Current Events Quiz, April 27, 2010

This activity contains 10 questions.

Elections scheduled for early May took on a new dynamic after a surprising performance by Nick Clegg, leader of the _______, turned the election into a three-way race.

British National PartyLiberal Democratic PartyConservative PartyLabour Party

Which global currency sank to an 11-month low as a result of concerns over the Greek economic crisis last week?

the British Poundthe U.S. dollarthe Russian rublethe euro

Three explosions rocked the business district in the Thai capital, _______, last week, killing three and injuring more than 70 people.

BangkokPyongyangSeoulHanoi

The withdrawal of the Liberals from a broad coalition government, making it almost impossible for the five-month old ruling coalition to carry on in

Belgium.the Netherlands.France.Spain.

Speaking ahead of the G20 meeting last week, the governments of _ and __ added to calls from the United States pressuring China to devalue its currency.

the European Union and JapanCanada and Mexico Japan and IndiaBrazil and India

Military attacks launched by the Iraqi government last week killed Abu Hamzah al-Muhajir and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, two key leaders of

Saddam Hussein’s Revolutionary Guard.the Kurdish separatist movement.al-Qaeda in Iraq.the Taliban.

The Chinese on Friday replaced Wang Lequan, the hardline communist leader, with Zhang Chunzian, a leader known for his economic training and media savvy, in the troubled western province of

TaiwanXinjiangSichuanTibet

More than 90,000 people gathered at protests over the weekend in ______ over the weekend to demand the withdrawal of American forces from the island.

OkinawaNew ZealandIndonesiaJapan

Reynaldo Bingnone, the former military dictator of _______, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for his involvement in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of 56 people in clandestine concentration camps during his rule.

Colombia BrazilChile Argentina

Omar al-Bashir looks poised to win a landslide re-election in _______, although allegations of electoral fraud have already been raised.

LebanonSudanEthiopiaMorocco

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