“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | July 18-24, 2022

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Last Week’s Quiz Winners

Nick McCall, Knoxville, TN
Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Barbara Cleland, Weston, CT
Basil G. Smith, Jacksonville, FL
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN
Bernie Drake, Peoria, IL
Bethany Lawrence, Glen Burnie, MD

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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 11-17, 2022

1. Japan and the world were shocked by the assassination of THIS former prime minister by a homemade gun wielding man in Nara on Friday. The killing was especially shocking in a country where gun-violence is extremely rare – one gun killing in all of 2021.

A. Fumio Kishida
B. Junichiro Yoshida
C. Yoshihide Suga
D. Shinzo Abe

Correct Response: D. Shinzo Abe
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/world/asia/japan-abe-murder-guns.html

2. “Them’s the breaks,” was THIS prime minister’s exclamation point to historic remarks made in announcing his resignation.

A. Emmanuel Macron
B. Olaf Scholz
C. Boris Johnson
D. Justin Trudeau

Correct Response: C. Boris Johnson
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/07/08/boris-johnson-uk-thems-the-breaks-resignation-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn

3. Russia shutdown THIS pipeline that provides gas to Germany on Monday supposedly for maintenance but Western observers fear it will become a long-term cut to an important source of energy.

A. Nord Stream 1
B. Nord Stream 2
C. Gazprom Stream
D. WestEur 2

Correct Response: A. Nord Stream 1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/11/ukraine-canada-nord-stream-1-gazprom-russia/

4. Increasing public pressure and the occupation of the president’s residence in the face of months of economic crisis has led President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down as leader of THIS island nation.

A. Madagascar
B. Sri Lanka
C. Papua New Guinea
D. Mauritius

Correct Response: B. Sri Lanka
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/10/sri-lankan-opposition-parties-plan-unity-government-after-president-quits

5. The threat of nuclear war was rolled out again by Russia as THIS former president warned, “the idea of punishing a country that has one of the largest nuclear potentials is absurd and potentially poses a threat to the existence of humanity.”

A. Mikhail Mishustin
B. Dmitry Medvedev
C. Alexander Navalny
D. Viktoria Abramchenko

Correct Response: B. Dmitry Medvedev
https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-medvedev-warns-united-states-messing-with-nuclear-power-is-folly-2022-07-06/

6. As President Biden prepares for a visit to the Middle East he faces charges of backpedaling on his position to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” nation for its human rights record and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Observers will be watching Biden’s meeting with THIS defacto leader of the Kingdom.

A. Hassa bint Salman
B. Mohamed bin Salman
C. Salman bin Abdulaziz
D. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

Correct Response: B. Mohamed bin Salman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/10/biden-saudi-human-rights-china/

7. The party of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, assassinated on Friday, saw a sweeping victory in upper house elections Sunday. THIS party, which has ruled Japan for most of the modern era, urged people to vote in response to the so-called “attack on democracy.”

A. Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP)
B. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
C. Komeito Party (NKP)
D. Democratic Party for the People (DPFP)

Correct Response: B. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/11/asia/shinzo-abe-ldp-upper-house-election-japan-intl-hnk/index.html

8. Tens of thousands of leaked files showed Uber mounted a campaign violating laws, secretly lobbying politicians and backing violence against drivers to advance their marketing. Among the politicians and billionaires courted by Uber was THIS then Economy Minister, now Prime Minister.

A. Boris Johnson
B. Karl Nehammer
C. Emmanuel Macron
D. Pedro Sanchez

Correct Response: C. Emmanuel Macron
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign

9. The resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson opens competition in THIS British political party to put forward the next leader.

A. Conservative and Liberal Party
B. Labour Party
C. Liberal Democrats
D. Democratic Unionist Party

Correct Response: A. Conservative and Liberal Party
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/10/uk-conservatives-throw-hats-in-ring-to-replace-johnson

10. The United States and Gulf allies are working to create a multilateral air defense network to counter Iran’s missile and drone capabilities and are seeking to include THIS new partner in the arrangement.

A. Egypt
B. Israel
C. Iraq
D. United Kingdom

Correct Response: B. Israel
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-us-israeli-plan-defence-pact-with-arabs-will-raise-tensions-2022-07-09/

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