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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Muhammad died in this year.






2. Al qaeda was expelled from ____ ____ for anti-government activites






3. Would give palestines self-rule - and uproot Jewish settlements and withdraw Israeli troops from occupied lands.






4. The document that said Britain supports idea of Jewish homeland with right of non-Jews protected






5. Pilgrimage to Mecca






6. The UN was founded in....






7. Another word to call Longitude






8. The arabs didn't like Muhammad because they believed in ___ __ - unlike muhammad.






9. Seven-branched candleholder






10. In 1993 - hopes for peace revived when Israel and the PLO agreed to this accords.






11. Cooperative Farm communities that many of the Jews that moved to Israel formed.






12. The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state led to Israel returning WHAT -and to Egypt in return for diplomatic relations?






13. How can congress check the president?






14. The ____ has made a deal to persuade ___ to step down even after 3 decades.






15. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






16. What 3 people were influenced by Zorastiranism?






17. The scattering of Jews around the world






18. How many people died from the Mumbai attacks?






19. Wrote Communist Manifesto






20. The word continent comes from what language?






21. Which two hemispheres is the United States located?






22. What is the majority group in the Middle Eastern countries?






23. The crusadess had a limited effect on the Middle East because the civilization of ___ _____ was less advanced than that of the ______.






24. Al Qaeda was formed in..






25. In the 1980s the US moved to expand free market ___ within the ___ system






26. Israelis have introduced new technology to irrigate ___ areas.






27. Current Head of Al Qaeda






28. Defined 'unlawful attacks'






29. Explains the life of Jesus






30. Includes the North African nations of Algeria - Tunisia - and Morocco.






31. Where the geological plates under the pacific ocean meet the plates that form the surrounding continents






32. How deep does earth's crust go?






33. Operates the Suez Canal






34. What was left due to the debris of the buildings?






35. What year was Muhammad born?






36. The year Muhammad returned to Mecca with a strong army and captured the city.






37. What killed Al Awlaki?






38. Delivers a measured amount of water to each plant.






39. The year the Christians were drove out of Jerusalem.






40. We now call Australia by this name.






41. The Phoenicians developed an ____






42. The 3 main affiliates for Al Qaeda are...






43. How many time zones are there?






44. How many people died from the Mumbai attacks?






45. Muhammad's wife - who inspired him to begin telling people about Islam.






46. What are the 6 constituional laws?






47. Who was the judge for Marbury v. Madison?






48. Each country gets _ vote in the ______ _____.






49. Secretary of Defense






50. Solomon had many building projects - so he made people pay ____.