“What in the World?” Quiz – Week of March 25-31, 2018

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Check your global affairs awareness with these ten questions taken from the week’s news reports provided via @TNWAC #TNWACquiz.

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Here’s last week’s questions and answers:

WHAT IN THE WORLD? QUIZ

Week of Mar 24-31, 2018

1. The U.S. announced sanctions against 19 Russia individuals and entities for meddling in the 2016 presidential elections, as well as for launching a series of cyber attacks against nuclear, commercial, electrical, water, aviation and manufacturing facilities. An analysis by cybersecurity company Symantec shows that a group of hackers, known by THIS nickname, was successful in gaining access to energy companies’ core operating systems in the U.S. and Europe:

A. Dragonfly
B. Draconius
C. Condor
D. Hacker Group #5

Correct Response: A. Dragonfly
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-russia-sanctions-energygrid/in-a-first-u-s-blames-russia-for-cyber-attacks-on-energy-grid-idUKKCN1GR2GN

2. Outrage over the killing of a journalist investigating government corruption has rocked Bratislava, the capital of THIS nation. Over 65,000 people have protested in Bratislava alone, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in other cities, leading to the resignation of the nation-in-question’s prime minister, Robert Fico:

A. Macedonia
B. Serbia
C. Slovenia
D. Slovakia

Correct Response: D. Slovakia
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43437993

3. Migrants clashed with police officers over the death of a Senegalese street vendor in THIS Spanish city. Mame Mbaye Ndiaye collapsed from a heart attack after reportedly running over a kilometer from police who were pursuing him on motorcycles:

A. Valencia
B. Madrid
C. Seville
D. Malaga

Correct Response: B. Madrid
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43426962

4. An estimated 50,000 people have fled two separate offensives in Syria, one by Syria’s government to retake Ghouta and supported by Russian air strikes, and the other by Turkish forces targeting a US-backed Kurdish militia. The refugees, attacks, and number of factions fighting all seem to keep multiplying as the war in Syria reaches the grim marker of THIS many years, and still raging:

A. 10
B. 6
C. 7
D. 5

Correct Response: C. 7
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/16/7-years-into-the-syrian-war-is-there-a-way-out/

5. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its World Happiness Report, which polls residents of 156 different countries on variables such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, and generosity. All of the Scandinavian nations ranked high, but THIS one edged out all of its neighbors for the title of “Happiest Country”:

A. Denmark
B. Finland
C. Iceland
D. Norway

Correct Response: B. Finland
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/finland-happiest-country-world-180968510/

6. Africa’s only female head of state, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, announced that she will resign as president of THIS nation, following accusations that she used a credit card belonging to an NGO to make personal purchases:

A. Liberia
B. Tunisia
C. Lesotho
D. Mauritius

Correct Response: D. Mauritius
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43443266

7. Following the announcement that he would be investigated for crimes against humanity, Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte announced that he was withdrawing his nation from membership in the International Criminal Court by rescinding ratification of THIS treaty:

A. Rome Statute
B. Ottawa Treaty
C. Kumanovo Agreement
D. Treaty of Nice

Correct Response: A. Rome Statute
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/14/rodrigo-duterte-to-pull-philippines-out-of-international-criminal-court-icc

8. As Russians head to the polls to elect a president for the next 6 years, THIS candidate is predicted to win, with 70% of the electorate’s support, or close to 10 times the support of the closest challenger. In fact, the only thing that could shake up the contest, whose outcome has been predicted for months, would be an exceptionally low voter turnout:

A. Vladimir Putin
B. Ksenia Sobchak
C. Pavel Grudinin
D. Grigory Yavlinsky

Correct Response: A. Vladimir Putin
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-election/putin-on-track-for-commanding-win-as-russians-head-to-polls-idUSKCN1GT0TL

9. 63 year-old Constantin Reliu appeared in court in his native Romania to have THIS official court document overturned, but his request was denied because, according the court, the time limit on the appeal had expired:

A. Divorce decree
B. Revocation of citizenship
C. Death certificate
D. Certification of origin

Correct Response: C. Death certificate
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/16/romanian-court-tells-man-he-is-not-alive

10. The White House nominated Gina Haspel to be the first woman to lead the CIA in the agency’s 70-year history. Ms. Haspel is expected to have difficulty gaining the Senate’s approval, however, due to her involvement in this agency-related scandal:

A. The Iran-Contra Affair
B. The U.S. embassy security failure in Benghazi, Libya
C. Drug trafficking in Southeast Asia and racketeering
D. Overseeing the waterboarding of terrorism suspects held in a secret prison

Correct Response: D. Overseeing the waterboarding of suspects held in a secret prison
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/16/gina-haspel-cia-torture-allegations

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