wacc worldquest 2006
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WorldQuest, an international knowledge competition invented by the World Affairs Council of Charlotte and has become a signature event for many World Affairs Councils around the country. Teams from local businesses, schools and alumni associations compete. Category questions include international current events, geography, history and more. A light buffet dinner with dessert and coffee is also provided.TRANSCRIPT
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WELCOME
to WorldQuest 2006
MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS AND DESERTS,
OH MY!
geography
Q1: Which of the following African countries lies entirely within the boundaries of another African country?
a. Burundi
b. Malawi
c. Lesotho
d. Djibouti
Q2: Which two African countries border
the Gulf of Aden?
a. Djibouti and Somalia
b. Eritrea and Somalia
c. Ethiopia and Somalia
d. Ethiopia and Djibouti
Q3: What is the world’s geographically largest landlocked country?
a. Mongolia
b. Kazakhstan
c. Turkmenistan
d. Bolivia
Q4: Which three countries are commonly referred to as the Maghreb?
a. Jordan, Syria, Egypt
b. UAE, Oman, Yemen
c. Iran, Iraq, Syria
d. Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria
Q5: As of December 2005, How many republics are in Russia?
a. 21
b. 12
c. 65
d. 24
Q6: Which country is home to Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?
a. Chile
b. Argentina
c. Bolivia
d. Uruguay
Q7: Which of the following nations has the longest coastline?
a. Cuba
b. Nicaragua
c. Haiti
d. Panama
Q8: How many countries border India?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
Q9: The Ligurian Sea is off of which country’s coast?
a. Italy
b. Portugal
c. Spain
d. Greece
Q10: The Blue Mountains, named such for the blue haze caused by oil droplets given off from eucalyptus trees, are located on which island country?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Madagascar
c. New Guinea
d. Australia
FLAGS
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BLAST FROM THE PAST
history
Q1: What country was formed in 1971 as a result of a war between Pakistan and India?
a. Kashmir
b. Nepal
c. Bangladesh
d. Bhutan
Q2: Mocha coffee takes its name from a port city in what country?
a. Yemen
b. Colombia
c. Brazil
d. Oman
Q3: Of the following countries, which one first gave women the right to vote in 1930?
a. France
b. Turkey
c. Brazil
d. Italy
Q4: What is the basis of the Egyptian legal system?
a. Islamic law
b. English Common law
c. French Napoleonic code
d. All of the above
Q5: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed in 1939, decided what?
a. Established communist rule in U.S.S.R
b. Offered autonomy to Soviet republics
c. Ended prohibition in U.S.S.R
d. Treaty of non-aggression between Germany and U.S.S.R
Q6: What unusual event takes place in Guatemala on Election Day?
a. All citizens are asked to fast before voting
b. Children make elaborate masks in order to scare off opponents
c. All government buildings are shut down and boarded up
d. All active duty members of the armed forces are confined to their barracks
Q7: In 2002 East Timor was internationally recognized as an independent state. From which country did East Timor gain its independence?
a. Indonesia
b. Philippines
c. Australia
d. Malaysia
Q8: Which country has the distinction of being the first in the world to recognize the United States’ sovereignty in 1777?
a. Egypt
b. Morocco
c. France
d. England
Q9: From which European country did Angola gain its independence in 1975?
a. Great Britain
b. Spain
c. Portugal
d. France
Q10: What was the Sykes-Picot agreement?
a. Treaty for water rights between Turkey and Spain
b. Agreement between Israel and Egypt following the 1967 conflict
c. Agreement between Great Britain and France that divided the Middle East after WWI
d. Plan by Axis powers in WWII to attack North Africa
FACES OF A NATION
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15-minute break
WHAT’S NEWS?
current events
Q1: What group, until 2002, was known as the Organization of African Unity?
a. African National Congress
b. Pan-African Congress
c. African Union
d. United African Nations
Q2: What country is trying to find a cure for women afflicted with RHS or “retired husband syndrome”?
a. Philippines
b. England
c. Canada
d. Japan
Q3: What is the dominant religion in East Timor?
a. Roman Catholicism
b. Islam
c. Buddhism
d. Hinduism
Q4: What nation currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union?
a. United Kingdom
b. Austria
c. Italy
d. Norway
Q5: What country experienced disruption in oil exports in February 2006 due to attacks by a rebel group calling for the re-direction of oil wealth to improve the region from which it’s taken?
a.Saudi Arabia
b.Nigeria
c.Venezuela
d.Iraq
Q6: Iraq’s current president, Jalal Tambani, elected in April 2005, represents which group?
a. Shiites
b. Kurds
c. Arab Sunnis
d. Baaths
Q7: In 2005, which European nation signed a major deal with Russia to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea between the two countries?
a. Germany
b. Ukraine
c. Poland
d. Denmark
Q8: Which former ruler’s immunity was stripped by the country’s court system in January 2006, meaning he can now be prosecuted in a series of torture cases?
a. Robert Mugabe
b. Saddam Hussein
c. Augusto Pinochet
d. Omar Hassan Ahmad
al-Bashir
Q9: What is the name of the first indigenous President of Bolivia who was elected in December 2005?
a. Sergio Valda
b. Evo Morales
c. Hugo Chavez
d. Alvaro Uribe
Q10: The “Bali Nine”, being prosecuted for smuggling heroin, are of what nationality?
a. Indonesian
b. Thai
c. Australian
d. Malaysian
THE MATCH GAME
1.CORK _____
2.LAHORE _____
3.GABORONE _____
4.BASEL _____
5.TEGUCIGALPA ____
6.DURBUY _____
7.VICTORIA _____
8.ARUSHA _____
9.MONTEVIDEO _____
10.GUINSAUGON____
A. HONDORUS
B. BELGIUM
C. SEYCHELLES
D. PAKISTAN
E. TANZANIA
F. URUGUAY
G. IRELAND
H. PHILIPPINES
I. SWITZERLAND
J. BOTSWANA
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