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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
David Hillinck, Huntsville, AL
Thomas Elmlinger, Nashville, TN
Rich Buck, Peoria, IL
Nancy Williams, Rochester, NY
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
Will del Sobral, Boston, MA
Ron Zipfel, Peoria, IL
Nathan Solomon, Nashville, TN
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 20-26, 2021
1. The rapid spread of the Omicron virus across Europe has sharpened concerns about holiday gatherings and has forced governments to consider new pandemic measures such as the lockdown on Sunday of THIS BENELUX nation. (#WACquiz)
A. Netherlands
B. Italy
C. Belarus
D. Norway
Correct Response: A. Netherlands
https://www.reuters.com/world/threat-omicron-looms-over-christmas-holidays-europe-us-2021-12-19/
2. President Xi of China met with President Putin of Russia in signs of increasing cooperation against the United States and the West. Xi called for the two to “more effectively safeguard the security interests of both parties,” as Russia threatens Ukraine and China threatens THIS nation. (#WACquiz)
A. Japan
B. Tibet
C. Hong Kong
D. Taiwan
Correct Response: D. Taiwan
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/world/asia/china-russia-summit-xi-putin.html
3. Presidents Putin of Russia and Xi of China met virtually to discuss bilateral relations and measures to deal with Washington and the West. In the meeting, Xi agreed to support Russia’s demands on THIS issue. (#WACquiz)
A. Guarantees that NATO would not expand to Ukraine
B. Guarantees that the U.S. would not again pull out of a nuclear deal with Iran
C. Guarantees that Germany would continue to develop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
D. Guarantees that the UN Conference on Law of the Sea would recognize 100 nautical mile sea claims.
Correct Response: A. Guarantees that NATO would not expand to Ukraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-china-putin-xi-olympics/2021/12/15/107b9726-5d84-11ec-b1ef-cb78be717f0e_story.html
4. Two Russian strategic bombers flew a patrol over Belarus, a signal of the their close cooperation as they both push back against the West. Belarus said it could host Russian nuclear weapons in response to NATO activities in Poland, just as THIS neighbor of both charged an invasion from Russia could come through Belarus. (#WACquiz)
A. Turkey
B. Ukraine
C. Poland
D. Latvia
Correct Response:
https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-ukraine-moscow-belarus-d5a87da9e35af0929f62fdb0a2624118
5. The Gulf Cooperation Council nations – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and UAE – met in their first summit since rapprochement with THIS member after tensions and a boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE. (WACA WWNU)
A. Kuwait
B. Qatar
C. Jordan
D. Oman
Correct Response: B. Qatar
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/14/explainer-what-will-happen-at-the-42nd-gcc
6. The presidential run-off vote in THIS South American nation is marked by deep divisions between left and right that hark back to the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, stemming from the 2019 widespread protests and the so-called “estallido social,” or social outbreak. (#WACquiz)
A. Belize
B. Brazil
C. Argentina
D. Chile
Correct Response: D. Chile
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59689731
7. Algeria defeated Tunisia to win the FIFA Arab Cup, a warm up for the 2022 World Cup set to be played in November in THIS Persian Gulf capital. (#WACquiz)
A. Tehran
B. Abu Dhabi
C. Muscat
D. Doha
Correct Response:
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2021/12/18/algeria-beat-tunisia-to-win-fifa-arab-cup-2021
8. “K-Pop” videos and other South Korean entertainment are called a “vicious cancer” by THIS leader, and his country has executed at least seven people for watching them. (#WACquiz)
A. Kim Jong un
B. Min Aung Hlaing
C. Prayut Chan-o-cha
D. Moon Jae-in
Correct Response: A. Kim Jong un
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/world/asia/north-korea-kpop-executions.html
9. The February Beijing Olympic Games can count on THIS world leader attending, in the face of numerous countries dropping out after a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott. HE pledged to visit during a video summit with President Xi Jinping this week. (#WACquiz)
A. Alexander Lukashenko
B. Boris Johnson
C. Kim Jong un
D. Vladimir Putin
Correct Response: D. Vladimir Putin
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59663827
10. The government of THIS autonomous region was struggling to boost turnout on Sunday for the first election under a sweeping new security law that resulted in a so-called “patriots-only” vote. (#WACquiz)
A. West Bank
B. Catalonia
C. Hong Kong
D. Taiwan
Correct Response: C. Hong Kong
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-votes-overhauled-patriots-only-election-2021-12-19/
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