Welcome to WorldQuest 2006

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Welcome to WorldQuest 2006!

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Friday, January 27, 2006
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• General

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Round 1

• Flags
• Capitals

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What country does this flag represent?
A) Algeria B) Morocco C) Egypt D) Kenya
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2. Manila is the capital of
which country?

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A) Palau B) Malaysia C) The Philippines D) Vie
tnam
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3. What country does this flag represent?

• Brazil
• B) Paraguay
• C) Chile
• D) Bolivia

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4. Asmara is the capital of which country?
A) Mauritania B) Eritrea C) Ethiopia D) Dj
ibouti
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5. What country does this flag represent?
A) Burma B) Nepal C) Bangladesh D) India
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6. The capital of Sudan is___.
A) Darfur B) Khartoum C) Mogadishu D) Nyala
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7. What country does this flag represent?
A) France B) Czech Republic C) Netherlands D) A
rmenia
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8. ______ is the capital of Turkey.

• Istanbul
• Ankara
• Antalya
• Damascus

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9. What country does this flag represent?
A) Italy B) Botswana C) Cote dIvoire D) Ire
land
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10. Dhaka is the capital of ___.
A) Micronesia B) Hungary C) Bangladesh D) Mald
ives
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11. What country does this flag represent?
A) Ukraine B) Democratic Republic of
Congo
C) Somalia D) Guatemala
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12. The capital of Morocco is ____.

• Tangier
• Casablanca
• Marrakech
• Rabat

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13. What country does this flag represent?
A) Puerto Rico B) New Zealand C) United Arab

Emirates D) Malaysia
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14. _______ is the capital of Pakistan.

• Hyderabad
• Lahore
• Islamabad
• Peshawar

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15. What country does this flag represent?
A) Namibia B) Vietnam C) Zaire D) Tunisia
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Thats all the questions for the Flags
Capitals section of World Quest!

• Please turn in your answer sheet!

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Round 2
People in the News
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1. Who is this?
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2. Who is this?
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3. Who is this?
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4. Who is this?
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5. Who is this?
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7. Who is this?
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14. Who is this?

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15. This is
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Round 3

• World Geography

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1. ____ was known as Persia until 1935.
A) Iran B) Turkmenistan C) Syria D) Turkey
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2. Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, and Gan
are all _____________ .

• Ethnic minorities in China
• Chinese cities that have research universities
• Languages spoken in China
• Chinese dynasties

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3. Which of the following mountain ranges are
found in Morocco?

• Ahaggar Mountains
• Tibesti Mountains
• Aberdare Mountains
• Atlas Mountains

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4. Which of the following languages is attributed
to the indigenous people of northern Australia?
A) Bandalang B) Maori C) Kosrean D) Nukuoro
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5. Which of the following is the highest mountain
in Canada?

• Mount Logan
• Mount Columbia
• Fairweather Mountain
• Mount Cook

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6. Bahr al Milh, Buhayrat ath Tharthar, and
Buyhayrat al Habbaniyah are the names of _______.

A) Tributaries to the Tigris River
B) Ports on the Persian Gulf C) Neighborhoods in
Baghdad
D) The three major lakes in Iraq
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7. Name the countries of Europe through which the
Alps mountain range extends. For an extra point,
name the highest peak (8 possible points).
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8. Mafia Island is part of which country

• Italy
• Tanzania
• Cyprus
• Morocco

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9. ________ is the city in northern India that is
the seat in exile of the Dalai Lama.
A) Dharamsala B) Najibad C) Shimla D) Rampur
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10. Prior to Moroccos independence in 1956, the
area was colonized by both France and Spain.
Which of the following cities remain under
Spanish control? (2 possible points)
A) Melilla B) IfniC) SafiD) Ceuta
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11. Name the country that is approximately the
size of Texas that borders the Black Sea, the
Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea.
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12. Which one of the following cities is NOT
located in Somalia?

• A) Jowhar
• B) Dodoma
• C) Mogadishu
• D) Hargeisa

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13. After an April 2005 meeting between Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh, China officially recognized which
of the following Himalayan territories as part of
India?

• A) Kashmir
• B) Hindu Kush
• C) Tibet
• D) Sikkim

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14. This lake serves as a partial border between
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo?

• Lake Albert
• Lake Edward
• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Turkana

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15. Which one of the following seas borders the
Crimean Peninsula?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Caspian Sea
• Sea of Azov
• Ionian Sea

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Bonus Challenge Question List the 10 cities that
hosted Live8 concerts in July 2005. (10 possible
points)
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Round 4

• Current
• Events

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1. The Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean
Development and Climate Change recently convened
representatives from Australia, China, South
Korea, ___, ___, and _____ to discuss solutions
to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

• A) Japan, North Korea , and the Philippines
• B) Russia, Canada, and the United States
• C) Japan, India, and the United States
• D) Russia, Japan, and Indonesia

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2. Moroccos government is a constitutional
monarchy, with King Mohamed VI the chief of
state. Who is Moroccos current Prime Minister?

• Mohamed Ben Aissa
• Driss Jettou
• Ali Belhaj
• Ahmed Benjelloun

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3. Which of the following countries became the
first former Soviet state to elect a communist
president in 2001?

• A) Moldova
• B) Ukraine
• C) Belarus
• D) Georgia

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4.  In December 2005, Evo Morales, a former coca
leaf grower of indigenous background, was elected
president of which country?

• A) Bolivia
• B) Colombia
• C) Peru
• D) El Salvador

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5. Senator Coleman and Kofi Annan disagreed
publicly over whether the United States or the
United Nations should have control over ICANN.
What does ICANN stand for? (one possible point)
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6. Prior to the serious stroke which removed him
from power, Ariel Sharon left the Likud party to
form a new centrist political party in Israel.
Name the acting prime minister, the new centrist
party, and the individual whom Likud elected as
their new leader. (3 possible points)
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7. Judie Roy plays which of the following roles
in Haiti?

• Head delegate of the Organization of American
  States, a multinational group supporting the
  upcoming elections
  
• Mayor of Port au Prince    
• C) Interim Commander of UN peacekeeping forces
• D) The only woman among 34 candidates for
  president of Haiti

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8. Two Minnesotans were recently named as U.S.
ambassadors. Name these individuals and the
countries to which they will be posted.

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9. Earlier this month, Frances cultural minister
called _____ a great European actress and
proclaimed her a Knight of the Order of Arts and
Letters.

• A) French actress Juliette Binoche
• B) Spanish actress Penelope Cruz
• C) British actress Emma Thompson
• D) Italian actress Sophia Loren

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10. In the fall of 2005, MIC hosted two former
heads of state and a future king. Name the
dignitaries and their countries. (6 possible
points)
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11. The majority of Iraqis identify with which
branch of Islam?
A) Sunni B) Shia C) Bahai D) Sufi
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12. Perus National Election Board recently
barred ______ from running for president in
upcoming national elections in April.

• Vladimiro Montesinos
• Alejandro Toledo
• C) Alan Garcia Perez
• D) Alberto Fujimori

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13. Earlier this month, the Polish government
recalled its own ambassadors to 10 countries
because of the ambassadors personal links to the
former communist regime in Poland. From which of
the following countries were Polish ambassadors
NOT recalled?
A) Britain B) Argentina C) United States D) Ger
many

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14. Who was elected president of Iran in June
2005?
A) Ayatolla Ali Hoseini-Khamenei
B) Dr. Mohammad Reza Aref-Yazdi
C) Mahmud Ahmadi Nejad D) Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafs
anjani
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15. Chinese New Year will be observed on January
29, 2006. In the Chinese calendar, 2006 is the
year of the ________.
A) Rat B) Dog C) Rooster D) Monkey E) Pig
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The Associated Press Reported that on December 30
2005, the last of the UN peacekeeping force in
Sierra Leone withdrew. Name the seven countries
in Africa who currently have UN peacekeeping
forces of more than 3000 (7 possible points).
Bonus Challenge Question
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Thats all the questions for the Current Events
section of World Quest!

• Please turn in your answer sheet!

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