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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 most famous leader of the PLO






2. Al Awlaki's father has filed a lawsuit against which two people?






3. Sharpened Reed






4. Grievences of the middle east






5. The biggest landmasses on earth






6. Give an example of exponential


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






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






9. The year the ottomans came to power.






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






11. Landforms with highest elevation






12. What killed Al Awlaki?






13. In this year - a third Arab-Israeli war occurred - and laster six days.






14. The dividing lines between the eastern and western hemisphere






15. The Phoenicians developed an ____






16. Belief on more than one god






17. The prime minister that met with Yassir Araft in DC in 1993.






18. This plan was when the United states formed a coalition of American - Arab - and other forces and moved against Iraq by land and air.






19. What was the biggest thing the Mongols inspired?






20. Under the Oslo Accords - Israel and the PLO said they would _____ ____ ___.






21. What is very scarce in the Middle east?






22. What was a key factor that defended the Nile Valley?






23. In 1993 - hopes for peace revived when Israel and the PLO agreed to this accords.






24. To set oneself' on fire






25. Secretary of Defense






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






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






28. How many representatives are there?






29. Muhammad's tribe






30. What two orginizations should've protected us?






31. An imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides norther and souther hemispheres.






32. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






33. Half of a sphere






34. In 1994 - Israel and what country signed a peace treaty?






35. What term do people often call the Middle east?






36. The length of a senator's term






37. PLO was founded In what year?






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






39. AQ wants the west to go ___






40. Defined 'unlawful attacks'






41. Belief on more than one god






42. Blending some elements of both market and command economies in answering the three fundamental economic questions.






43. Yeme is worried about ___ due to ___ ports.






44. In the east of the Northern Tier is the ___.






45. At the equator - each degree of longitude represents a distance of about ___ miles






46. Approx this many Jews died in the holocaust.






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






48. Where the people overthrow the government in power and form a new one






49. What is the length of a president's term?






50. How many representatives are there?