Current Events Quiz, August 17, 2010

This activity contains 10 questions.

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was detained by Indonesian police last week on charges that he helped to coordinate the

2005 London bombings.2004 Madrid bombings.2002 Bali bombings.September 11 terror attacks.

Tighter sanctions imposed against the government of _______ appear to be having an effect, as gasoline imports were halved as a result of the sanctions in July.

North KoreaIranVenezuelaMyanmar

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the site of flooding in ______ last week, describing the disaster as greater than any he has ever seen before.

IranAfghanistanIndiaPakistan

The political standoff that has left the government of ______ in a deadlock since the March 7 elections appears to be dragging on, even as the United States last week increased pressure on the current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to take steps to resolve the crisis.

IraqSaudi ArabiaAfghanistanJordan

The government of Slovakia came under fire from its fellow Eurozone members last week after its government

refused to withdraw its opposition to the EU moratorium on genetically modified foods.refused to extradite a suspect accused of supporting terrorism in Spain.rejected an EU aid package for Greece.imposed tighter restrictions on immigration from Eastern Europe.

According to a report in the Lancet last week, what important event was documented in India last week?

A cholera epidemic emerged in the Kashmir region.A new bacteria resistant to most antibiotics emerged as a threat to public health.Food safety standards were not being enforced, leading to widespread illness in the country.A new variety of the H1N1 flu virus was discovered.

The government of Zimbabwe last week sparked international criticism again last week when it

arrested Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangarai on charges of treason.began selling more than 900,000 carats of rough diamonds.increased its troop deployments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.detained the American Ambassador, Charles Ray, without charge.

On Monday, incumbent President Paul Kagame, won re-election in _______, securing 93 percent of the vote.

KenyaUgandaRwandaTanzania

A series of bomb blasts targeting ______ in Mexico exploded on Sunday, damaging buildings but not resulting in any fatalities.

grocery storestelevision stationsshopping mallsfootball stadiums

Memorial services were held over the weekend in ______ to commemorate the lives of the more than 1,200 people killed in flooding and mudslides in the eastern part of the country last week.

ChinaIndiaMongoliaKazakhstan

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