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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon - normally formed on top of submerged volcanoes. (i.e: bikini in the marshall islands)






2. The King that Zoraster told about the forces of good/evil






3. The UN's purpose was to...






4. The Umayyad dynasty ended because the __ and other discontented groups thought that being a Muslim was more important than being an Arab.






5. What percent of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?






6. Where do you have to be born to be the President?






7. Which one of the two plateaus in the Northern Tier has a huge population due to fertile grounds and water?






8. How can congress check the president?






9. A triangular-shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers. So much soil is transported by the river that the coastal waters cannot wash it all away.






10. The scattering of Jews throughout the world.






11. The Hitties are best known for this.






12. Muhammad died in this year.






13. What percent of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?






14. This church was centered in Rome






15. OPEC






16. Includes the North African nations of Algeria - Tunisia - and Morocco.






17. An organization for many groups which represent the Palestinian people.






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






19. The US provided yemen with ___ and ____ - but they kept AQ at bay.






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






21. Led the people that conquered the fertile crescent in 1700 B.C.






22. Under this economic system - all resources - both human and non-human - are owned by the state.






23. President of Yemen






24. Marketplace






25. People who suffer or die for their beliefs.






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






27. How many years was the Iran-Iraq war?






28. To set oneself' on fire






29. A narrow - low ridge of rock - or more commonly of coral - that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast.






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






31. The height of the land above sea level






32. The persians improved and expanded these built by earlier people.






33. Secretary of Defense






34. Moves the time one hour ahead of Sun time






35. In this year - a third Arab-Israeli war occurred - and laster six days.






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






37. Al Qaeda has changed in two ways: More ______ into _____ - went for ____ and ______ attacks.






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






39. The first war Israel fought - the day after it was created. Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Iraq - and lebanon are the countries that fought against israel.






40. The middle east stands at the crossroads of what of three continents?






41. The religious beliefs of the Hebrews is called this.






42. The founder of Chrstianity.






43. Capital for the Mongols






44. These protestors in New York want attention about...






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






46. Volcanoes also occur in places where plates ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.






47. The year the Christians were drove out of Jerusalem.






48. Wrote Communist Manifesto






49. Belief in One God






50. Arab nations attacked on this day in the 1973 war.