Which lasted longer, the Greek or Roman civilizations?
What is the Roman civilization?
100
Who was the recently disposed leader of Al Qaeda?
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
100
Where is the world's largest urban area?
Where is Tokyo, Japan?
100
Three Gorges Dam + Chang Jiang River = __________ __________
What is hydroelectric power?
200
In terms of population, what is the largest African country?
What is Nigeria?
200
Did Judaism, Christianity, or Islam originate between 0 - 100 CE?
What is Christianity?
200
Which country has the largest numbered Muslim population?
What is Indonesia?
200
The Euro – centrifugal or centripetal force?
What is centripetal?
200
____ X _____ = the number of time zones in the world?
What is 2 X 12 or 4 X 6 or 8 X 3 or 24 X 1?
300
Where is the "Roof of the World" found?
What is Tibet?
300
In 1948 South Africa a system of legal segregation was instituted. What was the name of this action and what was the political party that fought against it?
What is apartheid? What is the African National Congress?
300
Once they crossed 23 ½ degrees south, these settlers encountered extreme difficulties.
Who are the voertrekkers?
300
The Kaaba is located in which of Islam's most holy cities?
Where is Makkah?
300
Venezuela + Kuwait + Nigeria + Iraq = _______
What is OPEC?
400
Which two countries AND body of water border the Gaza Strip?
What is Egypt, Israel, and the Mediterranean Sea?
400
How many years did dictators rule the Soviet Union?
What is 74? (1917 - 1991)
400
He left his home on the Euphrates River to move to Israel.
Who is Abraham?
400
North, south, east or west - in which Chinese region would you find the most SEZs?
What is eastern region?
400
open elections + civil liberties + free media = _________________
What is a democracy?
500
What are the three island clusters of Oceania, and what do their names mean?
What are Melanesia (black islands), Polynesia (many islands), and Micronesia (tiny islands)?
500
By 1958, what was the more commonly used name for the EEC?
What is the Common Market?
500
Oceania’s first inhabitants originally came Southeast Asia. Who were they?
Who are aborigines?
500
What percentage of the world’s population is settled in Antarctica?
What is 0%? (no one actually lives there - just researchers and tourists who visit)
500
literacy rate + life expectancy + purchasing power = _______ _________ ________