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Know your news? Take the quiz. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/06/th_israel_drills1.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/05/hezbollah-el-salvador-and-language-in-hungary/5665/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/29/north-korea-the-russian-military-and-hezbollah/5575/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/29/north-korea-the-russian-military-and-hezbollah/5575/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 19:35:09 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5575 var quiz = {id: 36, questions: [ { id: 207, text: 'Hezbollah is becoming a major political force in Lebanon. The group is supported by the following countries:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_lebanon_hezbollah.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/28/qa-ask-your-questions-on-lebanons-election/5553/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 826, answers: [ {id: 822, text: 'Iran'}, {id: 823, text: 'Iraq'}, {id: 824, text: 'Syria'}, {id: 825, text: 'Both 1) and 2)'}, {id: 826, text: 'Both 1) and 3)'}, {id: 827, text: 'Both 2) and 3)'}, {id: 828, text: 'none of the above'}]}, { id: 208, text: 'Niger produces around 7.5 percent of the world’s supply of:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_niger_uranium1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/27/uranium-rich-niger-faces-political-uncertainty/5539/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 831, answers: [ {id: 829, text: 'coal'}, {id: 830, text: 'lithium'}, {id: 831, text: 'uranium'}, {id: 832, text: 'copper'}]}, { id: 209, text: 'North Korea\'s test of a nuclear bomb on Monday was its ___ test of such a device.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_nk_explody1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/25/defiant-north-korea-conducts-second-nuclear-test/5518/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 834, answers: [ {id: 833, text: 'first'}, {id: 834, text: 'second'}, {id: 835, text: 'third'}, {id: 836, text: 'sixth'}]}, { id: 210, text: 'U.S. President Barack Obama\'s choice for the Supreme Court is:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_obama.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/26/obama-nominates-first-hispanic-supreme-court-justice/5528/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 837, answers: [ {id: 837, text: 'Sonia Sotomayor'}, {id: 838, text: 'Deval Patrick'}, {id: 839, text: 'Harold Koh'}, {id: 840, text: 'Jennifer Granholm'}]}, { id: 211, text: 'Russian President Vladimir Medvedev has begun a massive reform of the country’s military, with plans to cut Russia’s officer corps from 355,000 to:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_russia_soldiers1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/26/russias-plan-for-military-reform-runs-into-hurdles/5530/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 843, answers: [ {id: 841, text: '300,000'}, {id: 842, text: '230,000'}, {id: 843, text: '150,000'}, {id: 844, text: '75,000'}]}, { id: 212, text: 'On Wednesday, Cuba reportedly lifted a ban on:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_cuba_gay1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/29/gays-in-cuba-join-conga-line-against-homophobia/5571/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 845, answers: [ {id: 845, text: 'sex-change operations'}, {id: 846, text: 'smoking'}, {id: 847, text: 'prostitution'}, {id: 848, text: 'medical marijuana'}]}, { id: 213, text: 'The U.S. is demanding that Israel stop building:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_israel_obamanetanyahu1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/28/us-demands-an-end-to-israeli-settlements/5558/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 853, answers: [ {id: 850, text: 'nuclear weapons'}, {id: 851, text: 'walls around its cities'}, {id: 852, text: 'white phosphorus rounds for use in battle'}, {id: 853, text: 'settlements in the West Bank'}]} ]};

Know your news? Take the quiz. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_russia_soldiers.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/29/north-korea-the-russian-military-and-hezbollah/5575/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/22/fossils-guantanamo-and-scandal-in-britain/5490/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/22/fossils-guantanamo-and-scandal-in-britain/5490/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 17:02:37 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5490 var quiz = {id: 35, questions: [ { id: 200, text: 'United Nations figures show that over ___ people have been displaced by ongoing violence in Pakistan since May 2.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_pakistan_youth.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/19/pakistan-violence-displaces-over-14-million-civilians/5448/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 796, answers: [ {id: 794, text: '1 million'}, {id: 795, text: '2.3 million'}, {id: 796, text: '1.45 million'}, {id: 797, text: '3 million'}]}, { id: 201, text: 'The separatist group in Sri Lanka is known as the:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_srilanka_end1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/19/sri-lanka-declares-victory-after-decades-of-civil-war/5424/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 799, answers: [ {id: 798, text: 'Sri Lankan Fighters'}, {id: 799, text: 'Tamil Tigers'}, {id: 800, text: 'Colombo Cobras'}, {id: 801, text: 'Organized State'}]}, { id: 202, text: 'Osaka Governor Hashimoto recently called for this response to the H1N1 flu outbreak.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_japan_flu1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/20/h1n1-flu-spreads-in-japan-despite-inspection-efforts/5458/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 802, answers: [ {id: 802, text: 'Treating it more like a normal flu outbreak.'}, {id: 803, text: 'Mandatory government-issued flu tests for every citizen.'}, {id: 804, text: 'Denial that there is an outbreak.'}, {id: 805, text: 'Forbidding people from using public transportation.'}]}, { id: 203, text: 'A 47 million-year-old fossilized skeleton was found in what country?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/q_evolution.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/20/fossilized-skeleton-could-be-key-link-in-evolution-puzzle/5464/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 809, answers: [ {id: 806, text: 'Israel'}, {id: 807, text: 'Norway'}, {id: 808, text: 'Italy'}, {id: 809, text: 'Germany'}]}, { id: 204, text: 'Which member of the British House of Commons recently resigned after it was revealed that several members of parliament had abused their expenses claims?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_britain_scandal-2.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/21/fallout-grows-from-british-politicians-expense-scandal/5473/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 811, answers: [ {id: 810, text: 'Clerk of the House'}, {id: 811, text: 'Speaker'}, {id: 812, text: 'Lord Chancellor'}, {id: 813, text: 'Sergeants-at-Arms'}]}, { id: 205, text: 'How much money did Obama request from Congress to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_us_obamagitmonina1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/21/what-to-do-about-guantanamo/5474/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 817, answers: [ {id: 814, text: '$1 billion'}, {id: 815, text: '$50 million'}, {id: 816, text: '$15 million'}, {id: 817, text: '$80 million'}]}, { id: 206, text: 'The heavily disputed U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan earlier this month took place in what province?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_afghanistan_farah1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/21/us-disputes-afghan-civilian-death-toll-from-airstrikes/5470/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 820, answers: [ {id: 818, text: 'Kandahar'}, {id: 819, text: 'Bamiyan'}, {id: 820, text: 'Farah'}, {id: 821, text: 'Herat'}]} ]};

Know your news? Take the quiz. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_afghanistan_farah1.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/22/fossils-guantanamo-and-scandal-in-britain/5490/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/08/h1n1-flu-russias-population-and-diverse-dna/5323/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/08/h1n1-flu-russias-population-and-diverse-dna/5323/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 17:20:48 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5323 var quiz = {id: 33, questions: [ { id: 186, text: 'Together, the U.S. and Russia possess ___ of the world\'s nuclear weapons.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/may8_russia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/07/us-russia-emphasize-nuclear-arms-reduction-in-meeting/5308/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 740, answers: [ {id: 738, text: '55 percent'}, {id: 739, text: '75 percent'}, {id: 740, text: '95 percent'}, {id: 741, text: '99 percent'}]}, { id: 187, text: 'According to a recent study, inhabitants of this continent are more genetically diverse than any other.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/may8_diverse.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/06/africans-more-genetically-diverse-than-rest-of-world/5292/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 742, answers: [ {id: 742, text: 'Africa'}, {id: 743, text: 'Asia'}, {id: 744, text: 'Australia'}, {id: 745, text: 'North America'}]}, { id: 188, text: 'Jerusalem\'s Old City is home to several key religious sites, including all of the following EXCEPT:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_jerusalem_dome.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/06/jerusalems-old-city-dotted-with-religious-cultural-landmarks/5294/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 748, answers: [ {id: 746, text: 'the Temple Mount'}, {id: 747, text: 'the Church of the Holy Sepulchre'}, {id: 748, text: 'the Shrines of Bahá\'u\'lláh'}, {id: 749, text: 'the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque'}]}, { id: 189, text: 'This week, U.S. President Barack Obama met in Washington with all of the following people EXCEPT:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_afpak_summit1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/06/obama-hosts-summit-with-afghanistan-pakistan-leaders/5289/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 753, answers: [ {id: 750, text: 'Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari'}, {id: 751, text: 'Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov'}, {id: 752, text: 'Afghan President Hamid Karzai'}, {id: 753, text: 'Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu'}]}, { id: 190, text: 'Even as the U.S. population grows, the United Nations Development Program forecasts that Russia\'s population will drop by ___ people by 2025.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_russia_dying.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/05/tune-in-online-radio-show-on-russias-population-in-peril/5279/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 756, answers: [ {id: 754, text: '500'}, {id: 755, text: '2 million'}, {id: 756, text: '11 million'}, {id: 757, text: '20 million'}]}, { id: 191, text: 'The H1N1 flu virus contains genetic material from all of the following species EXCEPT:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_mexico_swineflu.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/category/specials/the-h1n1-flu-virus/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 761, answers: [ {id: 758, text: 'human'}, {id: 759, text: 'pig'}, {id: 760, text: 'bird'}, {id: 761, text: 'monkey'}]}, { id: 192, text: 'The historic Oslo accords were signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_westbank_globalizationsig1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/06/palestinian-economy-helped-and-harmed-by-globalization/5296/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 764, answers: [ {id: 762, text: '1971'}, {id: 763, text: '1982'}, {id: 764, text: '1993'}, {id: 765, text: '2001'}]} ]};

H1N1 flu, Russia’s population and diverse DNA. Know your news? Take the quiz. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/may8_dna.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/08/h1n1-flu-russias-population-and-diverse-dna/5323/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/piracy-protests-and-estonian-technology/4933/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/piracy-protests-and-estonian-technology/4933/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:35:48 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4933 var quiz = {id: 29, questions: [ { id: 161, text: 'Pirates off the coast of Somalia seized an American-flagged ship and took the captain hostage Wednesday. Where was the cargo ship headed?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_somaliland_piracyflickruserfirendly-fire.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/08/after-somali-pirates-seize-us-ship-crew-regains-control/4842/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 641, answers: [ {id: 638, text: 'Zimbabwe'}, {id: 639, text: 'Mozambique'}, {id: 640, text: 'Tanzania'}, {id: 641, text: 'Kenya'}]}, { id: 162, text: 'Over the past seven years, 80 percent of Estonians have received an electronic identification card. Which of the following can the card NOT be used for?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_estonia_tech1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/07/estonia-becomes-e-stonia-with-digital-revolution/4825/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 644, answers: [ {id: 642, text: 'File tax returns'}, {id: 643, text: 'Ride the bus'}, {id: 644, text: 'Buy groceries'}, {id: 645, text: 'Access government services'}]}, { id: 163, text: 'Which eastern European country is fighting to preserve its native language, going so far as to bar street signs in other languages?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_lithuania_languagestory2.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/08/lithuanians-cling-to-their-language-to-protect-culture/4844/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 648, answers: [ {id: 646, text: 'Estonia'}, {id: 647, text: 'Latvia'}, {id: 648, text: 'Lithuania'}, {id: 649, text: 'Poland'}]}, { id: 164, text: 'A new World Bank report calls China\'s progress in reducing poverty \"enviable\". The share of the population living below the poverty line declined from 65 percent in 1981 to ___ percent in 2007.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_china_poordude1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/china-makes-strides-reducing-poverty-vulnerabilites-remain/4922/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 651, answers: [ {id: 650, text: '0 percent'}, {id: 651, text: '4 percent'}, {id: 652, text: '10 percent'}, {id: 653, text: '18 percent'}]}, { id: 165, text: 'Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, an environmental and political activist, discussed the impact of climate change on Africa. What is the name of her organization?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_fullshow04091.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/09/in-quest-to-develop-africa-risks-squandering-environment/4894/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 655, answers: [ {id: 654, text: 'Preserve Congo Basin'}, {id: 655, text: 'Green Belt Movement'}, {id: 656, text: 'Taking Root International'}, {id: 657, text: 'Climate & Justice'}]}, { id: 166, text: 'After a Communist victory in parliamentary elections in this country, people used Facebook and Twitter to organize protests.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_moldova_protests1.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/08/moldova-erupts-into-violent-protests-after-elections/4827/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 658, answers: [ {id: 658, text: 'Moldova'}, {id: 659, text: 'Macedonia'}, {id: 660, text: 'Slovakia'}, {id: 661, text: 'Azerbaijan'}]} ]};

Piracy, protests and Estonian technology. Know your news? Take the quiz. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_estonia_tech1.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/piracy-protests-and-estonian-technology/4933/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/03/news-quiz-g20-zimbabwe-and-workers-in-india/4771/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/03/news-quiz-g20-zimbabwe-and-workers-in-india/4771/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:11:28 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4771 var quiz = {id: 28, questions: [ { id: 155, text: 'At the G-20 summit in London, world leaders pledged ___ in stimulus to offset the global recession.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/newsquiz_g20.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/01/is-g-20-the-right-institution-to-handle-economic-crisis/4731/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 617, answers: [ {id: 614, text: '$500 billion'}, {id: 615, text: '$600 billion'}, {id: 616, text: '$900 billion'}, {id: 617, text: '$1.1 trillion'}]}, { id: 156, text: 'Russia and the U.S. recently agreed to:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/newsquiz_russia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/02/obama-russias-medvedev-agree-to-cut-nuclear-arsenals/4745/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 619, answers: [ {id: 618, text: 'Negotiate openly about missile defense'}, {id: 619, text: 'Reduce respective nuclear arsenals'}, {id: 620, text: 'Impose simultaneous embargoes against Iran'}, {id: 621, text: 'Reduce commodity tariffs between the two countries'}]}, { id: 157, text: 'The Zimbabwean government recently requested international aid to:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/newsquiz_zimbabwe.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/02/hell-hole-film-exposes-appalling-state-of-zimbabwes-jails/4748/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 625, answers: [ {id: 622, text: 'Fight the cholera epidemic'}, {id: 623, text: 'Combat a drought that has devastated the country\'s agriculture'}, {id: 624, text: 'Secure its borders to stop a mass exodus to neighboring countries'}, {id: 625, text: 'Improve the conditions of the country\'s prisons'}]}, { id: 158, text: 'Africa\'s first elected female head of state leads this country.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/newsquiz_liberia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/31/africas-first-elected-female-president-lifts-liberia/4714/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 626, answers: [ {id: 626, text: 'Liberia'}, {id: 627, text: 'Namibia'}, {id: 628, text: 'South Africa'}, {id: 629, text: 'Botswana'}]}, { id: 159, text: 'This group of Indians might soon unionize to ensure workers\' rights.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/newsquiz_sewer.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/30/indias-untouchables-trudge-through-sewers/4699/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 631, answers: [ {id: 630, text: 'Auto workers'}, {id: 631, text: 'Sewer workers'}, {id: 632, text: 'Steel workers'}, {id: 633, text: 'Farm workers'}]}, { id: 160, text: 'At the international conference, this country offered help to rebuild Afghanistan.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/newnsquiz_afghanistan.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/31/iran-offers-to-help-reconstruct-afghanistan/4723/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 636, answers: [ {id: 634, text: 'Saudi Arabia'}, {id: 635, text: 'Luxembourg'}, {id: 636, text: 'Iran'}, {id: 637, text: 'New Zealand'}]} ]};

Every week, Worldfocus quizzes viewers about the week’s international news events. Know your news? Take the quiz. /files/2009/04/thumbnail_newsquiz.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/03/news-quiz-g20-zimbabwe-and-workers-in-india/4771/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/27/news-quiz-youtube-al-bashir-and-mexican-exports/4676/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/27/news-quiz-youtube-al-bashir-and-mexican-exports/4676/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:18:50 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4676 var quiz = {id: 27, questions: [ { id: 149, text: 'China recently blocked YouTube and called a violent Tibet video ___.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_youtube.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/25/china-blocks-youtube-and-calls-violent-tibet-video-a-fake/4623/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 590, answers: [ {id: 590, text: 'A fake'}, {id: 591, text: 'A misunderstanding'}, {id: 592, text: 'A provoked attack'}, {id: 593, text: 'Thai propaganda'}]}, { id: 150, text: 'A draft curriculum in this European country calls for primary school pupils to learn how to use Twitter, Wikipedia, blogging and podcasts as part of their school studies.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_twitter.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: '', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 595, answers: [ {id: 594, text: 'Belgium'}, {id: 595, text: 'Great Britain'}, {id: 596, text: 'Germany'}, {id: 597, text: 'France'}]}, { id: 151, text: 'Accused war criminal and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited ___ where he was met with political support.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_bashir.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/25/bashir-defies-arrest-warrant-and-disputes-darfurs-death-toll/4619/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 601, answers: [ {id: 598, text: 'Saudi Arabia'}, {id: 599, text: 'Kenya'}, {id: 600, text: 'Morocco'}, {id: 601, text: 'Egypt'}]}, { id: 152, text: 'Mexico exports ___ of its goods to to the U.S.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_mexico.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: '', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 604, answers: [ {id: 602, text: '40 percent'}, {id: 603, text: '60 percent'}, {id: 604, text: '85 percent'}, {id: 605, text: '90 percent'}]}, { id: 153, text: 'This country creates more olive oil than any other.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_olive.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: '', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 608, answers: [ {id: 606, text: 'Italy'}, {id: 607, text: 'Greece'}, {id: 608, text: 'Spain'}, {id: 609, text: 'France'}]}, { id: 154, text: 'President Obama recently said that the accord of this conflict could be a model for peace in the Middle East.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_middleeast.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/24/tune-in-online-radio-show-on-violence-in-northern-ireland/4617/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 611, answers: [ {id: 610, text: 'Georgia / Russia'}, {id: 611, text: 'Northern Ireland'}, {id: 612, text: 'Bosnia'}, {id: 613, text: 'South Africa'}]} ]};

Every week, Worldfocus quizzes viewers about the week’s international news events. Know your news? Take the quiz. /files/2009/03/thumbnail_newsquiz1.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/27/news-quiz-youtube-al-bashir-and-mexican-exports/4676/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/20/madagascar-the-world-bank-and-internet-in-cambodia/4562/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/20/madagascar-the-world-bank-and-internet-in-cambodia/4562/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:58:21 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4562 var quiz = {id: 26, questions: [ { id: 143, text: 'Australia has about ___ troops in Afghanistan.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_australia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/20/the-debate-on-australias-role-in-afghanistan/4515/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 567, answers: [ {id: 566, text: '500'}, {id: 567, text: '1,000'}, {id: 568, text: '10,000'}, {id: 569, text: '20,000'}]}, { id: 144, text: 'The president of this island nation recently resigned after the pro-opposition military stormed his offices.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_madagascar.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/17/military-takes-over-as-madagascars-political-crisis-churns/4449/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 571, answers: [ {id: 570, text: 'Maldives'}, {id: 571, text: 'Madagascar'}, {id: 572, text: 'Sri Lanka'}, {id: 573, text: 'New Zealand'}]}, { id: 145, text: 'The World Bank now predicts that China\'s economy will grow by ____ in 2009.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_china.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/18/chinas-troubled-economy-ripples-across-the-globe/4477/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 576, answers: [ {id: 574, text: '2.5 percent'}, {id: 575, text: '5 percent'}, {id: 576, text: '6.5 percent'}, {id: 577, text: '9 percent'}]}, { id: 146, text: 'This country is building a controversial hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_turkey.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/18/controversy-surrounds-water-forum-in-turkey/4473/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 579, answers: [ {id: 578, text: 'Iraq'}, {id: 579, text: 'Turkey'}, {id: 580, text: 'Syria'}, {id: 581, text: 'None of the above'}]}, { id: 147, text: 'In Cambodia, citizens are becoming increasingly vocal despite a ____ rate of Internet penetration.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_cambodia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/16/once-isolated-from-outside-world-cambodia-jumps-online/4434/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 584, answers: [ {id: 582, text: '10 percent'}, {id: 583, text: '6 percent'}, {id: 584, text: '2 percent'}, {id: 585, text: '0.5 percent'}]}, { id: 148, text: 'An Iranian television program recently portrayed Harry Potter as:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_harry.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/iranian-tv-paints-harry-potter-as-a-jewish-conspiracy/4408/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 586, answers: [ {id: 586, text: 'A Jewish conspiracy'}, {id: 587, text: 'Heretical literature'}, {id: 588, text: 'Western propaganda'}, {id: 589, text: 'An entertaining children\'s story'}]} ]};

Know your news? Take the quiz. /files/2009/03/newsquiz-thumbnail1.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/20/madagascar-the-world-bank-and-internet-in-cambodia/4562/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/smoking-in-spain-spending-in-pakistan-and-cubas-oil/4423/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/smoking-in-spain-spending-in-pakistan-and-cubas-oil/4423/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:56:56 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4423 var quiz = {id: 25, questions: [ { id: 137, text: 'The economy of this country is shrinking faster than any other in Europe.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_latvia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/06/latvians-hold-their-breath-with-economy-on-the-brink/4319/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 543, answers: [ {id: 542, text: 'Spain'}, {id: 543, text: 'Latvia'}, {id: 544, text: 'Ukraine'}, {id: 545, text: 'Germany'}]}, { id: 138, text: 'Africa\'s first female head of state is president of this country.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_liberia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/09/liberian-summit-celebrates-african-women-with-laughter/4337/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 546, answers: [ {id: 546, text: 'Liberia'}, {id: 547, text: 'Libya'}, {id: 548, text: 'Chad'}, {id: 549, text: 'Central African Republic'}]}, { id: 139, text: 'In Spain, approximately this percentage of the adult population smokes regularly.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_spain.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/12/cigarettes-flicker-in-spain-despite-ban-on-smoking/4387/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 552, answers: [ {id: 550, text: '7 percent'}, {id: 551, text: '17 percent'}, {id: 552, text: '24 percent'}, {id: 553, text: '44 percent'}]}, { id: 140, text: 'Rallies around the world recently marked the ____ anniversary of the failed Tibetan revolution against Chinese rule.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_tibet.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/10/dalai-lama-blasts-china-on-tibet-anniversary/4357/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 557, answers: [ {id: 554, text: '10th'}, {id: 555, text: '20th'}, {id: 556, text: '40th'}, {id: 557, text: '50th'}]}, { id: 141, text: 'According to the Pakistani ambassador to the United Nations, Pakistan has spent this amount of money on the war in Afghanistan.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_pakistan.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/12/pakistani-government-cracks-down-as-protests-mount/4401/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 561, answers: [ {id: 558, text: '$10 billion'}, {id: 559, text: '$50 billion'}, {id: 560, text: '$100 billion'}, {id: 561, text: '$150 billion'}]}, { id: 142, text: 'These three countries have teamed up with the Cuban government to extract oil off of Cuba\'s coast.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/03/newsquiz_cuba.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/10/us-misses-out-on-flourishing-cuban-business/4358/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 562, answers: [ {id: 562, text: 'Canada, France and Brazil'}, {id: 563, text: 'Venezuela, Argentina and Uraguay'}, {id: 564, text: 'China, Thailand and Argentina'}, {id: 565, text: 'Germany, Colombia and Venezuela'}]} ]};

Know your news? Take the quiz. /files/2009/03/newsquiz_thumbnail1.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/smoking-in-spain-spending-in-pakistan-and-cubas-oil/4423/feed/