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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. Religious and moral laws






2. Qu'ran literally means this.






3. A certain group of people






4. Exhausted by WWII ____ withdrew from Palestine and turned the area over to the ___.






5. The day Israel is first attacked by 6 ARab nations.






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






7. Marketplace






8. Another word to call Longitude






9. PLO






10. An example of a monarchy






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






12. What's the representatives' jobs?

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13. In March 2002 - Israeli military forces invaded Palestinian-ruled areas of the ____ ____.






14. How much of the world's people are Muslim?






15. How many time zones are there?






16. An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river - varies according to river flow and ocean tides.






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






18. What was the name of the tax that jews+christians had to pay? (A big reason why they converted to Islam)






19. Muhammad died in this year.






20. The most dangerous AQAP is in ________.






21. How old do you have to be to be the president?






22. In this year - the PLO is formed - named Yassir Araft as it's leader.






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






24. The word continent comes from what language?






25. What year did the Jews revolt against roman rule?






26. How many hours is in one day?






27. How much the people want






28. A narrow - winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range. The steep cliffs that line its route make it one of nature's grandest sights.






29. Exponential






30. The umayyad dynasty emphazied ___ ____.






31. OPEC






32. Halfway point around the earth - where one day ends and a new day begins.






33. People who suffer or die for their beliefs.






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






35. Hatred and fear of Jews






36. What are the second - third - and fourth biggest majority ethnic groups in the middle east?






37. Flight 11 hit where?






38. Where the geological plates under the pacific ocean meet the plates that form the surrounding continents






39. Which hemisphere is the only one in which Antarctica isn't found?






40. Revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occuring in the Arab world.






41. What 2 seas does the Suez Canal Link






42. The year the ottoman empire fell.






43. In this year - the UN partitioned Israel.






44. There are ___ degrees of longitude around the earth






45. Jesus was born here






46. One of the big parties in Israel - traditionally supports more government control of the economy






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






48. What are the 5 main physical regions of the Middle East? (alphabetical)






49. The largest nation in the Arabian Peninsula






50. America has been more strict - such as adding ___ ___ leading into the cockpit.