第1687期：What in the world?
你是一个世界公民吗？你真的关心这个世界吗？
试着回答下面10个小问题，在不利用搜索引擎的前提下看看你能答对几道题。（答案在文末，但建议你先不要看答案，一道一道回答，测试一下自己。）
1. Which of the following artists performed at King Charles III’s coronation concert on Sunday?
Gwen Stefani
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Paul McCartney
2. On Monday, thousands of people in Serbia protested the government’s response to what recent tragedy?
Two mass shootings within a week
Violent skirmishes on the border with Kosovo
The death of former Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic
An explosion in a Belgrade hospital
3. Where was former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested on Tuesday?
At his residence in Lahore
In a security line at Islamabad International Airport
On the streets of Karachi, eating an ice cream cone
On the premises of the Islamabad High Court
4. Ecuador’s National Assembly voted Tuesday to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Guillermo Lasso over allegations of what?
Blackmail
Manslaughter
Embezzlement
Attempted self-coup
5. Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza continued this week despite the ongoing efforts of which country to broker a cease-fire agreement?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Jordan
6. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of doing what?
Providing weapons to Russia
Signing a secretive oil agreement with Iran
Covering up abuses in its emerald mines
Orchestrating an assassination attempt against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter
7. Turkey’s presidential race took an unexpected turn on Thursday. What happened?
Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally raised interest rates.
Erdogan received an endorsement from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Candidate Muharrem Ince withdrew from the race.
Candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu was hospitalized after a fall.
8. The two warring factions in Sudan signed a deal on Thursday. Which of the following is not part of their agreement?
A cease-fire
Restoration of electricity and other services
Protection of civilians
Permission to allow humanitarian aid entry into the country
9. Mexican officials and a conservation group said this week that they will attempt to locate which endangered sea creature?
Hawksbill turtle
Hector’s dolphin
Vaquita marina porpoise
Humphead wrasse
10. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest began this week in which country?
Portugal
United Kingdom
Poland
Sweden
*What in the world?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/12/foreign-policy-news-quiz-king-charles-coronation-pakistan-arrests-imran-khan-turkey-election/
Answers
1. Katy Perry
2. Two mass shootings within a week
3. On the premises of the Islamabad High Court
4. Embezzlement
5. Egypt
6. Providing weapons to Russia
7. Candidate Muharrem Ince withdrew from the race
8. A cease-fire
9. Vaquita marina porpoise
10. United Kingdom
你答对了几道题？这些都是上周世界各地发生的主要大事件。
第一题我是真不知道，因为英皇加冕一事我完全没关注，用句玩笑话说 It’s above my pay grade.
The moral is: 世界很大，每天发生很多事，不只是他们给你看的那点破事。除了明星出轨离婚劈腿逃税赌博欠债，还有很多事每天发生着。如果你觉得这些事与你无关，fine，明星与你何干？
