What in the World? Quiz - Week of March 23-29, 2020

In his briefing Sunday President Trump defended inaction on the Defense Production Act as a tool to produce materials to combat the Covid-19 pandemic citing the example of THIS country, “We're a country not based on nationalizing our business. Call a person over in [THIS COUNTRY], ask them how did nationalization of their businesses work out? Not too well."

Cuba
Finland
Venezuela
Sweden

What European leader is in quarantine after learning a doctor they visited was infected with Covid-19?

Boris Johnson
Emanuel Macron
Sergio Mattarella
Angela Merkel

The decision of Canada’s Olympic and Paralymic committees to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic games set to begin July 24th highlighted the troubles for Japan, the games host country. THIS Prime Minister of Japan admitted for the first time that the games might be postponed.

George Takei
Shinzo Abe
Yoshihiko Noda
Takahiro Fujimoto
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo made a surprise visit to Kabul in an effort to resuscitate a deal with the Taliban. He met with President Ashraf Ghani and his political challenger Abdullah Abdullah to press for compliance with an agreement cobbled together by THIS United States Special Representative.
Zalmay Khalilizad
Richard Holbrook
Michael McFaul
Saul Berenson

Brazilians favor the tougher response of governors to the Covid-19 pandemic. They are answering the fast spreading virus in the country with measures like store closings which THIS President of Brazil calls “job killers.”

Jair Bolsonaro
Antonio Banderas
Nicolas Maduro
Alberto Fernandez

Opponents of the Prime Minister in THIS country are petitioning the Supreme Court to block actions under the guise of anti-Coronavirus measures that boost his political position including restraint of Parliament’s power and restrict court activities, which forestalls the prosecution of the Prime Minister on corruption charges.

Nigeria
Lithuania
Israel
Puerto Rico
The MH17 trial of four men in the Hague – three Russians and one Ukrainian, senior officials in pro-Russian militias in Ukraine – has been adjourned until June to give the defense more time to prepare. What was MH17?
A Malaysian airliner shot down by a Russian missile battery in Eastern Ukraine.
A Polish airliner flying from Kiev to Warsaw hijacked last July.
A Dutch airliner shot down by a Russian missile battery in Eastern Ukraine.
A German airliner that was seized by Ukrainian separtists in Donetsk

What city is the capital of the country that has become the global epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. It hit over 53,000 infections and 4,800 deaths over the weekend, surpassing the pandemic records of China.

Seoul
Rome
Berlin
London

The Supreme Leader of Iran rejected U.S. Covid-19 aid and claimed the virus "is specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians.” Who is the Supreme Leader of Iran?

Hasan Rouhani
Mamoud Ahmadinejad
Ali Khamenei
Javad Zarif
President Trump sent a letter to this leader seeking better relations and offering support in the fight against Covid-19.
Kim Jong-un
Xi Jinping
Carrie Lam
Lee Hsien Loong
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