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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. The manufacture of high-end electronics or specialty tools






2. France's capital






3. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






4. The result of melting snow and ice






5. Separate communites






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






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






8. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






11. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






14. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






15. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






16. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






17. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






20. Separate communites






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






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






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






24. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






26. Treaty which set up the European Union






27. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






30. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






33. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. People concerned with the quality of the environment






44. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






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






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






48. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






49. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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