What in the World?' Weekly Quiz -- August 19-25, 2019

Officials laid a plaque this week to commemorate the death of glacier Okjokull (Ok), which sits atop a volcano in THIS country. Ok was declared a "dead" glacier in 2014, when it became too thin to move. The plaque, entitled, "A letter to the future," reads in part, "All of our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it":

Iceland

Argentina

Canada

Chile

Although it's not for sale, the Wall Street Journal reported this week that President Trump wants to purchase Greenland, an autonomous country that is part of THIS kingdom. As odd as the idea might sound, Mr. Trump is not the first U.S. Official to suggest purchasing the country; Harry Truman purportedly made an offer to purchase the territory in 1946, and William Seward looked into acquiring it in 1867:

The Netherlands

The United Kingdom

Sweden

Denmark

After more than a thousand of its employees took place in a pro-democracy strike in Hong Kong last week, Chinese officials banned planes owned by THIS airline from flying over its airspace, an important part of the airline's routes to Europe and North America. A boycott of the airline by the Chinese government, plus lost revenues due to the shutdown of Hong Kong's airport by protestors, led to the resignation of CEO Rupert Hogg by the end of the week:

Air China

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong Air

Singapore Airlines

Over 10,000 people, mostly low-income garment workers, lost their homes when a fire swept through a residential neighborhood in THIS city, Bangladesh's capital; thankfully, no deaths were reported because most residents were out celebrating the Eid al-Adha:

Kathmandu

Dakha

Bukhara

None of the above

Argentina's currency plunged and the country's stock index lost over 30% of its value last week after the current president lost a primary vote to populist rivals. The results of the vote are seen as an indictment of the current president's economic policy, which has led to more job losses and inflation rates of 55%. It now seems unlikely that the incumbent will win the presidential election in October. Who is the current president of Argentina?

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Mauricio Macri

Lionel Messi

Alberto Fernandez

Fusarium, a fungus found in soil and which has devastated farms of THIS agricultural cash crop in Asia and Africa, was confirmed this week in Colombia:

Coffee

Cocoa beans

Bananas

Sugar cane

An international diplomatic and political maelstrom erupted when U.S. president Donald Trump pressured Israel to deny entry to the West Bank and East Jerusalem to congressional representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, based on their criticism of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians Territories. What was the final status of Rep. Tlaib's request to visit Israel?

She was granted entry to visit her family in the West Bank, but refused to go because the entry came with free speech restrictions she found unacceptable

Rep. Tlaib was granted entry to the West Bank, and went

Rep. Tlaib is banned for life from visiting her relatives in the West Bank

She was refused entry this visit, but can reapply when she is no longer in office

The United States has requested that an Iranian tanker, held on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria since July, continue to be detained by authorities in Gibraltar. The request was denied because of THIS:

Gibraltar has no current sanctions against Iran

The EU sanctions against Iran, to which Gibraltar is subject, are much narrower than U.S. sanctions, and do not apply in this case

Oil is seen as humanitarian aid to Syria, and is therefore not subject to sanctions

The tanker in question is carrying oil to trade for humanitarian supplies, and is therefore not subject to sanctions

Matt Healy, the lead singer of the award-winning British band The 1975, openly defied Dubai's anti-LGBTQ laws during a recent concert there by doing THIS:

Marching with demonstrators for LGBTQ rights

Openly calling for officials in the Arab emirate to stop arresting LGBTQ residents

Walking into the audience and kissing a male fan on the lips

Presenting £2 million to a legal defense fund for those arrested on suspicion of being homosexual

The drugs REGN-EB3 and mAb114 have been shown to cure 90% of people infected with THIS virus, when given as early as possible. These two drugs will now be used to treat all patients diagnosed with the virus in question in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is suffering a recent outbreak. An earlier outbreak of the virus in 2014-2016 in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia claimed over 11,000 lives:

Malaria

Ebola

Polio

HIV

What in the World?" Weekly Quiz -- August 19-25, 2019

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