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

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
Xi
Mu

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
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