“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | June 13-19, 2022

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JUNE 2022 QUIZ PRIZE

Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge

by Michael Smith

Told from the perspective of a U.S. diplomat in Kyiv, this book is the true story of Ukraine’s anti-corruption revolution in 2013—14, Russia’s intervention and invasion of that nation, and the limited role played by the United States. It puts into a readable narrative the previously unpublished reporting by seasoned U.S. diplomatic and military professionals, a wealth of information on Ukrainian high-level and street-level politics, a broad analysis of the international context, and vivid descriptions of people and places in Ukraine during the EuroMaidan Revolution. The book also counters Russia’s disinformation narratives about the revolution and America’s role in it.

While focusing on a single country during a dramatic three-year period, the book’s universal themes—among them, truth versus lies, democracy versus autocracy—possess a broader urgency for our times. That urgency burns particularly hot for the United States and all other countries that are the targets of Russia’s cyber warfare and other forms of political skullduggery.

From his posting in U.S. Embassy Kyiv (2012–14), the author observed and reported first-hand on the EuroMaidan Revolution that wrested power from corrupt pro-Kremlin Ukrainian autocrat Viktor Yanukovych.

The book also details Russia’s attempt to abort the Ukrainian revolution through threats, economic pressure, lies, and intimidation. When all of that failed, the Kremlin exacted revenge by annexing Ukraine’s territory of Crimea and fomenting and sustaining a hybrid war in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 13,000 people and continues to this day.

Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge is based on the author’s own observations and the multitude of reports of his Embassy colleagues who were eyewitnesses to a crucial event in contemporary history.

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of June 6-12, 2022

1. The so-called “Party-gate” scandal – social gatherings in violation of pandemic rules – has led THIS European leader’s party to call a “no-confidence” vote.

A. Emmanuel Macron
B. Olaf Scholz
C. Boris Johnson
D. Sergio Mattarella

Correct Response: C. Boris Johnson
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pm-johnson-set-face-confidence-vote-itv-2022-06-06/

2. President Vladimir Putin warned the West that delivery of THIS type of weapon system to Kyiv could result in Russia striking targets it has avoided so far. President Biden announced on May 31st that the U.S. would provide them to Ukraine.

A. Harpoon anti-ship missiles
B. Patriot surface to air missiles
C. Mobile artillery rocket systems
D. Stryker armored fighting vehicles

Correct Response: C. Mobile artillery rocket systems
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/06/01/america-sends-advanced-missiles-to-help-ukraine-fend-off-russia

3. President Biden is set to visit Saudi Arabia in July to pursue better relations – and increased oil production — with THIS crown prince, the de facto leader. The visit is a turnaround for Biden who promised to make Riyadh’s leaders the “pariah that they are” following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi hit team in 2018.

A. Mohammed Bin Salman
B. Abdulaziz Al Saud
C. Mohammed bin Zayed
D. Ali Khamenei

Correct Response: A. Mohammed Bin Salman
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/04/politics/biden-mohammed-bin-salman-saudi-meeting/index.html

4. Hundreds of men were executed in the village of Moura, Mali by government forces accompanied by THIS Russian mercenary group that has operated on behalf of Moscow in Ukraine, Syria, Libya and other conflict zones.

A. Wagner Group
B. Russkaya Militsiya
C. Arm of the Empire
D. Silovaya Proyektsiya

Correct Response: A. Wagner Group
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/world/africa/mali-massacre-investigation.html

5. President Yoon Suk-yeol said North Korea’s efforts in THIS area posed a heightened threat to regional peace, as U.S. and South Korean forces conducted large-scale exercises and test-fired eight surface to surface missiles in a demonstration of resolve.

A. Infiltration of special forces across the DMZ
B. Surface to surface missile launches
C. North Korean fighters penetrating the DMZ
D. North Korean submarines entering South Korean waters

Correct Response: B. Surface to surface missile
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skorea-us-launch-eight-missiles-response-nkorea-missile-firings-2022-06-05/

6. The European Union approved a Russian oil embargo but it exempted THIS EU member, whose prime minister, Viktor Orban, has a long-standing close relationship with President Vladimir Putin.

A. Poland
B. Hungary
C. Latvia
D. Slovakia

Correct Response: B. Hungary
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/world/europe/hungary-oil-embargo-russia.html

7. Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee last week. She became Queen during the Administration of THIS U.S. President.

A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. Harry Truman
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. John F. Kennedy

Correct Response: B. Harry Truman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/05/queen-elizabeth-jubilee/

8. Los Angeles is the site for THIS regional group gathering but prospects for results are poor. Presidents of Mexico, Honduras and Bolivia are skipping the summit over Washington’s exclusion of Nicaragua and Venezuela.

A. Summit of the Americas
B. Summit of APEC
C. Summit of ASEAN
D. Summit of the Western Hemisphere

Correct Response: A. Summit of the Americas
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-06-06/full-coverage-2022-summit-of-americas-in-los-angeles

9. Voters in THIS former Soviet Central Asian nation chose to void powers former long-standing strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev gave himself when he stepped down. Last year over 200 protestors died in challenges to the government in the capital of Nur-Sultan, named for the former autocrat.

A. Uzbekistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Tajikistan
D. Kazakhstan

Correct Response: D. Kazakhstan
https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/06/02/kazakhstani-voters-may-revoke-their-ex-presidents-vast-privileges

10. Fires and explosions wracked a shipping container facility near the port city of Chittagong in THIS south Asian nation for over three days leaving more than 40 people dead.

A. Sri Lanka
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Myanmar

Correct Response: B. Bangladesh
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-battles-douse-blaze-container-depot-that-killed-41-2022-06-06/

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