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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. Individuals own their own human capital and the government most other - non-human resources






2. The Lash Kar E Tayyiba are famous for the _____ attacks.






3. Al Qaeda was formed in..






4. Many Arab nations - especially Syria - Iraq - and Egypt turned to the _____ for arms and other assistance.






5. How can president check congress?






6. Capital for the Crusaders






7. How much of the world's people are Muslim?






8. How old do you have to be to be a senator?






9. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






10. These people conquered the fertile crescent in about 1700 B.C.






11. A narrow - low ridge of rock - or more commonly of coral - that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast.






12. The US owns __ trillion dollars of this wealth.






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






14. In the east of the Northern Tier is the ___.






15. Intifada literally means...






16. The conference also voted to adopt a universal world day and a ___-hour clock - based on _______ at the Greenwich meridian.






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






18. An Albanian soldier who had fought against the French - who became governor of Egypt in 1805.






19. How much one buisiness/company has






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






21. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. A channel is wider - if it is shallow - it is called a sound.






22. ___ many people have been displaced due to conflict in North Yemen.






23. Formed an oginazation to promote Zionism.






24. The capital of Israel






25. A government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters - but the attitudes - values - and beliefs of its population.






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






27. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






28. The purpose of al qaeda was to get _____ ____ out of middle east.






29. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






30. How many muslims are their worldwide?






31. A market economy is controlled by the forces of ____.






32. For several weeks - Turkey siphoned off __ percent of the water that usually flowed through Syria and Iraq






33. Conquered the Fertile Crescent in about 1500 BC






34. The Byzantine's capital






35. What are the 3 questions every economy must answer?






36. How many representatives are there?






37. AQ wants the west to go ___






38. What is the line that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hempishere?






39. The tower outside the mosque to call people to prayer.






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






41. PLO stands for..






42. Helped the jews escape from egypt






43. The new leaders of Al Qaeda went for _____.






44. In this year - the 6 day war was fought with 6 countries.






45. The capital for the Ottomans






46. In the six day war - Israel got what land from the Arabs?






47. What is the length of the supreme court's rule?






48. The height of the land above sea level






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






50. Intifada literally means...