"What in the World?" Weekly Quiz -- Jun 17-23, 2018

Which US official has the lead in implementing the summit agreement signed by President Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un?
 
National Security Advisor John Bolton
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State James Mattis
Vice President Mike Pence
The G-7 meeting ended in acrimony when President Trump refused to sign on to the Group’s joint communique in response to this statement.
Theresa May said, “Our special relationship cannot stand in the face of belligerence among friends.”
Justin Trudeau said, “Canadians, we’re polite, we’re reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around.”
Emmanuel Macron said, “There’s nothing to be gained by diplomacy ruled by fits of anger and throwaway remarks.”
Angela Merkel said, “There’s a special place in hell for leaders who cannot treat their allies with respect.”
A coalition led by Saudi Arabia and including the United States and other Western forces continued air and ground attacks to take the key port city of Hodeidah, Yemen in a bloody conflict that risks touching off a famine affecting millions of civilians. The coalition is battling forces consisting mainly of rebels from THIS Yemeni faction.
Yazidi
Houthi
Daesh
Al-Shabab
President Trump reignited prospects for a trade war with THIS country on Friday when his Administration announced $50 billion in new tariffs on 800 imported products. The Commerce Ministry in the target country responded by announcing counter-tariffs “of the same scale and strength.”
Canada
Germany
China
France

As the EU grapples with how to respond to migrants arriving at Mediterranean ports a new conflict erupted between THIS country and NGOs from Netherland. THIS country banned migrant rescue vessels from landing at its ports and an official from one of the NGOs called the right-wing deputy prime minister a “fascist.” THIS country is demanding the Netherlands recall their flagged vessels from the area.

Turkey
Greece
Italy
Spain

This nation has been involved in a naming dispute with Greece since it broke away from former Yugoslavia in 1991. This week the two governments agreed to a new name that will open the way for THIS country to join the EU and NATO.

North Macedonia
North Albania
North Kosovo
North Skopje

At the Singapore summit with DPRK Chairman Kim, President Trump said the US would stop “wargames” in the Korean Peninsula saying such exercises were expensive and provocative. How many US troops did he say were based in South Korea?

10,000
32,000
55,000
86,000

The President of Afghanistan offered to extend an Eid ceasefire with the Taliban that permitted them to enter government controlled areas despite critics who said there were no mechanisms in place to control Taliban breaches of the agreement.  Who is the President of Afghanistan?

 

Ashraf Ghani
Hamid Karzai
Abdullah Abdullah
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

The world’s 1.5 billion Muslims celebrated Eid al Fitr, among the most festive periods on the Islamic calendar, marked by large feasts, family time, charitable donations and acts of kindness.  What event on the Islamic calendar period does Eid al Fitr commemorate.

The end of the Hajj, the Islamic Pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam.
The end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and reflection.
The observance of Islamic new year.
The observance of Laylat al Miraj, marking the journey of the Prophet to Jersualem.

FIFA, the world’s soccer governing body, announced on Wednesday where the 2026 World Cup of soccer would be held. The winning bid was:

England
Mexico, Canada, United States
Brazil
Spain and Portugal
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