“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | July 11-17, 2022

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Last Week’s Quiz Winners

Lee Pasquerella, Seattle, WA
Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Rich Buck, Peoria, IL
Paul Love, Brattleboro, VT
Lewis Bellardo, Nashville, TN
Catherine Kelly, Nashville, TN
Cathy Dopp, Grand Rapids, MI
Tucker Handley, North Olmsted, OH
Tom Dalluge, Old Mission, MI
Nick McCall, Knoxville, TN
Don Moore, Mount Juliet, TN
Maureen Mulville, Crest Hill, IL
Barbara Cleland, Weston, CT
Christine Laemmar, Brookfield, WI
Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA
Mary Howard, Mount Laurel, NJ
David Hillinck, Alexandria, VA
Donna Heffner, Ponte Vedrà Beach, FL
Angela Weck, Peoria, IL
Keno Smith, Dallas, TX
Michael Weiss, Rockville, MD
Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
H. Osborne, Chapel Hill, TN
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN
Heike Heinzelmann Kranz, Berlin, Germany
Roger French, Washington, IL
Bob Fort, Virginia Beach, VA
Jim Shepherd, Nashville, TN
Maura OBrien, Richmond, VA
Victor Tise, Colorado Sprnigs, CO

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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 4-10, 2022

Note: Thanks, Don, in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, for catching our typo in question #6. British control of Hong Kong began in 1841 not 1941.

1. American independence was declared in 1776. THIS nation, in 1778, was the first to recognize the United States of America.

A. The Kingdom of Spain
B. The Kingdom of Great Britain
C. The Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg
D. The Kingdom of France

Correct Response: D. The Kingdom of France
https://allthingsliberty.com/2018/05/the-first-countries-to-diplomatically-recognize-the-united-states/

2. Russia claimed victory in Luhansk, one of the breakaway republics in the eastern Donbas region. The major battles in Ukraine will now shift to THIS other republic that Moscow recognized as independent at the onset of its invasion.

A. Donetsk Oblast
B. Kharkiv Oblast
C. Kherson Oblast
D. Lviv Oblast

Correct Response: A. Donetsk Oblast
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-withdraws-battered-lysychansk-city-russia-claims-major-victory-2022-07-04/

3. The Czech Prime Minister announced the country would provide fighter patrols over the airspace of THIS country, which separated in 1992 following the end of Communist rule. THIS country shares a border with Ukraine. [Map]

A. Slovakia
B. Romania
C. Armenia
D. Albania

Correct Response: A. Slovakia
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-pm-our-fighter-jets-will-guard-slovakias-air-space-sept-2022-07-03/

4. Russia has started the trial of THIS WNBA star Moscow. The U.S. State Department said she is wrongfully detained.

A. Breanna Stewart
B. Jonquel Jones
C. Brittney Griner
D. Candace Parker

Correct Response: C. Brittney Griner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/30/wnba-brittney-griner-russia/

5. The foreign ministers of THESE TWO countries opened formal accession talks with NATO following last week’s application acceptance. The two previously non-aligned nations were spurred to join the alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

A. Norway & Estonia
B. Finland & Sweden
C. Denmark & Finland
D. Sweden & Switzerland

Correct Response: B. Finland & Sweden
https://www.news18.com/news/world/sweden-finland-hold-accession-talks-at-nato-headquarter-5489155.html

6. Chinese leader Xi Jinping marked Hong Kong’s end of colonial rule anniversary which saw the installation of John Lee as the territory’s new chief executive, the first leader to come from the security services and symbolic of the ongoing crackdown. Hong Kong was a territory controlled by THIS nation from 1841 to 1997, other than the WWII occupation by Japan.

A. Canada
B. Portugal
C. Germany
D. Britain

Correct Response: D. Britain
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/01/1109272990/xi-defends-vision-of-hong-kong-while-marking-25-year-anniversary-of-handover

7. Ukraine is preparing defenses along its northern border as THIS neighbor, the launching point for Russia’s unsuccessful February strike towards Kyiv, ratcheted up threats and border deployments. [Map]

A. Belarus
B. Kaliningrad
C. Romania
D. Lithuania

Correct Response: A. Belarus
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/belarusalert/renewed-belarus-military-buildup-is-a-sign-of-lukashenkas-desperation/

8. Authorities in THIS nation have ordered the shutdown of Rappler, an investigative news site found by Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa. Rappler has been critical of the rule of President Rodrigo Duterte who is about to be succeeded by his ally Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., son of the dictator deposed in 1988. [Map]

A. Sri Lanka
B. Indonesia
C. Philippines
D. Timor-Leste

Correct Response: C. Philippines
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61976456

9. In May THIS virus saw an outbreak that the World Health Organization now says has “sustained transmission” worldwide and could start to spread to high-risk groups – pregnant women, immunocompromised people and children.

A. Malaria
B. Monkeypox
C. Smallpox
D. Poliomyelitis

Correct Response: B. Monkeypox
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/who-monkeypox-risk-kids-pregnant-1.6505388

10. Pope Francis dismissed rumors that he is planning to resign as Pontiff this summer and that he has been diagnosed with cancer. The resignation of a Pope in modern times was unheard of prior to his predecessor, THIS Pope, stepping aside in 2013.

A. Benedict XVI
B. John XXIII
C. John Paul I
D. Philippe XVII

Correct Response: A. Benedict XVI
https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-pope-francis-denies-he-is-planning-resign-soon-2022-07-04/

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