz – Apr 8-14, 2019

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Here’s last week’s questions and answers:

WHAT IN THE WORLD? QUIZ

WEEK OF April 1-7, 2019

1. Pope Francis is in Morocco on an official visit to highlight Muslim-Christian relations, but during his appearances he is also drawing attention to the North African nation’s increasing struggle with THIS issue:

A. Migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Spain
B. Child sex trafficking
C. Religious hate crimes
D. Domestic violence

Correct Response: A. Migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Spain
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Pope-Visits-Morocco-507878161.html

2. In a televised address, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this week that Indian missiles had shot down one of the country’s own satellites from orbit. The successful test puts India in an elite group of nations with the capability of shooting down satellites in space: What are the other nations in this group?

A. Russia, Germany, United States
B. Russia, United Kingdom, United States
C. Russia, China, United States
D. Russia, Israel, United States

Correct Response: C. Russia, China, United States
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-27/india-says-its-missile-development-crucial-for-national-security

3. Saudi Arabia released women’s rights activists Rokaya Mohareb, Aziza al-Yousef, and Eman al-Nafjan this week after they spent 10 months in prison on charges related to their advocacy. What restriction on women did the Saudi government end up abolishing shortly after the three women were arrested last year?

A. The travel restriction on unaccompanied women
B. The ban on women’s suffrage
C. The requirement that women wear the abaya, or long-sleeved black robe
D. The ban on women driving

Correct Response: D. The ban on women driving
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/28/707722564/saudi-arabia-releases-3-womens-rights-activists-from-prison-others-still-held

4. The British parliament defeated the exit plan Prime Minister Theresa May brokered with the EU for a third straight time, making THIS date the new legal deadline for Brexit. Mrs. May said she would present her deal for yet a fourth vote in order to prevent a “hard Brexit,” or one with no agreed upon terms, a situation that could have devastating consequences for the UK’s economy:

A. April 12
B. May 22
C. June 15
D. July 1

Correct Response: A. April 12
https://www.apnews.com/037dc679580448a08b42d52cae49b53e

5. On the eve of municipal elections in Turkey, several candidates and members of THIS party have been detained on suspicion of terrorism, but others from the targeted party say that the arrests are a ploy to reduce opposition to Turkish President Erdogan’s party:

A. The Republican People’s Party, aligned with opposition leader Deniz Baykal
B. The People’s Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish party
C. The Felicity Party, led by exiled opposition leader Fetullah Gulen
D. The Freedom Party, a secular party dedicated to a government with no Islamic influence

Correct Response: B. The People’s Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish party
https://www.foxnews.com/world/pro-kurdish-party-members-detained-before-turkeys-elections

6. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration was cutting off foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador because they “set up” migrant caravans. Collectively, these three nations are also known by THIS term:

A. The Central Bloc
B. The Northern Triangle
C. The CAM (Central America and Mexico)
D. The MesoAmerican Group

Correct Response: B. The Northern Triangle
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/30/trump-immigration-central-america-aid-cut-democrats

7. The ongoing popular effort to oust Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika got an important endorsement from THIS figure, who called on the leader to resign, citing an article in the country’s constitution that states that if the president becomes too ill to govern, the office is to be considered vacant:

A. Moroccan King Mohammed VI
B. Saïd Bouteflika, the president’s brother, and potential successor
C. Chakib Khelil, the president’s right-hand man, and the CEO of Sonatrach, the government-owned oil company
D. Lt. General Ahmed Gaid Salah, head of Algeria’s army, often credited with keeping Bouteflika in power

Correct Response: D. Lt. General Ahmed Gaid Salah, head of Algeria’s army, often credited with keeping Bouteflika in power
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/26/africa/abdelaziz-bouteflika-algeria-intl/index.html

8. Ukrainians will go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, choosing among a chocolate magnate, a TV star, and an energy tycoon. Who currently occupies the office of president in Ukraine?

A. Volodymyr Zelenskiy
B. Petro Poroshenko
C. Yulia Tymoshen
D. Iosif Kobzon

Correct Response: B. Petro Poroshenko
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/europe/ukraine-elections-putin-intl/index.html

9. Low-budget airline WOW Air, headquartered in THIS country, abruptly shut down last week, stranding thousands of passengers in North America and Europe:

A. Norway
B. Canada
C. Iceland
D. Scotland

Correct Response: C. Iceland
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/business/wow-air-scli-intl/index.html

10. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were poised to perform the first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) last week, but Ms. Koch was replaced by her male colleague Nick Hague for THIS reason:

A. Ms. Koch fell ill
B. Ms. Koch rotated off the ISS crew just before the walk
C. There was no spacesuit available in Ms. Koch’s size
D. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requirements dictate that as many spacewalks as possible must be mixed-gender

Correct Response: C. There was no spacesuit available in Ms. Koch’s size
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/26/nasa-cancels-1st-all-female-spacewalk-due-to-spacesuit-availability.html

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