World News Quiz: What have you missed this week?

1

What percentage of the global economy does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expect to shrink this year?

3%
5%
7%
9%

1 / 7

2

What may be the only way to get the world back to normal from COVID-19, according to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday?

A global lockdown measures
Keep social distance
A COVID-19 vaccine
Strict epidemic prevention and control measures

2 / 7

3

How much money did the UK say on Sunday it would pledge to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other charities to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable countries?

100 million pounds
200 million pounds
300 million pounds
400 million pounds

3 / 7

4

Where was the target of the multiple unidentified projectiles fired by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday?

East Sea
North Sea
West Sea
South Sea

4 / 7

5

The Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors Wednesday concluded a video conference. According to the meeting announcement, what support and help did G20 members commit to provide to the poorest countries that request forbearance?

Support a time-bound suspension of debt service payments
Freeze principal repayments from May 1 to the end of year
Freeze interest payments from May 1 to the end of year
All of the above

5 / 7

6

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday declared a state of emergency for the whole country. How long will this state of emergency last?

April 30
May 1
May 6
May 31

6 / 7

7

A total of 5.245 million more Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 11 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. How many million Americans have recently lost their jobs?

10 million
16 million
Nearly 20 million
Over 20 million

7 / 7

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