Foreign Policy Quiz

talkwrite · Nov 1, 2007

At the last meeting of my foreign policy discussion group we were given the following quiz from the Foreign Policy Association (US). It shows how controlled we are by our perceptions.
I thought AW'ers would enjoy this so here are the 8 questions. Fear not- even a veteran US Consul to China missed some.
I will post the answers a week from today.

1- What city has Europe's largest Muslim population?
A- London B- Moscow C- Paris

2- What percentage of Chinese men are smokers?
A- 27 B-47 C- 67

3- How many journalists were killed around the world in 2006?
A-36 B-56 C-106

4- In 2002 there was one direct flight per week between India and China. In 2006 how many weekly flights were there?
A-26 B -46 C-66

5-What country has the greatest number of threatened species?
A-China B-Ecuador C- Indonesia

6-What percentage of Afghanistan's total cultivated area is used for poppy cultivation?
A-7 B-47 C-87

7-Which country devotes a higher proportion of its gross domestic product to military expenditures?
A-Russia B-Saudi Arabia C- United States

8-In 1995, The United States' share of global manufacturing was 22.4 percent. In 2005, what was the percentage of its share?
A- 11.1 B- 16.1 C-21.1

TheGaffer · Nov 1, 2007

talkwrite said:
At the last meeting of my foreign policy discussion group we were given the following quiz from the Foreign Policy Association (US). It shows how controlled we are by our perceptions.
I thought AW'ers would enjoy this so here are the 8 questions. Fear not- even a veteran US Consul to China missed some.
I will post the answers a week from today.

1- What city has Europe's largest Muslim population?
A- London B- Moscow C- Paris
I believe this is right. This could be a trick, though, as Moscow could have a lot of Muslims who happen not to be Arabs.

2- What percentage of Chinese men are smokers?
A- 27 B-47 C- 67

Totally guessing.

3- How many journalists were killed around the world in 2006?
A-36 B-56 C-106

I'm pretty sure this one is dead-on, although I may be adding 2 years together.

4- In 2002 there was one direct flight per week between India and China. In 2006 how many weekly flights were there?
A-26 B -46 C-66

5-What country has the greatest number of threatened species?
A-China B-Ecuador C- Indonesia

6-What percentage of Afghanistan's total cultivated area is used for poppy cultivation?
A-7 B-47 C-87

7-Which country devotes a higher proportion of its gross domestic product to military expenditures?
A-Russia B-Saudi Arabia C- United States

8-In 1995, The United States' share of global manufacturing was 22.4 percent. In 2005, what was the percentage of its share?
A- 11.1 B- 16.1 C-21.1

Can't wait to see how bad I did.

SC Harrison · Nov 1, 2007

1) C
2) B
3) C
4) B
5) B
6) B
7) C
8) C

If I fail this test, can I blame NCLB? Or is it...if I pass this test, but lose my life in a knife-fight in Karachi, can my family blame NCLB?

Kentuk · Nov 1, 2007

talkwrite said:
At the last meeting of my foreign policy discussion group we were given the following quiz from the Foreign Policy Association (US). It shows how controlled we are by our perceptions.
I thought AW'ers would enjoy this so here are the 8 questions. Fear not- even a veteran US Consul to China missed some.
I will post the answers a week from today.

1- What city has Europe's largest Muslim population?
A- London B- Moscow C- Paris

2- What percentage of Chinese men are smokers?
A- 27 B-47 C- 67

3- How many journalists were killed around the world in 2006?
A-36 B-56 C-106

4- In 2002 there was one direct flight per week between India and China. In 2006 how many weekly flights were there?
A-26 B -46 C-66

5-What country has the greatest number of threatened species?
A-China B-Ecuador C- Indonesia

6-What percentage of Afghanistan's total cultivated area is used for poppy cultivation?
A-7 B-47 C-87

7-Which country devotes a higher proportion of its gross domestic product to military expenditures?
A-Russia B-Saudi Arabia C- United States

8-In 1995, The United States' share of global manufacturing was 22.4 percent. In 2005, what was the percentage of its share?
A- 11.1 B- 16.1 C-21.1

SWAG!

talkwrite · Nov 5, 2007

ANSWERS!

1- What city has Europe's largest Muslim population?
A- London B- Moscow C- Paris
ANSWER- Moscow

2- What percentage of Chinese men are smokers?
A- 27 B-47 C- 67

ANSWER 67

3- How many journalists were killed around the world in 2006?
A-36 B-56 C-106
ANSWER- 56

4- In 2002 there was one direct flight per week between India and China. In 2006 how many weekly flights were there?
A-26 B -46 C-66
ANSWER- 26

5-What country has the greatest number of threatened species?
A-China B-Ecuador C- Indonesia
ANSWER- ECUADOR

6-What percentage of Afghanistan's total cultivated area is used for poppy cultivation?
A-7 B-47 C-87
ANSWER -7%

7-Which country devotes a higher proportion of its gross domestic product to military expenditures?
A-Russia B-Saudi Arabia C- United States
ANSWER-SAUDI ARABIA

8-In 1995, The United States' share of global manufacturing was 22.4 percent. In 2005, what was the percentage of its share?
A- 11.1 B- 16.1 C-21.1[/quote]
ANSWER 21.1

SC Harrison · Nov 5, 2007

Ouch.

Damned NCLB.

talkwrite · Nov 6, 2007

Don't feel bad- no one I know got 6 and 7 right.
I think one of the causes is the media harps on one isolated condition long after it has changed without updating the story. For a lot of media outlets the story dies well before it is over. And we remember it and it becomes "truth"
And this is the way it is around the world.

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