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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
08 – 14 May 2009
After H1N1 panic’s over, it’s time to (original witty remarks with reference to certain ongoing social issues have been self-censored in view of the need to “adhere to social norms and values of our mainstream society”) . . .

Each blank is worth two marks, while bonuses give an extra one mark (unless otherwise stated).

1. On 8 May 2009, The Straits Times revealed a news scoop that he was caught. Who is he? (Full name please! Minus one mark if you actually get this wrong!) ____________________

2. Discretion was the word of the season for this group of ambulance workers, who try to work quietly in order to pick up patients suspected to be suffering from Influenza A (H1N1). What number do you call to get them? ____________________

3. This Japanese computer game was slammed by US rights campaigners for how it lets players simulate sexual violence against females. Players earn points for acts of sexual violence, including stalking girls on commuter trains, raping virgins and their mothers, and forcing females to get abortions. The Japanese manufacturers dismissed the protests, claiming that they produce it for the Japanese domestic market. What is the name of the game? ____________________

4. A gunman shot dead Hakeem Jassim as he stood in front of his son's shop in Iraq. It would have been ‘just another killing’ in the violence-torn country of Iraq if not for the fact that Hakeem was…? ____________________

5. Scientists are airlifting dozens of one of the world's largest (name of animal) off of Montserrat Island in Puerto Rico to save them from a deadly fungus devastating their dwindling habitat. ____________________

6. More developments over the capture of who was once Singapore’s most wanted man: He was caught while doing this (and, please, get your mind out of the gutter): ____________________

7. In an unprecedented move among governments in Southeast Asia, Malaysia has signed an agreement with which country to supply power within the next 2 to 3 years? ____________________

8. This important installation within American airports has been hacked into on several occasions over the past few years, as a warning that increased reliance on Web applications and commercial software has made networks more vulnerable. What is this facility? ____________________

9. A local study has found that consumers are less satisfied with service standards in these institutions, than in previous years. What are these institutions? ____________________

10. Governments gathered to work out measures to make recycling old _____________ safer and more environmentally sound, amid criticism the proposals would fail to limit pollution and protect workers in the industry. This industry is notoriously hazardous for the numbers of workers killed every year. ____________________

11. A teenage skier from the Nepalese national team who went missing while training in the Alps has been found wandering the streets of Paris thanks to a campaign on __________________. ____________________

12. This 63-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate, a famous Myanmese opposition leader, was placed on an intravenous drip at her lakeside home in Yangon because she could not eat, had low blood pressure and was dehydrated. What’s her name? ____________________

13. Officials in Vietnam are worried about gender imbalance in the country – there are currently _____ boys for every 100 girls, a gender imbalance that will leave about three million men with difficulty finding wives by 2030 if it continues. ____________________

14. About 30 cannabis-vending coffee shops in the southern Dutch province of Limburg said on Tuesday they would institute this measure to eliminate the 'nuisance' of drug tourism. What are they planning to do? ____________________

15. France has enacted a law that is described as one of the toughest ever drafted against Internet piracy around the world, which would punish those who pirate music and film by shutting down their Internet access for __________ (how long?). ____________________

16. As some form of closure for the Edison Chen sex scandal, the computer technician involved in stealing more than 1,000 sexually-explicit photos from Edison Chen’s laptop has been jailed for _____________ (how long?). ____________________

17. This respected financial institution has been forced to defend its consultants in East Timor after the salaries of those hired by the finance ministry were leaked to local media, sparking widespread anger. These advisors apparently had annual salaries of US$100,000 to more than US$500,000. What institution is this? ____________________

18. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was warded in Singapore General Hospital after contracting this highly-infectious disease. He has since been discharged. What illness was it? ____________________

19. Another political battle is brewing between the Malaysian ruling coalition and the opposition coalition, with both sides claiming legitimacy in the administration of this state. Which state is it? ____________________

20. A close aid to the Japanese Prime Minister has resigned after it was revealed that he had abused free train pass privileges to visit his . . . ____________________
Bonus: Name the Japanese Prime Minister. (Quick, before it changes again!)
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