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	Easy World Today Quiz 1 - Which dynasty rules Jordan? Hashemite Saudi Uthmanli None, Jordan does not have a monarchy 2 - Who is Lula da Silva? The last Emperor of Mexico, executed at the beginning of the 19th century The left-wing President of Brazil A high-ranking UN official killed in Bagdad The only latino in George Bush's cabinet 3 - Who is David Kelly? A British WMD expert The leader of the Unionist in Northern Ireland An American accused of collaborating with Al Qaeda captured in Afghanistan The teenager behind the Slammer virus 4 - What is the only catholic-majority country in Eastern Asia? South Korea Japan Malaysia The Philippines 5 - Which of the followings is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been ruled by a western country? Thailand Philippines Indonesia East Timor 6 - When did the Korean War officially end? 1949 1951 1953 It never ended 7 - Which of those countries does not have a dollar as its currency? Canada Taiwan Zimbabwe South Africa 8 - George Bush and Tony Blair are famous for their closeness. To which of the following pairs have they been compared? George Bush Senior and John Major Ronald Reagan and Margaret Tatcher Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower Ian Duncan Smith and Bill Clinton 9 - Which two countries are the only neighbours of Costa Rica? Mexico and Canada Panama and Mexico Nicaragua and Canada Panama and Nicaragua 10 - Before his election as Brazilian President, which have been the former professional activities of Luis Ignacio 'Lula' da Silva? Senator, labor union leader, lawyer Truck driver, labor union spokesman, minister of labor Congressman, fisherman, journalist Factory worker, labor union leader, congressman 11 - Who was the only President of the United States to serve more than two terms? Harry Truman Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower Theodore Roosevelt 12 - Which Latin American country defaulted (failed to pay its debts) in 2001, provoking a severe economic crisis? Argentina Brazil Mexico Venezuela 13 - What is the FARC? The Brazialian air-controller trade union, who went on a two-month-long strike in 2002 An extremist British animal right organisation, responsible for the violent destruction of labotaries The ruling political party in South Korea Colombia's biggest guerilla organisation 14 - In which country, currently divided in two parts, did the prospect of adhesion to the EU fueling the first serious reunification talks since partition? Croatia Ukraine Georgia Cyprus 15 - What current American ally has never been at war with the USA? Great Britain France Spain Italy 16 - Who was the first Roman Catholic US President? Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy James Buchanan Dwight Eisenhower 17 - What is the most populated Muslim-majority nation today? Indonesia Saudi Arabia Iran Egypt 18 - Of the following statements concerning the American base in Guantanamo Bay, which is FALSE? As of November 2003, approximatively 650 'illegal combatants' were held in the base Bill Clinton considered using the base to temporarily host Kosovo refugees Although the US pays a rent of around 4000$/year for it, the Cuban government refuses to cash the check The United States gained control of it in the last years of the Cuban Civil War, just before Castro's accession to power 19 - Which of the following affirmations is NOT true for Nigeria in 2003? It launched its first satellite, on a Russian rocket A woman was condemned to death by stoning for adultery It committed troops to a West African peacekeping force in Ivory Coast The election of the first female governor, provoking violent protests in Lagos 20 - Where were the 2008 Olympics held? Beijing, China Delhi, India Shanghai, China Athen, Greece Homepage