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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. How many people get most of the wealth?






2. The Middle east stands at the crossroads of what three continents?






3. Palestinians believe Jerusalem is the holy land for them for what reason?






4. Belief in One God






5. The main principle of Hammurabi's code






6. Capital for the Crusaders






7. There were ___ hijackers.






8. When and where did Arab Spring start?






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






10. All countries today have this - meaning that they have no economic system that is 100% the same thing.






11. What is very scarce in the Middle east?






12. This country really 'owns' the Euphrates.






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






14. What is the majority group in the Middle Eastern countries?






15. __ delegates from __ nations met for the International Meridian Conference






16. All member of the __ are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice or World Culture






17. The writings that had everything abut Zorastiranism in it.






18. For several weeks - Turkey siphoned off __ percent of the water that usually flowed through Syria and Iraq






19. Headquarters for al qaeda is in....






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






21. The world' largest single Muslim community is here.






22. Maghreb comes from an Arab term meaning this.






23. 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.






24. AQ prefers more ___ territories.






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






26. Mass uprising by Palestinians in territories held by Israel.






27. Declaration to re-establish the Jews a home in Palestine






28. This war caused because one country had a revolution and tension was received with it's neighbor.






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






30. Marketplace






31. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






32. How many people get most of the wealth?






33. Terror group in Nigeria.






34. Water spot in desert






35. A river of ice - moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass. It stops where the leading edge melts faster than the forward rate of movement.






36. Where the supreme power is maintained by the people






37. The UN is headquarters in ____.






38. Israel has gotten more people due to the break-up of which country?






39. What 3 countries have rules been kicked out?






40. Oil has been a major factor In what two regional conflicts?






41. The year the mongols came to power.






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






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






44. How much is a majority on the UN?






45. Helps protect us from terror






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






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






48. The dividing lines between the eastern and western hemisphere






49. What was the 'invisible hand?'






50. Israel Prime minister that was assasinated - and was thought to be the last chance at peace.