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Welcome to Academic WorldQuest 2008!

Welcome to Academic WorldQuest 2008!. Presented by . Friday, February 22, 2008. Sponsored by:. Louise and Douglas Leatherdale Media Sponsor: Minnesota Public Radio. Prize Sponsors:. Bryant Lake Bowl Consulate General of Canada General Mills Minnesota International Center

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Welcome to Academic WorldQuest 2008!

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  1. Welcome to Academic WorldQuest 2008! Presented by Friday, February 22, 2008

  2. Sponsored by: Louise and Douglas Leatherdale Media Sponsor: Minnesota Public Radio

  3. Prize Sponsors: • Bryant Lake Bowl • Consulate General of Canada • General Mills • Minnesota International Center • Minnesota Public Radio • Minnesota Youth Symphony • Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis

  4. Participating Schools • Centennial High School • Chaska High School • Highland Park High School • Hmong Academy • Nacel International School • Minneapolis South High School • Mounds Park Academy • Mounds View High School • Roosevelt High Career and Tech. Ed. • Roseville Area High School • St. Paul Central High School • Wadena Deer Creek High School

  5. Round 1 Flags & Capitals

  6. A) Haiti B) Netherlands C) France D) Paraguay Which country does this flag represent?

  7. A) Bonn B) Munich C) Berlin D) Hamburg 2. The capital of Germany is…

  8. A) Shanghai B) Yangon C) Beijing D) Taipei 3. What is the capital of China?

  9. A) Tunisia B) Turkey C) Pakistan D) Iran 4. Which country does this flag represent?

  10. A) Qatar B) Oman C) United Arab Emirates D) Yemen 5. The Doha Round of the WTO talks was named after the capital of this country…

  11. A) Rwanda B) Kenya C) Argentina D) Somalia 6. Which country does this flag represent?

  12. A) Tobago B) Cameroon C) Colombia D) Burkina Faso 7. Bogotá is the capital of which one of the following countries? www.acsu.buffalo.edu

  13. States of America B) Kingdom C) Arab Emirates D) Nations 8. This flag represents the United…

  14. A) Darfur B) Nairobi C) Addis Ababa D) Khartoum 9. The capital of Sudan is…

  15. A) Italy B) Portugal C) Brazil D) Chile 10. Which country does this flag represent?

  16. A) South Korea B) Vietnam C) North Korea D) Cambodia 11. Seoul is the capital of…

  17. A) Mexico B) Albania C) Egypt D) Russia 12. This flag represents…

  18. A) Capetown B) Havana C) Nassau D) Kingston 13. The capital of Jamaica is…

  19. A) South Africa B) Australia C) Virgin Islands D) Papua New Guinea 14. Which country does this flag represent?

  20. A) Sumatra B) Medan C) Kuala Lumpur D) Jakarta 15. Name the capital of Indonesia.

  21. Bonus Challenge Question: Name the 26 NATO member countries. (One point per correct answer) (Possible 26 total bonus points!)

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

  23. Round 1: Flags and Capitals CORRECT ANSWERS!

  24. Which country does this flag represent? C) France

  25. 2. The capital of Germany is… C) Berlin

  26. 3. What is the capital of China? C) Beijing

  27. 4. Which country does this flag represent? B) Turkey

  28. 5. The Doha Round of the WTO talks were named after the capital of this country… A) Qatar

  29. 6. Which country does this flag represent? D) Somalia

  30. 7. Bogotá is the capital of which one of the following countries? C) Colombia www.acsu.buffalo.edu

  31. 8. This flag represents the United… B) Kingdom

  32. 9. The capital of Sudan is… D) Khartoum

  33. 10. Which country does this flag represent? C) Brazil

  34. 11. Seoul is the capital of… A) South Korea

  35. 12. This flag represents… C) Egypt

  36. 13. The capital of Jamaica is… D) Kingston

  37. 14. Which country does this flag represent? B) Australia

  38. 15. Name the capital of Indonesia. D) Jakarta

  39. Bonus Challenge Question: The 26 NATO member countries are: 1. Belgium 14. Lithuania 2. Bulgaria15. Luxembourg 3. Canada16. Netherlands 4. Czech Republic17. Norway 5. Denmark18. Poland 6. Estonia19. Portugal 7. France20. Romania 8. Germany21. Slovakia 9. Greece22. Slovenia 10. Hungary 23. Spain 11. Iceland 24. Turkey 12. Italy 25. United Kingdom 13. Latvia 26. United States

  40. Round 2 People In the News

  41. 1. Actor Morgan Freeman plays which leader from Africa in the film The Human Factor? A) Desmond Tutu B) Nelson Mandela C) Albert Lutuli D) Kofi Annan

  42. 2. ___ is the first female president of India. A) Sonia Gandhi B) Pratibha Patil C) Indira Gandhi D) Uma Bharti

  43. 3. ____ succeeded Shinzo Abe as the Prime Minister of Japan. A) Yasuo Fukuda B) Yoshiro Mori C) Junichiro Kisumi D) Akihito

  44. 4. ___succeeded Jan Eliasson of Sweden as President of the United Nations General Assembly . • Sheikha Haya Rashed al Khalifa of • Bahrain • B) Dr. Asha Rose Migiro of Tanzania • C) Jean Ping of Gabon • D) Dr. Nafis Sadik of Pakistan

  45. 5. The newly elected President of Turkey ,____, is an observant Muslim with a background in Islamic Politics. A) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan B) Abdullah Gül C) Ahmet Necdet Sezer D) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

  46. 6. _____ was elected President of Argentina, after serving as First Lady of Argentina. A) Maria Auxiliadora Delgado B) Soledad Alvear C) Christina Fernandez de Kirchner D) Eva Morales

  47. 7. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threatened to skip the European Union - African Union summit in December if Zimbabwe’s president, ___ , attended. A) Robert Mugabe B) Joseph Kabila C) Paul Kagame D) Umar Hassan al Bashir

  48. 8. ____ is the Indian filmmaker who directed Monsoon Wedding, Mississippi Masala, and Salaam Bombay! A) Bijaya Jena B) Mira Nair C) Tanuja Chandra D) Aparna Sen

  49. 9. Italian Prime Minister _____ resigned after receiving a vote of no confidence in January. A) Giorgio Napolitano B) Silvio Berlusconi C) Marco Pannella D) Romano Prodi

  50. 10. ____ was elected Prime Minister of Ukraine in December. A) Kateryna Yuschenko B) Slava Stetsko C) Ruslana Lyzhychko D) Yuliya Tymoshenko

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