“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | Dec 20-26, 2021

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

LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS

Melissa Davis, Mount Laurel, NJ
Bernie Drake, Peoria, IL
Christine Laemmar, Brookfield, WI
Zofia Hunter, Nashville, TN
Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN
Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Basil G. Smith, Jacksonville, FL
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
Em Stockton, Charleston, SC
Connie Tomczyk, Peoria, IL

WELL DONE!

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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 13-19, 2021

1. President Joe Biden announced a “diplomatic boycott” of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to China’s human rights abuses including U.S. charges of a genocide against the Uyghur Muslim minority in THIS region. (#WACquiz)

A. Hong Kong
B. Tibet
C. Xinjiang
D. Chengdu

Correct Response: C. Xinjiang
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/us-diplomats-will-boycott-beijing-winter-olympics-over-human-rights-abuses-.html

2. A new wave of Covid-19 infections is sweeping Europe in what British Prime Minister Johnson called a tidal wave, as THIS new variant continues to spread. (#WACquiz)

A. Omicron
B. Delta
C. Xi
D. Mu

Correct Response: A. Omicron
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-says-omicron-spreading-phenomenal-rate-2021-12-13

3. The Prime Minister of Israel arrived in Abu Dhabi for a historic first visit of a leader of the Jewish state to this Gulf Arab nation, 15 months after the “Abraham Accord” normalized relations. WHO is the Prime Minister of Israel? (#WACquiz)

A. Benjamin Netanyahu
B. Ehud Olmert
C. Yair Lapid
D. Naftali Bennett

Correct Response: D. Naftali Bennett
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/middleeast/naftali-bennett-mbz-meeting-uae-intl/index.html

4. The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize went to WHO? (#WACquiz)

A. Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for championing freedom of expression in Russia and the Philippines
B. The World Food Program (WFP) for staunching famine in war torn and drought stricken areas of the world
C. Emanuel Macron for diplomatic efforts to bring peace to the Sahel region of Africa
D. Pope Francis for instituting progressive policies toward LGBTQ communities

Correct Response: A. Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for championing freedom of expression in Russia and the Philippines
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-59606395

5. New legislation is being considered by the British Parliament to require Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for many EU citizens to cross the land border with THIS part of the United Kingdom. (#WACquiz)

A. Wales
B. Scotland
C. Northern Ireland
D. Gibraltar

Correct Response: C. Northern Ireland
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59599138

6. Authorities in France arrested a man wanted in the 2018 murder of THIS Saudi journalist at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (#WACquiz)

A. Jamal Khashoggi
B. Mohammed bin Nayef
C. Abdullah bin Saeed
D. Khaled Aedh Alotaibi

Correct Response: A. Jamal Khashoggi
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59561881

7. Karl Nehammer was sworn in as leader of Austria the third in three months. Austria, like neighboring Germany, uses THIS title for its head of government. (WACA WWNU)

A. Prime Minister
B. Chancellor
C. President
D. Chief Executive

Correct Response: B. Chancellor
https://www.dw.com/en/austria-karl-nehammer-sworn-in-as-new-chancellor/a-60032938

8. The M/V Evergreen, a vessel capable of carrying 20,000 containers is about to make a transit of THIS waterway where the ship was wedged sideways for six days last March, causing a major disruption in global maritime trade. (#WACquiz)

A. Strait of Hormuz
B. Kiel Canal
C. Suez Canal
D. Strait of Malacca

Correct Response: C. Suez Canal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-08/the-ever-given-is-nearing-another-northbound-pass-through-suez

9. At least 40 entries into THIS contest have been disqualified due to use of Botox and other artificial means to enhance their appearance. (#WACquiz)

A. Miss Universe beauty pageant in Thailand
B. Camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia
C. Miss America pageant in Las Vegas
D. Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York

Correct Response: B. Camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/dozens-of-camels-barred-from-saudi-beauty-contest-over-botox

10. Proposed legislation in Auckland would increase the legal smoking age year by year starting in 2023 until it covered the entire population of THIS country. (#WACquiz)

A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. Tasmania
D. Mauritius

Correct Response: B. New Zealand
https://nyti.ms/3pzJmJq

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