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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. The PLO leader






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






3. Flight 77 hit where?






4. The persians improved and expanded these built by earlier people.






5. How long have these protests in New York gone on for?






6. AQ prefers more ___ territories.






7. The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state led to Israel returning WHAT -and to Egypt in return for diplomatic relations?






8. Muhammad's tribe






9. Darius divided his empire into __ _____.






10. Conquered the Fertile Crescent in about 1500 BC






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






12. Where people elect representatives






13. The fireman are doing what so they can get coverage?






14. What percent of the Muslims live in the Arab world?






15. The year the Christians were drove out of Jerusalem.






16. The word continent comes from what language?






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






18. One of the big Parties in israel - and it believes that businesses should be free of government intervention.






19. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






20. A system of setting and enforcing rules upon society or a group of people within society






21. To promote trade - the persians set up a system of ___.






22. Israel captured these lands after the 6 day war.






23. In the six day war - Israel got what land from Jordan?






24. The fourth caliph - muhammad's cousin and son-in-law.






25. People who suffer or die for their beliefs.






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






27. The tower outside the mosque to call people to prayer.






28. The meeting where the longitude/latitude system was set up.






29. How many people get most of the wealth?






30. The crusadess had a limited effect on the Middle East because the civilization of ___ _____ was less advanced than that of the ______.






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






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






33. In order to be a representative - you must live in the state you are representative for how long?






34. Vertical lines meeting at the North and Soul Poles






35. Sharpened Reed






36. In the 1980s the US moved to expand free market ___ within the ___ system






37. 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]






38. Who explained why there was evidence of glacial formation in tropical Africa and why the opposing coastlines of South America and Africa look as if they could fit together?






39. How many time zones are there?






40. The religious beliefs of the Hebrews is called this.






41. Helped the jews escape from egypt






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






43. Altogether the continents total about ________ _____ ______ ______






44. PLO was founded In what year?






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






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






47. A territory that was administered but not owned by a member of the League of Nations.






48. Middle Eastern nations command vital __ ___.






49. This is the holiest sight in Judaism - and is remains of the earliest temples.






50. Doesn't rely on natural resources - but on intellectual capital competitive schooling - and the support of both science and technology