World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – December 13-19, 2021 | Take the Quiz

President Joe Biden announced a “diplomatic boycott” of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to China’s human rights abuses including U.S. Charges of a genocide against the Uyghur Muslim minority in THIS region. (#WACquiz)

Hong Kong

Tibet

Xinjiang

Chengdu

A new wave of Covid-19 infections is sweeping Europe in what British Prime Minister Johnson called a tidal wave, as THIS new variant continues to spread. (#WACquiz)

Omicron

Delta

The Prime Minister of Israel arrived in Abu Dhabi for a historic first visit of a leader of the Jewish state to this Gulf Arab nation, 15 months after the “Abraham Accord” normalized relations. WHO is the Prime Minister of Israel? (#WACquiz)

Benjamin Netanyahu

Ehud Olmert

Yair Lapid

Naftali Bennett

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize went to WHO? (#WACquiz)

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for championing freedom of expression in Russia and the Philippines

The World Food Program (WFP) for staunching famine in war torn and drought stricken areas of the world

Emanuel Macron for diplomatic efforts to bring peace to the Sahel region of Africa

Pope Francis for instituting progressive policies toward LGBTQ communities

New legislation is being considered by the British Parliament to require Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for many EU citizens to cross the land border with THIS part of the United Kingdom. (#WACquiz)

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Gibraltar

Authorities in France arrested a man wanted in the 2018 murder of THIS Saudi journalist at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (#WACquiz)

Jamal Khashoggi

Mohammed bin Nayef

Abdullah bin Saeed

Khaled Aedh Alotaibi

Karl Nehammer was sworn in as leader of Austria, the third in three months, after the ruling party was struck with scandals. Austria, like neighboring Germany, uses THIS title for its head of government. (WACA WWNU)

Prime Minister

Chancellor

Chief Executive

President

The M/V Evergreen, a vessel capable of carrying 20,000 containers is about to make a transit of THIS waterway where the ship was wedged sideways for six days last March, causing a major disruption in global maritime trade. (#WACquiz)

Strait of Hormuz

Kiel Canal

Suez Canal

Strait of Malacca

At least 40 entries into THIS contest have been disqualified due to use of Botox and other artificial means to enhance their appearance. (#WACquiz)

Miss Universe beauty pageant in Thailand

Camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia

Miss America pageant in Las Vegas

Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York

Proposed legislation in Auckland would increase the legal smoking age year by year starting in 2023 until it covered the entire population of THIS country. (#WACquiz)

Australia

New Zealand

Tasmania

Mauritius

World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – December 13-19, 2021

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