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Gandhi
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imperialism
100
civilizations often begin near these due to easy transportation and good soil
What are rivers?
100
a lawyer
What job did Gandhi have before he became an activist?
100
the McGee mascot
What is the Spartan?
100
the three largest religions in India
What are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism?
100
the sacred animal in Hinduism
What is the cow?
100
the second largest religion in the world
What is Islam?
100
the oldest religion in the world
What is Hinduism?
100
they kept invaders out
What are the Himalayas?
100
an adjective that describes someone or something that has a distinct and confident fashion sense
What is drip or drippy?
100
the movie with the line "No matter what anyone says, you'll always be a prince to me"
What is Aladdin?
100
territory in one land controlled and settled by people from a foreign land
What is a colony?
200
the empire to which Berlin, Connecticut belonged until July 4, 1776
What is the British Empire? (this is not on the quiz)
200
he got thrown off a train
What started Gandhi down the path towards being an activist?
200
the Willard mascot
What are wolves?
200
the holy books in Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
200
a system of social ranks that defined who you were, what your job was and who you could marry; you could not change it in your lifetime
What is the Caste System?
200
the third largest religion in the world
What is Hinduism?
200
a state of perfect peace; of blissful nothingness at the end of the cycle of reincarnation
What is Nirvana?
200
oine way that imperialism affects people
What is loss of identity?
OR
What is loss of land?
OR
What is loss of language?
OR
What is loss of religion?
OR
What is loss of local control?
200
a shortening of the word "charisma" that's used to describe someone who is successful at attracting romantic partners
What is rizz?
200
the movie that tells us "The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars"
What is The Lion King?
200
pig fat or cow fat
What did the British use to protect their rifle cartridges from becoming moist? (not on the quiz)
300
the organization that helped the British to take control of India
What is The East India Company?
300
the meaning of the word "mahatma", often used to refer to Gandhi
What is "great souled one"?
300
because there were many brickyards in town
What is one reason why the BHS mascot is Redcoats?
300
the belief that after this life, you will return to earth to live another life
What is reincarnation?
300
the largest religion in India
What is Hinduism?
300
the Four Truths
What are the essential (basic) ideas of Buddhism?
300
What is a khanda?
300
a landform at the mouth of a river created by the deposit of sediments
What is a delta?
300
an adjective that can mean cool, bad, or dumb, depending on the context
What is skibidi?
300
The movie associated with this picture.
What is Gladiator?
300
a group that conquered many parts of India starting in the 1600s
Who are the British?
+100 on top if you said "British East India Company"
400
because they were good fighters
Why the Aryans conquered the area around the Indus River.
400
how Gandhi died
What is assassination?
400
unlike most towns, there are four in Berlin: East Berlin, Berlin, Kensington, and South Kensington
How many fire departments are there in town?
400
the sacred river in Hinduism
What is the Ganges River?
400
the leader of Tibetan Buddhism
Who is the Dalai Lama?
400
the fourth largest religion in the world if you don't count all of the indigenous Chinese beliefs as one religion
What is Buddhism?
400
What is an Om (or Aum)?
400
to change or to have an effect on something
What is influence?
400
when someone does an exceptional job at something
What is ate and left no crumbs?
OR
What is left no crumbs?
400
The movie associated with this picture.
What is Dumb and Dumber?
400
the event that put the British government in full control of India
What is the 1857 Revolt (or the Sepoy Mutiny)?
500
the major language of the Aryans
What is Sanskrit?
500
the salt march
What did Gandhi organize to protest the British rule that it was illegal to own salt that was not made under British control?
500
the Yankee Peddlar
Who is pictured on the Berlin Town Seal?
500
the holy book in Sikhism, it is believed to have the authority of a human priest
What is Guru Granth Sahib?
500
the part of you that returns in reincarnation
What is your soul?
500
the name for the place of worship in Hinduism and Buddhism
What is a temple?
500
the holy books in Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
500
A state of blissful nothingness; what awaits you when you have resolved all of your karmas.
What is Nirvana?
500
one's significant other
What is one's boo?
Note: "huzz" is an inappropriate reference to females and is not a nice way to refer to one's significant other
500
the director of Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Hook
Who is Steven Spielberg?
500
when leaving India after World War 2, the British felt that they needed to do this to prevent bloodshed
What is partition of India into India and Pakistan?
600
loss of local control
An effect of Imperialism on persons living in a country that has been taken over.
600
doing what must be done to get what is necessary; the willingness to take a blow, several blows to show that you will not fight back and will not be moved
What is satyagraha?
600
the two members of the Berlin Police Department to feature in the "fetch me his soul" meme and the "send in the werewolf" meme
Who are Officer Kryzkowski and K9 Casner?
600
the essential ideas of the religion Buddhism
What are the four truths?
OR (2x points)
What are:
1. Suffering exists.
2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires.
3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desires ceases.
4. Freedom from suffering is possible.
600
a name or title for a person who has achieved enlightenment
What is Buddha?
600
an important symbol in Hinduism, it represents ultimate reality or consciousness; it also represents a sound
What is the Om or the Aum?
600
the god of creative destruction in Hinduism, also known as the destroyer god
Who is Shiva?
600
a word meaning "having to do with cities"
What is urban?
600
really, really good
What is bussin'?
600
the first feature-length animated movie ever released
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
600
they took direct control of India
How did Parliament respond to the 1857 revolt (Sepoy Mutiny)?
700
Robert Clive
Who was the British person most responsible for the East India Company taking control of India? (this is not on the quiz)
700
perhaps the most famous follower of Gandhi
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
700
the retired McGee teacher and coach and current substitute teacher who ran for the USA Track and Field Team, who was an NCAA All-American Athlete and who represented the United States at Moscow, Hanover, Warsaw and London
Who is Mr. Keefe?
700
the actual name for the person who's teachings resulted in the religion Buddhism
Who is Prince Siddhartha Gautama?
700
the weight of your actions in this life that determines your next life
What is karma?
700
the name of the person who started Sikhism
Who was Guru Nanak Dev?
700
the preserver god in Hinduism
Who is Vishnu?
700
the definition of monsoon
What is "a seasonal wind that brings either rain or extreme dryness depending on season"?
(you must have included both rain and dryness for credit - no partial credit)
700
short for "outfit"
What is fit?
700
the island that served as a location for Jurassic Park and for King Kong
What is Isla Nubar?
700
many people in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka speak English
What is an effect of the British colonization of this area?
800
the name for the parts of India under direct British control
What is the Raj?
(not on the quiz)
800
Gandhi's response to British textiles
What is Khaddar?
800
our new principal's name and the town where he last worked as a principal
Who is Mr. Sullivan, from East Hampton, CT?
800
the sight of suffering
What caused Prince Siddhartha to run away from being a prince and move on to the path that resulted in the creation of the religion Buddhism?
800
no one person
Who started Hinduism?
800
the name for a temple in Sikhism
What is a gurdwara?
800
the creator god in Hinduism
Who is Brahma?
800
the type of bias that prevented the British from seeing that their actions were wrong
What is cultural bias?
800
when someone becomes significantly more attractive over a short period of time
What is a glow up?
800
the 1974 movie that directly addressed racism and bigotry, but is best known for having the first fart scene in a major motion picture
What is "Blazing Saddles"?
800
the type of bias that resulted in the 1857 Revolt (Sepoy Mutiny)
What is Cultural Bias?
OR
What is Religious Bias?