This Weeks A to Z

What nation, whose government once had a controversial "one-child policy," has since relaxed those rules and stopped foreign adoptions of its abandoned children?

• India

• China

• Japan

• South Korea

In what nation, which was colonized by Britain in 1788, is a debate taking place about controversial public fixtures known as either "defensive architecture" or "hostile architecture"?

• Canada

• Australia

• New Zealand

• South Africa

Who is the president of Venezuela, a nation that has seen large protests since a contested election in July?

• Nicolás Maduro

• Juan Guaidó

• Hugo Chávez

• Evo Morales

What body of water, which is known as "the incubator of Western civilization," has seen record levels of pollution this summer?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Caspian Sea

On September 11, 2001, what U.S. president said the terrorist attacks had failed to frighten America into chaos and that the country remained strong?

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Barack Obama

• Ronald Reagan

Before the 9/11 attacks began, much of the day's news was centered on a sports story concerning what basketball star?

• Michael Jordan

• Kobe Bryant

• Shaquille O'Neal

• LeBron James

A storm named Yagi struck the Philippines and China's Hainan island before making landfall in what country, whose capital is Hanoi?

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Malaysia

• Cambodia

In what body of water did Hurricane Francine form early this week before making landfall in the U.S. on Wednesday evening?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

In Paris, there's been controversy over whether to permanently display what symbol on the Eiffel Tower?

• French flag

• Olympic rings

• Peace sign

• Euro symbol

In what European river, which flows through Hungary, did months of drought and heat waves bring water levels low enough to expose some World War II-era shipwrecks?

• Danube

• Rhine

• Seine

• Thames