NewsTracker Answers for week of Mar. 13, 2017

Q: Many South Koreans ate chicken over the weekend to celebrate the removal of President Park Geun-hye in a satirical nod to a derogatory nickname for the politician embroiled in a corruption scandal. Where is South Korea?

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Q: Park, whose family name rhymes with chicken in Korean, was impeached after mass protests. South Korea is rated slightly better than average in terms of corruption. The worst-rated nation for corruption is what impoverished country on the Horn of Africa?

A. Libya

B. Somalia

C. Syria

D. Yemen

B. Poor, war-torn Somalia is located on the tip of the peninsula of northeastern Africa that juts out into the Arabian Sea. The rankings of corruption perceptions by Transparency International finds that poor nations with greater inequality in income and power have the most corruption.

Q: Park could face criminal charges in the scandal which also has put the boss of what huge South Korean corporation on trial for bribery?

A. Huawei

B. Siemens

C. Samsung

D. Toyota

C. Samsung is South Korea’s largest conglomerate with businesses including electronics, shipbuilding, construction, insurance and even them parks. Huawei is based in China; Siemens is a German conglomerate; and Toyota is based in Japan.

Q: Corruption is endemic in poor countries but also exists in wealthier nations. The leader of which nation reportedly might be the richest person in the world?

A. Australia

B. Bahrain

C. China

D. Russia

D. Amassed over 14 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wealth is estimated to range from $40 billion in 2007 by the CIA to $200 billion in 2015 by a former Russian fund manager.

Q: One of the two nation’s ranked as the least corrupt in the world is in the Asia-Pacific region like South Korea. Which of these nations do you think ranked at the top?

A. New Zealand

B. Singapore

C. Tahiti

D. Thailand

A. New Zealand and Denmark were at the top of the Transparency International list. Both nations are wealthy parliamentary democracies with relatively low inequality in income and political power.