FP’s international news quiz of the week: Ukraine strikes back, UN General Assembly, Xi Jinping’s big trip abroad.
Ukrainian soldiers ride in an infantry fighting vehicle near Izym in eastern Ukraine on September 16. JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images
September 16, 2022 at 3:41 PM
What happened in the world this week? Check what you remember with our international news quiz.
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What happened in the world this week? Check what you remember with our international news quiz.
1. Ukraine has regained most of its territory from Russia in a rapid counterattack this week. What regions are mostly included in it?
Kharkiv
Odessa
Lviv
Chernihiv
FP’s Amy McKinnon, Robbie Grammer and Jack Detsch examine how Russia might react to Ukraine’s recent military successes.
2. The United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday. What year was the United Nations established?
1923
[1945[1945年
1952
1981
Former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth has argued that the UN’s new high commissioner for human rights is unfit for the job.
3. Which countries did Chinese President Xi Jinping visit this week on his first overseas trip since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?
India
Kazakhstan
England
Spain
In his latest China Brief, FP’s James Palmer explains the importance of Xi’s visit to Central Asia.
4. Rebels in which part of Ethiopia said on Sunday they were ready to discuss a ceasefire with the government in Addis Ababa?
Oromia
Afar
Tigray
Amhara
5. Which countries did Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visit on Monday?
Japan
France
Mexico
Ghana
Blinken’s trip comes amid a looming trade dispute between Washington and Mexico City.
6. As Britain mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, other areas of the monarchy, whose successor, King Charles III, remains head of state, are contemplating how to move forward.
How many Commonwealth territories are there today besides the UK?
3
14
29
52
Howard W. French of FP argues that although Elizabeth had little power over state affairs, she was not innocent of imperial guilt.
7. Did the devastating floods in Pakistan this year expand to cover an area the size of which country?
Korea
Italy
Sri Lanka
Peru
As climate disaster rocks Pakistan and other developing countries, the West needs to step up, writes Fatima Bojani.
8. Which bloc, which includes far-right parties, won last weekend’s elections in Sweden and overthrew the incumbent centre-left government?
Swedish Social Democratic Party
nordic resistance movement
Swedish Democratic Party
Swedish alternative
FP’s Elisabeth Braw argues that Sweden’s left-wing campaign style contributed to the victory of the far-right.
9. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced a bill this week to provide military aid to Taiwan. How much did the committee allocate to the island?
$340 million
billion dollars
$6.5 billion
$25 billion
10. According to wall street journal According to an article released this week, world leaders are trying to win Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s favor by giving her a rare stamp. But when it comes to the tastes of US government officials, they are wrong.
What items does Yellen actually collect?
coin
rock
taxidermy
cookie jar
According to the report, “At least one country is straightening out Ms. Yellen’s taste. As Canadian officials were preparing to welcome Ms. Yellen in Toronto in June, U.S. officials warned Canadians They advised that they might prefer to receive minerals instead, and after much deliberation they presented the Treasury Secretary with a ten-pound chunk of limestone.
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