"What in the World?" Weekly Quiz - September 12, 2016

Americans observed the 15th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania this week. The 9/11 terror strikes were organized by Al Qaeda which is best described as:

Al Qaeda’s leadership issued new warnings of attacks against the United States leading up to the 15th anniversary of 9/11. The founder and leader of Al Qaeda at the time of 9/11, Osama bin Laden, was killed May 2, 2011 in Pakistan by a team of U.S. Special forces troops. This deputy has been leader of Al Qaida since bin Laden’s death:

Anwar al-Awlaki, an American born Islamic lecturer, was a major recruiter for Al Qaeda and served to inspire militants around the world after he relocated to this country where he was killed in a targeted drone strike in September 2011.

Secretary of State John Kerry announced an agreement was reached on Saturday that would put Syria’s peace process back on track, including a nationwide truce starting sundown on September 12th. The agreement was reached with:

At least two terrorist attacks were foiled in this European country last week where according to Prime Minister Manuel Valls there are 15,000 people known by law enforcement and intelligence agencies as in the process of becoming radicalized.

The Summit of the Non Aligned Movement is being held in Venezuela this week, which has led to increased attention on that country’s economic and political woes. The Non Aligned Movement was founded:

This week 1.85 million Muslim faithful are observing the pilgrimage to the holy places that must be visited at lease once in a lifetime as a basic pillar of Islam. The pilgrimage is:

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in this independence minded region of Spain on Sunday according to Reuters. Local officials promise a move to form a new state in 2017. This region is called:

Voting in the former Soviet republic of Belarus on Sunday was not likely to see any change in the government that has held power since the breakup of the USSR. Observers said, however, that restrictions on opposition candidates was eased as a concession to Western calls for transparency. The capital of Belarus is:

Responding to a nuclear weapon test last week the foreign minister of this neighboring country said, "North Korea's nuclear capability is growing and speeding to a considerable level, considering the fifth nuclear test was the strongest in scale and the interval has quickened substantially." Yun Byung-se is foreign minister of: