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World Cultures Europe

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






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






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






4. People concerned with the quality of the environment






5. The result of melting snow and ice






6. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






14. A strong north word from the Alps






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






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






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






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






19. People who flee to another country for safety






20. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






28. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






29. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






30. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






32. France's capital






33. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






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






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






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






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






39. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






40. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






41. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






42. Separate communites






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






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






45. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






47. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






48. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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