"What in the World?" - Week of July 9-15, 2017

This week North Korea marked a military milestone and changed its dynamic with the rest of the world by successfully launching what?
A communications satellite
A nuclear-powered submarine
An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
A new operating platform for smart phones
The World Health Organization warned this week that a new "superbug" form of THIS disease exists; the new strain is considered completely untreatable.
Malaria
Gonorrhea
Ebola
Cholera
The G-20 Summit met this week in which Germany city?
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Hanover
THIS African country launched its first satellite, designed to help with coastal mapping.
Ghana
Nigeria
Kenya
Senegal
Former French Minister of Health, Holocaust survivor, and outspoken supporter of women's rights Simone Veil became the fifth woman to be laid to rest in THIS Parisian monument, reserved for France's greatest citizens.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Les Invalides
Sacré Cœur Basilica
Pantheon
With an eye to stabilizing an electrical grid prone to blackouts, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk confirmed this week that his company would build a 100-megawatt lithium ion battery—the world's largest—in the southern state of THIS country.
Australia
Mexico
Indonesia
South Africa
In an unusual secret ballot vote that drew ire from Israel, UNESCO named parts of THIS city a Palestinian World Heritage Site:
Gaza
Hebron
Ramallah
Nablus
In an effort to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and as a sign of renewed commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, THIS country announced plans to ban the sale of gas and diesel operated vehicles by 2040.
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Germany
19 of the nations that participated in the G20 summit this week signed a communique stating that the Paris climate accord was irreversible. Which of the 20 world leaders present said this: "In the end, the negotiations on climate reflect dissent—all against the United States of America"?
Justin Trudeau
Emmanuel Macron
Xi Jingping
Angela Merkel
The European Union and THIS country announced a broad trade agreement this week that would create one of the world's largest free-trade zones, and representing more than a third of the world's GDP.
Japan
Australia
China
Canada
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