Newsquiz 9/13

What nation, whose government once had a controversial “one-child policy,” has since relaxed those rules and stopped foreign adoptions of its abandoned children?

• Russia

• North Korea

• Canada

• China

In what nation (colonized by Britain in 1788) is a debate taking place about controversial public fixtures known as either “defensive architecture” or “hostile architecture” to stop homeless people from taking over public spaces?

• Ghana

• Australia

• Canada

• South Africa

Who is the president of Venezuela, who claims he won re-election in July but refuses to release the vote count, leading to large protests?

• Nicolas Maduro

• Hugo Chavez

• Francisco Pizaro

• Juan Guiado

What body of water, which is known as “the incubator of Western civilization,” has seen record levels of pollution this summer?

• Adriatic Sea

• Caribbean Sea

• Arctic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

On September 11, 2001, what U.S. president said the terrorist attacks had failed to frighten America into chaos and that the country remained strong?

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• Barak Obama

• Donald Trump

Before the 9/11 attacks began, much of the day’s news was centered on a sports story concerning what basketball star?

• Kobe Bryant

• Shaquille O'Neal

• Magic Johnson

• Michael Jordan

A storm named Yagi struck the Philippines and China’s Hainan island before making landfall in what country, whose capital is Hanoi?

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Cambodia

• Laos

In what body of water did Hurricane Francine form early this week before making landfall in the U.S. on Wednesday evening?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

In Paris, there’s been controversy over whether to permanently display the Olympic Rings on what public monument?

• Eiffel Tower

• Statue of Liberty

• The Louvre Museum

• The Arc Du Triomphe

In what European river, which flows through Hungary, did months of drought and heat waves bring water levels low enough to expose some World War II-era shipwrecks?

• Rhine

• Koros

• Thames

• Danube