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






2. Under this economic system - all resources - both human and non-human - are owned by the state.






3. This case determined Judicial Review.






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






5. How many justices are there?






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






7. What percent of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?






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






9. The word continent comes from what language?






10. Central Government - state/provincial laws is a part of constituional law?






11. The Abbassid empire built these.






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






13. The Byzantine's capital






14. How many plates are known?






15. Successor to the Prophet






16. This country really 'owns' the Euphrates.






17. Belived that any devout Muslim could become a caliph.






18. Factors of Law






19. How can the Supreme Court check congress and the president?






20. The year the Seljuks seized Baghdad.






21. Wrote Communist Manifesto






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






23. In 1956 - Israel - Britain - and France attacked __ after it's prime minister nationalized the ________.






24. This roman emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of Jews.






25. A body of land completely surrounded by water. It is smaller than a continent but larger than a cay - a key - or certainly a large rock.






26. Is the measuring point for Longitude






27. Instead of 1 - a small group






28. The UN is headquarters in ____.






29. How many hemispheres are there?






30. The four seasons of the year occur in which earth zone?






31. How many (%) of people are Jewish in Israel?






32. Belief in One God






33. In early times - people built these to carry water from rivers to crops.






34. The founder of Chrstianity.






35. Muslim holy book






36. To be a senator - you have to have lived in the state you are representing for how long?






37. Jesus was born here






38. Religious teachers






39. A small body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand or coral reefs. It can either be adjacent to coastline or surrounded by an atoll.






40. In the Umayyad dynasty - all the highest jobs and the army went to ___.






41. An example of a country which has large oil resources - but doesn't have a part in OPEC.






42. Palestine is important to Christians for what reason?






43. What is the biggest globalization negative effect?






44. The day Israel is officially formed






45. What 3 countries have rules been kicked out?






46. A tall - flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides. Erosion-resistant ones are left standing after all else has gone.






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






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






49. The largest nation in the Arabian Peninsula






50. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?