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Welcome to WorldQuest 2007!
Presented by the Friday, February 2, 2007
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Round 1
Flags & Capitals
1. What country does this flag represent?
A) Mexico B) Chile C) Bolivia D) Peru
2. The Capital of Italy is… A) Milan B) Rome C) Genoa D) Florence
3. What country does this flag represent?
A) Zimbabwe B) Bolivia C) South Africa D) Mozambique
4.
The capital of Canada is… A) Vancouver B) Montreal C) Ottawa D) Toronto
5. What country does this flag represent?
A) Venezuela B) Colombia C) Ecuador D) Romania
6. The capital of Saudi Arabia is… A) Medina B) Riyadh C) Mecca D) Al Jubayl
7. What country does this flag represent?
A) France B) Luxembourg C) Netherlands D) Russia
8. The capital of Afghanistan is… A) Kabul B) Jalalabad C) Kandahar D) Herat
9. What country does this flag represent?
A) Iceland B) Denmark C) Norway D) Sweden
10. The capital of Ecuador is… A) Quevedo B) Puerto Bolivar C) La Libertad D) Quito
11. What country does this flag represent?
A) Laos B) Thailand C) North Korea D) Cambodia
12. Kampala is the capital of… A) Uganda B) Democratic Republic of Congo C) Angola D) Tanzania
13. What country does this flag represent?
A) Bangladesh B) Nepal C) Madagascar D) Sri Lanka
14. The capital of India is… A) Agra B) Mumbai (Bombay) C) New Delhi D) Kolkata (Calcutta)
15. What country does this flag represent?
A) Syria B) Ghana C) Egypt D) Iraq
That’s all the questions for the “Flags & Capitals” section of World Quest!
Please turn in your answer sheet!
Round 2
People In the News
1. ____ was declared the victor of Mexico’s 2006 contested presidential election.
A) Felipe Calder ón Hinojosa B) Andr és Manuel López Obrador C) Roberto Madrazo D) Patricia Mercado
2. ___ was the first female president of Ireland and also the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002. A) Mary McAleese B) Alison Hewson C) Mary Robinson D) Dana Rosemary Scallon
3. ____ succeeded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General for the United Nations.
A) Roh Moo-hyun B) Ban Ki-Moon C) Kim Wee-sik D) Chan Heng Chee
4.
____ is Jamaica’s first female Prime Minister.
A) Eugenia Charles B) P.J. Patterson C) Janet Jagan D) Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller
5. The king of Jordan,____, claims to be a 43 rd generation direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad. A) Abdullah bin al-Hussein B) Marouf al-Bakhit C) Yusuf Abu Bakr D) Ziad Fariz
6. _____ was elected by Socialist Party members as their candidate for the 2007 French presidential election.
A) Martine Billard B) S égolène Royal C) Jacqueline de Guillenschmidt D) Simone Veil
7. President of Pakistan, ____, was the first sitting president to appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
A) Pervez Musharraf B) Manmohan Singh C) Jalal Talibani D) Khaleda Zia
8. In 2006, ____ was the first woman elected as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
A) Hillary Clinton B) Amy Klobuchar C) Claire McCaskill D) Nancy Pelosi
9. Despite being sent off the field during his last game in the 2006 World Cup, ___ was named “Most Outstanding Player” of the tournament.
A) Fabien Alain Barthez B) Ronaldinho C) Lilian Thuram D) Zinedine Zidane
10.
____ is Mozambique’s first female Prime Minister.
A) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf B) Luisa Diogo C) Madior Boye D) Silvie Kinigi
Bonus Challenge Question Name the Nobel Peace Prize winners for the last 10 years. One extra point per answer if you can also name each laureate’s country of origin. (20 possible bonus points!)
That’s all the questions for the “People in the News” section of World Quest!
Please turn in your answer sheet!
Round 3
World Geography
1. Which one of these rivers flows through the city of Dublin, Ireland?
A) The River Liffey B) The River Shannon C) The River Boyne D) The River Corrib
2. The two largest cities in Canada are ___ and ___.
A) Ottawa and Montreal B) Toronto and Quebec City C) Calgary and Vancouver D) Toronto and Montreal
3. Which of the following bodies of water does not form a boundary of North Korea: A) The Sea of Japan B) Korea Bay C) The South China Sea D) The Yellow Sea
4. The Darfur region of Sudan shares borders with: A) Chad B) Central African Republic C) Libya D) All of the above
5. In what country can the famous Roman aqueduct “Pont du Gard” be seen?
A) Belgium B) Switzerland C) France D) Luxembourg
6. What city in Karnataka is the newest Indian city to return to its pre-colonial name?
A) Bombay B) Bangalore C) Madras D) Delhi
7.
Which of the following is not a city in Nicaragua?
A) L éon B) Managua C) Granada D) Lim ón
8. In 1921, how many Irish counties did the United Kingdom grant independence to, while retaining the six counties that became Northern Ireland?
A) 26 B) 18 C) 7 D) 32
9.
The northernmost country in Africa, site of the ancient city of Carthage, is: A) Tunisia B) Egypt C) Algeria D) Morocco
10. Drawn by Britain in 1893, the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is called: A) The Durand Line B) The Demarcation Line C) The Vakhan Corridor D) The Jammu Line
That’s all the questions for the “World Geography” section of World Quest!
Please turn in your answer sheet!
Round 4
Current Events
1. Which one of the following countries is NOT currently a candidate to join the European Union?
A) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia B) Serbia C) Croatia D) Turkey
2. Which was the first African country to legalize gay marriage?
A) Kenya B) Ghana C) Botswana D) South Africa
3. In what country was a ten-year civil war ended with a peace agreement in November 2006?
A) North Korea B) Nepal C) Kashmir D) Afghanistan
4. In what Mexican state has a teachers strike grown into a broad-based political movement?
A) Oaxaca B) Veracruz C) Hidalgo D) Guerrero
5. In the January 21 Serbian elections, the ___ party, led by Vojislav Seselj (currently on trial for war crimes), won the largest number of votes.
A) The Democratic Party of Serbia B) The Socialist Party of Serbia C) The Serbian Radical Party D) The Serbian Renewal Movement
6. Which of the following is the world’s largest oil and gas firm?
A) Exxon Mobil B) Gasprom C) Petroleos de Venezuela D) Saudi Aramco
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals ?
A) Improvement of maternal health B) Universal primary education C) Waging a war against terrorism D) Environmental sustainability
8. Which Latin American country has been campaigning for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?
A) Paraguay B) Venezuela C) Argentina D) Brazil
9. Bertie Ahern is the Irish Prime Minister. What is his title in Gaelic?
A) Taoiseach B) D áil Éireann C) Seanad Éireann D) T ánaiste
10. Which of the following American companies does not have a woman CEO?
A) Pepsi Co.
B) Xerox C) Kraft Foods D) Hewlett Packard
11. What country is the world’s top producer of natural gas ?
A) Iran B) Saudi Arabia C) Russia D) Canada
12. Which country is Minnesota’s top international trading partner for manufactured exports?
A) Mexico B) China C) Ireland D) Canada
13. Which of the following countries provided backing for the Somali government forces to retake Mogadishu earlier this year?
A) Ethiopia & Kenya B) The United States & Ethiopia C) Nigeria & Senegal D) The United Kingdom and the United States
14. Inaugurated on January 15, Ecuador’s new president, Rafael Correa, is ___ by training: A) An electrical engineer B) A clergyman C) An economist D) A diplomat
15. Which one of the following universities was the first in the world to create a Hmong studies department and academic minor?
A) California State University, Fresno B) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee C) Concordia University – St. Paul D) The University of Minnesota