Names and Places Week 29
Where did Chiang Kai- shek go when Mao Tse- tung's Communist Party defeated him and took over China?
TO THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN
What happened when the children of China killed too many sparrows?
SWARMS OF LOCUSTS WHICH WOULD ORDINARILY HAVE BEEN EATEN BY THE SPARROWS SURVIVED TO EAT UP CHINA'S CROPS
What did the Korean people do with the pages from Robert Jermain Thomas's Bibles?
THEY USED THEM AS WALLPAPER
Where did the French send political prisoners that they never wanted to see again?
DEVIL'S ISLAND, OFF THE COAST OF FRENCH GUIANA
What does Apartheid mean in the Afrikaans language?
“SEPARATION”
What was the name of the nationalist government in Taiwan?
THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
What was the period between 1966 and 1976 in China called?
THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION
What do Koreans find offensive at the dinner table?
NOSE BLOWING
TRUE or FALSE: The Spanish conquistadors discovered Machu Picchu and removed all of its treasures.
FALSE. MACHU PICCHU WAS ONE OF THE FEW INCAN SITES THE CONQUISTADORS DIDN’T FIND.
What does the BlackͲ footed Penguin sound like?
A DONKEY BRAYING
What was the name of the communist government in mainland China?
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
What happened in June 1950?
NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS CROSSED THE 38TH PARALLEL INTO SOUTH KOREA
How long did it take Robert Jermain Thomas to learn the Mandarin Chinese language?
ONLY A FEW MONTHS
What does Nelson’s Mandela’s first name mean?
TROUBLEMAKER
How did the Auca missionaries deliver gifts to the Auca Indians?
THEY LOWERED THEM IN A BUCKET DANGLING FROM A CIRCLING AIRPLANE
Until 1997, Hong Kong, China was a colony of what nation?
BRITAIN
What large nation entered the Korean War after General MacArthur invaded North Korea at Incheon?
CHINA
Who organized public protests in support of Juan Peron when he was jailed for criticizing Argentina's government?
HIS GIRLFRIEND EVA
What is the highest waterfall in the world? Where is it located?
ANGEL FALLS IN VENEZUELA
The Auca Indians killed how many of the Auca missionaries?
ALL FIVE OF THEM
What President fired General MacArthur for disobeying orders?
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
What was the end result of the Korean War?
THE COUNTRY REMAINED SPLIT ON THE 38TH PARALLEL
What shape does Lake Titicaca resemble?
A PUMA CHASING A RABBIT
TRUE or FALSE: In an attempt to claim more land for the United States, William Walker defeated Nicaragua's political party and declared himself Nicaragua's head of state.
TRUE
How tall is the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janiero, Brazil?
130 FEET TALL