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1. In times of crisis, the UK government will hold a COBRA meeting to discuss strategy. What does COBRA stand for?
2. In 2011, Canadian David Grimes succeeded Russian Alexander Bedritskiy as president of the WMO. Here's hoping you will weather the storm and provide the answer to the question. What is the WMO?
3. In 1960, EFTA was comprised of seven countries including the UK, but by 2018, there were just four countries remaining, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. What does EFTA stand for?
4. In 2017, Sue Redfern of England replaced Stan Cockerton of the USA as president of FIL. Which sport, not normally associated with England, does the FIL govern?
5. Libyan Abdallah Salem el-Badri was 77 years old when, in 2016, he was succeeded by Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo of Nigeria as Secretary General of OPEC. For what does OPEC stand?
6. In March 2018, the UK government informed OPCW of its findings regarding the Sergey Skripal case in Salisbury, Wiltshire. What is the OPCW?
7. Between 1994 and 2011, if you were to write a note to Jacques Diouf, you would have surely addressed it as follows, "FAO Jacques Diouf, FAO". The first FAO is "for the attention of", but what is the second FAO, of which Diouf was Director General?
8. Formed in 2009 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi with Kenyan Adnan Amin appointed Director General in 2011, IRENA now has over 150 member states. Of what does IRENA promote the adoption and use?
9. Established in 1958 by President Eisenhower, for what does NASA stand?
10. UK residents will certainly be familiar with premium bonds which were introduced in 1956, but who or what picks the winning numbers each month?
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