The World Quiz > Easy World Today Quiz

	Easy World Today Quiz 1 - 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 2 - What current American ally has never been at war with the USA? Great Britain France Spain Italy 3 - What is the only catholic-majority country in Eastern Asia? South Korea Japan Malaysia The Philippines 4 - What is the capital of Morocco? Rabat Casablanca Marrakesh Tangiers 5 - What is the population of the United States (in 2003)? 95 million 160 million 215 million 290 million 6 - Who was the first Roman Catholic US President? Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy James Buchanan Dwight Eisenhower 7 - In which African country did the US briefly send peacekeepers in 2003? Liberia Congo Ivory Coast Zimbabwe 8 - Who is the current president of Egypt? Abbas Al-Menoufiyah Said Balain Anwar Sadat Hosni Mubarak 9 - How long has Fidel Castro ruled Cuba? 20 years 35 years 45 years 63 years 10 - What was the official Russian court language during the reign of Nicholas II? Russian Siberian French English 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 of the followings is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been ruled by a western country? Thailand Philippines Indonesia East Timor 13 - What is the most populated Muslim-majority nation today? Indonesia Saudi Arabia Iran Egypt 14 - In which of the following countries is a Maoist guerilla challenging the governement? Nepal Thailand Sri Lanka Argentina 15 - When did the United Kingdom grant independence to India and Pakistan? 1919 1936 1947 1958 16 - Which of these countries is not a monarchy? Norway Finland Sweden Denmark 17 - What do the countries colored in green below have in common? They are the members of the Francophonie They are the founding members of the Organisation of Coffee-Producing Countries They were the first countries to ratify the treaty abolishing anti-personal landmines They are the only countries currently ahead of their Kyoto protocol targets 18 - Of the following statements concerning Zimbabwe, which was not true in 2003? Mugabe committed several thousand more troops to the Congo civil war EU diplomatic sanctions on the country were renewed Newly-introduced laws forced much of the press to close A train crash caused over forty victims 19 - Which two countries are the only neighbours of Costa Rica? Mexico and Canada Panama and Mexico Nicaragua and Canada Panama and Nicaragua 20 - Of the following countries, which one is a declared nuclear power? Iran Pakistan Japan Israel Homepage