"What in the World?" Quiz - Week of June 20, 2016

About 80,000 people have fled this Iraqi city as government forces have succeeded in driving Islamic State fighters from most of it. They join the more than three million displaced people in Iraq.

Mosul

Tikrit

Fallujah

Ramadi

Russians will vote in September to choose a new parliament. President Putin and his party, United Russia, is expected to retain its majority but the voting could become a contentious domestic issue as it was in 2011. What is the name of the Russian parliament?

Milli Meclis

Dom Naroda

Bundesrat

Duma

A “decolonization commission” is set to report on whether to proceed with a vote to change the status of this American territory, known as “America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier,” to one of three options: statehood, free association or independence.

Midway

Guam

Palau

American Samoa

The vote this Thursday for Britons to decide to leave or remain in the European Union has caused turmoil in the global economy as analysts warn that a move away from the EU could threaten more than a trillion dollars in trade with the United States. What is the nickname for the vote?

Continental Drawdown

Brexit

EUegress

EUexit/in

In the wake of a meeting between President Barack Obama and exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the status of ____________.

Macau

Nepal

Tibet

Bhutan

Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced it had reached an agreement with the United States concerning Syria. What was the issue?

Denounced attacks on civilians

Agreed to coordinate military operations

Agreed to force President Assad to step down

Scheduled a new round of peace talks

A Chinese fishing vessel was fired upon and damaged and another one was detained near areas of disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea on Friday. What country’s naval forces were involved.

Indonesia

Philippines

Vietnam

Malaysia

Organizers of protests in Japan said there were over 65,000 residents demonstrating against U.S. Military bases. Where are the facilities that have drawn the ire of locals?

Kagoshima

Tsushima

Okinawa

Yokosuka

The Director of the CIA testified last week the Islamic State “terrorism capacity and global reach” have not been reduced and that there are tens of thousands of fighters around the world. Who is the Director of the CIA?

Michael Hayden

Leon Panetta

James Clapper

John Brennan

US government officials on duty in a Central American country were expelled by the host government according to the State Department on Thursday. The government claimed they were working on anti-terrorism security work without their knowledge. What country (shown in the map) expelled the officials?

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Honduras

Costa Rica

"What in the World?" Quiz - Week of June 20, 2016

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