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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. Explains the life of Jesus






2. In this year - Israel was formed but was then attacked the next day.






3. Free social services and education - no taxes






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






5. How many time zones are there?






6. Israel has gotten more people due to the break-up of which country?






7. The length of a senator's term






8. Forceful attacks in response to an injury






9. Jews from around the Mediterranean and Middle East






10. Grievences of the middle east






11. How many muslims are their worldwide?






12. The year the ottoman empire fell.






13. There were ___ hijackers.






14. Greenwich was chosen because maps based on calculations made at the Royal Observatory were already being used by nearly ______-______of the world's ______ _____.






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






16. Increasing global connectedness through rapid commmunication and transport.






17. Intifada literally means...






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






19. The scattering of Jews around the world






20. NATO stands for...






21. A narrow - winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range. The steep cliffs that line its route make it one of nature's grandest sights.






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






23. How old do you have to be to be the president?






24. The empire that took over the Abbasids.






25. A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon - normally formed on top of submerged volcanoes. (i.e: bikini in the marshall islands)






26. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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27. UN stands for..






28. Each country gets _ vote in the ______ _____.






29. Capital for the Crusaders






30. What operation added metal dectectors/pat-downs?






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






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






33. To set oneself' on fire






34. The eastern half of the roman empire -which included Greece - Asia Minor - Egypt - and the Fertile Crescent.






35. President of Yemen






36. They have lost control in some cities - so these people had to take over.






37. We now call Australia by this name.






38. This church was centered in Constantinople.






39. Allows to tap on phones






40. Known as 'The Prophet'






41. Followers of Ali - that claimed only descendates of Ali could become caliphs.






42. Israel's capital






43. Latitude is sometimes called this






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






45. In which two hemispheres is Australia located?






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






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






48. These 5 countries are the permanent 5 on the security council.






49. This country really 'owns' the Euphrates.






50. How many people get most of the wealth?