“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | July 25-31, 2022

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Last Week’s Quiz Winners

Rick Casebeer, Nashville, TN
Nick McCall, Knoxville, TN
Day Thomas, Peoria, IL
Yazzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
David Hillinck, Alexandria, VA
H. Osborne, Chapel Hill, TN
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Patrick Murphy, Hilton Head, SC
Kathy Ingleson, Brentwood, TN
Angela Weck, Peoria, IL
Adam Leff, Bethel, ME
Ryan Evans, Atlanta, GA
Alfonse Masi, Peoria, IL
Desikan Gandarva, Rocky River, OH

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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 18-24, 2022

1. President Biden made his first visit to the Middle East last week meeting leaders in THESE places.

A. Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia
B. Saudi Arabia, West Bank, Kuwait
C. West Bank, Israel, Saudi Arabia
D. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel

Correct Response: C. West Bank, Israel, Saudi Arabia
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/world/middleeast/biden-israel-saudi-arabia.html

2. President Biden was critical of Saudi Arabia’s defacto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman because of THIS.

A. Saudi Arabia’s position on Iranian nuclear enrichment activities
B. Saudi Arabia’s human rights record
C. Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving
D. Saudi Arabia’s support of the two-state solution for Middle East peace

Correct Response: B. Saudi Arabia’s human rights record
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/16/middleeast/biden-mbs-khashoggi-abu-akleh-intl/index.html

3. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited THIS region of China where the United States has said Beijing is engaged in genocide against the Muslim Uyghur population. The UN has said China has imprisoned more than one million Uyghurs in “massive internment camps.” [Map]

A. Xinjiang
B. Tianjing
C. Guangxi
D. Ningxia

Correct Response: A. Xinjiang
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/world/asia/china-xi-xinjiang.html

4. Civil revolt and mass protests amid economic collapse in Sri Lanka forced THIS president to flee the country.

A. Ranil Wickremesinghe
B. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
C. Maithripala Sirisena
D. Chandrika Kumaratunga

Correct Response: B. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/asia/sri-lanka-rajapaksa-crisis-friday-intl-hnk/index.html

5. The ruling coalition of Mario Draghi fell apart and he tendered his resignation as Prime Minister of THIS country.

A. Spain
B. Argentina
C. Italy
D. Portugal

Correct Response: C. Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62171284

6. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Baku seeking more natural gas from THIS country for Europe as it cuts back on gas from Russia. [Map]

A. Kazakhstan
B. Georgia
C. Azerbaijan
D. Armenia

Correct Response: C. Azerbaijan
https://www.rferl.org/a/ec-von-der-leyen-azerbaijan-natural-gas-deal/31948031.html

7. Inflation, energy supply woes and the threat of recession in Europe have led THIS currency to rare parity with the U.S. Dollar.

A. Pound
B. Lira
C. Euro
D. Ruble

Correct Response: C. Euro
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/16/1111572775/dollar-euro-exchange-rate-parity

8. The United States claimed Iran is planning on sending THESE weapons to Russia to use in its invasion of Ukraine.

A. Sea mines
B. Anti-ship missiles
C. Attack drones
D. Scud missiles

Correct Response: C. Attack drones
https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-officials-visited-iran-view-drones-says-us-official-2022-07-16/

9. The United Nations estimated that global population will reach THIS number on November 15, 2022. African nations are fueling the growth with Sub-Saharan population expected to rise from one-seventh of global totals today to one-fifth by 2050.

A. 5 billion
B. 7 billion
C. 8 billion
D. 9 billion

Correct Response: C. 8 billion
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/07/11/which-countries-are-driving-the-worlds-population-growth

10. The U.S. Navy conducted its second “Freedom of Navigation” transit of a warship in THIS area claimed by China as sovereign waters, a claim judged invalid six years ago by an international tribunal. Beijing called the transit, “nothing short of a ‘security risk and a ‘destroyer of regional peace and stability.'”

A. East China Sea
B. Yellow Sea
C. South China Sea
D. Gulf of Tonkin

Correct Response: C. South China Sea
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-navy-conducts-freedom-navigation-operation-south-china-sea-2022-07-16/

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