Normal World Today Quiz
1 - Linguistically, which of these countries is not part of Scandinavia?
SwedenNorwayFinlandDenmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
2 - Who was the first women president of Chile?
Michelle BacheletRicarda LagosCristina Fernández de KirchnerEva Morales
Michelle Bachelet
Ricarda Lagos
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Eva Morales
3 - Which of these four nations does NOT hold a UN seat?
LibyaTaiwanIsraelTonga
Libya
Taiwan
Israel
Tonga
4 - Who is the current emperor of Japan?
Taro AsoAkhihitoHu JintaoHiro Hito
Taro Aso
Akhihito
Hu Jintao
Hiro Hito
5 - In what year are the nations of Romania and Bulgaria scheduled to join the European Union?
200420072010No date has been announced yet
2004
2007
2010
No date has been announced yet
6 - What is the name of the current President of Cuba?
Fidel CastroRaul CastroBatistaFidel Crox
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Batista
Fidel Crox
7 - Which Bush cabinet member once lost an election to a dead man?
Secretary of Defense Donald RumsfeldSecretary of Homeland Security Tom RidgeAttorney General John AshcroftSecretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge
Attorney General John Ashcroft
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
8 - Before becoming President of Georgia, what post did Eduard Shevardnadze hold?
Red Army officerSoviet foreign ministerUniversity professorLeader of construction workers' cooperative
Red Army officer
Soviet foreign minister
University professor
Leader of construction workers' cooperative
9 - Which Belgian political party was condemned for pursuing permanent incitement to discrimination and racial segregation in 2004?
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest)Vlaams-Nationalistische Partij (Flemish-Nationalist Party)Vlaams Blok (Flemish Block)Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New-Flemish Alliance)
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest)
Vlaams-Nationalistische Partij (Flemish-Nationalist Party)
Vlaams Blok (Flemish Block)
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New-Flemish Alliance)
10 - Which of those areas is the subject of a dispute between Japan and Russia?
The Kurile islandsSakhalinTsushima islandChejo island
The Kurile islands
Sakhalin
Tsushima island
Chejo island
11 - Which African country has the biggest economy?
NigeriaSouth AfricaIndiaEgypt
Nigeria
South Africa
India
Egypt
12 - As of December 2003, which political party controls the Israeli government?
LikudLaborShiniuShas
Likud
Labor
Shiniu
Shas
13 - On what date is the UN's World Environment Day celebrated?
1st of May5th of May5th of June4th of January
1st of May
5th of May
5th of June
4th of January
14 - In which city is the famous arabic TV-Channel Al-Jazeera situated?
Doha, QatarMaskat, OmanRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaAmman, Jordan
Doha, Qatar
Maskat, Oman
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Amman, Jordan
15 - Which country is not a member of the free trade south american organization (Mercosul)?
ArgentinaParaguayColombiaBrazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Colombia
Brazil
16 - The flag below is the only non-rectangular state flag in use today. To which country does it belong?
ThailandLaosBhutanNepal
Thailand
Laos
Bhutan
Nepal
17 - By whom was the Sandinista goverment of Nicaragua headed in the late 70s?
Daniel OrtegaAugusto C. SandinoVioleta BarriosEdén Pastora
Daniel Ortega
Augusto C. Sandino
Violeta Barrios
Edén Pastora
18 - Which Mediterranean island has been a source of conflict between Turkey and Greece in recent times?
MaltaRhodesCreteCyprus
Malta
Rhodes
Crete
Cyprus
19 - Just before the Iraq war, where did the main countries in favor held a conference?
The AzoresThe Cape Verde IslandsThe Balearic IslandsGreat Britain
The Azores
The Cape Verde Islands
The Balearic Islands
Great Britain
20 - In which of those countries are the Yorubas mainly found?
IndiaGhanaNigeriaAustralia
Ghana
Australia
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