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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. How many justices are there?






2. The most dangerous AQAP is in ________.






3. Capital for the Abbasids






4. Christians comes from the greek word Christos which literally means this.






5. Israel's two greatest kings.






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






7. What two orginizations should've protected us?






8. Many Arab nations - especially Syria - Iraq - and Egypt turned to the _____ for arms and other assistance.






9. Dictator of Libya






10. Old warriors who were based in Afghanistan and Pakistan that had been left over from Mujahadeem - traced back to OBL






11. The year of the first crusade.






12. In this year - the Oslo Accords began.






13. This country operates the Suez Canal






14. 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.






15. Where was Muhammad born?






16. The 4 planes hit the ___ - _____ - and ____.






17. The Byzantine's capital






18. It failed because it was originally suppposed to knock the ________ ____ _______.






19. ___ planes bombed city attacks.






20. Pre-WWI - Palestine was under ___.






21. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






22. In May 1948 - the last ___ troops left Palestine.






23. Formed an oginazation to promote Zionism.






24. The UN was founded in....






25. How much the people want






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






27. The Iran-Iraq war ended how?






28. The ____ has made a deal to persuade ___ to step down even after 3 decades.






29. Israel is about the size of what state?






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






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






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






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






34. Hatred to Jews






35. When are federal elections held?






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






37. Current Head of Al Qaeda






38. Zoraster believed that the world was this.






39. PLO






40. The first world leader to recognize Israel as an independent nation.






41. Al qaeda was formed by..






42. Approx this many Jews died in the holocaust.






43. How many years do you have to be an American citizen to be a senator?






44. A market economy is controlled by this.






45. NATO stands for...






46. People who flee their homeland to seek safety somewhere else.






47. OPEC stopped sending the US oil during this war.






48. Qu'ran literally means this.






49. The religion observed by the majority people in the Middle East.






50. What was the single-continent called?