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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. The empire that took over the Abbasids.






2. What are the length of congress's terms?






3. 3 terror groups that have targeted the US the most are...






4. The group in Mali - Mauretania and Niger - forges links with other groups like Boko Haram






5. Jews from Eastern and Central Europe






6. PLO stands for..






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






8. How long have these protests in New York gone on for?






9. Baghdad literally means this.






10. The court is a part of what location of power?






11. The empire that took over the Abbasids.






12. The year Pope Urban II called for a crusade






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






14. What term do people often call the Middle east?






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






16. There are ___ degrees of longitude around the earth






17. The man who set out to conquer the world - and ended up conquering Asia Minor - Syria - Palestine - and Egypt. He defeated the Persians.






18. The Egyptian leader who signed the Camp David accords - shot in 1981.






19. In order to be a representative - you must live in the state you are representative for how long?






20. What country did Iraq invade in 1990?






21. The pres+VP are a part of what location of power?






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






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






24. According to Zoraster - the forces of good were led by this person.






25. The general that rallied Turkish resistance to the greek addvance.






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






27. This man took over before Saleh re-returned.






28. In this year - the UN partitioned Israel.






29. The Abbassid empire built these.






30. Formed an oginazation to promote Zionism.






31. The kingdom that the jews formed was located here.






32. The religion observed by the majority people in the Middle East.






33. The conflict between limited resources and unlimited need.






34. What 2 empires looks at the Arabs as liberators?






35. When are federal elections held?






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






37. President Bush said we would do what to the terrorists?






38. The zero point






39. OPEC stopped sending the US oil during this war.






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






41. All member of the __ are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice or World Culture






42. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






43. Is the measuring point for Longitude






44. The egyptian leader that signed the Camp David Accords






45. Old warriors who were based in Afghanistan and Pakistan that had been left over from Mujahadeem - traced back to OBL






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






47. One anointed by God






48. To wear the other side down






49. PLO stands for..






50. Only Power is from the people