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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Helps protect us from terror






2. Where was Muhammad born?






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






4. How many years do you have to be an American citizen to be a senator?






5. An example of a monarchy






6. NATO






7. A tall - flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides. Erosion-resistant ones are left standing after all else has gone.






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






9. The year the Balfour Declaration started.






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






11. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






12. Baghdad literally means this.






13. An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river - varies according to river flow and ocean tides.






14. What does czar/czarina mean?






15. How many people died from the Mumbai attacks?






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






17. 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.






18. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






19. What 3 main bodies of water is the Arabian Peninsula?






20. Darius sent out special inspectors - known as this.






21. Muhammad died in this year.






22. What two orginizations should've protected us?






23. This case determined Judicial Review.






24. Controlled the daily lives of people






25. The culture that blends Greek with the Middle East.






26. No government can have all power is a part of which constituion law?






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






28. Explains the life of Jesus






29. Moves the time one hour ahead of Sun time






30. Delivers a measured amount of water to each plant.






31. The prime meridian is located here






32. 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.






33. This man took over before Saleh re-returned.






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






35. According to Zoraster - the forces of evil were led by this person.






36. Terror group in Nigeria.






37. The year Communist Manifesto was written






38. The year the mongols came to power.






39. The founder of Zionism






40. The court is a part of what location of power?






41. A system of setting and enforcing rules upon society or a group of people within society






42. Secretary of Defense






43. There were ___ hijackers.






44. The year the suez canal opened






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






46. Revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occuring in the Arab world.






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






48. The governor of each province that was responsible for collecting taxes and keeping order.






49. Factors 'on the ground'






50. Uprising of Palestines