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World Cultures Europe

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Separate communites






2. A fine - rich wind-borne soil left by glaciers






3. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings - forests - and crops - and kills wildlife






4. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






5. Organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products - reduce costs and increase profits






6. A system in Which monarchs or lords gave them to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty






7. Foreigners who work on a temporary basis in a country other than ones in which they are citizens






8. A group of French painters who moved outdoors to capture immediate experiences - or 'impressions' of the natural world






9. A movement to value reason and question tradition






10. Gradual warming of the Earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






11. Wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground






12. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






13. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






14. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






15. Style in the late 1700s that focused on emotions - stirring historical events - and the struggles of individuals






16. Transformed manufacturing in Europe by replacing human labor with machines






17. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings - forests - and crops - and kills wildlife






18. People concerned with the quality of the environment






19. Large banks of earth and stone






20. People who flee to another country for safety






21. A power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world






22. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






23. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






24. A religious movement of the 1500s that lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church and introduced Protestantism to Europe






25. Foods with genes altered to make them grow bigger or faster or be more resistant to pests






26. Wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground






27. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






28. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






29. Large banks of earth and stone






30. Using natural substances instead of chemicals to increase crop yields






31. Organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products - reduce costs and increase profits






32. Europe's period of artisitic and intellectual achievement that began in the 1300s in Italy






33. A religious movement of the 1500s that lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church and introduced Protestantism to Europe






34. A series of brutal religious wars to win Palestine - the birthplace of Christianity - from Muslim rule






35. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence






36. The result of melting snow and ice






37. Also known as the Great European Plain






38. Payment for damages






39. Separate communites






40. Division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other






41. The commercial center of Belgium and the administrative center for the European Union






42. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence






43. The commercial center of Belgium and the administrative center for the European Union






44. A movement to value reason and question tradition






45. An economic system in which owners used profits to expand their companies






46. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






47. A philosophy that called for economic equality and ownership of resources by workers






48. Destructive masses of ice - snow - and rock sliding down mountainsides






49. Using natural substances instead of chemicals to increase crop yields






50. Division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other