Politics
Define democracy
a system of government in which power is held by elected representatives who are freely voted for by the people
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
Which country has the highest population?
India, 2026 population is 1,476,625,576
(China is sitting at 1,412,914,089, which is down 0.22%)
Which religion is most widely practiced?
Of the world’s major religions, Christianity is the largest, with more than two billion followers.
Name 1 of the top 3 countries with the highest crime rate in the world
Myanmar has the highest crime rate with a score of 8.1. The countries with the highest crime rates are Myanmar (8.1), Colombia (7.8), and Mexico (7.7).
Define fascism
a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed
What years were the world wars?
World War I: 1914–1918
World War II: 1939–1945
What is the most widely used currency in international trade?
US Dollar
A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age? What is the female version called?
13, a girl's is called a bat mitzvah
Name 2 countries in the top 3 of the Global Peace Index (a composite index measuring the peacefulness of countries made up of 23 quantitative and qualitative indicators each weighted on a scale of 1-5.)
Iceland
New Zealand
Switzerland
What is the political term for a government system controlled by a single ruler or party with absolute power?
Autocracy
Define imperialism
A system in which a country rules other countries, sometimes having used force to get power over them.
A situation in which one country has a lot of power or influence over others, especially in political and economic matters:
Name the 3 biggest countries by land mass:
1. Russia 2. Canada 3. USA
Name the 3 (most common) Indian religions
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
True or false: murderers and sexual offenders most often attack strangers
More than 90% of rape and sexual assault victims know their attacker, a new study of almost 1,000 victims says. (BBC)
Most murder victims know their attacker. Across global and national statistics, approximately 70% to 90% of homicide victims are killed by someone they are familiar with (FBI)
A government or organisation in which all power is concentrated in the hands of a small, privileged group of people is called what?
An oligarchy
Which revolution used the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"?
The French Revolution
What is Germany's largest export?
Motor vehicles and parts. They account for around 17% of total exports (about €263 billion)
Which continent most commonly allows polygamy?
Polygamy is most often found in sub-Saharan Africa, where 11% of the population lives in arrangements that include more than one spouse. Polygamy is widespread in a cluster of countries in West and Central Africa, including Burkina Faso, (36%), Mali (34%) and Nigeria (28%). In these countries, polygamy is legal, at least to some extent.
Although registered cases of criminality have fallen in Germany by 5.6% compared to 2024, which 3 crimes are troublingly rising in Germany?
Sexual offences increased (rose by 8.5%)
Cases of "murder, manslaughter and killing on demand" have also risen, by 6.5%
Knife crime/Offences against the Weapons Act also increased, by 5.5%
What term describes the right to vote in public elections? Also, when did women achieve the right to vote in the US? Germany?
Suffrage
Women's suffrage in Germany: November 30, 1918
Women's suffrage in USA: The first state was Wyoming in 1869... latest was Michigan in 1918. The Nineteenth Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920.
What was the longest running empire?
What was the largest empire by landmass?
What was the largest empire by contiguous land? (meaning that the entire empire was connected)
What was the largest empire by population?
Longest: The Roman Empire spanned several different eras, but essentially lasted from 27 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E. — a grand total of 1,480 years
Largest Land: The British Empire was the largest empire in history, spanning 35.5million square kilometers at its peak in 1920
Largest Contiguous Land: the Mongol Empire, which reigned over much of Asia from 1206 until 1368.
Name 5 countries with either the highest or lowest GDP per Capita in Europe.
1. Highest
2. High
3. High or Low
4. Low
5. Lowest
High:
1. Monaco $256,581
2. Liechtenstein $217,928
3. Luxembourg $148,247
Low:
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina $9,568
44 Moldova $8,542
45 Ukraine $6,499
Who said the following?
1. “I only know one thing, and that is I know nothing.”
2. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
3. "I think therefore I am" ("Cogito, ergo sum")
4. "God is dead! He remains dead! And we have killed him."
5. "Wherever law ends, tyranny begins."
1. “I only know one thing, and that is I know nothing.” — Socrates
2. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”― Albert Einstein
3. "I think therefore I am" ("Cogito, ergo sum") ―Rene Descartes
4. "God is dead! He remains dead! And we have killed him." ―Friedrich Nietzsche
5. "Wherever law ends, tyranny begins." ―John Locke
Serial killer Ted Bundy once worked at which organization?
A suicide prevention hotline