Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: September 9, 2018 Edition

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.

Rest assured, the answers to each question come straight from our pages. Usually, the answer to any given quiz question will be found in a recent article we’ve run. So, as long as you keep up with The Diplomat, you should be on your way to an easy 100 percent score on each of these quizzes.

You’ll get to see your score and the average score across all our readers at the end of the quiz.

Well? What are you waiting for? Have a go at our quiz and find out just how well you know the Asia-Pacific this week.

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   What is the significance of the Chinese town of Takster?

   • It is the hometown of Chinese President Xi Jinping
   • It is the birthplace of the current Dalai Lama
   • It is the only place in China with a space observatory
   • It is the final resting place of Ming dynasty admiral, Zheng He
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   Why was the Philippine naval vessel BRP Gregorio del Pilar in the news recently?

   • It was attacked by pirates in the South China Sea
   • It suffered a major technical failure while participating in a military exercise
   • It ran aground on Half-Moon Shoal
   • It was involved in an altercation with a China Coast Guard ship off Jackson Atoll
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   Which two countries recently conducted a joint naval exercise in the South China Sea?

   • Japan and India
   • China and Cambodia
   • The United States and Thailand
   • The United States and Japan
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4. Question 4 of 10

   4. Question

   What forum is China hosting in early September 2018?

   • A forum with eastern European states
   • A forum for African states
   • A forum with Pacific Island countries
   • A forum with Central Asian states
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   What is true about the upcoming U.S.-India 2+2 meeting?

   • It will result in a major U.S. military basing agreement on Indian soil
   • It will involve the U.S. treasury secretary and the Indian finance minister
   • It will be the first-ever meeting of its kind
   • It will take place in Washington D.C.
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   Which of the following countries is not a member of BIMSTEC?

   • India
   • China
   • Bhutan
   • Bangladesh
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   Which two Indo-Pacific countries recently confirmed their intention to purchase the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft?

   • Vietnam and Thailand
   • Australia and Indonesia
   • Pakistan and Sri Lanka
   • New Zealand and South Korea
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   Where is the film Crazy Rich Asians set?

   • Beijing
   • Hong Kong
   • San Francisco
   • Singapore
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   Which of the following leaders has North Korean leader Kim Jong Un not met this year?

   • Vladimir Putin
   • Donald Trump
   • Xi Jinping
   • Moon Jae-in
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    Who is Takeshi Onaga?

    • The recently deceased governor of Okinawa
    • A Japanese poet and architect
    • A Japanese man recently taken prisoner in North Korea
    • The first Japanese man to scale the world's three tallest mountains in a month
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