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2012 AWQ. Round 1 Africa and the Americas Answers Green Answer Sheet. 1. What is the capital of El Salvador?. A. Santa Ana B. San Vicente C. San Miguel D. San Salvador. 2. PIPA and SOPA bills passed by the US Congress caused controversy. What is the aim of these two bills?.
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1. What is the capital of El Salvador? A. Santa Ana B. San Vicente C. San Miguel D. San Salvador
2. PIPA and SOPA bills passed by the US Congress caused controversy. What is the aim of these two bills? A. Anti-piracy and intellectual property protection B. Anti-piracy and election fraud control C. Anti-government corruption and fraud control D. None of the above
3. Which ocean borders Somalia? A. Pacific B. Indian C. Atlantic D. Southern
4. Which African country is this? A. Angola B. Democratic Republic of Congo C. Namibia D. Botswana
5. Who is the current president of Cuba? A. Fidel Castro B. Otto Perez Molina C. Raul Castro D. Leonel Fernandez
6. Which Somali militant group presents itself as a morally righteous rebel force and the defender of pure Islam? Lord’s Resistance Army BokoHaram Al Qaeda Al Shabaab
7. Which two African countries border each other? A. Morocco and Tunisia B. Egypt and Sudan C. Algeria and Sierra Leone D. South Africa and Nigeria
8. Nigeria has the world’s largest supply of which resource? A. Cocoa B. Uranium C. Diamonds D. Crude-oil
9. BokoHaram is a jihadist terrorist group that operates in which African country? A. Nigeria B. Lesotho C. South Africa D. Chad
10. Which Mexican drug cartel is the largest—operating in over half of the Mexican states? A. Sinaloa B. La Familia C. Los Zetas D. South Pacific
11. Which country is implementing economic reforms in an attempt to achieve a market-socialism type of economy? A. Mexico B. The Bahamas C. Cuba D. Puerto Rico
12. Seychelles is an archipelago located off of the coast of which country? A. Canada B. United States of America C. Argentina D. Tanzania
13. The United States recently pulled 158 Peace Corps volunteers out of which country because of safety concerns? Honduras Mexico Belize Costa Rica
14. Which country began an oil exploration project in Somalia in 2012? A. United States of America B. Mexico C. Canada D. Greenland
15. In January 2012, an American and Danish citizen were held hostage in Somalia. Who rescued them? A. NATO B. US Navy Seals C. UNSC D. US Army
16. Ex-Guatemalan military leader Efrain Rios Montt is set to go on trial for what crime? A. Genocide B. Corruption C. Desertion D. Fraud
17. What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago? A. Scarborough B. Port of Spain C. Siparia D. San Fernando
18. Which country is set to close their country’s consulate in Miami after the US expelled their consul general? A. Belize B. Cuba C. El Salvador D. Venezuela
19. The US deported George Boley, an ex-warlord, back to which country in February 2012? A. Nigeria B. Liberia C. Benin D. Burkina Faso
20. Manuel Noriega recently returned to this country after serving 20 years in a US prison for killing political opponents. A. Guatemala B. El Salvador C. Panama D. Costa Rica