Romanian Mythology
This Romanian Voivode/King was known for killing his opponents in ruthless ways.
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
This European ethnic group makes up the majority population of modern-day Cyprus.
Who are the Greeks/Hellens?
This archaic term refers to the southern regions of the Nile River.
What is Upper Egypt?
This is a country in which the stateless Kurdish people live as a minority.
What is Turkey/Syria/Iraq/Iran?
This marginalized group of people was prohibited from Throat Singing on the basis that it caused infertility.
Who are women?
This secularist military commander is the father of the Turkish state.
Who is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?
This historically Romanian region is now its own nation.
What is Moldova?
This type of meat, though extremely popular in Cypriot cuisine, is not eaten in Northern Cyprus.
What is pork?
Captured during the Napoleonic Wars, this stone allowed British archaeologists to decode the hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This is the meaning of the word "Nowruz."
What is the New Day?
This internationally acclaimed band is known for mixing traditional Throat Singing with heavy metal music.
Who is the Hu?
This controversial left-wing Twitch streamer is known his personal wealth and inflammatory comments.
Who is Hasan Piker/Hasanabi?
This school of dark magic and necromancy was said to be run by the Devil and only admit ten students.
What is Scholomance?
This Greek Goddess was believed to be born on the shores of Cyprus from the severed genitals of her father.
Who is Aphrodite?
This name for Ancient Egypt became popularized during the Middle Kingdom Period.
What is Kemet/Land of the Black Soil?
This is the time when people jump over fire to cleanse themselves.
What is Chaharshanbe Suri/Scarlet Wednesday?
This Chinese Dynasty was founded by Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai Khan.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
Initially a shamanistic symbol, this animal has been adopted by the Turkish far-right.
What is the Gray Wolf?
This springtime holiday marks the day that the birds start making their nests and kids collect flowers.
What is Dragobete/Romanian Valentine's Day?
This was the dominant ideology/solution for Turkish people during the Cyprus Emergency.
What is Taksim/Two-State Solution?
This military leader, pan-arabist, and socialist was renowned for secularizing modern Egypt away from Islam.
Who is Gamal Abdel Nasser?
This Kurdish monarch from the Crusades was revered for his leadership and virtuosity toward his enemies.
Who is Saladin/Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub?
This Mongolized Turkic ethnic group in Russia is credited with inventing throat singing.
Who are the Tuvans/Tyvans?
This Orthodox Church was converted into a Mosque, then later turned into a museum, and finally converted back into a Mosque.
What is Hagia Sophia?
These evil wizards were believed to ride dragons and control the weather.
Who are the Solomonari?
This commodity is the reason for the development of the Cypriot city-states.
What is copper?
French businessmen built the Suez Canal when a royal family of this ethnic group controlled Egypt.
Who are the Albanians?
This is the table with seven items that is set up before Nowruz.
What is Haft-sin/the Seven "S"s?
This style of throat singing is said to resemble the plaintive cries of a mother camel after losing her calf.
What is Kargyraa/Growling Voice?
This group of working-class Turks immigrated to Germany in the 1960s seeking better opportunities for their children.
Who are the Almancilar/Gasterbeiters/Guest Workers?