“What in the World?” Quiz – Week of July 1-7, 2018

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JULY 2018 MONTHLY PRIZE

“Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism”

by Ian Bremmer

Review

“Required reading to help repair a world in pieces and build a world at peace.”
— António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General

“The best book yet on the waves Donald Trump rode to power. Ian Bremmer is right that rage and scorn are not plans. He provides good practical ideas for what can be done.”
—Lawrence Summers, professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and former director or the National Economic Council

“Few can beat Ian Bremmer in taking the pulse on the health of nations and the world. Here he dives into the divisions and disputes of the wave of protests and populism that gave the US Donald Trump and Europe Brexit.”
—Carl Bildt, co-chair of European Council on Foreign Relations

“My favorite thinker on geopolitics offers a masterful analysis of why globalism crashed and populism has soared. This book won’t just help you predict the future of nations; it will play a role in shaping that future.”
—Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg

“A crisp and compelling anatomy of present political ills across many countries. Bremmer’s discussion of global approaches to revising the social contract between government and citizen offers a welcome ray of light.”
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, president & CEO of New America

“Global politics is a jungle today. Thank goodness Ian Bremmer can be your guide.”
—David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee

“Once again, Ian Bremmer provides a striking preview of tomorrow’s top stories. A timely warning, but also a source of hope, Us vs. Them is required reading for those worried about our world’s future.”
—Nouriel Roubini, author of Crisis Economics; professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business; chairman of Roubini Macro Associates

“Ian Bremmer is provocative, controversial, and always intelligent about the state of our world, which he knows so well!”
—Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Source: Amazon.com

About the Author

Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He has published ten books, including Superpower and the national bestsellers The End of the Free Market and Every Nation for Itself. He lectures widely and writes a weekly foreign affairs column for TIME magazine, where he’s editor at large. He lives in New York City.

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Here’s last week’s questions and answers:

WHAT IN THE WORLD? QUIZ

Week of Jun 24-30, 2018

1. This week Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand, gave birth to her first child and became the first leader to take maternity leave while in office, but she’s the second world leader to give birth while in power. Which of the following women was the first?

A. Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of the United Kingdom
B. Golda Meir, prime minister of Israel
C. Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan
D. Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil

Correct Response: C. Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/22/new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-gave-birth-to-her-first-child.html

2. The United States announced this week that it will withdraw from membership in THIS United Nations organization, because of what UN Ambassador Nikki Haley called the organization’s, “disproportionate focus and unending hostility toward Israel”:

A. UN Human Rights Council
B. International Court of Justice
C. UN Security Council
D. General Assembly

Correct Response: A. UN Human Rights Council
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/politics/haley-pompeo-human-rights-bias/index.html

3. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCR) issued a report this week stating that security forces in THIS nation carry out “unjustified killings without any apparent consequences,” signaling that the rule of law is almost non-existent:

A. Honduras
B. El Salvador
C. Nicaragua
D. Venezuela

Correct Response: D. Venezuela
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/06/22/basic-human-rights-being-chiseled-away-in-venezuela-un-report.html

4. BMW and THIS major European manufacturer stated that, unless the Theresa May’s government can come up with clear trade guidelines with the EU by August, they will shut down all their UK facilities and stop doing business there, ahead of Brexit. Their departure could mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in Britain:

A. Peugeot
B. BASF
C. Airbus
D. GlaxoSmithKline

Correct Response: C. Airbus
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/22/theresa-may-will-listen-to-airbus-brexit-concerns-no-10-says

5. The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to THIS action, set for August:

A. Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula
B. Ending the Korean War
C. Reunification of the two Koreas
D. Reunions of families separated by the Korean conflict

Correct Response: D. Reunions of families separated by the Korean conflict
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-reunion/north-and-south-korea-agree-to-round-of-reunions-of-divided-families-idUSKBN1JI076

6. Forty female inspectors finished their training and are ready to begin working in Saudia Arabia as the nation ends a ban that made it illegal for women to do THIS:

A. Traveling without a male family member
B. Working for the government
C. Driving
D. Voting in municipal and regional elections

Correct Response: C. Driving
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-women-driving-inspectors/saudi-female-accident-inspectors-prepare-for-women-driving-idUSKBN1JI106

7. After declaring bankruptcy in 2017, THIS three-time Wimbledon champion now finds himself embroiled in a scandal over a fake diplomatic passport from the Central African Republic (CAR). The tennis pro in question claims that the diplomatic passport he holds as a sports and culture attaché to the EU on behalf of the CAR grants him diplomatic immunity from any further judicial proceedings related to his bankruptcy filing:

A. Rafael Nadal
B. Boris Becker
C. Andy Murray
D. Ivan Lendl

Correct Response: B. Boris Becker
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44581763

8. This week, U.S. officials announced that the North Korea would dismantle its ballistic missile test site, Sohae, as President Trump announced after his June 12 summit with Kim Jong-un. North Korea has not formally agreed to the dismantling of any weapons facilities, and independent watchdog groups report no activity indicating that the nation is doing so; when asked to comment on the purported dismantling of Sohae, THIS person, the US secretary of defense stated, “The detailed negotiations have not begun. I wouldn’t expect that at this point”:

A. Jim Mattis
B. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
C. Mike Pompeo
D. Steven Miller

Correct Response: A. Jim Mattis
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-site/u-s-identifies-north-korea-missile-test-site-it-says-kim-committed-to-destroy-idUSKBN1JH02B

9. In retaliation for U.S.-imposed tariffs that began June 1 on steel and aluminum imported from the EU, U.S. products—from bourbon to electronics—are now subject to a range of tariffs when they arrive in Europe. A tariff of THIS percentage, levied on clothing, bedding, sun lamps and tanning beds, is the highest:

A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%

Correct Response: D. 50%
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/22/622488352/eu-tariffs-take-effect-retaliating-for-trumps-taxes-on-imported-steel-and-alumin

10. After public outcry, both at home and abroad, President Trump ended the unpopular practice of separating children from their parents, part of his administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy on THIS issue:

A. Voter fraud
B. Illegal immigration
C. Opiod abuse
D. Hate crimes

Correct Response: B. Illegal immigration
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/parted-at-u-s-border-by-trump-policy-migrants-seek-their-children-idUSKBN1JI1CI

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