Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: March 3, 2019 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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   Which group recently claimed an vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack against Indian law enforcement in the Kashmiri town of Pulwama?

   • Lashkar-e-Taiba
   • Jaish-e-Mohammed
   • The Islamic State
   • Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
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   Which South China Sea feature did U.S. warships conduct a freedom of navigation operation near in February?

   • Fiery Cross Reef
   • Mischief Reef
   • Woody Island
   • Gaven Reef
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   Why was Thailand’s Princess Ubolratana in the news in early February?

   • She condemned the king
   • She was announced as a prime ministerial candidate
   • She condemned the military junta
   • She announced she would lead a political party
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   Where are the Ainu people indigenous to?

   • Southern India
   • The Andaman Islands
   • Russia’s Far East
   • Northern Japan
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   Who is Sapar Isakov?

   • A former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan
   • An Uzbek cabinet official
   • A Kyrgyz musician
   • An Uzbek soccer player
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   Which of the following countries will hold parliamentary and presidential elections in 2020?

   • Tajikistan
   • Afghanistan
   • South Korea
   • Uzbekistan
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   How much will South Korea contribute to the U.S.-South Korea alliance in 2019 under a recently signed temporary cost-sharing agreement?

   • $924 million
   • $1.11 billion
   • $1.32 billion
   • $1.52 billion
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   Where will the next G-20 summit take place?

   • Osaka, Japan
   • Tokyo, Japan
   • Sapporo, Japan
   • Hiroshima, Japan
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   Which Muslim-majority country released a statement in February condemning China’s treatment of its Uyghur ethnic minority?

   • Malaysia
   • Pakistan
   • Turkey
   • Indonesia
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    Who is Aasia Bibi?

    • A Pakistani poet
    • A Pakistani woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy
    • A Pakistani lawmaker who promoted blasphemy laws
    • An Afghan presidential candidate in 2019
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