Middle East
Australia and Oceania
South Asia
Africa
East/SE Asia
100
This is the Middle Eastern country (actually in the Sahel) where the “Arab Spring” began.
What is Tunisia?
100
Almost all of central Australia has this climate.
What is desert?
100
Shiva, Vishnu, Kali, and Ganesh are examples of this.
What are Hindu gods?
100
These were the first Europeans to settle in South Africa.
Who were the Dutch?
100
This country once ruled most of Indo-China.
What is France?
200
This was the name of the last Pharaoh of Egypt
Who was Cleopatra?
200
This country is the primary home to the Maori people.
What is New Zealand?
200
This destroyed Harappa and Mohenjo-daro in the Indus River Valley. (Daily Double)
What is 'we will never know for sure' :)
200
This East African country was one of the only Italian colonies in Africa.
What is Eritrea?
200
'Juche' or 'self-reliance' is the official type of government in this country.
What is North Korea?
300
This is the unique form of government in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
What is a constitutional theocracy?
300
British Royal Navy explorer who discovered Australia for England.
Who is Captain James Cook?
300
The Tamil are an ethnic minority fighting for independence in this South Asian country.
What is Sri Lanka?
300
The fighting between the Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda (and Burundi and Uganda) is based on these differences between them.
What are physical differences (categorized by the Belgians)?
300
One of the seven original cultural hearths on Earth was located in this river valley in China.
What is the Wei-Huang (Yellow) River Valley?
400
The (anglicized) name of the Muslim general, and rival of Richard the Lionheart, who expelled Christians from Jerusalem in 1187.
Who was Saladin? (Salah a-Din)
400
This is the world's smallest country (by area and population).
What is Nauru?
400
This was the first Prime Minister of India (after independence).
Who was Jawaharlal Nehru?
400
These were the infamous trials that sentenced the leaders of the ANC (including Nelson Mandela) to life in prison for "sabotage." (Daily Double)
What were the Rivonia Trials?
400
The United States ruled this country until July 4, 1946.
What is the Philippines?
500
Former and current President of Israel who is not a fan of Arabs or Palestinians and who is not particularly helpful to the peace process.
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?
500
The 'Dreaming' is the native religion of this people.
Who are the Australian Aboriginals?
500
These physical geographic features comprise most of the islands in the chain that make up the Maldives and are the tops of former volcanoes.
What are atolls?
500
This ultra-corrupt dictator has ruled Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) since 1980.
Who is Robert Mugabe?
500
The ancient city/temple of Angkor Wat is located in this Southeast Asian country.
What is Cambodia?
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