What in the World?
What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of May 17: Portugal votes, Huawei releases its first laptops with homegrown OS, and Colombia’s president calls for peace talks.
People visit a Huawei store in Shanghai on May 20. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)
After swooning over Eurovision songs last weekend, did you remember to follow the world’s headlines this week? Find out with our international news quiz!
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After swooning over Eurovision songs last weekend, did you remember to follow the world’s headlines this week? Find out with our international news quiz!
1. Which political party won the most seats in Portugal’s legislative election on Sunday?
The center-left Socialist Party
The center-right Social Democratic Party
The far-right Chega party
The center-right Liberal Initiative
The party did not earn a majority, however, due in part to Chega’s strong showing. Last year, Paul Hockenos wrote about how a growing number of young people in Europe are voting for far-right parties.
2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Monday that his government would lift its total blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. For about how many months was the blockade in place?
Three
Four
Five
Six
FP’s John Haltiwanger talked with family members of hostages held in Gaza about Israel’s renewed offensive.
3. Who did Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday suggest could lead peace talks with the rebel National Liberation Army?
U.S. President Donald Trump
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Pope Leo XIV
Cuban Communist Party secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel
More consequential than Leo’s U.S. nationality is his Augustinian education, which emphasizes community and inclusion, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues.
4. On Monday, Huawei launched its first laptop computers that run a Chinese operating system. What is that system’s name?
Divine Dragon
HarmonyOS
JadeOS
The People’s System
The Chinese government has a strong interest in a purely domestic operating system due to fears that foreign models could create security vulnerabilities, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
5. Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday to begin the process of formally leaving which international body?
NATO
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
European Union
International Criminal Court
Budapest announced its intention to leave the court last month after it defied an arrest warrant for Netanyahu when he visited the country in March, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
6. Which African leader met Trump at the White House on Wednesday?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Kenyan President William Ruto
Botswanan President Duma Boko
The meeting was an attempt to mend bilateral relations between the two countries amid Trump’s unsubstantiated claims that white South Africans are facing “unjust racial discrimination,” FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
7. On Wednesday, Honduras announced that it planned to phase out which energy source?
Ethanol
Natural gas
Oil
Coal
The news led a climate group to declare Latin America and the Caribbean free of active coal plant proposals, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
8. North Korea on Thursday acknowledged that it experienced a military setback after an accident with what piece of military equipment?
Stealth fighter jet
Naval destroyer
Amphibious tank
Anti-aircraft defense system
The military developments come ahead of South Korea’s presidential election in June. Voters are wondering how Seoul’s next leader will manage relations with Pyongyang, Doug Bandow wrote this month.
9. Which song won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday?
“Wasted Love,” submitted by Austria
“Milkshake Man,” submitted by Australia
“New Day Will Rise,” submitted by Israel
“Bird of Pray,” submitted by Ukraine
Austrian singer JJ beat out Israel’s submission, scoring 436 points to Israel’s 357, the BBC reports.
10. Which Japanese minister resigned on Wednesday after joking that he “never had to buy rice” due to the gifts he received from supporters?
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya
Agriculture Minister Taku Eto
Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao
His remarks sparked fierce backlash from Japanese citizens struggling with historically high rice prices, Reuters reports.
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