“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | August 1-7, 2022

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Last Week’s Quiz Winners

Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
Leslie Fort, Mount Laurel, NJ
Barbara Cleland, Weston, CT
Adam Leff, Bethel, ME
H. Osborne, Chapen Hill, TN
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Catherine Kelly, Nashville, TN
Donald McKenzie, Nashville, TN
Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN
Jo Mack, Pittsburgh, PA
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
Paul Love, Marlboro, VT
R. Hillary Willett, Irvine, CT
Simon Weston, Guilford, Surrvey, UK

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JULY 2022 QUIZ PRIZE

Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World

By Jessica Nabongo

In this inspiring travelogue, celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo―the first Black woman on record to visit all 195 countries in the world―shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections.

It was a daunting task, but Jessica Nabongo, the beloved voice behind the popular website The Catch Me if You Can, made it happen, completing her journey to all 195 UN-recognized countries in the world in October 2019. Now, in this one-of-a-kind memoir, she reveals her top 100 destinations from her global adventure.
Beautifully illustrated with many of Nabongo’s own photographs, the book documents her remarkable experiences in each country, including:

A harrowing scooter accident in Nauru, the world’s least visited country,
Seeing the life and community swarming around the Hazrat Ali Mazar mosque in Afghanistan,
Horseback riding and learning to lasso with Black cowboys in Oklahoma,
Playing dominoes with men on the streets of Havana,
Learning to make traditional takoyaki (octopus balls) from locals in Japan,
Dog sledding in Norway and swimming with humpback whales in Tonga,
A late night adventure with strangers to cross a border in Guinea Bissau,
And sunbathing on the sandy shores of Los Roques in Venezuela.

Along with beloved destinations like Peru and South Africa, you’ll also find tales from far-flung corners and seldom visited destinations, including Tuvalu, North Korea, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Nabongo’s stories are love letters to diversity, beauty, and culture―and most of all, to the people she meets along the way. Throughout, she offers bucket-list experiences for other travel-lovers looking to follow in her footsteps.

For armchair travelers or readers planning a trip around the globe, this arresting collection will awe and inspire!

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of July 24-31, 2022

1. Russian missiles struck THIS Ukraine port city on Saturday, one day after an agreement was signed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN to permit shipment of grain through the port. Ukraine is a key supplier of grain to the global market.

A. Odesa
B. Mariupol
C. Sevastopol
D. Lviv

Correct Response: A. Odesa
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-pledges-more-military-aid-ukraine-peace-seems-far-off-2022-07-22/

2. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency, the highest level of alert, as the Monkeypox virus spread accelerated. THIS WHO director chose to issue the warning after a committee of experts was deadlocked.

A. António Guterres
B. Tedros Ghebreyesus
C Ursula von der Leyen
D. Rafael Grossi

Correct Response: B. Tedros Ghebreyesus
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/monkeypox-outbreak-constitutes-global-health-emergency-who-2022-07-23/

3. A long-term investigation of THIS Chinese telecommunications company recently showed its cell towers placed near sensitive U.S. military installations in the Midwest may have been used to intercept and potentially disrupt American strategic nuclear forces’ communications.

A. Weibo
B. Alibaba
C. Tencent
D. Huawei

Correct Response: D. Huawei
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/23/politics/fbi-investigation-huawei-china-defense-department-communications-nuclear/index.html

4. President João Lourenço called for voters to back the ruling Popular Movement party in next month’s elections to honor the memory of President Eduardo dos Santos who died on July 8th to return him to power. The Popular Movement has dominated politics in the capital of Luanda since THIS country gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

A. Zimbabwe
B. South Africa
C. Angola
D. Mozambique

Correct Response: C. Angola
https://www.africanews.com/2022/07/24/angola-elections-joao-lourenco-calls-to-honor-the-memory-of-dos-santos/

5. The announcement that THIS American politician was planning a visit to Taiwan drew extremely sharp warnings from China that could prompt a military response according to officials who spoke with “Financial Times.”

A. Nancy Pelosi
B. Donald Trump
C. Ron DeSantis
D. Mitch McConnell

Correct Response: A. Nancy Pelosi
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-heightens-warning-us-over-possible-house-speaker-pelosi-visit-taiwan-ft-2022-07-23/

6. Britain issued a first-ever emergency order in this category as it faced THIS.

A. Massive influx of asylum-seekers
B. Extreme heat
C. Monkeypox epidemic
D. Post-Brexit recession

Correct Response: B. Extreme heat
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/04/16/in-chilly-parts-of-europe-heatwaves-strengthen-environmentalism

7. Jonas Vingegaard won the 109th Tour de France, a 2,068 mile bicycle race with a starting line in THIS country.

A. France
B. Spain
C. Italy
D. Denmark

Correct Response: D. Denmark
https://apnews.com/article/sports-france-paris-cycling-tour-de-294c08234067e5935f9d8b6a894a474c

8. Over 1,200 migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Ethopia and Somalia made the dangerous crossing of THIS body of water in a 24-hour period with more than 500 brought to the island of Lampedusa.

A. Aegean Sea
B. English Channel
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Red Sea

Correct Response: C. Mediterranean Sea
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62283202

9. The party of Imran Khan, Prime Minister of THIS country until a no-confidence vote in April, scored a political upset in the Punjab region, boosting prospects for the former cricket star to return to power.

A. Malaysia
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Brunei

Correct Response: C. Pakistan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/24/imran-khan-pakistan-election/

10. China continued work on THIS project it has called the “Heavenly Palace” expected to be completed by the end of the year.

A. Space station
B. Beijing Disneyland
C. Long-duration deep sea habitat
D. Built from scratch industrial city on the high Tibetan Plain

Correct Response: A. Space station
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-62282862

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