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Welcome to WorldQuest 2007!

Welcome to WorldQuest 2007!. Presented by the. Friday, February 2, 2007. Sponsored by:. General Mills James Ford Bell Foundation Smikis Foundation Ten Times Ten Foundation. Individual Supporters. Special Thanks to: ● Mary Daschner and Dan Chowen ● Louise and Douglas Leatherdale

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Welcome to WorldQuest 2007!

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  1. Welcome to WorldQuest 2007! Presented by the Friday, February 2, 2007

  2. Sponsored by: General Mills James Ford Bell Foundation Smikis Foundation Ten Times Ten Foundation

  3. Individual Supporters Special Thanks to: ●Mary Daschner and Dan Chowen ●Louise and Douglas Leatherdale ●Lois and John Rogers And Gifts in Memory of: ●Robin Bragge ●John Engebretson

  4. Prize Sponsors: ● AFS ● Minnesota Dance Theater ● American Swedish Institute ● Minnesota Public Radio/ ● Breadsmith 89.3 The Current ● Bryant Lake Bowl ● Royal Norwegian ● Barbette Consulate ● Cafe Latté ● Science Museum of ● Electric FetusMinnesota ● The Guthrie Theater ● Spin Master ● Cara Irish Pubs ● Walker Art Center ● The Marquette Hotel

  5. Round 1 Flags & Capitals

  6. What country does this flag represent? A) Mexico B) Chile C) Bolivia D) Peru

  7. 2. The Capital of Italy is… • Milan • Rome • C) Genoa • D) Florence

  8. 3. What country does this flag represent? A) Zimbabwe B) Bolivia C) South Africa D) Mozambique

  9. 4. The capital of Canada is… A) Vancouver B) Montreal C) Ottawa D) Toronto

  10. 5. What country does this flag represent? A) Venezuela B) Colombia C) Ecuador D) Romania

  11. 6. The capital of Saudi Arabia is… A) Medina B) Riyadh C) Mecca D) Al Jubayl

  12. 7. What country does this flag represent? A) France B) Luxembourg C) Netherlands D) Russia

  13. 8. The capital of Afghanistan is… A) Kabul B) Jalalabad C) Kandahar D) Herat

  14. 9. What country does this flag represent? A) Iceland B) Denmark C) Norway D) Sweden

  15. 10. The capital of Ecuador is… A) Quevedo B) Puerto Bolivar C) La Libertad D) Quito

  16. 11. What country does this flag represent? A) Laos B) Thailand C) North Korea D) Cambodia

  17. 12. Kampala is the capital of… A) Uganda B) Democratic Republic of Congo C) Angola D) Tanzania

  18. 13. What country does this flag represent? A) Bangladesh B) Nepal C) Madagascar D) Sri Lanka

  19. 14. The capital of India is… A) Agra B) Mumbai (Bombay) C) New Delhi D) Kolkata (Calcutta)

  20. 15. What country does this flag represent? A) Syria B) Ghana C) Egypt D) Iraq

  21. That’s all the questions for the “Flags & Capitals” section of World Quest! Please turn in your answer sheet!

  22. Round 2 People In the News

  23. 1. ____ was declared the victor of Mexico’s 2006 contested presidential election. A) Felipe Calderón Hinojosa B) Andrés Manuel López Obrador C) Roberto Madrazo D) Patricia Mercado

  24. 2. ___ was the first female president of Ireland and also the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002. A) Mary McAleese B) Alison Hewson C) Mary Robinson D) Dana Rosemary Scallon

  25. 3. ____ succeeded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General for the United Nations. A) Roh Moo-hyun B) Ban Ki-Moon C) Kim Wee-sik D) Chan Heng Chee

  26. 4. ____ is Jamaica’s first female Prime Minister. A) Eugenia Charles B) P.J. Patterson C) Janet Jagan D) Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller

  27. 5. The king of Jordan,____, claims to be a 43rd generation direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad. A) Abdullah bin al-Hussein B) Marouf al-Bakhit C) Yusuf Abu Bakr D) Ziad Fariz

  28. 6. _____ was elected by Socialist Party members as their candidate for the 2007 French presidential election. A) Martine Billard B) Ségolène Royal C) Jacqueline de Guillenschmidt D) Simone Veil

  29. 7. President of Pakistan, ____, was the first sitting president to appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. A) Pervez Musharraf B) Manmohan Singh C) Jalal Talibani D) Khaleda Zia

  30. 8. In 2006, ____ was the first woman elected as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A) Hillary Clinton B) Amy Klobuchar C) Claire McCaskill D) Nancy Pelosi

  31. 9. Despite being sent off the field during his last game in the 2006 World Cup, ___ was named “Most Outstanding Player” of the tournament. A) Fabien Alain Barthez B) Ronaldinho C) Lilian Thuram D) Zinedine Zidane

  32. 10. ____ is Mozambique’s first female Prime Minister. A) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf B) Luisa Diogo C) Madior Boye D) Silvie Kinigi

  33. Bonus Challenge Question Name the Nobel Peace Prize winners for the last 10 years. One extra point per answer if you can also name each laureate’s country of origin. (20 possible bonus points!)

  34. That’s all the questions for the “People in the News” section of World Quest! Please turn in your answer sheet!

  35. Round 3 World Geography

  36. 1. Which one of these rivers flows through the city of Dublin, Ireland? A) The River Liffey B) The River Shannon C) The River Boyne D) The River Corrib

  37. 2. The two largest cities in Canada are ___ and ___. A) Ottawa and Montreal B) Toronto and Quebec City C) Calgary and Vancouver D) Toronto and Montreal

  38. 3. Which of the following bodies of water does not form a boundary of North Korea: • A) The Sea of Japan • Korea Bay • The South • China Sea • D) The Yellow Sea

  39. 4. The Darfur region of Sudan shares borders with: A) Chad B) Central African Republic C) Libya D) All of the above

  40. 5. In what country can the famous Roman aqueduct “Pont du Gard” be seen? A) Belgium B) Switzerland C) France D) Luxembourg

  41. 6. What city in Karnataka is the newest Indian city to return to its pre-colonial name? A) Bombay B) Bangalore C) Madras D) Delhi

  42. 7. Which of the following is not a city in Nicaragua? A) Léon B) Managua C) Granada D) Limón

  43. 8. In 1921, how many Irish counties did the United Kingdom grant independence to, while retaining the six counties that became Northern Ireland? A) 26 B) 18 C) 7 D) 32

  44. 9. The northernmost country in Africa, site of the ancient city of Carthage, is: A) Tunisia B) Egypt C) Algeria D) Morocco

  45. 10. Drawn by Britain in 1893, the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is called: A) The Durand Line B) The Demarcation Line C) The Vakhan Corridor D) The Jammu Line

  46. That’s all the questions for the “World Geography” section of World Quest! Please turn in your answer sheet!

  47. Round 4 Current Events

  48. 1. Which one of the following countries is NOT currently a candidate to join the European Union? A) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia B) Serbia C) Croatia D) Turkey

  49. 2. Which was the first African country to legalize gay marriage? A) Kenya B) Ghana C) Botswana D) South Africa

  50. 3. In what country was a ten-year civil war ended with a peace agreement in November 2006? A) North Korea B) Nepal C) Kashmir D) Afghanistan

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