1. Which country is known as a 'geographical and cultural crossroads', where 'East meets West'? Ukraine Armenia Georgia Uzbekistan

2. Russia attacked the capital city of what region with missiles and tanks in late 1999 and early 2000? Kazakhstan Kosovo Afghanistan Chechnya

3. North and South Korea are arguing over control of a group of islands located in what body of water? Philippine Sea Sea of Japan Yellow Sea East China Sea

4. The 'pendebas' are a group engaged in community development in which country? Peru Mozambique Tibet Romania

5. The U.S. relinquished control over what area on December 31, 1999? Hong Kong Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Panama Canal

6. Which is the only South Pacific Island group never brought under foreign rule? Chatham Islands Fiji Islands Tonga Cook Islands

7. The new African country of Eritrea has been engaged in a bloody border war with which country? Ethiopia Somalia Egypt Libya

8. The Gurunsi, known for the 'painted sandcastle' architecture of their distinctive villages, are a rural people located in which country? Chile Kenya Burkina Faso Albania

9. Which country banned executions of minors within the past two years, leaving only five countries which still execute their citizens for crimes committed while a minor? Yemen Russia South Africa Cambodia

10. Until late 2001, the fundamentalist Taliban controlled the vast majority of which country? Chad Libya Pakistan Afghanistan

11. The Tamils have been waging a civil war since 1983 for an independent homeland. Which country are they trying to break away from? Sri Lanka Paraguay Sudan Laos

12. The Karen is a hill tribe fighting for independence since 1948 in which country? Venezuela Myanmar Pakistan Philippines

13. In January of 2001 Laurent Kabila was assassinated. Kabila was President of which country? Philippines Colombia Indonesia Congo

14. Also in January of 2001, the corrupt President Estrada was ousted as head of which country? Philippines Indonesia Panama Hungary

15. A stone located at the geographical 'center of Europe' can be found in which country? Croatia Austria Lithuania Estonia

16. What is the 'Oresund Fixed Link'? a German sausage a Norwegian drainage project a line of white stones marking the Arctic Circle a bridge and tunnel route between Denmark and Sweden

17. Which two U.S. States had a border dispute that had to be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court in April of 2001? Texas and Oklahoma Oregon and Washington Maine and New Hampshire Colorado and Utah

18. Which city is known as the world's oldest inhabited city? Istanbul Cairo Jerusalem Damascus

19. Which country did the Peace Corps recently pull out of for safety reasons, and also is the site where John D. Rockefeller's great-grandson vanished 40 years ago? Colombia Papua New Guinea Botswana Uganda

20. Which U.S. State became the first to regulate water pollution from cruise ships? Florida Maine Hawaii Alaska

21. What is (the) 'Hunley'? a man-made island a pirate ship a Confederate submarine an Islamic system of justice

22. In July of 2001 a new peace agreement was put into place in which country? Chad Sierra Leone Angola Nepal

23. Which countries are fighting over control of Kashmir? India and Pakistan Indonesia and Australia China and Russia Albania and Greece

24. Which country was denied membership in the European Union because of its mistreatment of the Kurds? Greece Croatia Macedonia Turkey

25. The 'Trojet Shqiptare' refers to the common identity felt by which ethnic group? Armenians Irish Kurds Albanians