World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – Sep 26-Oct 2, 2022

Citizens of four Ukrainian regions, occupied by Russian forces, were called to vote in a referendum, called a sham by Ukraine and the West, organized to achieve THIS outcome for Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The first far-right government since Mussolini’s National Fascist Party is set to take power after Sunday’s voting in Italy. The election will send THIS leader of the Brothers of Italy party to the Prime Minister’s office.

President Joe Biden told an on-camera interview that the U.S. would defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack. White House officials later said there was no change in THIS so-called U.S. policy. Biden’s repeated statements of support have drawn “stern representations” of protest from Beijing.

The United States, the United Kingdom and others have asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to discuss China’s abuses of the mostly Muslim Uyghurs in THIS region.

The World Cup set to start November 20 in THIS Persian Gulf nation has many of the more than one million fans complaining about a shortage of and high cost of accommodations. Some plan to fly back and forth on match days to Doha from Dubai where lodging is more available and affordable.

As large numbers of Russians fearing military conscription flee to neighboring nations, the Baltic states are cutting off automatic asylum consideration and closing their borders, saying they hope discontent will grow. The Baltic states are these nations EXCEPT THIS one.

With 1,500 matches over 24 years and accolades as possibly the best tennis player ever, THIS Swiss superstar announced his retirement.

Boeing will pay $200 million to settle civil charges resulting from false airworthiness statements the company made about THIS aircraft after a fatal crash. Despite knowledge of a faulty control system the company said the planes were "as safe as any that has ever flown the skies," Two crashes killed 346 people before the planes were grounded.