“What in the World? Weekly Quiz" | September 4, 2023

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Last Week’s Quiz Winners

Don Moore, Mount Juliet, TN
Tim Stewart, Nashville, TN
Francisco Campbell, Washington, DC
John Bull, Nashville, TN
Paul Love, Marlboro, VT
Tim Douglas, Nashville, TN
Roana Wiser, NY
Himanshu Manchanda, Nashville, TN
Desikan Gandarva, Rocky River, OH
Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA
David Hillinck, Alexandria, VA
Patricia Miletich, Ventura, CA
Maura OBrien, Richmond, VA
Basil G. Smith, Jacksonville, FL
Adam Leff, Bethel, ME
Pete Griffin, Nashville, TN
Bernie Drake, Peoria, IL
Pratik Yelda, Huntsville, AL
Rich Buck, Peoria, IL
Martha Trammell, Nashville, TN
John Gaffney, San Francisco, CA
Michael Weiss, Rockville, MD
Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL
Roger French, Washington, IL
Mark Himmelein, Alliance, OH
Darby Sinclair, Taipei
Dale Hutchinson, Taipei
Jim Shepherd, Nashville, TN
Ivan Dugashvili, Taipei
Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN

THANKS for all the “thanks” this week, Nashville Pete; Adam in Maine; Mount Juliet Don; Nashville Tim; and Va Beach Bob; glad these are fun, Stillwater Jim; Morton, IL Joani said it was challenging, while Himanshu in Nashville said it was easy and Kathy in Toronto opined, “good”; yes, Victor in Texas, we’ll keep them coming; and thanks for the breakthrough audience in Taipei, Taiwan, welcome Darby, Kevin and Dale. Glad you’ve joined the Quiz club.

Everyone enjoy your Labor Day holiday and have a great week. — Your Quiz Team

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Congratulations Pete Griffin, Nashville, TN

The Yellow Pad: Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World

Robert E. Rubin

SEPTEMBER QUIZ PRIZE

The American Imperative: Reclaiming American Global Leadership Through Softpower

Daniel F. Runde

It’s time for America to get back in the international leadership game.

What should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we’re no longer the only major player?

In The American Imperative, international development expert Daniel Runde makes the case for building a new global consensus through vigorous internationalism and the judicious use of soft power. Runde maps out many of the steps that we need to take––primarily in the non-military sphere––to ensure an alliance of stable and secure, like-minded, self-reliant partner nations in order to prevent rising authoritarian powers such as China from running the world.

LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What in the World? Quiz – Week of Aug 28-Sep 3, 2023

1. Two months to the day after he staged a mutiny in Russia, THIS failed leader, his right-hand man, and eight other people died on a private plane that mysteriously crashed with no survivors.

A. Sergei Shoigu, Russian Defense Minister
B. Valery Gerasimov, Russian Chief of the General Staff
C. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s, Wagner mercenary chief
D. Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader

Correct Response: C. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s, Wagner mercenary chief
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenary-yevgeny-prigozhins-plane-appeared-fine-radar-until-last-30-2023-08-24/

2. Russia fulfilled its threat to place nuclear weapons in THIS regional ally as part of its challenge to NATO and its nearby neighbors. Meanwhile the State Department warned Americans to leave the country due to rising regional tensions.

A. Kaliningrad
B. Moldova
C. Crimea
D. Belarus

Correct Response: D. Belarus
https://www.gzeromedia.com/russian-nukes-move-into-natos-backyard

3. China announced a ban on fish imports from Japan due to THIS development.

A. Japanese ban on rice imports from China
B. Passage of legislation calling for nationalizing the disputed Senkaku islands
C. Imposition of export taxes on fish production
D. Release of treated radioactive water from a damaged nuclear plant

Correct Response: D. Release of treated radioactive water from a damaged nuclear plant
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3232340/fukushima-water-release-why-chinas-ban-japanese-seafood-could-backfire

4. In a push to reshuffle the world order, the BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed to admit THESE 6 countries aimed at leveling a global playing field they see as rigged against them.

A. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and UAE
B. Saudi Arabia, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Namibia, and Angola
C. Mexico, Philippines, Nigeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, and Argentina
D. Mexico, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, Egypt, and Vietnam

Correct Response: A. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and UAE
https://www.reuters.com/world/brics-poised-invite-new-members-join-bloc-sources-2023-08-24/

5. A new UAV, the Mohajer-10, was unveiled by President Raisi of THIS Middle East nation. The drone based on the American MQ-9 Reaper can stay aloft for 24 hours, with a range of 2,000 km at an altitude of 7,000 meters. The country has been providing Russia with drones to use for attacks in Ukraine.

A. Jordan
B. Syria
C. Qatar
D. Iran

Correct Response: D. Iran
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iran/2023/08/22/iran-unveils-long-range-drone-based-on-american-mq-9-reaper/

6. President Emmerson Mnangagwa of THIS country claimed victory in elections widely considered plagued by fraud that will keep his party in power, which it has held since the country, formerly called Southern Rhodesia, gained independence from the British.

A. South Africa
B. Zimbabwe
C. Tanzania
D. Botswana

Correct Response: B. Zimbabwe
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/africa/zimbabwe-election-mnangagwa-wins.html

7. An unmanned moon lander operated by THIS space agency and known as the Chandrayaan-3 made history by becoming the first to reach the lunar south pole. The country is the fourth to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon.

A. China National Space Administration (CNSA)
B. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
C. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
D. Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

Correct Response: B. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-chandrayaan-3-landing-moon-south-pole-rcna101296

8. After 15 years of occupation of the separatist South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, about 20 percent of THIS nation, Moscow has threatened to annex them.

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

Correct Response: B. Georgia
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-annex-georgia-breakaway-regions-south-ossetia-abkhazia-dmitry-medvedev/

9. A Russian court extended the pre-trial detention of Evan Gershkovich charged with espionage, who was in Moscow for THIS purpose.

A. Contractor on electronic equipment at the U.S. Embassy
B. Wall Street Journal correspondent
C. Business advisor from McKinsey global consultants
D. Freelance reporter provided Kremlin coverage for the BBC

Correct Response: B. Wall Street Journal correspondent
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12440087/Jailed-WSJ-reporter-Evan-Gershkovich-arrives-hearing-extending-detention.html

10. A series of thefts from THIS world-famous museum has shaken its reputation for the scrupulous care of artefacts which originated in other countries, such as the Rosetta Stone and Benin Bronzes.

A. The Louvre
B. The British Museum
C. The Rijksmuseum
D. The Prado

Correct Response: B. The British Museum
https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/08/21/stealing-from-museums-is-easier-than-you-might-think

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