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World Cultures Europe

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products - reduce costs and increase profits






2. Separate communites






3. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






5. Treaty which set up the European Union






6. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






7. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






8. Low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new farmland






9. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






10. People concerned with the quality of the environment






11. The manufacture of high-end electronics or specialty tools






12. France's capital






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






14. The mass murder of more than 6 million European Jews






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






16. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






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






19. Low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new farmland






20. Group of countries whose goal is a united Europe in which goods - services - and workers can move freely among member countries






21. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






24. The result of melting snow and ice






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






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






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






28. France's capital






29. A movement to value reason and question tradition






30. Payment for damages






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






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






33. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






34. The manufacture of high-end electronics or specialty tools






35. The mass murder of more than 6 million European Jews






36. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






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






38. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






41. A strong north word from the Alps






42. Period of time that lasted from 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D. - known as the period between ancient and modern times






43. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






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






47. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






49. People who flee to another country for safety






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