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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. A market economy is controlled by this.






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






3. NATO stands for...






4. Water spot in desert






5. The arabs didn't like Muhammad because they believed in ___ __ - unlike muhammad.






6. Which ocean isn't in the Western Hemisphere?






7. PLO was founded In what year?






8. The sumerians invented these two things.






9. This empire expanded eastward - and by AD 115 it ruled much of the Middle East.






10. This country really 'owns' the Euphrates.






11. How many years do you have to live in the USA to be the representative?






12. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






13. Earth rotates at approx. __ degrees of longitude.






14. How many years do you have to live in the US to be a president?






15. Where did the first civilization in the middle east originate?






16. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. A channel is wider - if it is shallow - it is called a sound.






17. Muhammad's wife - who inspired him to begin telling people about Islam.






18. The year the suez canal opened






19. The parliament that rules Israel






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






21. OPEC stopped sending the US oil during this war.






22. What is yemen scarce on?






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






24. The two leading towns in the Arabian Penninsula at the time of Muhammad






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






26. Tallest Mountains in the World






27. What empire was set up because a rival leader claimed the office oc aliph?






28. In about 1025 B.C. - the jews formed this kingdom.






29. Became Israel's prime minister after Yitzhak Rabin got shot.






30. Ocean streams that are propelled by prevailing winds and earth rotation. They flow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise below the equator.






31. What are the senate's job?

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32. One anointed by God






33. Where the people overthrow the government in power and form a new one






34. Four group of people that ruled palestine before Israel was formed.






35. Either a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it. (i.e: the hawaiian islands)






36. Half of a sphere






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






38. Factors of Law






39. Flight 93 hit where?






40. The prime minister that met with Yassir Araft in DC in 1993.






41. Headquarters for al qaeda is in....






42. A market economy is controlled by this.






43. The most famous leader of the PLO






44. We now call Australia by this name.






45. In which two hemispheres is Australia located?






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






47. These people in the sumerian civilization were important because they knew the prayers to keep the gods happy.






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






49. In this year - Camp David Accords were signed.






50. In this year - Camp David Accords were signed.