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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. Israel was fearing attack by Egypt - Syria - Iraq and Jordon - so they launched one of these attacks.






2. Mesopotamia literally means...






3. People who suffer or die for their beliefs.






4. Religious teachers






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






6. Successor to the Prophet






7. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






8. A sacred shrine that housed hte images of the many rab gods - and included the sacred Black Stone - a meteorite that the arabs believe was sent from heaven.






9. Each degree is divided into ___ ______.






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






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






12. Current Head of Al Qaeda






13. For what countries does bric stand for?






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






15. Maghreb comes from an Arab term meaning this.






16. People who flee their homeland to seek safety somewhere else.






17. The prime meridian is located here






18. Controlled the daily lives of people






19. Forceful attacks in response to an injury






20. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






21. UN stands for..






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






23. NATO stands for...






24. There are ___ degrees of longitude around the earth






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






26. The Hitties are best known for this.






27. An imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides norther and souther hemispheres.






28. The last stand for the Jews - it was when the Romans were attacking - and they committed suicide because they didn't want to give up their freedom.






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






30. After the first war in Israel - ____ controlled the West Bank - and ___ controlled the Gaza Strip.






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






32. The 1993 bombing plan killed _ people.






33. The sumerians believed the gods were ___.






34. The 1993 bombing plan killed _ people.






35. We care because we have gotten threats from AQAP - and even acts such as these 2 terror attacks.






36. After-WWI - Palestine wan under control of___.






37. AQIM's enemy






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






39. Pre-WWI - Palestine was under ___.






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






41. A simple water hoist






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






43. A territory that was administered but not owned by a member of the League of Nations.






44. When are federal elections held?






45. We now call Australia by this name.






46. How much is a majority on the UN?






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






49. The Middle east stands at the crossroads of what three continents?






50. The continents slowly moving across the melted rock is called