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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 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.






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






3. One reason Islam expanded so swiftly is because the arab armies were ___ by their ___ - because Islam taught that Muslim warriors who died in service of Islam would win a place in paradise.






4. How many people were arrested due to the New York protests on saturday?






5. What was the 'invisible hand?'






6. What was the 'invisible hand?'






7. Secretary of Defense






8. Jesus was born here






9. How many (%) of people are Jewish in Israel?






10. The ____ has made a deal to persuade ___ to step down even after 3 decades.






11. What are the senate's job?

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12. Some of the spaces AQ currently is in are ____ - _____ - _____ - ______






13. Grievences of the middle east






14. A body of water that penetrates a coastline. It is generally wider in the middle. It is usually smaller than a gulf - but larger than a cove.






15. The movement of Jews to re-establish a home in Palestine






16. Which hemisphere is the only one in which Antarctica isn't found?






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






18. The length of a senator's term






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






20. Landforms with highest elevation






21. What was left due to the debris of the buildings?






22. Christian Head






23. Give an example of exponential

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24. Called 'the sick man of Europe'






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






26. A 1 -800 mile thick region of hot mineral matter






27. In the six day war - Israel got what 2 lands from Egypt?






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






29. The US owns __ trillion dollars of this wealth.






30. Mesopotamia literally means...






31. Israel's capital






32. Increasing global connectedness through rapid commmunication and transport.






33. The 3 main affiliates for Al Qaeda are...






34. The 1993 bombing plan killed _ people.






35. Al quaeda means...






36. How many time zones are there?






37. What two orginizations should've protected us?






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






39. Not 1 person/group rules; but 3 locations of power is what constituion law?






40. Only Power is from the people






41. The sumerians were the first people to use this.






42. Pre-WWI - Palestine was under ___.






43. Many Arab nations - especially Syria - Iraq - and Egypt turned to the _____ for arms and other assistance.






44. How much is a majority on the UN?






45. In the six day war - Israel got what land from the Arabs?






46. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






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






48. The new leaders of Al Qaeda went for _____.






49. Marketplace






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