Think you’re smart? Test your global knowledge with the FP Quiz
In each issue of FOREIGN POLICY, we test our readers with a grueling examination that tends to flummox even the most careful observers of world events. Below is the FP Quiz from our latest issue, July/August 2007, which just hit newsstands today. Answer all eight question correctly, and we’ll award you a free subscription to ...
In each issue of FOREIGN POLICY, we test our readers with a grueling examination that tends to flummox even the most careful observers of world events.
In each issue of FOREIGN POLICY, we test our readers with a grueling examination that tends to flummox even the most careful observers of world events.
Below is the FP Quiz from our latest issue, July/August 2007, which just hit newsstands today. Answer all eight question correctly, and we’ll award you a free subscription to … FP Passport. Enjoy.
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Which country sends the most students to study in the United States? - China
- India
- South Korea
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What percentage of U.N. peacekeepers are women? - 1.9
- 4.9
- 7.9
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Citizens of which country consume the most bottled water per capita? - Italy
- Mexico
- United Arab Emirates
- How many nations have monarchs as head of state?
- 34
- 44
- 54
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What percentage of e-mails sent each day are spam? - 25
- 40
- 55
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How many countries allow dual citizenship in some form? - 51
- 101
- 151
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On average, how many pirate attacks occur around the world each week? - 4
- 14
- 24
- What percentage of the world’s 6,000 languages are spoken in the Asia-Pacific?
- 31
- 51
- 71
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Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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