Welcome to The Diplomat‘s weekly quiz.
Each week, we will curate a list of 10 questions on recent events in the Asia-Pacific region (with occasional historical questions thrown in for variety).
These questions will cover all the topics we cover here at The Diplomat, including the politics, economics, security, culture, and history of the vast Asia-Pacific region.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
How many vessels does the U.S. Navy’s battle fleet have today?
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The U.S. Navy’s battle fleet has 276 vessels today. Its shipbuilding plan envisions maintaining a battle fleet of 308, which it expects to achieve in 2021. Despite a plan that calls for building 254 vessels over the next 30 years, this pace of construction will eventually be offset as older vessels are decommissioned, causing the fleet to shrink back under 300 by the 2030s.
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The U.S. Navy’s battle fleet has 276 vessels today. Its shipbuilding plan envisions maintaining a battle fleet of 308, which it expects to achieve in 2021. Despite a plan that calls for building 254 vessels over the next 30 years, this pace of construction will eventually be offset as older vessels are decommissioned, causing the fleet to shrink back under 300 by the 2030s.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
On August 30, 2016, the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan was bombed. Which group carried out the attack?
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The August 30 bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek was perpetrated by a member of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), also known as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM). The terrorist attack was directly related to a call to Uyghur militants by al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri on July 2, 2016.
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The August 30 bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek was perpetrated by a member of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), also known as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM). The terrorist attack was directly related to a call to Uyghur militants by al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri on July 2, 2016.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Who is the leader of Japan’s opposition Democratic Party?
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On September 15, Japan’s Democratic Party (DP,Minshin-to) elected Renho Murata, who had been serving as acting leader, president of the party. Renho won a landslide victory against two other contenders, former party leader Seiji Maehara and Yuichiro Tamaki.
Her election is a telltale sign of the DP’s desperation for party renewal. With the party’s approval rate hovering below 10 percent, it is clear that those who supported Renho, particularly over Maehara, felt strongly that a clean break from the party’s past is necessary to start winning back the public’s confidence.
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On September 15, Japan’s Democratic Party (DP,Minshin-to) elected Renho Murata, who had been serving as acting leader, president of the party. Renho won a landslide victory against two other contenders, former party leader Seiji Maehara and Yuichiro Tamaki.
Her election is a telltale sign of the DP’s desperation for party renewal. With the party’s approval rate hovering below 10 percent, it is clear that those who supported Renho, particularly over Maehara, felt strongly that a clean break from the party’s past is necessary to start winning back the public’s confidence.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Which Asian country held its first-ever air show in late-September?
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Amid a busy year of missile and nuclear testing, North Korea staged an unusual accomplishment this weekend. For three days, a variety of jets and helicopters roared over the skies near the city of Wonsan in what was North Korea’s first-ever air show.
Pilots with the Korean People’s Army Air Force performed a range of stunts and maneuvers in what was officially dubbed the “Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival.”
The air show showed off KPAAF MiG-21, MiG-29, and Su-25 fighters in action.
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Amid a busy year of missile and nuclear testing, North Korea staged an unusual accomplishment this weekend. For three days, a variety of jets and helicopters roared over the skies near the city of Wonsan in what was North Korea’s first-ever air show.
Pilots with the Korean People’s Army Air Force performed a range of stunts and maneuvers in what was officially dubbed the “Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival.”
The air show showed off KPAAF MiG-21, MiG-29, and Su-25 fighters in action.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Which armed group signed a peace accord with the Afghan government in September?
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The long delayed, elusive agreement between the government of Afghanistan and notorious warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has been signed. The signing of the accord culminates what has been a seven month effort by Ashraf Ghani’s government to reincorporate Hekmaytar’s Hezb-i-Islami (HIG) faction with the central government. Delays over the accord this summer were focused primarily on disagreements surrounding the presence of foreign fighters in the war torn country.
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The long delayed, elusive agreement between the government of Afghanistan and notorious warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has been signed. The signing of the accord culminates what has been a seven month effort by Ashraf Ghani’s government to reincorporate Hekmaytar’s Hezb-i-Islami (HIG) faction with the central government. Delays over the accord this summer were focused primarily on disagreements surrounding the presence of foreign fighters in the war torn country.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Which of the following passages or features does not lay along the first island chain?
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Running between Miyako Island and Okinawa Island in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, the Miyako Strait is just wide enough to accommodate an international waterway through Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait bear considerable strategic importance for the PLAAF and People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) as they permit China access to the Western Pacific beyond what Chinese strategists have called the first island chain, a set of islands running from the Kuril Islands in the Sea of Japan to the Philippines and Borneo.
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Running between Miyako Island and Okinawa Island in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, the Miyako Strait is just wide enough to accommodate an international waterway through Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait bear considerable strategic importance for the PLAAF and People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) as they permit China access to the Western Pacific beyond what Chinese strategists have called the first island chain, a set of islands running from the Kuril Islands in the Sea of Japan to the Philippines and Borneo.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Which South Asian country was meant to host the recently canceled 19th SAARC summit?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
What is Turkmenistan’s new airport terminal building shaped like?
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The latest ostentatious construction project in Turkmenistan is reportedly complete. Ashgabat opened its shiny, falcon-shaped airport last weekend. It’s white, of course, and probably marble. The airport–which reportedly comprises 190 buildings spread across a 1,200 hectare site, with facilities to handle both people and cargo–cost a whopping $2.3 billion. The terminals, authorities say, will be able to serve 17 million passengers a year while the freight facilities are equipped to manage 200,000 tons a year.
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The latest ostentatious construction project in Turkmenistan is reportedly complete. Ashgabat opened its shiny, falcon-shaped airport last weekend. It’s white, of course, and probably marble. The airport–which reportedly comprises 190 buildings spread across a 1,200 hectare site, with facilities to handle both people and cargo–cost a whopping $2.3 billion. The terminals, authorities say, will be able to serve 17 million passengers a year while the freight facilities are equipped to manage 200,000 tons a year.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Which two countries held their first-ever bilateral military exercises in September 2016?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Which state is likely to become the 11th member of ASEAN?
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After years of pushing for membership, Timor-Leste is now ready to become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The process of Timor-Leste’s accession into ASEAN has been ongoing for a number of years. The country was recognized as an ASEAN observer in 2002 and joined the ASEAN Regional Forum in 2005. Southeast Asia’s newest state submitted a formal application to join the regional bloc in 2011.
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After years of pushing for membership, Timor-Leste is now ready to become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The process of Timor-Leste’s accession into ASEAN has been ongoing for a number of years. The country was recognized as an ASEAN observer in 2002 and joined the ASEAN Regional Forum in 2005. Southeast Asia’s newest state submitted a formal application to join the regional bloc in 2011.