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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. PLO






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






3. What 3 cities have major clashes in Yemen been?






4. How much one buisiness/company has






5. A revolutionary group of young army officers






6. Political disorder brought by the absense of a government






7. The leader of the Likud bloc that became the prime minister in 1996.






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






9. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






10. What does Medina mean?






11. These protestors in New York want attention about...






12. Struggle in God's service






13. Successor to the Prophet






14. Where is the mid-atlantic ridge located?






15. In the six day war - Israel got what land from Syria?






16. What causes volcanoes?






17. What 2 countries is the Haqqani Network in?






18. Instead of 1 - a small group






19. 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.






20. Only occurs in the dictatorial government - when the dictator uses propaganda to make him look like he's 'super human'. E.G: Hitler - Stalin






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






22. How many years was the Iran-Iraq war?






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






24. There are ___ degrees of longitude around the earth






25. Operates the Suez Canal






26. The umayyad dynasty emphazied ___ ____.






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






28. Political disorder brought by the absense of a government






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






30. The Chief features of the Maghreb are these landscapes.






31. Belief on more than one god






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






33. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






34. Allows to tap on phones






35. Who was the judge for Marbury v. Madison?






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






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






38. How much the people want






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






40. Grievences of the middle east






41. This church was centered in Constantinople.






42. The great Muslim military leader that recaptured Jerusalem - he dealt fairly with the Christians and jews there.






43. 3.5 radicals - operate missions.






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






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






46. Volcanoes also occur in places where plates ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.






47. How many people get most of the wealth?






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






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






50. Solomon had many building projects - so he made people pay ____.