2023
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Who postponed a planned visit to Japan recently due to a COVID-19 outbreak?
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Nanaia Mahuta, NZ Foreign Minister
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Joe Biden, US President
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Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Along with the 1916 and 1944 Olympiads, the 1940 games are one of only three canceled Olympiads, all due to war.
Detailed explanation-2: -1940 Summer and Winter Olympics (Tokyo and Sapporo) Roadblocks didn’t seem to end for the 1940 Olympics as World War II broke out in September 1939 after the Nazi invasion of Poland, which led to the event being ultimately cancelled.
Detailed explanation-3: -They were rescheduled for Helsinki, Finland, to be held from July 20 to August 4, 1940, due to the 1937 Japanese invasion of China, but were cancelled because of World War II.
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