What in the World? Weekly Quiz – July 27-August 2, 2020

In a major escalation of tensions with Beijing the U.S. State Department ordered the closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston, Texas. In retaliation the Chinese Foreign Ministry ordered the closure of the American consulate in THIS city, a newly minted sister city to Nashville, Tennessee.

Hong Kong
Wuhan
Xian
Chengdu

THIS group reached agreement on a major stimulus plan, over $2 trillion, to be raised from grants and loans. The funds will be distributed among members with 30% of the fund committed to combat climate change.

G-20
EU
ASEAN
OECD

Egypt’s parliament has authorized President Abdel-Fatteh al-Sisi to conduct military operations abroad opening prospects for intervention in THIS country, already riven by civil war and extensive foreign interference.

Tunisia
Somalia
Sudan
Libya

The United States announced a $5 million reward for the arrest or conviction of the justice minister of THIS country. The U.S. previously offered a reward of $15 million for the arrest of the president for “narco-terrorism.”

Cuba
Libya
Venezuela
Ecuador

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy has constructed a mock aircraft carrier, a replica of an American Nimitz class ship, that will likely be used for training naval forces for attacks on the U.S. Navy which has maintained a continuous carrier presence in the region. On Sunday the faux carrier was seen under tow from its base at Bandar Abbas toward THIS strategic choke point connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

Bab el Mandeb
Strait of Hormuz
Malacca Strait
Strait of Khomeini
The justice minister in THIS country that recently re-elected far-right wing President Andrzej Duda to a new five-year term, announced the nation intended to leave the European treaty on violence against women starting on July 27th. Zbigniew Ziobro said the treaty was “harmful” because it required schools to teach about gender according to the BBC.
Hungary
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Poland
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity went to THIS 17-year old climate activist who was the 2019 Time Person of the Year. She donated $114,000 from her prize to SOS Amazonia, an environmental organization and $114,000 to the Stop Ecocide Foundation.
Malala Yousefzai
Greta Thunberg
Anna Lindgren
Astrid Gilberto
The Governor of the place set for the 2020 Olympics, delayed to 2021, said the games “can become a symbol of how the world has united to overcome the hardship and how humanity has strengthened its bonds.” When asked about the prospects for the games she said, “First of all, we have to win the victory against the coronavirus.” Who is the host of the 2020 games?
United Kingdom
Japan
South Africa
Chile
Canada’s federal court released THIS ruling on July 22 regarding relations with the United States.
The United States was not “safe” for asylum seekers.
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement was unconstitutional.
The Canadian government was not required to comply with a 1892 “Fisheries Agreement.”
Canadian authorities could not legally prohibit the Toronto Blue Jays from hosting American MLB teams.
The Trump Administration has opened the door for U.S. defense contractors to sell THESE systems to foreign governments. The U.S. versions include “Reapers” and “Global Hawks” and the sale had been restricted by the Missile Technology Control Regime.
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
Drones
Patriot Air Defense Systems
Standard Missile ABMs
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