"What in the World?" Weekly Quiz - September 5, 2016

President Islam Karimov died last week at the age of 78. Since 1989, Mr. Karimov had been the leader of which nation?

JetBlue Flight 387 made history this week as it became the first commercial flight in over 50 years to fly between the U.S. and what country?

At the start of “World Water Week” on August 29, UNICEF released a report in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goal for water and sanitation, which targets "universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030." UNICEF estimates that women and girls worldwide spend a combined total of how many millions of hours each day collecting water?

Reports last week indicate that Everbright, a financial conglomerate, is looking at Liverpool Football Club with an eye to buy it. If the sale happens, Liverpool will join other soccer clubs—such as Manchester City and AC Milan—who have been purchased by investors in which country, as part of an initiative to create an $850 billion sports industry?

The U.S. Department of the Treasury expanded its sanctions against Russia last week, this time by adding companies and individuals involved in the construction of a $3.2 billion bridge, which will provide road and rail connections between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula by spanning the Kerch Strait. Which two bodies of water does the Kerch Strait connect?

Long stalled because of Israeli concerns that the jets might be used against it, the U.S. announced a $7 billion sale of Boeing fighter aircraft to which two countries?

Which two nations signed the Paris Climate Agreement last week?

The Senate of which nation voted to impeach Dilma Rousseff, on charges of having manipulated the federal budget?

A ceasefire began last week between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) and the government of Colombia, and a peace agreement is scheduled to be signed later this month. How many years had the two groups been fighting?