Main Session Quiz Wk5

Current EventsOman

GDPandemicsGenocides

The UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was

unanimously adopted in which year?

a.1941b.1944c.1948d.1951

In which year did the US sign the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide?

a.1948b.1951c.1988d.1998

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague was not:

a.Created two years after the killing of 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by the Bosnian Serb army

b.The first criminal tribunal mandated to prosecute the crime of genocide

c. The first criminal tribunal since Nurembergd.Created in 1993

Through an international treaty ratified in which year was the International Criminal court

permanently established to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes?

a.1948b.1993c.1995d.1998

Which of the following is not true about the Democratic Liberation Forces of

Rwanda (FDLR)?

a.It is a Rwandan Hutu organizationb.It emerged in 2000c. It is backed by the Rwandan government

d.It is one of the rebel groups with the highest military capabilities

What is the earliest Stone Age settlement discovered in Oman

a.the Wattaya district and dates back more than 10,000 years.

b.The wataneya and dates back more than 10,000 years

c. The Manishers and dates back more than 5000 years

d.None of the above

When did the rule of the Imams in Oman start?

a.7th Centuryb.8th Centuryc.9th Centuryd.None of the above

Who was the first imam elected?

a.Ibn Masoudb.Ibn Hajjarc.Omani Imamd.None of the above

Which country had occupied Oman

a.Italyb.Spainc.Portugald.France

Oman is the ----------- largest country in the Arabian Peninsula

a.2 b.3c.4d.1

The monsoon’s are during the

a. Winterb. Fallc. Summerd. Spring

Which region is the smallest?

a. Musandamb. Dhufarc. Al-Buraimid. Al Batinah

Anti government protester in Thailand collected what to throw at the headquarters of the government in Bangkok in mid March?

a. Urineb. Paintc. Bloodd. Dead rats

In mid march South Africans have marked the 50th anniversary of what?

a. The Sharpeville massacre b. Nelson Mandela's releasec. Their liberationd. The fall of apartheid

The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to pass a landmark healthcare reform bill, the bill was passed by 219 votes to 212, how many Republicans backed this bill?

a. 5b. 10c. 20d. 0

Mr. Netanyahu defied settlement plans and in return ----------- was really upset

a. Egyptb. Syriac. USd. China

Which insurgent group presented a peace plan to the Afghani president Hamid Karzai

A. Northern AllianceB. Hizbi-IslamiC. The talibanD. None of the above

Which region accounted for 67% of all people living with HIV in 2007?

a. The Russian Federationb. The USc. Sub-Saharan Africad. South America

The Declaration of Commitment established a target of reducing HIV prevalence in young people by what percentage by 2005?a. 10%b. 25%c. 40%d. 50%

In which country was 26% HIV prevalence, the highest ever documented in a national population survey anywhere in the world, found in adults in 2006?

a. South Africab. Lesothoc. Malawid. Swaziland

The main mode of HIV transmission in Asia is:a. Injecting drug useb. Sex workc. Heterosexual intercoursed. Sex between men

According to the International Sea Bed Authority an organization placed by the UN’s Law of Sea, no country

has the right to claim territory beyond the ------- boundaries given to them

a. 400 Nautical mileb. 200 Nautical mile c. 300 Nautical miled. It depends according to each country

Why is the Arctic Important?

a. The need for new resourcesb. The Artic is full of oil and natural resourcesc. The Ice is melting and it will be easy to pass

through the Northern Sea Route that links Europe to Asia

d. All of the above

Who was the first explorer to pass through the Arctic ?

A. An American Explorer - Mike NamerizB. A Norwegian Explorer – Ronal AmundsenC. A Russian Explorer – Sergei UdammirD. None of the above

How many cubic meters of gas does the artic have?

a. 3.2 to 3.7 trillion cubic metersb. 4.5 to 4.7 trillion cubic metersc. Unknown until todayd. 2.2 to 2.7 trillion cubic meters

Which is not one of the countries that have legitimate claim to areas with the

Arctic?a. Canadab. Swedenc. Finlandd. Britain