World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – May 30-June 5, 2022

President Biden met with the other leaders of the “Quad” while in Tokyo. The alliance, which consists of these countries EXCEPT this one, works to confront China’s regional expansion.

 

Australia
United Kingdom
Japan
India
President Biden and key Asian-Pacific countries talked about launching a new trade bloc to check Chinese influence and reassert American influence in the region, replacing THIS agreement that was sidelined by former President Trump in 2017.
Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Asia Pacified Economic Cooperation (APEC)
The Trilateral Commission

The “Elizabeth” line of the Underground, or Tube, in THIS city opened after 13 years of construction and a budget that ballooned to over $22 billion. The 62-mile east-west line will increase the city’s Tube capacity by 10 percent.

Brussels
Stockholm
Dublin
London

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights completed a visit to THIS region of China but offered limited criticism of China’s treatment of the Uyghur population there. She said the visit was not an invstigation but she had raised questions about Chinese “counterterrorism and de-radicalization measures.” Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said in a statement, “We are concerned the conditions Beijing authorities imposed on the visit did not enable a complete and independent assessment of the human rights environment in the PRC.”

Sichuan
Xinjiang
Hubei
Guang dong

Dozens of African migrants died when the boat they rode from Tunisia to Europe sank in THIS body of water.

Black Sea
Sea of Above
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea

The President of Ukraine, THIS former comedian, visited the front battle line in Kharkiv to tour the city’s destruction and present medals to Ukrainian troops.

Volodymyr Zelensky
Viktor Yanukovych
Petro Poroshenko
Yulia Timoshenko

The government of THIS West African nation said it will prosecute Yahya Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, for atrocities – killings, rape and torture. Bringing him to justice may be difficult as he has moved to Equatorial Guinea and enjoys support in his homeland.

Gambia
Yemen
Djibouti
Mauritius

Jews and Arabs clashed at THIS mosque in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, as Israeli citizens marched with flags through the Old City’s Muslim quarter and the mosque esplanade.

Al Aqsa Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Masjid al-Haram
Suleymaniye Mosque
Israel’s PM Naftali Bennett said THIS adversary would no longer be immune from retaliation for attacks by its proxies. The declaration comes in the wake of an assassination of a senior IRGC officer responsible for attacks against Israel.
Yemen
Pakistan
Iran
Iraq
A former member of the M-19 guerilla group and former Mayor of Bogota led the polls as voters turned out to pick the next president of THIS country.
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Colombia
Uruguay
{"name":"World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – May 30-June 5, 2022", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPI2ZTJH3","txt":"President Biden met with the other leaders of the “Quad” while in Tokyo. The alliance, which consists of these countries EXCEPT this one, works to confront China’s regional expansion., President Biden and key Asian-Pacific countries talked about launching a new trade bloc to check Chinese influence and reassert American influence in the region, replacing THIS agreement that was sidelined by former President Trump in 2017., The “Elizabeth” line of the Underground, or Tube, in THIS city opened after 13 years of construction and a budget that ballooned to over $22 billion. The 62-mile east-west line will increase the city’s Tube capacity by 10 percent.","img":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/3012/images/ogquiz.png"}
Powered by: Quiz Maker