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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 architect for the Suez Canal






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






3. The arab world's most poverished country.






4. This church was centered in Constantinople.






5. Where people elect representatives






6. OPEC






7. The prime meridian is located here






8. Where was Muhammad born?






9. The leader of the Likud bloc that became the prime minister in 1996.






10. In the west of the Northern Tier is the ___ ___.






11. In January 1990 - the president of Turkey began filling the ___ reservoir with water from the Euphrates.






12. There are ____ nations - dependent areas and other political regions.






13. A certain group of people






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






15. Approx this many Jews died in the holocaust.






16. The romans brought this political thing to the Middle East.






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. One anointed by God






19. A deep - narrow depression in the earth's surface - often having a river running through it.






20. Where the supreme power is maintained by the people






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






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






23. The capital for the Umayyads






24. Al Qaeda was formed in..






25. In the Umayyad dynasty - all the highest jobs and the army went to ___.






26. In May 1948 - the last ___ troops left Palestine.






27. The UN is headquarters in ____.






28. Flight 175 hit where?






29. In 1956 - Israel - Britain - and France attacked __ after it's prime minister nationalized the ________.






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






31. Explains the life of Jesus






32. A huge - many tiered temple.






33. The sumerians set up this based on the number __.






34. Which ocean isn't in the Western Hemisphere?






35. UN stands for..






36. Landforms with highest elevation






37. Grievences of the middle east






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






39. Each degree is divided into ___ ______.






40. Central Government - state/provincial laws is a part of constituional law?






41. The emperor of the large Persian empire in about 500 B.C.






42. How many muslims are their worldwide?






43. How many hemispheres are there?






44. The height of the land above sea level






45. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






46. What is yemen scarce on?






47. The Arabian Peninsula is about ___ the size of the US.






48. PLO






49. Mesopotamia literally means...






50. What religion was found in the Arab Peninsula?