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Last Week’s Quiz Winners
Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN
Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Nick McCall, Knoxville, TN
Adam Leff, Bethel, CO
Christine Laemmar, Brookfield, WI
Michelle Eaton, Peoria, IL
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
John Bull, Nashville, TN
Roanna Wiser, NY
H. Osborne, Chapel Hill, TN
Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN
Linda Kurz, MO
Ryan Evans, Atlanta, GA
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
David Hillinck, Alexandria, VA
Mary Raffety, Nashville, TN
Heike Kranz, Heidelberg, Germany
Alfonse Masi, Peoria, IL
Victor Noguera, The Woodlands, TX
Michael Weiss, Rockville, MD
Catherine Kelly, Nashville, TN
Richard Buck, Peoria, IL
Donna Heffner, Ponte Vedrà Beach, FL
Angela Weck, Peoria, IL
Rob Thames, MN
Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA
Maureen Mulville, Crest Hill, IL
Laurie Bergner, Normal, IL
Don Moore, Mount Juliet, TN
Roger French, Washington, IL
Kan Taka, Cordova, TN
M W, Streator, IL
Maura OBrien, Richmond, VA
JUNE 2022 QUIZ PRIZE WINNER
Mary Raffety, Nashville, TN
Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge
by Michael Smith
JUNE 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 June 27-July 3, 2022
1. The Russian invasion of Ukraine was the major issue on the agenda of THIS multinational association of leading global economies that met in Germany.
A. G-20
B. G-7
C. P5+1
D. G-8
Correct Response: B. G-7
https://news.yahoo.com/g7-leaders-mock-shirtless-putin-174241603.html
2. China hosted a meeting of leaders from the emerging economies known as the BRICS. The members of the association which rejects much of the U.S.-led West’s positions includes Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa and THIS nation.
A. Israel
B. India
C. Indonesia
D. Italy
Correct Response:
https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-tops-agenda-at-china-s-brics-summit-/6630574.html
3. The leaders at the G-7 Summit pledged to raise $600 billion for the “Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment” in a direct counter to China’s international infrastructure project dubbed THIS.
A. New Silk Road
B. Sino-Europa Trade Project
C. Belt and Road
D. Transcontinental Trade Route
Correct Response: C. Belt and Road
https://www.reuters.com/world/refile-us-aims-raise-200-bln-part-g7-rival-chinas-belt-road-2022-06-26/
4. This week’s NATO summit in Madrid will see the United States lead an effort to convince the recalcitrant leader of THIS member drop his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.
A. Macedonia
B. Turkey
C. Norway
D. Latvia
Correct Response: B. Turkey
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nato-pledge-aid-baltics-ukraine-urge-turkey-let-nordics-2022-06-27/
5. Ukraine was formally accepted as a candidate by the 27 members of THIS association of states, along with Moldova, but the process to join may take up to ten years. In response Russia threatened of “consequences” for the aspiring applicants.
A. NATO
B. OSCE
C. EU
D. UNHCR
Correct Response: C. EU
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220616IPR33216/grant-eu-candidate-status-to-ukraine-and-moldova-without-delay-meps-demand
6. The Israeli government is being dissolved amid squabbles among the ruling multi-party coalition raising the potential for former PM Bibi Netanyahu to return to power. He was defeated by THIS current Prime Minister.
A. Naftali Bennett
B. Yair Lapid
C. Ehud Barak
D. Ehud Olmert
Correct Response: A. Naftali Bennett
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-pm-convenes-cabinet-parliament-dissolved-85730070
7. Colombia has a new president, THIS former guerilla leader, in an historic turn to the left.
A. Gustavo Petro
B. Ivan Duque Marquez
C. Juan Manuel Santos Calderon
D. Ernesto Samper Pizano
Correct Response: A. Gustavo Petro
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-26/colombian-conservative-party-to-back-petro-s-congress-agenda
8. An earthquake that devastated villages in Paktika and Khost provinces along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan has placed greater demands for THIS ruling regime to deal with the country’s swirling humanitarian crises.
A. Islamic State
B. Taliban
C. Al Qaeda
D. Rohingya
Correct Response: B. Taliban
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/destruction-scarce-afghanistan-quake-85729993
9. The UN investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh on May 11th concluded it was the result of shots fired by THIS group.
A. Palestinian Authority security forces
B. Hamas militia
C. Israeli security forces
D. UN Peacekeepers
Correct Response: C. Israeli security forces
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/shireen-abu-aqleh-palestinian-journalist-killed-by-israeli-bullet-un-says
10. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act went into force tacking aim at China’s crimes against humanity in THIS region through detention and genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims. The Act puts the burden on businesses by presuming goods made in the region were produced by forced labor.
A. Shanghai
B. Tibet
C. Xinjiang
D. Guangdong
Correct Response: C. Xinjiang
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/06/uyghur-forced-labor-prevention-act-enters-into-force/
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