1. Antony Blinken met Chinese President Xi Jinping a year after his proposed trip to Beijing was derailed over THIS incident.
A. Pelosi Taiwan visit
B. Spy balloon shootdown
C. U.S. labeling Uighur repression as genocide
D. Provocative Chinese intercepts of U.S. aircraft
Correct Response: B. Spy balloon shootdown
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-15/blinken-heads-to-china-setting-low-expectations-what-to-watch
2. President Biden met with THIS NATO Secretary General ahead of a summit of the alliance’s 31 members. They likely also talked about his replacement when the Secretary General steps down in September.
A. Jens Stoltenberg
B. Ben Wallace
C. Mette Frederiksen
D. Ursula von der Leyen
Correct Response: A. Jens Stoltenberg
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/13/blinken-previews-robust-package-for-ukraine-with-nato-secretary-general-00101734
3. A search for survivors from a boat with 400-750 refugees that sank near THIS country was called off. About 100 survivors and 80 people who drowned were recovered in an incident that has raised questions about the sinking while the boat was being shadowed by THIS country’s coast guard.
A. Italy
B. Turkey
C. Greece
D. France
Correct Response: C. Greece
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/emotional-reunion-amid-despair-greece-searches-shipwreck-survivors-2023-06-16/
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin said nuclear weapons had been delivered to the territory of THIS ally, increasing the tensions over Moscow’s threats to use nuclear weapons in its stymied invasion of Ukraine.
A. Moldova
B. Kazakhstan
C. Georgia
D. Belarus
Correct Response: D. Belarus
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-16/putin-says-belarus-got-first-russian-nuclear-weapons-as-planned
5. This week THIS leader will be welcomed for an official State visit to the White House. The Economist said a pragmatic friendship with his country is “indispensable for America, because of its growing economic clout; the soft power of its enormous diaspora (which these days includes the heads of several big American companies) and a shared suspicion of China.”
A. Macron
B. Modi
C. Sunak
D. Kishida
Correct Response: B. Modi
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/politics/white-house-india-state-dinner-entertainment/index.html
6. Over 14,000 refugees have fled the civil conflict between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces militia in THIS country to the Central African Republic, placing major strain on CAR's resources. Basic needs, such as water and public health infrastructure, are not available with the country’s current conditions.
A. Sudan
B. Kenya
C. Uganda
D. Ethiopia
Correct Response: A. Sudan
Source: https://www.dailychatter.com/stories/direction-hopelessness/
7. Dakar ordered the closure of some consulates after attacks against diplomatic officers. The attacks are said to be protests against the ‘corrupted’ government of THIS country.
A. Senegal
B. Mali
C. Algeria
D. Nigeria
Correct Response: A. Senegal
Source: https://www.dailychatter.com/stories/boiling-over-6/
8. Australia banned THIS symbol from being able to be displayed publicly. This ban comes as intelligence officials warn of the rise of far-right groups.
A. American Confederate symbols
B. Blood Drop Cross
C. Crossed Hammers
D. Swastika
Correct Response: D. Swastika
Source: https://www.dailychatter.com/stories/out-of-sight/
9. The European Union ordered THIS company to sell part of their advertising section after a two-year investigation found favoritism with its ad server. The action is only the latest EU pushback against it and other U.S. tech firms.
A. Google
B. Apple
C. Microsoft
D. Meta
Correct Response: A. Google
Source: https://www.dailychatter.com/stories/clash-of-the-titans-2/
10. THIS country stated it had no legal grounds to stop anti-Muslim protests that included burning copies of the Quran. In response, Turkey is blocking its NATO membership.
A. Norway
B. Sweden
C. Finland
D. Iceland
Correct Response: B. Sweden
Source: https://www.dailychatter.com/stories/a-burning-faith/
