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For the Geo Quiz, we want you to identify an eastern European country by the top stories on its TV newscasts last night. One channel led with coverage of a visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It was his first visit to this country, where he talked about oil and airplane deals.

Another TV channel led with news of protests over a bill that would make Russian the country’s second official language. Next was an update on a dip in the value of the hryvnya, the local currency.

And in local news, some residents in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol were alarmed by the smell of natural gas.

So, match those headlines with a country in eastern Europe.

The answer is Ukraine. President Chavez met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to talk about energy. Ukraine promised to help develop oil and gas fields in Venezuela. And Venezuela vowed to send more oil to Ukraine — and neighboring Belarus. Both countries are looking to diversify their energy supplies, so as not to depend too much on Russia.

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LISA MULLINS: Some events make headlines all over the globe. The rescue of the miners in Chile, for instance. But many times, the top news stories in another country are quite different from ours. For example… For our Geo Quiz today, we want you to identify an eastern European country by the top stories on its TV newscasts last night. Okay, for example, one channel led with coverage of a visit by Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez. It was Chavez’s first visit to this country, again in Eastern Europe, where he talked about oil and airplane deals. Another TV channel led with news of protests over a bill that would make Russian the country’s second official language. Next, an update on a dip in the value of the hryvnya. That’s the local currency. And in local news, some residents in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol were alarmed by the smell of natural gas. So, match those headlines with a country in Eastern Europe. We’ll be back with the answer in just a bit. We asked you to name an eastern European country in our Geo Quiz today. It’s where Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez paid a visit yesterday. The answer is Ukraine. Chavez met with Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to talk about energy. Ukraine promised to help develop oil and gas fields in Venezuela. And Venezuela vowed to send more oil to Ukraine and to neighboring Belarus. Both Ukraine and Belarus are looking to diversify their energy supplies, so as not to depend too much on Russia. This is PRI, Public Radio International.

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