http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en 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/2009/02/27/iraqi-corruption-aids-in-south-africa-and-iranian-nuclear-power/4249/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/27/iraqi-corruption-aids-in-south-africa-and-iranian-nuclear-power/4249/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:31:55 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4249 var quiz = {id: 23, questions: [ { id: 125, text: 'In Liberia, this resource is in dangerously low supply.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsqui_water.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/25/rumors-circulate-in-liberia-that-water-will-turn-to-blood/4192/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 494, answers: [ {id: 494, text: 'Drinkable water'}, {id: 495, text: 'Oil'}, {id: 496, text: 'Natural gas'}, {id: 497, text: 'Iron'}]}, { id: 126, text: 'Officials in the Iraqi government have reportedly embezzled at least this amount of American aid.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_iraqcorruption.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/26/corruption-deprivation-and-faulty-infrastructure-plague-iraq/4209/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 500, answers: [ {id: 498, text: '$2 billion'}, {id: 499, text: '$8 billion'}, {id: 500, text: '$18 billion'}, {id: 501, text: '$25 billion'}]}, { id: 127, text: 'Iran recently announced that:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_iran.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/25/iran-readies-for-launch-of-first-nuclear-power-plant/4197/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 503, answers: [ {id: 502, text: 'It will now allow U.N. regulators to inspect its nuclear facilities'}, {id: 503, text: 'It has tested its first nuclear power plant'}, {id: 504, text: 'It is open to diplomacy with Israel'}, {id: 505, text: 'President Barack Obama is welcome to visit Tehran any time'}]}, { id: 128, text: 'As South Africa fights its AIDS epidemic, about how many people are taking antiretroviral drugs?', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_southafrica_aids.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/24/fighting-the-stigma-and-treating-hiv-across-south-africa/4188/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 507, answers: [ {id: 506, text: '100,000 people'}, {id: 507, text: '500,000 people'}, {id: 508, text: '1 million people'}, {id: 509, text: '5 million people'}]}, { id: 129, text: 'As a result of the collapsing economy, men who left this island looking for work are now returning home, empty-handed.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_taiwan.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/23/taiwanese-men-return-from-mainland-china-empty-handed/4158/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 510, answers: [ {id: 510, text: 'Taiwan'}, {id: 511, text: 'Hong Kong'}, {id: 512, text: 'Thailand'}, {id: 513, text: 'Macau'}]}, { id: 130, text: 'In South Africa, many immigrants from these countries are sometimes accused of stealing jobs.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_southafrica_immigr.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/25/immigrants-in-south-africa-deal-with-hostility-xenophobia/4195/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 514, answers: [ {id: 514, text: 'Zimbabwe and Nigeria'}, {id: 515, text: 'Namibia and Botswana'}, {id: 516, text: 'Swaziland and Mozambique'}, {id: 517, text: 'None of these'}]} ]};

Know your news? Take the quiz. /files/2009/02/newsquiz_thumbnail.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/27/iraqi-corruption-aids-in-south-africa-and-iranian-nuclear-power/4249/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/13/chinas-drought-australias-fires-and-unemployment-in-the-uae/4055/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/13/chinas-drought-australias-fires-and-unemployment-in-the-uae/4055/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:37:19 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4055 var quiz = {id: 21, questions: [ { id: 111, text: 'Because of the recession, immigrants have been flooding out of this city in the United Arab Emirates.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_uae.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/12/foreign-workers-leave-dubai-en-masse-as-economy-spirals/4038/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 438, answers: [ {id: 438, text: 'Dubai'}, {id: 439, text: 'Abu Dhabi'}, {id: 440, text: 'Sharjah'}, {id: 441, text: 'Umm'}]}, { id: 112, text: 'China is currently suffering its worst drought in:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_china.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/10/china-faces-worst-drought-in-50-years-wheat-crops-suffer/3982/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 444, answers: [ {id: 442, text: '10 years'}, {id: 443, text: '20 years'}, {id: 444, text: '50 years'}, {id: 445, text: '100 years'}]}, { id: 113, text: 'Bushfires, suspected to be caused by arsonists, are still burning in this state of Australia.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_australia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/09/deadly-bushfires-destroy-lives-and-homes-in-australia/3966/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 449, answers: [ {id: 446, text: 'Queensland'}, {id: 447, text: 'New South Whales'}, {id: 448, text: 'Tasmania'}, {id: 449, text: 'Victoria'}]}, { id: 114, text: 'In Hungary, Gypsies make up at least this percentage of the population.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_roma.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/12/gypsies-are-at-home-in-hungary-but-still-dont-fit-in/4035/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 452, answers: [ {id: 450, text: '1 percent'}, {id: 451, text: '2 percent'}, {id: 452, text: '5 percent'}, {id: 453, text: '20 perent'}]}, { id: 115, text: 'In this Latin American country, women make up about 43 percent of the legislature.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_women.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/11/gender-equality-varies-wildly-in-latin-america/3994/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 455, answers: [ {id: 454, text: 'Bolivia'}, {id: 455, text: 'Cuba'}, {id: 456, text: 'Peru'}, {id: 457, text: 'Venezuela'}]}, { id: 116, text: 'European leaders believe about 0.3 percent of the light falling on this desert could power the whole of Europe.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_sahara.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/06/europe-looks-to-harness-saharan-heat-for-solar-energy/3938/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 460, answers: [ {id: 458, text: 'Sinai Desert'}, {id: 459, text: 'Arabian Desert'}, {id: 460, text: 'Sahara'}, {id: 461, text: 'Nubian Desert'}]}, { id: 117, text: 'About 7,000 languages are currently spoken around the world, but on average one disappears every:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/02/newsquiz_mexico.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/11/indigenous-languages-revive-and-thrive-in-mexico/4017/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 463, answers: [ {id: 462, text: '2 hours'}, {id: 463, text: '2 weeks'}, {id: 464, text: '2 months'}, {id: 465, text: '2 years'}]} ]};

Know your news? Take the quiz. /files/2009/02/th_newsquiz.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/13/chinas-drought-australias-fires-and-unemployment-in-the-uae/4055/feed/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/30/tamil-tigers-bolivia-and-health-care-in-singapore/3847/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/30/tamil-tigers-bolivia-and-health-care-in-singapore/3847/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:01:26 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=3847 var quiz = {id: 19, questions: [ { id: 97, text: 'This country deployed the marine division of its Self-Defense Force (SDF) to help fight piracy off of the coast of Somalia:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz-japan.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/28/japan-to-deploy-ships-to-fight-piracy-in-somalia/3802/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 382, answers: [ {id: 382, text: 'Japan'}, {id: 383, text: 'Germany'}, {id: 384, text: 'Russia'}, {id: 385, text: 'South Korea'}]}, { id: 98, text: 'While the U.S. spends about 17 percent of its GDP on healthcare, Singapore, who provides some of the best health care in the world, spends about:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz-singapore.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/27/singapores-health-system-saves-money-and-lives/3786/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 386, answers: [ {id: 386, text: '4 percent of GDP'}, {id: 387, text: '6 percent of GDP'}, {id: 388, text: '10 percent of GDP'}, {id: 389, text: '20 percent of GDP'}]}, { id: 99, text: 'A rebel leader from this country was just arrested in Rwanda, a country that was thought to have supported him:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz-congo.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/23/congolese-rebel-leader-is-arrested-in-rwanda/3760/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 392, answers: [ {id: 390, text: 'Sierra Leone'}, {id: 391, text: 'Republic of Congo'}, {id: 392, text: 'Democratic Republic of Congo'}, {id: 393, text: 'Sri Lanka'}]}, { id: 100, text: 'Bolivians recently voted to:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz-bolivia.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/26/morales-victorious-as-bolivians-approve-new-consitution/3769/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 395, answers: [ {id: 394, text: 'Oust Evo Morales'}, {id: 395, text: 'Approve a new constitution'}, {id: 396, text: 'Legalize abortion'}, {id: 397, text: 'Allow a small northern territory to defect'}]}, { id: 101, text: 'The conflict between government forces and the Tamil Tigers may soon be over in this country.', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz-sri-lanka.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/28/sri-lankan-government-corners-rebel-tamil-tigers/3808/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 401, answers: [ {id: 398, text: 'Thailand'}, {id: 399, text: 'Japan'}, {id: 400, text: 'Burma'}, {id: 401, text: 'Sri Lanka'}]}, { id: 102, text: 'Pope Benedict XVI controversially forgave the excommunication of a bishop who:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz_pope.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/26/pope-benedict-rehabilitates-excommunicated-bishops/3773/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 404, answers: [ {id: 402, text: 'Has been accused of sexual harassment'}, {id: 403, text: 'Allegedly cheated on his taxes'}, {id: 404, text: 'Denies the Holocaust'}, {id: 405, text: 'Is married'}]}, { id: 103, text: 'A troop surge in Afghanistan could destabalize Pakistan because:', image: 'http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/01/newsquiz-afghanistan.jpg', isVideo: false, videoWidth: 0, videoHeight: 0, relatedUrl: 'http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/29/more-troops-in-afghanistan-could-destabilize-pakistan/3821/', moreInfo: '', correctAnswer: 407, answers: [ {id: 406, text: 'Likely U.S. military strikes in Pakistani territory would undermine the authority of the government'}, {id: 407, text: 'The surge could push the Taliban over the border into Pakistan'}, {id: 408, text: 'Both A and B'}, {id: 409, text: 'None of these'}]} ]};

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