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LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS
Guy Muhire, Nashville, TN
Angela Weck, Peoria, IL
Lee Gray, Sharjah, UAE
Christine Laemmer-Faber, Brookfield, WI
Nancy Williams, Rochester, NY
David Hillinck, Huntsville, AL
Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA
Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA
Roger French, Washington, IL
Joseph Mendenhall, Bedford, TX
Marcus Murphy, Sewanee, TN
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN
Nancy Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN
Maura O’Brien, Washington, IL
Jake Arning, Knoxville, TN
Laurie Bergner, Normal, IL
Adam Leff, Bethel, ME
LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What in the World? Quiz – Week of October 4-10, 2021
1. Twelve million leaked files from 14 financial service companies have exposed 35 current and former world leaders, including Vladimir Putin, King Abdullah of Jordan and Tony Blair, and over 300 public officials in secret financial dealings and corruption in a case called THIS, according to an international consortium of journalists. (#WACquiz)
A. Panama Report
B. Pandora Papers
C. St. Petersburg Portfolio
D. Indigo Files
Correct Response: B. Pandora Papers
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58780465
2. China marked the anniversary of the country’s founding on Friday by flying warplanes inside the air defense zone of THIS island. The two waves of fighters and bombers, a total of 38 aircraft, provoked sorties of fighters and activation of missile batteries in response on this independence-minded island. (#WACquiz)
A. Senkaku
B. Taiwan
C. Hainan
D. Okinawa
Correct Response: B. Taiwan
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/taiwan-reports-largest-ever-incursion-by-chinese-air-force-2021-10-02
3. A Nigerian artist from Benin City said THIS renowned museum, residence of the Rosetta Stone, accepted his gift of a bronze plaque but the gesture did not win a positive response to the request to return the priceless Benin Bronzes, looted in 1897. (#WACquiz)
A. Hermitage Museum
B. Louvre Museum
C. British Museum
D. Metropolitan Museum
Correct Response: C. British Museum
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/british-museum-accepts-nigerian-artists-gift-keeps-looted-bronzes-2021-09-30
4. In advance of his country hosting the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next month THIS Prime Minister is expected to announce a commitment to produce100% of electricity from renewable sources by 2035. (#WACquiz)
A. Pierre Trudeau
B. Pedro Sanchez
C. Boris Johnson
D. Mario Draghi
Correct Response: C. Boris Johnson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-03/u-k-plans-all-electricity-from-renewable-sources-by-2035-times
5. Bahrain hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid for the first time since last year’s normalization agreement, called the Abraham Accords. It included normalized relations between Israel and the UAE and suggested a collective effort to counter the influence of THIS country? (#WACquiz)
A. Jordan
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. Turkey
Correct Response: B. Iran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-foreign-minister-flies-bahrain-will-inaugurate-embassy-2021-09-30/
6. A suicide bomber killed eight people at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia in an attack probably aimed at a presidential motorcade. THIS Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack: (WACA Weekly World News Update)
A. ISIS-K
B. Taliban
C. Al-Shabaab
D. Boko Haram
Correct Response: C. Al-Shabaab
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/25/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-eight-in-somali-capital
7. The White House hosted the Quad Summit a grouping aimed to counter Chinese expanding influence. The Quad includes all of the following countries EXCEPT THIS one. (WACA Weekly World News Update)
A. Japan
B. New Zealand
C. Australia
D. India
Correct Response: B. New Zealand
https://www.newsweek.com/china-upset-us-cliques-after-joe-biden-meets-quad-leaders-1633268
8. Najla Bouden Ramadhane became the first woman leader of an Arab government after being appointed as Prime Minister of THIS Arab Spring birthplace country. She was appointed by President Kais Saled who removed her predecessor and suspended Parliament in July, in what many analysts called a “coup.” (#WACquiz)
A. Algeria
B. Egypt
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Tunisia
Correct Response : D. Tunisia
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041431089/tunisias-new-prime-minister-is-the-first-woman-to-lead-an-arab-world-government
9. When his six-year term of office expires, THIS controversial President of the Philippines will retire rather than run for Vice President as he had announced. Last month the International Criminal Court launched a full investigation into his war on drugs calling it “a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population.” (#WACquiz)
A. Rodrigo Duterte
B. Christopher Lawrence Go
C. Sarah Duterte-Carpio
D. Manny Pacquiao
Correct Response: A. Rodrigo Duterte
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/02/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines.html
10. The Winter Olympics set for February 2022 in THIS city will only allow fans from inside the country to attend and then under “specific requirements.” Hosting the Games here has been controversial due to charges by human rights groups. (#WACquiz)
A. Istanbul
B. Sochi
C. Buenos Aires
D. Beijing
Correct Response: D. Beijing
https://fortune.com/2021/09/30/beijing-winter-olympics-2022-china-spectators-ban-covid-fans/
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