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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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. There are ____ nations - dependent areas and other political regions.






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






3. PLO






4. This is the holiest sight in Judaism - and is remains of the earliest temples.






5. Exponential






6. People who suffer or die for their beliefs.






7. 3 terror groups that have targeted the US the most are...






8. IThe hebrew's sacred book.






9. Yeme is worried about ___ due to ___ ports.






10. Convert the water from the surrounding seas into fresh water.






11. The fireman are doing what so they can get coverage?






12. The prime meridian is located here






13. 3 Characteristics of a boyar






14. The Iran-Iraq war ended how?






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






16. 3 Characteristics of a boyar






17. To set oneself' on fire






18. How much the people want






19. The month/year where the International Meridian Conference was held






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






21. What was a key factor that defended the Nile Valley?






22. Only occurs in the dictatorial government - when the dictator uses propaganda to make him look like he's 'super human'. E.G: Hitler - Stalin






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






24. Exhausted by WWII ____ withdrew from Palestine and turned the area over to the ___.






25. The 1993 bombing plan bombed the undergroud of the _____ ____ ____.






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






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






28. Who explained why there was evidence of glacial formation in tropical Africa and why the opposing coastlines of South America and Africa look as if they could fit together?






29. A certain group of people






30. A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula - mountainous ones are sometimes called a promontory or a headline.






31. In early times - people built these to carry water from rivers to crops.






32. How many symbols did the phoenician alphabet have?






33. The person that was killed along with Al Awlaki was the publisher of a terrorist magazine called ___.






34. Al Awlaki's father has filed a lawsuit against which two people?






35. The Northern Tier stretches across ___ and ___.






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






37. This country operates the Suez Canal






38. Supporter of a Homeland for the Jews in the area of Palestine. Movement began in the 1800's.






39. What two ethnicities are the most important in Israel?






40. In what other cities have the protests in New York caused?






41. A holy war






42. Struggle in God's service






43. What was the single-continent called?






44. This roman emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of Jews.






45. In this year - the UN partitioned Israel.






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






47. PLO was founded In what year?






48. A simple water hoist






49. The Chief features of the Maghreb are these landscapes.






50. Flight 77 hit where?