1. In October 2007, what country launched its first lunar orbiter from the Xichang Center in Sichuan province?
2. In October 2007, which small, mountainous South American country announced that it was planning to rejoin the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC?
3. In September 2007, the volcano on Jabal al-Tair erupted for the first time in more than 100 years. This island, at the entrance to the Red Sea, is home to a military base for which country on the southwestern Arabian Peninsula?
4. In October 2007, a newly independent country in Europe signed a letter officially announcing its intent to begin the process of joining the European Union in 2008. Name this country.
5. In September 2007, Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori returned to face trial after spending time in what long, narrow country that lies south of Peru?
6. In October 2007, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Recipients are selected by a panel appointed by the parliament of what Scandinavian country?
7. In August 2007, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was discovered in livestock in the county of Surrey. Surrey is in the southern part of which country?
8. In October 2007, a Central American country known for ecotourism held a national referendum on CAFTA, a trade agreement between the United States and five other countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Name this country.
9. In October 2007, more than 3,000 miners were trapped for as long as 40 hours in the Elandskraal gold mine in the Gauteng province of which sub-Saharan African country?
10. Beginning in August 2007, Buddhist monks led protests against the military government of which Asian country known for its gem and opium production?
ANSWERS: 1. China 2. Ecuador 3. Yemen 4. Montenegro 5. Chile 6. Norway 7. United Kingdom 8. Costa Rica 9. South Africa 10. Myanmar (Also acceptable: Burma) National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
