“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | Nov 14-20, 2022

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Last Week’s Quiz Winners

Catherine Kelly, Nashville, TN
Nick McCall, Knoxville, TN
Christine Laemmar, Brookfield, WI
David Hillinck, Alexandria, VA
Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Gordon Perlmutter, Reading, PA
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Frank Kelly, Washington, DC
Pete Griffin, Nashville, TN
Hannah Osborne, Chapel Hill, TN
Seth Osborne, Chapel Hill, TN
David James, Stafford, VA
Pete Barclay, Peoria, IL
Nancy Williams, Rochester, NY
Hind Abi-Akar, Peoria, IL
Thomas Day, Peoria, IL
Susan Arnold, Wichita, KS
Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA
Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN
Yazzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
Heike Heinzelmann Kranz, Germany
Connie Tomczyk, Peoria, IL
Paul Love, Marlboro, VA
Barbara Cleland, Weston, CT
Martin Dixon, Canada
Keno Smith, Dallas, TX
Lee Grey, Atlanta, GA
Michael Weiss, Rockville, MD
Martha Trammell, Nashville, TN
Donna Heffner, Ponte Vedrà Beach, FL
Leslie Fort, Atlanta, GA
Brian Hall, Jacksonville, FL
Peter Sharadin, Reading, PA
George Shaw, Louisville, KY
Nipun Vashishtha, Spain
Keeton Chestnut, Cypress, TX
J.G. Howard, Cornelius, NC
Rob Thomas, St. Paul, MN
David Holmes, Spain
Jim Shepherd, Nashville, TN
Roger French, Washington, IL
Mike Nelson, Saco, ME
Marco Mura, Boston, MA
Rizwan Khan, Plano, TX
Murphy Wilkinson, Streator, IL

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OCTOBER QUIZ PRIZE WINNER

Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN

NOVEMBER QUIZ PRIZE

Spying has never been more ubiquitous―or less understood. The world is drowning in spy movies, TV shows, and novels, but universities offer more courses on rock and roll than on the CIA and there are more congressional experts on powdered milk than espionage. This crisis in intelligence education is distorting public opinion, fueling conspiracy theories, and hurting intelligence policy. In Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, Amy Zegart separates fact from fiction as she offers an engaging and enlightening account of the past, present, and future of American espionage as it faces a revolution driven by digital technology.

Drawing on decades of research and hundreds of interviews with intelligence officials, Zegart provides a history of U.S. espionage, from George Washington’s Revolutionary War spies to today’s spy satellites; examines how fictional spies are influencing real officials; gives an overview of intelligence basics and life inside America’s intelligence agencies; explains the deadly cognitive biases that can mislead analysts; and explores the vexed issues of traitors, covert action, and congressional oversight. Most of all, Zegart describes how technology is empowering new enemies and opportunities, and creating powerful new players, such as private citizens who are successfully tracking nuclear threats using little more than Google Earth. And she shows why cyberspace is, in many ways, the ultimate cloak-and-dagger battleground, where nefarious actors employ deception, subterfuge, and advanced technology for theft, espionage, and information warfare.

A fascinating and revealing account of espionage for the digital age, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the reality of spying today.

LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of November 7-13, 2022

1. Russian forces are rallying to reverse strategic setbacks against Ukrainian forces in the eastern region with advances in Donetsk at Bakhmut. The counter attack is led by THIS militia group headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin with a record of fighting for Moscow in Syria, Libya and the Sahel region of Africa.

A. Moscow Legion
B. Red Expeditionary Force
C. Homeland Victory Militia
D. Wagner Group

Correct Response: D. Wagner Group
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/world/europe/russia-bakhmut-wagner-group.html?campaign_id=51

2. Famine is again gripping THIS east African nation but the government in Mogadishu has been slow to make an official declaration, unlocking international aid, to avoid giving a strategic advantage to the insurgent Al Shabab group.

A. Djibouti
B. Sudan
C. Somalia
D. Kenya

Correct Response: C. Somalia
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/world/africa/somalia-famine-hunger.html

3. Some fans of World Cup participants have been offered free trips to THIS tournament host nation in exchange for endorsements, agreements to withhold criticism and reporting of others who are critical of the hosts humanitarian issues.

A. Brazil
B. Indonesia
C. Qatar
D. Spain

Correct Response: C. Qatar
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/sports/soccer/qatar-fans-travel.html

4. Israelis voted to return THIS former Prime Minister to power along with what critics fear will be a far-right ruling coalition.

A. Netanyahu
B. Herzog
C. Lapid
D. Ben-Ami

Correct Response: A. Netanyahu
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-prime-minister-yair-lapid-congratulates-benjamin-netanyahu-on-election-victory/ar-AA13HC2w

5. World leaders meeting in Egypt for the 2022 Conference of the Parties, known by THIS short title, are taking up the issue of compensation for developing nations harmed by generations of carbon producing industries in wealthy nations.

A. Paris 16
B. COP 27
C. UNCAC
D. Climate SOS

Correct Response: B. COP 27
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2022/11/07/cop-27-south-africa-a-testing-ground-for-a-just-energy-transition_6003224_124.html

6. Imran Khan, former prime minister of THIS country who has been challenging the government to restore his office, was shot in the leg in an assassination attempt while on a campaign parade.

A. Malaysia
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan

Correct Response: B. Pakistan
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63542478.amp

7. South Korea and the United States extended military drills in the wake of THIS provocative action by North Korea.

A. Landing special forces by mini-sub to infiltrate a South Korean naval base
B. Firing over two dozen missiles in simulated attacks on the South and the U.S.
C. Seizure of South Korean fishing boats in the Yellow Sea
D. Test firing a nuclear weapon

Correct Response: B. Firing over two dozen missiles in simulated attacks on the South and the U.S.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/north-korea-missile-tests-were-practice-to-attack-south-us/ar-AA13OmmW

8. The election victory of Lula da Silva has yet to be acknowledged by THIS incumbent President of Brazil, but his office said he would follow the transition of power.

A. Nicolas Maduro
B. Alberto Fernandez
C. Pedro Castillo
D. Jair Bolsonaro

Correct Response: D. Jair Bolsonaro
https://nypost.com/2022/11/05/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-brooded-for-2-days-before-bowing-to-defeat/

9. China’s trade lost ground in October, the first downturn for imports and exports since May 2020, as a result of global recession and THIS domestic policy.

A. One child policy
B. Zero Covid
C. Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
D. Fears of a Taiwan invasion

Correct Response: B. Zero Covid
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-exports-imports-shrink-oct-covid-curbs-global-slowdown-jolt-demand-2022-11-07

10. Ukraine President Zelensky charged THIS country with support to Moscow’s invasion by supplying drones, missiles and other weapons, including “kamikaze” drones currently targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

A. China
B. Iran
C. North Korea
D. Pakistan

Correct Response: B. Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63528183

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