Geography

Question 1

What two States lie East of California?

Answer 1

Nevada
Arizona

Question 2

What are the swing states?

Name 6

Answer 2

Nevada
Arizona
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Georgia

Question 3

What’s the capital of Haiti?

Answer 3

Port-au-Prince

Question 4

Which group is kandipping students in Nigeria?

Answer 4

Boko Haram

Question 5

What is the name of the right wing populist party in Portugal?

Answer 5

Chega

Question 6

What has the NHS stopped presciribing, related to transgender topic?

Answer 6

Puberty blockers (for young people)

Question 7

Which party was blocked in Thailand and why?

Answer 7

Move Forwards party, came first in recent election, blocked b/c they want to change the lese majeste law and ALLOW criticism of the monarchy

Question 8

What controversial citizenship law has India passed?

Answer 8

immigrants (non-Muslims) from neighbouring countries before 2015 - will get easier path to citizenship

Question 9

Which law has America passed (pending Senate approval) re. TikTok?

Answer 9

Its parent company, ByteDane, must sell it or stop operating in America

Question 10

Which company is bigger than the West’s five biggest oil companies?

Answer 10

Saudi Aramco

Question 11

In 2020, the United States became a net (…) of petroleum for the first time since at least 1949

Answer 11

exporter

Question 12

Wh

What’s the interest rate in Argentina?

Answer 12

80%

Question 12

Where does the USA get most of its oil imports from?

Answer 12

Canada

Question 13

What was inflation in February 2024, Argentina?

Answer 13

276% year over year
13% month on month, from 21%

Question 14

Which social media company is about to float (March 2024)?

Answer 14

Reddit

Question 15

What has apple agreed to do in Europe?

Answer 15

Allow developers to sell apps on iphones NOT through the app store

Question 16

Which sportswear company made a loss for the first time in 30 years?

Answer 16

adidas
because of Yeezy impact (Kanye West anti-Semitic comments in 2022)

Question 17

Which 3 things has the ONS added to its basket of goods for working out inflation?

Answer 17

vinyl records
gluten free bread
air fryers

Question 18

Which Gulf State is the main backer of Africa?

Answer 18

UAE

Question 19

Which Dubai based company runs 9 ports in African countries?

Answer 19

DP World

Question 20

Where is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis?

Answer 20

Sudan
Rapid Support Forces (backed by UAE), civil war against the national army
25m need aid

Question 21

What’s the market share of oil production by Gulf States?

Answer 21

40% today
set to climb to 50% or two thirds by 2050