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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. A movement to value reason and question tradition






2. France's capital






3. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






5. France's capital






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






7. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






9. People concerned with the quality of the environment






10. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






11. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






15. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






16. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






18. A strong north word from the Alps






19. Also known as the Great European Plain






20. Treaty which set up the European Union






21. Separate communites






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






23. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






24. A movement to value reason and question tradition






25. Raising several kinds of crops and livestock on the same farm






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






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






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






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






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






31. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






32. Large banks of earth and stone






33. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






34. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






35. A way of farming in dry areas that produces crops without any irrigation and relies on farming methods that conserve soil moisture






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






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






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






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






40. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






43. A strong north word from the Alps






44. Raising several kinds of crops and livestock on the same farm






45. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






46. Separate communites






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






48. A way of farming in dry areas that produces crops without any irrigation and relies on farming methods that conserve soil moisture






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






50. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding