1. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the House of Commons that “agents of the government” of THIS country carried out an assassination of a Canadian citizen in British Columbia in June.

A. Malaysia
B. Saudi Arabia  
C. India
D. China

Correct Response: C. India
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/canada/canada-india-sikh-killing.html

 

2. Five Americans illegally detained by Iran for years were freed after the U.S. agreed to THIS term.

A. Agreeing to limit U.S. Navy ship transits of the Hormuz Strait
B. Dropping sanction limits on imports of chips to Iran
C. Increasing the quota for Iranian students to U.S. colleges
D. Unfreezing of Iranian monetary assets held by South Korea 

Correct Response: D. Unfreezing of Iranian monetary assets held by South Korea
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-sanctions-assets-4e1fa477f8e6af45fb764acd259c2f1a

 

3. Ukraine continued attacks behind Russia’s front lines with a strike on THIS military target in Sevastopol, a week after attacks damaged two Russian Navy ships in the port city.

A. Russian long range missile storage facility
B. Black Sea Fleet headquarters 
C. Crimean military district communications center
D. Russian army drone factory 

Correct Response: B. Black Sea Fleet HQ
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-strikes-headquarters-russia-black-sea-fleet-crimea-rcna116848

 

4. President Biden will host leaders from 20 nations from THIS region in an effort to woo them away from China’s advances diplomatically, economically, militarily and politically.

A. South Atlantic
B. Caribbean
C. South Pacific
D. Horn of Africa

Correct Response: C. South Pacific
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3235655/us-back-force-pacific-biden-hosts-regional-leaders-summit-vows-reopen-embassies-following-chinas

 

5. Balkan tensions are rising as 30 Serb gunmen killed a police officer in THIS country that broke away from Serbia in 2008 but remains unrecognized by Belgrade.

A. Macedonia
B. Moldova
C. Kosovo
D. Slovenia

Correct Response: C. Kosovo
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-police-officer-killed-wounded-attack-north-raising-103442682

 

6. Thousands of Armenian refugees are fleeing THIS conflicted region following Azerbaijan’s attack and capture of the territory, home to over 120,000 ethnic Armenians. Yerevan warned that those who remained faced ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijanis who said they would be re-integrated as “equal citizens.”

A. Moldova
B. Chechnya 
C. Baluchistan
D. Nagorno-Karabakh

Correct Response: D. Nagorno-Karabakh
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66905581

 

7. President Biden hosted THIS world leader who had spoken at the opening of the UN General Assembly earlier in the week, to discuss military aid and stamping out corruption and to pledge continuing support. He also made a stop to thank Canadians for their support.

A. Benjamin Netanyahu
B. Volodymyr Zelenskiy
C. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
D. Narendra Modi

Correct Response: B. Volodymyr Zelenskiy 
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-press-skeptical-republicans-aid-washington-visit-2023-09-21

 

8. President Biden hosted THIS world leader who had spoken at the opening of the UN General Assembly earlier in the week, to discuss normalization of relations with Arab states and preservation of democratic values.

A. Benjamin Netanyahu
B. Volodymyr Zelenskiy
C. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
D. Narendra Modi

Correct Response: A. Benjamin Netanyahu
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-cnn-interview-intl/index.html

 

9. China and THIS war-torn Middle East nation will upgrade their ties to a strategic partnership as President Bashar al Assad paid a visit to China.

A. Yemen
B. Bahrain 
C. Syria
D. Oman

Correct Response: C. Syria
https://www.reuters.com/world/xi-china-is-willing-work-with-syria-upgrades-ties-2023-09-22

 

10. The lower house of parliament in THIS EU nation introduced use of Catalan, Basque and Galician languages for official business in exchange for political compromise on a new speaker. The move is seen as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ effort to cultivate regional parties.

A. Portugal
B. France 
C. Turkey
D. Spain

Correct Response: D. Spain
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-lawmakers-don-earphones-regional-languages-make-debut-lower-house-2023-09-19