“What in the World? Weekly Quiz” - October 26-November 1, 2020

Along with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, THIS Arab nation became the third one to normalize relations with Israel:

Nigeria has seen weeks of wide-spread protests, sparked initially by calls on the government to dissolve THIS special police unit, accused of torture, harassment, and extrajudicial killings. The government dissolved the unit in question, but protestors are now demanding sweeping reforms in the way Nigeria is governed:

Mr. Lee Kun-hee, chairman of THIS conglomerate — South Korea's largest — died this week at the age of 78:

Kurdish authorities operate two-dozen detention facilities in northeast Syria holding thousands of THESE former fighters. Authorities announced earlier this month they planned to release 24,000 from the Al-Hol camp because conditions have become unsustainable. [USIP Question of the Week]

Viewed as a move that will most likely heighten tensions with China, the U.S. announced that it was doing THIS:

A teacher in THIS country was beheaded by an immigrant from the Muslim-majority Chechnya region of Russia in reaction to the use of cartoons showing the Prophet Mohammed in a lecture about free speech.

A year after nation-wide protests prompted by accusations of voter fraud ousted THIS Bolivian president, his Movement to Socialism Party swept presidential elections, led by Luis Arce man, Bolivia's new leader:

Andrej Duda, president of THIS European nation, has tested positive for COVID-19, shortly after meeting with French Open tennis champion Iga Swiatek:

In a decision that disappointed meat producers everywhere, the European Parliament voted against measures that would have banned THIS: