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1. A new era began on January 1, 2002, when the Euro was introduced by the European Union as its new currency. However, not all EU countries went along with this change. Which of the following countries was NOT one of the three EU countries which kept its own currency after January 1, 2002?
2. In January U.S. troops were sent to what country to conduct 'training exercises' with local troops tracking the rebel group Abu Sayyaf?
3. President Robert Mugabe faced his first serious challenger in a March election in which African country?
4. In which country, where sheep outnumber humans by more than 13 to 1, was the film 'Lord of the Rings' filmed?
5. In January Colin Powell became the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit this country, and used the opportunity to discuss this country's six-year-old struggle against a Maoist insurgency.
6. What was the largest Muslim country in the world, by population, at the start of 2002?
7. The inhabitants of which area are known as 'Kelpers'?
8. In April, Xanana Gusmao was elected to be the first President of what new nation?
9. Which ethnic group sued the city of Chicago for diluting its political influence by dividing its people up over several districts as a result of redistricting?
10. Russia's birth rate is how many children per woman?
11. Which country has been engaged in relocating the Bushmen of the Kalahari for the past 15 years?
12. Who has Fidel Castro designated to be his successor as ruler of Cuba?
13. Which African country was moving toward peace in early 2002, after having endured a 27-year-old civil war between the UNITA and MPLA factions?
14. The Vatican found itself on the hot seat in April, when the Pope summoned all U.S. Cardinals to meet with him concerning the sexual abuse scandal in the U.S. How many U.S. priests resigned or were taken off duty during the first four months of 2002 as a result of sexual misconduct allegations?
15. The Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City became a hot spot in February when a scandal erupted over judging of the ice skating pairs competition. The judge and the head of her ice skating federation later received a three-year ban for their involvement. What country were they both from?
16. The Lloya Jirga plays a key role in the political process of which country?
17. France was thrown into an uproar when the extreme right-wing candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen finished second in the Presidential election, thereby winning the right to participate in the runoff election againt the President Jacques Chirac. What per cent of the vote did Le Pen receive in the runoff election?
18. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat finally was released on May 1st after five months of confinement in his headquarters by Israeli troops. In which West Bank town was Arafat confined?
19. Which country voted by an overwhelming majority to give Gen. Pervez Musharraf a five-year term as President?
20. The United States continued to be criticized for its capital punishment policies. When Ray Krone was released from an Arizona prison in April, he became the _____ person since 1973 to be sentenced to death in the U.S. and later exonerated?
21. The 'peshmerga' are a group of _______ ?
22. Which country was supplying 90 per cent of the cocaine used in the U.S. at the start of 2002?
23. In which Latin American country was President Hugo Chavez overthrown in a military coup, only to be restored to power three days later after his successor dissolved the National Assembly and the Supreme Court?
24. In which country was the December, 2001, election between Marc Ravalomanana and incumbent President Didier Ratsiraka still in doubt five months later?
25. The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic took place in which venue?
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