World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – April 4-10, 2022

In a major foreign policy speech during his visit to Poland, President Biden stirred controversy when he called for THIS vis a vis Russia. (#WACquiz)

NATO sending fighter jets to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power.”

�Not one inch” of NATO territory will be forsaken by the United States

Ukraine President Zelensky should acknowledge with the annexation of Crimea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, called the violence – killings, mass rapes and arson -- by THIS government a “genocide” against the Rohingya people. (WACA WWNU)

Myanmar

Mozambique

Timor-Leste

Sri Lanka

Israel hosted a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and representatives of Egypt, Bahrain, UAE and Morocco -- Arab countries it holds diplomatic relations with – to develop consensus in opposition to THIS neighboring country. (#WACquiz)

Syria

Lebanon

Iran

Iraq

China has ordered a two-stage lockdown of THIS financial hub city of 26 million to combat a surge of Covid-19 cases. The sudden lockdown will divide the city into two sectors for nine-days of intensive testing. (#WACquiz)

Beijing

Wuhan

Chengdu

Shanghai

Protestors took to the streets in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital demanding THIS prime minister resign over charges of corruption and a bungled economy. (#WACquiz)

Imran Khan

Narendra Modi

Amanullah Khan

Benazir Bhutto

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led a former prime minister in THIS country, which had enshrined nuclear non-proliferation in its post-WWII constitution, to call frorn a debate about acquiring nuclear weapons. Many there are worried about nuclear and missile advancements in nearby North Korea. (#WACquiz)

South Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

Japan

North Korea launched a new “monster missile” last week that reached an altitude of over 3,700 miles before splashing down in the Sea of Japan. The Hwasong-17 ICBM is estimated to have a range of 8,000 miles, able to reach across the Continental United States. The launch was overseen by THIS enigmatic leader. (#WACquiz)

Kim Il-sung

Kim Jong-un

Xi Jinping

Kim Jong-Il

French President Emanuel Macron enjoyed a lead (27%) in the pre-election polling with THIS rival leader of the far-right National Rally party holding at 21% after distancing from support of Vladimir Putin. First round voting is set for April 10^th. (#WACquiz)

Marine Le Pen

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Valérie Pécresse

Anne Hidalgo

President Biden was in Europe last week for meetings and visits in response to the war in Ukraine. He met with all of THESE EXCEPT. (#WACquiz)

OSCE

G-7

NATO

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned last week that the water scarcity issue in THIS region was worsening and was contributing to conflict and refugee flows. Eleven of 17 most water-stressed countries are here. (#WACquiz)

Southeast Asia

Central America

Mideast and North Africa

Sub Saharan Africa

World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – April 4-10, 2022

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