Study Abroad Countries
What is the current celebration being held in Italy?
2025 Jubilee
What is the symbol/emblem that is protected by the Geneva Convention?
The Red Cross
Fun Fact: The pandemic game Among Us was sued due to the usage of the Red Cross in the game.
South Korea
Name the building Global Studies is located
Coble Hall
Which GSL has met a Prime Minister, sang karaoke in an Irish Bar, has a tattoo, and performed in front of Tammy Duckworth?
Kaitlyn Ta
What ecosystem in Costa Rica is experiencing a revival?
Coral Reef in Tortuga Island
What is the UN agency that is in charge of the coordination of responses for international health issues and emergencies?
WHO
(World Health Organization)
Recently Pope Benedict Francis passed away, he was known as the first what pope?
First Pope from the Americas
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Name one person in the webpage photo on the Global Studies Webpage.
Wedig, Schrag, CM, Nina, and Chandre
Which GS staff has a piece of the Berlin Wall, can pogo stick, climbed a radio tower on a dare and witnessed the "pine tar game"?
David Schrag
What was the last Muslim city in Spain?
Granada
How many levels are there for UNESCO's classification of endangered languages?
6 levels
(Safe, Unsafe, definitely endangered, severely endangered, critically endangered, extinct)
What countries will host the next Olympics?
Italy (2026 Winter Olympics) & USA (2028 Summer Olympics)
Name one of the minors, certificates or master that Global Studies offer?
Master Arts Degree in European Union Studies
Which GS Staff has won Jeopardy, been to Lesotho, had a sitting Queen over for dinner and enjoys running marathons?
Charles Fogelman (Season 38, Game 114)
Japan is currently experiencing overtourism, what is the main technique that Japan's government is implementing to prevent overtourism?
Redirecting tourist to other regions
How many UN member states are there?
193
Who is the host for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30)?
Bazil
Name the Thematic Areas
Cultures in Contact, Environment Sustainability and Social Responsibility (ESSR), Global Health, Governance Conflict and Resolution (GCR), Human Rights, Knowledge Communication and Information Systms (KCIS), Wealth and Poverty
Which GS staff has been bitten by a penguin, met B.B King, and has a poem published in Resist Much/Obey Little (2016) a protest poetry anthropology.
Caitlin Marie (CM)
Greece spearheaded what UN resolution at the 79th Plenary Session?
(Hint: Think who currently has the Parthenon Sculptures)
Return or Restitution of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin
"Achieving interstate cooperation in protecting cultural property against illicit trafficking in times of peace and war, as well as establishing a common framework of respect for tangible and intangible cultural heritage."
What is the key themes of Human Rights Watch World Report for 2025?
Democratic Backsliding, Erosion of Human Rights, Resilience and Call for Action
The African Union Commission and African Development Bank Group held an event (African Union Mission) where they called for a new approach to what measurement system?
(Hint: It will also be talked about at the COP30)
Measurement of green wealth in a continent
How many advanced languages are suggested on the Global Studies page?
18
(Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lingala, Persian, Portuguese, Quechua, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Wolof)
Which GS staff has had a ferret, been snarled at by Lou Reed, holds the Global Studies land speed record (200 mph) and almost fought Glenn Danzig from the Misfits?
Tim Wedig