Tennessee World Affairs Council What in the World? Weekly Quiz – September 27-October 3, 2021

In his first appearance as President before THIS organization, Joe Biden said, “As we look ahead, we will lead — we will lead on all of the greatest challenges of our time, from Covid to climate, peace and security, human dignity and human rights, but we will not go it alone.” (#WACquiz)

Group of Twenty (G-20)

NATO Summit

UN General Assembly

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit

The center-left Social Democrat (SPD) party appears to be the narrow winner in a closely fought election in Germany that will see a new Chancellor, replacing THIS formidable politician who led the Christian Democrat (CDU) party and the country for 16 years. (#WACquiz)

Merkel

Macron

Scholz

Laschet

In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly THIS world leader who is set to host the COP26 (United Nations Climate Change) summit in November warned, “It’s time for humanity to grow up.” He humorously noted that Kermit the Frog was wrong when he sang, “It’s not easy being green.” (#WACquiz)

Boris Johnson of the UK

Scott Morrison of Australia

Yoshihide Suga of Japan

Pedro Sanchez of Spain

San Marino voters chose to legalize abortion, the latest Catholic-majority state to do so. San Marino’s 33,000-person republic is nestled within the borders of THIS country. (#WACquiz)

Spain

France

Austria

Italy

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia for discussions on a Yemen cease-fire. He will be the most senior member of the Biden Administration to visit the Kingdom, and he will meet with THIS controversial Crown Prince. (#WACquiz)

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

Mohammed bin Salman

Mohammed bin Nayef

Jamal Khashoggi

Migrants are trapped in freezing conditions along Poland’s border with THIS country. President Alexander Lukashenko is accused of weaponizing refugee flows into its neighbors in response to EU sanctions over his rigged reelection and crackdown. (#WACquiz)

Estonia

Belarus

Hungary

Kosovo

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was in the news as both Taiwan and THIS country applied for membership to the strategic trade pact that replaced the U.S.-spurned TPP. However, THIS country is likely to face CPTPP rejection due to its lack of a free economy. (#WACquiz)

Japan

Malaysia

Hong Kong

China

U.S. Special Envoy Daniel Foote, in his resignation letter to the Secretary of State, said, he “will not be associated with the United States’ inhumane, counterproductive decision to” do THIS. (#WACquiz)

Restrict Afghan refugees from U.S. resettlement

Deport Haitian refugees massed in Del Rio, Texas

Return Cuban refugees arriving in Key West, Florida by boatlift

Craft legislation to water down asylum eligibility

Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer and daughter of THIS company’s founder was released by Canada after a U.S. Court resolved her three-year battle over fraud charges. Two Canadians, held by China in retaliation, were released in response to Wanzhou being permitted to return home. (#WACquiz)

TikTok

Alibaba

Huawei

Baidu

China stepped up actions against cryptocurrencies vowing to ban transactions and mining. The crackdown put pressure on blockchain-related stocks and THIS. (#WACquiz)

U.S. Dollar

Bitcoin

Belt and Road Investments, LLC

Sino-coin

Tennessee World Affairs Council What in the World? Weekly Quiz – September 27-October 3, 2021

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