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• There are 10 rounds of 5 questions each.• All the questions are multiple choice.• You have one minute for each question.• Team captains circle the selection on the answer sheet.
How to Play . . .
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• Runners will collect answer sheets after each round.• Make sure your school’s name is on the answer sheet!• After each round, the MC will review all the right answers.• The leading three teams will be announced
only at intermission and only in rank.
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• 1 point for each right answer.
• No penalty for wrong answers.
• If there is a tie for 1st place, a sudden-death tie-breaker will be
played.
Scoring
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Round 1 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS(IMF, WTO, World Bank)
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A. guarantee loans made by governments or private banks to poorer countries.
B. make judgments and rulings when two or more countries are having a financial dispute.
C. bring about cooperation on monetary and financial issues among the world’s economies.
D. publish complete and accurate country economic data for governmental policy makers.
1. The basic purpose of the Inter-national Monetary Fund (IMF) is to:
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A. private sector investors.B. the IMF member countries.C. the United Nations.D. the Group of Eight (G-8 industrial
nations).
2. Who owns the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
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A. act as an international marketing agent for the sale of its members’ goods and services. B. help administer consensus agreements, entered into by WTO member countries, for conducting international trade in goods and services. C. establish fair, absolute levels of exports and imports for each of its member countries.
D. set trade policy for such organizations as the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
3. The basic purpose of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is to:
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A. free trade, but trade conducted and managed in a way to help ensure equity or “fair trade” among trading nations.
B. each WTO member will be assured of an absolute, annual level of trade in goods and services.
C. free trade, with the need for efficiency in trade relations superceding any issues in regard to equity or fair trade among trading nations.
D. restrict WTO membership to certain trading nations, and maintain total membership at an economically viable level.
4. What describes the basic operating principle behind the agreements and managerial decisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
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A. settling international investment disputes.
B. alleviating global poverty.C. lending to credit-worthy, private,
multi-national corporations.D. financing the United Nations.
5. What is the basic objective of The World Bank?
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Round 2 THE GLOBAL MARKET PLACE:CARS, TECHNOLOGY, PILLS
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1. Tata Motors plans to build a car that will sell for the equivalent of $2100 in _____. A. China B. Indonesia C. Malaysia D. India
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2. Coca-Cola is marketing a new “wellness” drink, to be called ____.
A. EnvigaB. GelenaC. FerasaD. Telora
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3. Hitachi will be the first company to produce a one-million megabyte hard drive. One million megabytes equals one ________.
A. terabyte B. onebyte C. zenabyte D. lygobyte
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4. The world’s fastest and most expensive production car, the Bugatti Veyron, is produced by ________ .
A. Daimler-BenzB. RenaultC. ToyotaD. Volkswagen
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5. Which of the following pharmaceutical companies produces the most generic drugs?
A. Pfizer B. Teva C. Merck D. Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Round 3THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
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1. The British and French signed a secret understanding during World War I carving the Middle East Ottoman Empire into their respective spheres and established the general country borders of today. Name this understanding.
A. Asquith-Foch Exchange
B. Balfour Declaration C. Churchill-Clemenceau Protocol D. Sykes-Picot Agreement
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2. The day after the State of Israel was proclaimed in 1948, six Arab League members, plus other Arab armies invaded but were defeated by Israel. In addition to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, what other country provided significant forces?
A. IranB. IraqC. LibyaD. Tunisia
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3. After their defeat in the June 1967 Six-Day War, leaders of eight (8) Arab countries issued a document that became known as the "Three No's. No peace with Israel, No recognition of Israel, No negotiations with Israel". What is this document called?
A. The Amman Agenda B. The Beirut CovenantC. The Cairo Accords D. The Khartoum Resolution
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4. There are currently 12 political parties and 120 members in the Israeli Knesset. How many of them are Arab parties and Arab members?
A. 0 party - 0 members B. 1 party - 3 members C. 2 parties - 7 members D. 3 parties - 13 members
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5. What is the most southern
city in Israel?A. AqabaB. Beer ShevaC. EilatD. Sderot
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Round 4THE GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
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1. The colonial name was Northern Rhodesia. What is the current name?
A. Botswana B. Malawi C. Zambia D. Zimbabwe
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2. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in the world that is not part of a mountain range, is in which country?
A. KenyaB. RwandaC. TanzaniaD. Uganda
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3. The White Nile and the Blue Nile merge to form the Nile River in which country?
A. ChadB. EgyptC. EthiopiaD. Sudan
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4. Where is Timbuktu?A. Burkina FasoB. MaliC. NigerD. Sierra Leone
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5. What is the most predominant
religion in Rwanda?A. HinduB. IslamC. ProtestantD. Roman Catholic
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Round 5GREAT DECISIONS 2006
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1. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights created a scandal in 2005 when it included which country among its 53 elected members?
A. ArgentinaB. UkraineC. SudanD. Chile
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2. Who is the Iraqi Leader with strong ties to Iran?
A. Ayatollah Ali KhameiniB. Ali Akbar RafsanjaniC. Fareed ZakariaD. Ayatollah Ali Sistani
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3. What is the name of Russia’s major state run energy
company? A. Lukoil B. Gazprom C. Hess D. LNG
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4. Who introduced a bill in 2005 demanding humane treatment for detainees in U.S. custody?
A. Trent Lott B. Barack Obama C. John McCain D. Charles Rangel
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5. Which one of the following groups of countries are full members of Mercosur the Southern Common Market?
A. So. Africa, Nigeria, Zambia and Mozambique B. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay C. Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and The Philippines D. Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru
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Round 6COUNTRIES
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1. Which of the following countries has the most Muslims?
A. EgyptB. IndiaC. IranD. Turkey
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2. What is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
A. GuangzhouB. PyongyangC. SeoulD. Taegu
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3. The 1992 Maastricht Treaty, resulting in the "Euro" common currency, was signed in which country?
A. Belgium B. Germany C. Luxembourg D. Netherlands
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4. How many countries are in the United Nations?
A. 182 B. 192 C. 202 D. 212
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5. Which is not an independent
country? A. Serbia B. Slavonia C. Slovakia D. Slovenia
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Round 7CURRENT EVENTS
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1. The major electricity and telephone companies have been nationalized in which Latin American country?
A. ArgentinaB. BrazilC. UruguayD. Venezuela
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2. Which country is contesting Russia’s threat to divert crude oil from it and other countries in Eastern and Southern Europe?
A. Turkey B. Belarus C. Poland D. Germany
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3. On 12 January an antitank grenade damaged the U.S. Embassy at Athens. Which group claims responsibility for the attack?
A. November 17B. Al-QaedaC. Revolutionary StruggleD. Red Guard
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4. Saudi Arabia’s announced intent to keep world crude oil prices in the $50/barrel range is to restrain the ambitions of which country?
A. VenezuelaB. IranC. EgyptD. Russia
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5. A word in the title of a book by former president Jimmy Carter is controversial. What is that word?
A. HolocaustB. GenocideC. ApartheidD. Apocalypse
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Round 8PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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1. The late Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the United States after
A. he won a majority vote.
B. the death of Richard Nixon.
C. the incumbent President resigned.
D. he lost his seat in the Senate.
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2. Under President George W. Bush, John D. Negroponte served as Ambassador to _________.
A. Afghanistan
B. France
C. Iraq
D. Israel
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3. Nicolas Sarkozy, who is running in next spring’s general election in France, promises to
A. lift the ban on Muslim girls wearing a scarf in school.
B. reform the wealth tax and inheritance law.
C. nominate Segolene Royal as
vice-president.
D. agree to send troops to Iraq.
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4. As Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi follows which of the following in line of succession to the Presidency?
A. Condoleeza RiceB. Dick CheneyC. Harry ReidD. Robert Gates
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5. The man in this photograph is
A. President of VenezuelaB. President of BrazilC. President of ItalyD. President of Chile
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Round 9THE SPACE AGE
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1. Sirenum Terra is a region on
A. the moonB. MercuryC. VenusD. Mars
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2. This country most recently (and successfully) launched an anti-satellite missile:
A. IndiaB. RussiaC. North KoreaD. China
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3. Former planet whose status has recently been downgraded:
A. NeptuneB. PlutoC. OrionD. Acteus
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4. Which of the following is NOT the name of a U.S. space shuttle?
A. ChallengerB. EndeavorC. ColumbiaD. Mercury
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5. The last name of the first human to orbit the earth:
A. GlennB. GagarinC. ArmstrongD. Yevtushenko
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Round 10INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN
RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
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1. Casualties during the Battle of Solferino in Italy led to the formation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during what decade ?
A. 1860s B. 1890s C. 1910s D. 1940s
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2. Where is the headquarters for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) located ?
A. Brussels, Belgium B. Washington, DC, USA C. London, England D. Geneva, Switzerland
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3. How many countries belong to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ?
A. 43 B. 80 C. 95 D. 185
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4. Twenty two (22) American organizations came together to rush CARE packages to the survivors of what war ?
A. Spanish American War B. World War I C. World War II D. Korean War
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5. What does the MSF in Doctors Without Borders/MSF stand for ?
A. Medical Surgical Foundation B. Medical Services Frontiers C. Medical Surgeons Fellowship D. Medecins Sans Frontieres
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Round 1Tie Breaker
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A. making loans and grants to the governments of these countries for their development projects. B. serving as a facilitator between developing countries and private sector investors. C. financing development projects designed by such organizations as the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). D. providing only technical help to the developing
countries for the design of their development projects.
1. The World Bank primarily implements its assistance to
developing countries by:
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2. Which of the following produces the most cars?
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A. Al Aksa Mosque
B. Church of the Holy SepulchreC. Dome of the RockD. Western Wall of Solomon's
Temple
3. What significant religious site, in Old Jerusalem, is not contiguous with the others?
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4. The equator passes through 6 African countries. Which country is not one of them?
A. CongoB. KenyaC. RwandaD. Somalia
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5. Which of the following flu pandemics killed more than 50 million people?
A. Hong Kong Flu B. H5N1 Flu C. Spanish Flu D. Asian Flu
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6. The country most recently admitted to the U.N. in 2006?
A. MontenegroB. East TimorC. EritreaD. Slovakia
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7. Name the NY Times reporter who initially refused to testify before a grand jury in the Lewis (Scooter) Libby perjury trial and served 85 days in jail.
A. Maureen DowdB. Matthew CooperC. Judith MillerD. David Sanger
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8. Ken Livingston, Mayor of London, England recently
A. began negotiations with Hugo Chavez to
secure oil.
B. limited the buses of London to 10 m.p.h..
C. announced support of “Progressive Colonization”.
D. said he would expropriate land around
Buckingham Palace .
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9. U.S. President who first proposed a moon-landing mission:
A. JohnsonB. TrumanC. NixonD. Kennedy
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10. The Organization of American States (OAS) consists of how many independent countries ?
A. 7 B. 17 C. 23 D. 35
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Round 2Tie Breaker
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Tie Breaker - Round 2
A. Robert McNamara.B. James Wolfensohn.C. Alan Greenspan.D. Paul Wolfowitz.
1. Who is the current President of the World Bank?
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Tie Breaker - Round 22. Eli Lilly’s drug Zyprexa is a
treatment for ________.A. cancerB. schizophrenia & bipolar
disorderC. multiple sclerosisD. heart disease
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Tie Breaker - Round 2 3. Fifteen of the 29 groups currently
designated by the US Secretary of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO's) are Islamic terrorist organi-zations. Which one of those listed is not an Arab terrorist organization so designated?
A. Abu Sayyaf Group B. Hamas C. Hizballah D. Islamic Jihad
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Tie Breaker – Round 24. Which country does not
border Burkina Faso? A. Benin B. Cote d'Ivoire C. Ghana D. Nigeria
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5. The U.S. and Great Britain conspired to depose which Iranian leader in the 1950’s?
A. Ayatollah Khomeini B. Shah Reza Pahlavi C. Hashemi Rafsanjani D. Mohammed Mossadegh
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6. The worst nuclear accident in human history was in which
country?
A. Bhopal, IndiaB. Chernobyl, USSR C. Hiroshima, JapanD. Three Mile Island,United States
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7. The UN is nudging Kosovo toward independence from what country?
A. AlbaniaB. SerbiaC. MontenegroD. Croatia
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Tie Breaker – Round 2 8. Momofuku Ando, who died
recently,
A. advocated deep-breathing and cross-legged meditation as a means to achieve longevity.
B. was the inventor of instant noodles.C. made a fortune selling dress fabrics.D. was a Chinese billionaire.
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Breaker – Round 29. The Hubble Telescope was
launched into space in ____.A. 1965
B. 1990
C. 2001
D. 2005
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10. Which of the following emblems is not currently used by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ?
A. Red Cross B. Red Dragon C. Red Crescent D. Red Crystal
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Congratulations to all teams and their
coaches!
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Lunch will be served and our
awards ceremony will
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