worldquest fall 2016 practice match questions part 1

FALL 2016 MATCHQUESTIONS

(PART 1)

TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILACADEMIC WORLDQUEST

ROUND ONE - CURRENT EVENTSWORLDQUEST

• 1-1 Who became the first songwriter to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• A. Toumani Diabaté

• B. Wong Ka Kui

• C. Olga Tañón

• D. Bob Dylan


• 1-2 The FTSE was in the news recently, reaching a record high in intraday trading due to currency volatility. The FTSE is a share index of 100 companies traded on which city's stock exchange?

• A. Paris

• B. Milan

• C. London

• D. Hong Kong


• 1-3 On October 15 nearly 200 nations signed the legally binding Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol of 1987, agreeing to phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases. HFC gases are associated primarily with which machines?

• A. Cars and trucks

• B. Cell phones and computers

• C. Heating units

• D. Air conditioners and refrigerators


• 1-4 Last month two anti-ship missiles were launched against a U.S. Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen, a country embroiled in conflict with Houthi rebels aligned with former President Salih against a Saudi-led coalition. At the time the ship, the USS Mason, was sailing in a key international maritime chokepoint called:

• A. The Strait of Hormuz

• B. The Malacca Strait

• C. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait

• D. The Strait of Aden


• 1-5 EU leaders have shown a united front against what UK Foreign Minister calls “having cake and eating it” with regard to the BREXIT process. They were referring to:

• A. British demands to maintain NATO membership after BREXIT.

• B. British demands for free trade without open immigration.

• C. British demands for free trade but withdrawal from the Euro currency zone.

• D. British demands to extend the post-BREXIT trigger negotiations to two years.


• 1-6 The Russian Defense Ministry announced plans to establish a permanent naval base in Syria a week after Moscow said it was considering opening Soviet-era bases in these countries:

• A. Cuba and Angola

• B. Algeria and Vietnam

• C. Vietnam and Cuba

• D. Angola and Mauritius


• 1-7 Pro-government forces recently fought to expel Islamic State fighters from the city of Sirte which has been in the grips of extremists since the 2011 fall of leader Muammar Gaddafi in this country:

• A. Syria

• B. Mauritania

• C. Chad

• D. Libya


• 1-8 The US Ambassador to the United Nations was recently in Japan and South Korea for talks on the missile and nuclear weapons threat posed by North Korea and the prospects for tougher sanctions on the Pyongyang regime. The American envoy to the UN is:

• A. Ambassador Susan Rice

• B. Ambassador Thomas Pickering

• C. Ambassador Samantha Power

• D. Ambassador Condoleezza Rice


• 1-9 An agreement to reduce carbon pollution and set the world on a low-carbon emissions course came into effect in October, ten months after it was signed by world leaders. The U.S. and China formally joined the agreement in September. The agreement is known for the city where it was signed.

• A. The Montreal Agreement

• B. The London Agreement

• C. The Tokyo Agreement

• D. The Paris Agreement


• 1-10 The UN Security Council voted unanimously last month to select the next Secretary-General:

• A. Irina Bokova of Bulgaria

• B. Vuk Jeremic of Serbia

• C. Antonio Guterres of Portugal

• D. Tony Blair of Britain

ROUND TWO – PEACE AND CONFLICTWORLDQUEST

• 2-1 President Maliki was ousted from power in 2014 for failure to address Iraq’s growing divide, he was replaced by THIS person?

• A. Masoud Barzani

• B. Ali al-Sistani

• Hauder al-Abadi

• D. Ibrahim al-Jaafari


• 2-2 In New Delhi, a 2012 study by the United Nations showed that ________ % of women experience sexual assault in public places.

• 41%

• 92%

• 27%

• 38%


• 2-3 The Rwanda Civil War began in 1990 and officially ended in August 1993 with the signing of ____________?

• The Arusha Accords

• Tripoli Agreement

• The Algiers Agreement

• Comprehensive Peace Agreement


• 2-4 President Bill Clinton appointed ___________ to help broker peace in Northern Ireland. He became the architect of the Good Friday agreement signed in 1998.

• Henry Kissinger

• Paul O’Neill

• George Mitchell

• Madeleine Albright


• 2-5 Peace talks were held in Havana between the Columbian government and _______________ to address the years of internal armed conflict.

• Boko Haram

• FARC-EP

• FMLN

• National Liberation Army


• 2-6 _______________ is the only country in the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions that hasn’t descended into war or return to authoritarian law.

• Morocco

• Tunisia

• Saudi Arabia

• Bahrain


• 2-7 India and Pakistan fought their first many wars over the territory of ______________ in 1947.

• Bangladesh

• Kashmir

• Islamabad

• Nepal


• 2-8 The Mexico Peace Agreements – Provisions Creating the Commissions on Truth was mandated to investigate serious acts of violence in what country?

• Columbia

• Guatemala

• El Salvador

• Chile


• 2-9 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party passed a law in Punjab the province of __________ to strengthen protection for women against domestic abuse.

• India

• Pakistan

• Iraq

• Afghanistan


• 2-10 What country was suspended from the Organization of American States after the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya?

• El Salvador

• Honduras

• Guatemala

• Venezuela

ROUND THREE – COMBATTING INFECTION DISEASEWORLDQUEST

• 3-1 Many infectious diseases of major concern in the world today are vectored diseases. This means that the disease …

• A. originates primarily in tropical areas

• B. spreads by way of agents such as mosquitoes and flies

• C. is resistant to treatments such as vaccines or antibiotics

• D. has re-emerged after having once been eradicated


• 3-2 All of the following are organizations actively involved in identifying populations impacted by infectious diseases and provide treatment and prevention services except for

• A. NTD

• B. NIH

• C. CDC

• D. WHO


• 3-3 As recently as thirty years ago, polio was endemic in more than 125 countries and paralyzed 350,000 children each year. Since then, the world has made remarkable progress toward polio eradication to the point that only _____ countries today remain endemic for polio transmission.

• A. 2

• B. 4

• C. 8

• D. 12


• 3-4 All of the following are true statements are true EXCEPT

• A. Public health organizations play an important role in the surveillance and detection of infectious diseases.

• B. Non-communicable and chronic diseases are now the major cause of death and disability worldwide.

• C. Infectious diseases are a major challenge in more developed countries as well as in low-income countries.

• D. There is no link between chronic and infectious diseases.


• 3-5 In what country was the Zika virus first identified in the year 1947?

• A. Kenya

• B. Brazil

• C. Uganda

• D. Nigeria


• 3-6 In 2015, 10.4 million people fell ill with TB (tuberculosis) and 1.8 million died from the disease worldwide. Only six countries account for 60% of this total. Which of the following countries had the highest number of TB deaths in 2015?

• A. Nigeria

• B. India

• C. China

• D. Indonesia


• 3-7 Since the first global treatment target was set in 2003, annual AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 43%. Due to the rapid increase in number of people in treatment for AIDS, the world, under the leadership of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by the year

• A. 2020

• B. 2025

• C. 2030

• D. 2035


• 3-8 All of the following are among the top five NTDs (neglected tropical diseases) EXCEPT

• A. malaria

• B. intestinal worms

• C. Schistosomiasis or snail fever

• D. river blindness


• 3-9 The number of people who die from malaria has fallen by more than half since 2000, and many scientists, policymakers, and philanthropists say eradication of malaria is in sight. However, the age group that continues to most impacted is children under five. Currently nearly _____ % of malaria deaths is children under five.

• A. 40%

• B. 50%

• C. 60%

• D. 70%


• 3-10 According to a Council of Foreign Relations January 28, 2016, “Expert Brief,” the UN’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) will have “profound implications for global health governance” for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• A. They have redefined global health problems and priorities as more broad-base and inclusive.

• B. They require all member nations of the UN to commit to the implementation of these goals financially and/or in terms of personnel.

• C. By reprioritizing the global health agenda, they may divert funding from some global health organizations and initiatives.

• D. They have laid out new norms, principles, and institutions for dealing with global health challenges.

ROUND FOUR – THE EUROPEAN UNIONWORLDQUEST

• 4-1 The European Union currently has how many member countries?

• A. 26

• B. 27

• C. 28

• D. 29


• 4-2 All of the following are currently candidate countries requesting and negotiating membership in the European Union EXCEPT

• A. Turkey

• B. Iceland

• C. Serbia

• D. Montenegro


• 4-3 All of the following statements about the EU are true EXCEPT

• A. Member countries of the EU are all considered sovereign, independent states.

• B. Member countries pool together some of their “sovereignty” in order to gain strength and the benefits of size.

• C. Member countries delegate some of their decision-making powers to the shared institutions they’ve created.

• D. Member countries have built a single market for goods and services, but member countries also have the freedom to opt out of treaties voted on by the EU Parliament, if they choose not to participate.


• 4-4 Which one of the following countries has the most MEDs (Members of the European Union Parliament) due to being the most populated EU member country?

• A. Germany

• B. France

• C. Italy

• D. United Kingdom


• 4-5 The EU is the world’s biggest trader and world’s biggest exporter of manufactured goods and services. As a unit, the EU accounts for what percent of the world’s imports and exports?

• A. 10.5 %

• B. 16.5 %

• C. 24 %

• D. 32.4 %


• 4-6 During which of the following decades did the EU experience its greatest expansion in terms of number of new member countries, which also corresponded with the euro becoming the new currency for many Europeans?

• A. 1980-1989

• B. 1990-1990

• C. 2000-2009

• D. 2010-today


• 4-7 The EU is governed by several institutions. Which one of the following EU institutions is essentially the EU’s executive branch and has the responsibility of implementing and managing EU decisions and common policies?

• A. the Court of Justice

• B. the European Commission

• C. the Council of the EU (also called Council of Ministers)

• D. the European Parliament


• 4-8 What was the stated reason for the EU being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012?

• A. its role in uniting Europe after two World Wars

• B. welcoming over a million refugees from Africa and the Middle East

• C. agreeing to dismantle its nuclear weapons

• D. having a policy of open borders for freedom of movement of goods, services, and people

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• 4-9 In 7 of 10 European nations surveyed, half or more of the public believes that their country should deal with their own problems and let other nations fend for themselves as best they can. Which one of the following countries had the highest number (83%) respond that focus should be on their own country’s problems? This is also the same country that has experienced a severe debt crisis in recent years.

• A. Poland

• B. Italy

• C. United Kingdom

• D. Greece


• 4-10 What is the name of the treaty, signed in 1957 by France, Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy, that was the founding treaty of the EEC (European Economic Community), which later became the EU? All subsequent EU treaties have been built upon this treaty and its provisions still form the majority of EU treaty law.

• A. Maastricht Treaty

• B. Single European Act

• C. Treaty of Rome

• D. Lisbon Treaty

ROUND FIVE – COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISMWORLDQUEST

• 5-1 Violent extremism is defined as: “encouraging, condoning, justifying or supporting the commission of:

• A. …a violent act to achieve political, ideological, religious, social or economic goals.”

• B. …computer hacking act to achieve political, ideological, religious, social or economic goals.”

• C. …hateful propaganda distribution act to achieve political, ideological, religious, social or economic goals.”

• D. …civil disobedience act to achieve political, ideological, religious, social or economic goals.”


• 5-2 THIS group was identified by the State Department as being of “particular concern” over the past several years for attracting tens of thousands of individuals from around the world to travel to Syria and Iraq to join THEIR fight:

• A. Al Qaeda

• B. Al Nusra

• C. Hezbollah

• D. Da’esh


• 5-3 A three-day Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) summit was called in February 2015 and was held at this location:

• A. The United Nations in New York City

• B. The White House in Washington, DC

• C. The Hague in the Netherlands

• D. The League of Arab Nations in Cairo, Egypt


• 5-4 One challenge for decision-makers working to counter extremism is that:

• A. The shortage of funding for CVE efforts

• B. A lack of will in global organizations to tackle the problem

• C. The competition among UN Security Council “Perm 5” countries to take the lead in CVE

• D. The lack of international consensus on the definition of “terrorism” and “extremism”


• 5-5 The process by which an individual or a group considers violence as a legitimate and a desirable means of action is called:

• A. Legitimization

• B. Deconstruction

• C. Radicalization

• D. Extremization


• 5-6 United States’ efforts to thwart violent extremism include support of programs like early warning and response work with community leaders in northeastern Nigeria to address threats from THIS group:

• A. Al Qaeda

• B. ISIS

• C. Al-Shabaab

• D. Boko Haram


• 5-7 Early signs of that an individual is heading toward violent extremism according to UNESCO include all of these EXCEPT

• A. Sudden break with the family and long-standing friendships.

• B. Sudden drop-out of school and conflicts with the school.

• C. Change in financial status.

• D. Reference to conspiracy theories.


• 5-8 Studies on the phenomenon of violent extremism have concluded there are both structural conditions as well as active recruitment involved. This is referred to as:

• A. The Cycle of Engagement

• B. Propaganda

• C. The Push / Pull Cycle

• D. Extremist Messaging


• 5-9 The concept of Countering Violent Extremism was introduced in Europe in 2004 following attacks in these cities:

• A. Paris and Brussels

• B. London and Berlin

• C. Paris and Rome

• D. London and Madrid


• 5-10 International development efforts are one way to inhibit the creation of groups that may seek to use violence to achieve their goals. The principal American organization that carries out global development work is:

• A. USAID

• B. DOD

• C. USIP

• D. FAA

END OF FIRST HALFWORLDQUEST

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