"What in the World?" Weekly Quiz -- July 8-14, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in North Korea last week to continue discussions with Pyongyang about denuclearization started last month in Singapore by President Trump. Pompeo said there was more work to do but he was confident Chairman Kim Jong Un was committed to give up nuclear weapons. Meanwhile the Korean response to the talks between Pompeo and his DPRK counterpart included THIS charge:
 
The United States was using cyber warfare against the North Korean missile program.
The United States was not keeping its promise to end economic sanctions.
The United States did not fulfill an agreement to cancel provocative wargames.
The United States was engaged in “gangster-like” diplomacy.
The European Union, international rights groups, domestic opposition groups and even Mick Jagger at a Warsaw concert took aim at THIS action by the Polish government that was seen as anti-democratic.
Forcing retirement of Supreme Court justices.
Increasing government oversight of the press.
Suspending search and seizure provisions of the constitution.
Setting aside term limits for the office of the president.

President Trump has a busy international calendar set for July. He will be traveling for all of these events EXCEPT:

Meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
Attending a NATO Summit in Belgium.
Visiting Israel to advance US brokered peace talks.
Making a state visit to England to meet Queens Elizabeth and Prime Minister May.
Two people in England were stricken by the same nerve agent that was used in an attack that sickened Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March. One of the new victims died as a result of the exposure. The nerve agent used in these attacks, that has been identified as a unique Russian chemical warfare composition, is known as:
Novosibirsk
VX
Sarin
Novichok

Turkey’s President will be sworn in to a new term with significantly increased powers. He said, “Turkey is entering a new era with the presidential oath ceremony on Monday … With the power granted to us by the new presidential system, we will get quicker and stronger results.”  Who is the ruler of Turkey?

Nouri al-Maliki
Tayyip Erdogan
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Haider al Abadi

The national team of the host of the World Cup 2018, Russia, was eliminated from the tournament by THIS team which advanced to a semi-final match with the English national team.

Belgium
Croatia
Brazil
Uruguay

Mexico has a new president who in a campaign rally in May talked about Mexico’s relationship with the United States, “"We are going to change the relationship, and Trump is going to learn to respect us. I can guarantee you that."Who is Mexico’s new leader?

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Enrique Pena Nieto
Vicente Fox
Felipe Calderon

The Trump Administration is pushing OPEC countries to increase production to prevent a global surge of oil prices as THIS country’s output is threatened by sanctions organized by Washington.

 

Syria
Russia
Iraq
Iran

One American soldier was killed and two wounded in Afghanistan last week in an attack referred to as “green on green” meaning that it was:

An ambush conducted by Taliban forces operating from Pakistani safe havens.
An insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces.
An accidental attack conducted by fellow service members.
None of the above.

The leaders of THESE African nations agreed to an unexpected rapprochement following 20 years of animosity including a two-year war that cost 80,000 lives.

Sudan and South Sudan
Ethiopia and Eritrea
Morocco and Western Sahara
Angola and Zambia
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