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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. To wear the other side down






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






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






4. Where people elect representatives






5. What are the length of congress's terms?






6. A narrow strip of land - with water on both sides - that connects two larger land masses.






7. We now call Australia by this name.






8. These people conquered the fertile crescent in about 1700 B.C.






9. The scattering of Jews around the world






10. In this year - the Balfour Declaration was made.






11. In 1982 - Israel invaded ____.






12. This economy relies on farming and very simple barter trading.






13. The parliament that rules Israel






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






15. What was the biggest thing the Mongols inspired?






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






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






18. UN stands for..






19. Cooperative Farm communities that many of the Jews that moved to Israel formed.






20. The Hitties are best known for this.






21. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






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






23. The largest nation in the Arabian Peninsula






24. ___ many people have been displaced due to conflict in North Yemen.






25. Measured in degrees according to the distance north or south of the equator (being 0 degrees and the poles 90 degrees) [basically circling the globe going left to right]






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






27. How old do you have to be to be a represenative?






28. A certain group of people






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






30. The grandos of Genghiz Khan - that captured the capital of the Seljuks from them.






31. There are ____ nations - dependent areas and other political regions.






32. The most dangerous AQAP is in ________.






33. The highest point of a continent - from which the direction of river flow is determined.






34. The Phonecians are known as this because they spread the culture of the ancient Middle East across a wide area.






35. Explains the life of Jesus






36. Al Awlaki was the top Al Aqaeda ____ and ____.






37. Israel is one of two ___ in the middle east.






38. Explains the life of Jesus






39. The law to declare something uncostitunial is what constiutional law?






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






41. Why is the Fertile Crescent invaded so much?






42. Hatred and fear of Jews






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






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






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






46. The year the mongols came to power.






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






48. What's the representatives' jobs?

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49. A system of government where a ruler has unlimited power not limited by a document






50. The architect for the Suez Canal