“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | Dec 13-19, 2021

As you plan your year end giving please consider supporting the global affairs awareness programs of the Tennessee World Affairs Council.

The Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donations to TNWAC are tax free to the extent allowed by law.

Extended tax benefits under the CARES Act for 2021: Individuals can claim up to a $300 top line (dollar for dollar) deduction for a cash donation and married individuals filing joint returns can claim up to $600 without having to itemize these donations.

All donations are critical to continuing TNWAC’s international education mission and impact the Nashville community and beyond and are greatly appreciated.

A global affairs awareness service provided by the
Tennessee World Affairs Council

CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ

Thanks to quiz master Patrick Ryan and @TNWAC News Editor Campbell Lahman for this week’s quiz.

LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS

Gary Everton, Nashville, TN
Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN
Melissa Davis, Nashville, TN
Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN
Tracey Lahman, Nolensville, TN
Deborah Monroe, Nashville, TN
Pete Griffin, Nashville, TN
Thomas Elmlinger, Nashville, TN
Connie Tomczyk, Peoria, IL
Patricia Paiva, Nashville, TN
Don Samford, Eureka, IL
David Hillinck, Huntsville, AL
Rich Buck, Peoria, IL
Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA
Catherine Kelly, Nashville, TN
Mary Raffety, Nashville, TN
Nicole Banghart, Mishawaka, IN
Nancy Williams, Rochester, NY
Peter Barclay, Peoria, IL
Maureen Mulville, Crest Hill, IL
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN

WELL DONE!

Hey! Dozens of quiz takers are on our weekly winners list. You will be eligible for our end of month quiz prize if you become a TNWAC member. Join today to be in the running for the monthly quiz prize.

DECEMBER QUIZ PRIZE

By Tim Marshall

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, the highly anticipated follow-up that uses ten maps of crucial regions around the globe to explain the geopolitical strategies of today’s world powers and what it means for our future.

Tim Marshall’s global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a “fresh way of looking at maps” (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed, but the world has.

Now, in this revelatory new book, Marshall takes us into ten regions that are set to shape global politics and power. Find out why the Earth’s atmosphere is the world’s next battleground; why the fight for the Pacific is just beginning; and why Europe’s next refugee crisis is closer than we think.

In ten chapters covering Australia, The Sahel, Greece, Turkey, the UK, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Space, Marshall explains how a region’s geography and physical characteristics affect the decisions made by its leaders. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall’s trademark wit and insight, this is a gripping and enlightening exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity’s past, present, and—most importantly—our future.

LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of December 6-12, 2021

1. A court in Myanmar, operating under a military junta that seized power last year, found THIS 76-year old Nobel laureate and former leader guilty of two of the many charges she faces and sentenced her to four years in prison. (#WACquiz)

A. Win Myint
B. Aun San Suu Kyi
C. Myint Swe
D. Min Aung Hlaing

Correct Response: B. Aun San Suu Kyi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/myanmar-coup-suu-kyi-sentence/2021/12/06/c28f5d34-50e7-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.html

2. A United States intelligence official told the press that Russia is planning an invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, as President Vladimir Putin demanded “legal guarantees” that THIS Western military alliance would not expand to include Ukraine. (#WACquiz)

A. NATO
B. CENTO
C. European Union Alliance
D. Standing Forces Europe

Correct Response: A. NATO
https://t.co/ZY0m6ngOZ6

3. Negotiations with Iran over the 2015 nuclear deal resumed last week at the Palais Coburg in THIS city, famous for its sausages, where the original Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was inked. The Iran side, under new leadership, is taking a harder line in its positions on sanctions lifting. (WACA WWNU)

A. Geneva
B. Paris
C. London
D. Vienna

Correct Response: D. Vienna
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/world/europe/iran-sanctions-nuclear-talks.html

4. The international association for women in THIS sport announced a suspension of tournaments in China in protest of the disappearance of athlete Peng Shuai and the handling of her charges of sexual assault against a senior Communist Party official. (#WACquiz)

A. Soccer
B. Tennis
C. Badminton
D. Basketball

Correct Response: B. Tennis
http://reut.rs/3EgSysb

5. Xiomara Castro was elected this week as the first president of THIS country. (#WACquiz)

A. Honduras
B. Spain
C. Cuba
D. Nicaragua

Correct Response: A. Honduras
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/honduras-elected-first-female-president-xiomara-castro-rcna7218

6. The major ride-sharing firm Didi Global plans to “de-list” from the New York Stock Exchange following reports of pressure to do so from THIS, its parent country. Market participants said the decision ramps up uncertainty for investors in U.S.-listed shares of companies from that nation, according to Reuters. (#WACquiz)

A. Belarus
B. Russia
C. China
D. Cuba

Correct Response: C. China
https://www.reuters.com/technology/didi-global-start-work-delisting-new-york-pursue-ipo-hong-kong-2021-12-03/

7. People in THIS Indian Ocean island nation have been facing food insecurity by drought believed to be human-made climate effects. However, this week it was discovered that the drought has been caused by a natural variation in the climate. (#WACquiz)

A. Madagascar
B. Indonesia
C. Malta
D. Bahrain

Correct Response: A. Madagascar
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/01/africa/madagascar-climate-food-crisis-attribution-study-intl/index.html

8. On December 1st, a bomb exploded at a construction site in THIS country. Unexploded bombs are commonly found during digging at constructions sites in this former World War II Axis power. (#WACquiz)

A. Portugal
B. Turkey
C. Austria
D. Germany

Correct Response: D. Germany
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/construction-site-blast-munich-injures-disrupts-trains-81488300

9. The new coronavirus variant named Omicron was discovered in THIS region leading to numerous travel bans being set including to the United States. The bans have been criticized by regional leaders, scientists and the United Nations Secretary General. (#WACquiz)

A. Southeast Asia
B. Central America
C. Southern Africa
D. Central Asia

Correct Response: C. Southern Africa
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59503517

10. On November 30th, Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to their queen and became a republic for the first time in history. WHO was Barbados previously pledging allegiance to? . (#WACquiz)

A. Queen Margrethe II
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Victoria
D. Queen Anne

Correct Response: B. Queen Elizabeth II
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/barbados-goodbye-queen-transforms-republic-81460578

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH

A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH

THE MISSION of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world.

THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.