“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | May 2-8, 2022

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of April 25-May 1, 2022

1. President Emanual Macron became the first president to win reelection in 20 years when he defeated two-time challenger to hold his grip on THIS residence, a symbol equivalent to the U.S. White House.

A. Sacré-Coeur
B. Grand Palais
C. Élysée Palace
D. Montparnasse

Correct Response: C. Élysée Palace
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/world/europe/french-election-results-macron-le-pen.html

2. The United States announced it will send diplomats back inside Ukraine as THESE American leaders staged the highest level visit to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kviv.

A. Yellen, Blinken
B. Austin, Buttigieg
C. Kerry, Austin
D. Blinken, Austin

Correct Response: D. Blinken, Austin
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-24/blinken-austin-meet-zelenskiy-in-kyiv-in-top-show-of-solidarity

3. Residents of THIS Chinese capital city are hoarding food and supplies as worries grow they may face a Shanghai style Covid-19 lockdown. Officials ordered mass testing in the city’s largest district.

A. Chengdu
B. Wuhan
C. Chongqing
D. Beijing

Correct Response: D. Beijing
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijings-biggest-district-begins-covid-mass-testing-2022-04-25/

4. Russia is looking to THIS Latin American country for support as it faces removal from international institutions like the G20, the World Bank and the IMF. President Bolsonaro visited Putin days before the Ukraine invasion and the country has remained neutral on denouncing Russia.

A. Uruguay
B. Brazil
C. Chile
D. Guyana

Correct Response: B. Brazil
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/americas/russia-asks-brazil-support-imf-intl-latam/index.html

5. China recently signed a security agreement with THIS developing nation, alarming Western powers of a growing relationship between the CCP and a strategic geographically located country in Oceania.

A. Antigua
B. Mauritius
C. Solomon Islands
D. Taiwan

Correct Response: C, Solomon Islands
https://news.yahoo.com/solomon-islands-sign-security-pact-002442608.html

6. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of THIS Latin American country, was extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.

A. Honduras
B. Mexico
C. Colombia
D. Argentina

Correct Response: A. Honduras
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/americas/honduras-juan-orlando-hernandez-extradite-us-intl/index.html

7. The majority of THIS Nordic nation’s population is in favor of joining NATO as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

A. Sweden
B. Luxembourg
C. Malta
D. Norway

Correct Response: A, Sweden
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/21/majority-of-swedes-in-favour-of-joining-nato

8. Hundreds of people in THIS African nation were killed in heavy floods in the area around the coastal city of Durban.

A. South Africa
B. Mozambique
C. Algeria
D. Rwanda

Correct Response: A. South Africa
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/south-africas-durban-recovering-deadly-floods-84260585

9. The shrinking of THIS body of water in Jordan is presenting significant challenges for their agricultural sector, such as sinkholes which consume large portions of soil necessary for crop growth.

A. Mediterranean Sea
B. Dead Sea
C. Gulf of Aqaba
D. Caspian Sea

Correct Response: B, Dead Sea
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/21/earth-day-jordan-farmers-frustrated-over-shrinking-of-dead-sea

10. Trying to gain a foothold in THIS industry, Japan is building a factory in Kagoshima. The materials this industry produces are vital to modern electronics and the advancement of AI technology, specifically with the conduction of electricity.

A. Semiconductors
B. Magnets
C. Insulators
D. Displays

Correct Response: A. Semiconductors
https://www.yahoo.com/now/kyocera-build-largest-plant-japan-120500866.html

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