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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The year the ottomans came to power.






2. A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck.






3. A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon - normally formed on top of submerged volcanoes. (i.e: bikini in the marshall islands)






4. Jews from Eastern and Central Europe






5. This year was the year The Wealth of Nations was published






6. Fertile Desert Area that has enough water to support plant and animal life






7. The eastern half of the roman empire -which included Greece - Asia Minor - Egypt - and the Fertile Crescent.






8. Early in the cold war - the soviet union backed communist rebels into this country.






9. What is the biggest globalization negative effect?






10. Non-muslim community






11. The 1993 bombing plan injured approx. _____ people.






12. The location Al Awlaki was killed was ______ _______ from ______.






13. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






14. Christians comes from the greek word Christos which literally means this.






15. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






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






17. Where the goods and the services supplied by the producer equals the goods and services demanded by the customer.






18. A small body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand or coral reefs. It can either be adjacent to coastline or surrounded by an atoll.






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






20. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






21. Which one of the two plateaus in the Northern Tier has a huge population due to fertile grounds and water?






22. Every continent but which two are surrounded by water?






23. America has been more strict - such as adding ___ ___ leading into the cockpit.






24. What percent of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?






25. Increasing global connectedness through rapid commmunication and transport.






26. The biggest landmasses on earth






27. In this year - Israel was formed but was then attacked the next day.






28. Flight 175 hit where?






29. Free social services and education - no taxes






30. Capital for the Mongols






31. Exponential






32. The year the Balfour Declaration started.






33. In about 1025 B.C. - the jews formed this kingdom.






34. What was the name of the tax that jews+christians had to pay? (A big reason why they converted to Islam)






35. The 1993 agreement called for Israel to move out of what 2 lands?






36. Upper river springs - steams - and tributaries. These can refer to continental divides or watersheds. Watershed also describes a region drained by a river.






37. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






38. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






39. The migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina






40. This document said that the congress will have 2 houses - one based on Population and one based on equality.






41. How many representatives are there?






42. The most ancient of the three religions of the middle east.






43. Out of the security council members on the uN - how many are permanent?






44. Where the goods and the services supplied by the producer equals the goods and services demanded by the customer.






45. The year the Seljuks seized Baghdad.






46. The five largest countries in size in order from largest to smallest:






47. This plan was when the United states formed a coalition of American - Arab - and other forces and moved against Iraq by land and air.






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






49. A government in which is ruled by a monarch - such as a king or a queen (it's ruled by 1)






50. In 1994 - Israel and what country signed a peace treaty?