“What in the World? Weekly Quiz” | December 4, 2023

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“Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine”

Gen. David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts

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1. Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day pause in fighting to facilitate the freeing of hostages in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons. The deal, brokered by THIS Persian Gulf state, will also allow more aid into Gaza.

A. Iran
B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia
D. United Arab Emirates

Correct Response: B. Qatar
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/23/israel-hamas-deal-what-makes-a-truce-lead-to-lasting-peace

2. Over 30 rioters were arrested THIS capital following the arrest of a man, incorrectly identified as an immigrant, in connection with a stabbing of four, including three children, in a school.

A. London
B. Dublin
C. Berlin
D. Paris

Correct response: B. Dublin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/24/ireland-dublin-riots-stabbing/

3. Russia launched its largest barrage of Iranian-made drones at Kyiv with all but one being shot down by Ukraine air defenses. The attack came on the commemoration of the 1932-1933 Holodomor famine, brought on by THIS Soviet leader, which killed several million Ukrainians.

A. Leonid Brezhnev
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. Joseph Stalin
D. Yuri Andropov

Correct Response: C. Joseph Stalin
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67529571

4. The expected addition of THIS African country to the East African Community (EAC), a bloc that is both a forum for diplomacy and a market for business, will add more than 3,000km of coastline to the EAC, which officials say will boost trade with the Arabian Peninsula.

A. Somalia
B. Ethiopia
C. Sudan
D. Mozambique

Correct response: A. Somalia
https://view.e.economist.com/?qs=847e13b10ae75e30c8de947e1afd85f60aba844e16820dc2cc5e2afdaea9f56fdc973db595b6e9a9e799597f554072be1783df38f7705bf397f53168af4195491b366b3ce7136877230bcbe7aba94154

5. Investors pulled nearly $1 billion from the world’s largest crypto exchange service, THIS company, after its chief, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to settle a years-long U.S. illicit finance probe.

A. Robinhood
B. Dogecoin
C. Coinbase
D. Binance

Correct Response: D. Binance
https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-exchange-binance-sees-outflows-956-mln-last-24-hours-nansen-2023-11-22/

6. Eccentric candidate Javier Milei became THIS South American country’s first libertarian president, winning 56% of the vote. The self-styled “anarcho capitalist” has pledged to “blow up” the status quo to fix the soaring inflation and rising poverty.

A. Argentina
B. Bolivia
C. Chile
D. Panama

Correct Response: A. Argentina
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-presidential-election-key-takeaways-mileis-win-2023-11-20/

7. Right wing candidate Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party won 37 of 150 seats of Parliament in THIS country, partly based on his controversial views on restricting immigration. This puts him in a strong position to become Prime Minister.

A. Belgium
B. The Netherlands
C. Austria
D. Switzerland

Correct response: B. The Netherlands
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wilders-dutch-victory-sends-tremors-around-europe/ar-AA1kq8An

8. A court in THIS country declared Olaf Scholz’ spending plans unconstitutional; so the government froze public spending for the rest of the year. The ruling dealt a blow to Europe’s economic recovery, efforts to reduce carbon emissions and plans to beef up its defenses.

A. France
B. Germany
C. Great Britain
D. The Netherlands

Correct response: B. Germany
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/germany-freezes-public-spending-in-new-setback-for-europe-42c9b50e?page=1Correct Response:

9. North Korea launched its first spy satellite, and South Korea responded by partially suspending a 2018 military agreement. Pyongyang followed suit. THIS North Korean leader considers spy satellites essential to countering military threats from the U.S. and its allies.

A. Kim Il-Sung
B. Kim Jong Il
C. Kim Jong Un
D. Ho Chi Minh

Correct response: C. Kim Jong Un
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nuclear-armed-north-korea-quits-military-pact-with-south-as-tensions-soar/ar-AA1kq6uJ

10. In a critical election in THIS Asian country that some say could be the difference between war and peace, competing candidates from the Kuomintang and TPP parties, bucked the nation-wide hope they would form a coalition and instead decided to go after each other on the presidential ticket.

A. Taiwan
B. Indonesia
C. The Philippines
D. India

Correct response: A. Taiwan
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/world/asia/taiwan-president-opposition-collapse.html

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