Culture
Geography
History
Government
Miscellaneous (Misc.)
100
K-pop is short for _______.
C-pop tried capitalizing on the success of k-pop and is short for _____.
K-pop is short for Korean pop music.
C-pop is short for Chinese pop music.
100
What does ESPN stand for?
Economics
Social
Political
Natural/eNvironment
100
What country colonized the most countries in the world?
Great Britain/United Kingdom/England
100
What are the United States' three branches of Government called?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
100
Frisco is a _____!
Frisco is a BOOMTOWN!!
200
What is the oldest religion in the world?
Hinduism
200
Draw me a compass with cardinal and intermediate directions!
200
The belief that the Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah spread where all of Africa should unite together and fight back the colonizers.
Pan-Africanism
200
What group helps governments around the world by aiming for peace instead of war? They work with most of the countries in the world.
The United Nations
200
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Index
300
What are 4 monotheistic religions?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism by certain accounts
300
What was the land bridge that, once upon a time, connected Asia & North America?
The Bering Strait
300
Nelson Mandela fought against ____.
Mahatma Gandhi led the ______.
Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid.
Mahatma Gandhi led the Salt March.
300
Which government was limited and which one was unlimited with China and Japan?
China = Unlimited
Japan = Limited
300
Where did Mrs. Johnson go to college?
Texas A&M
400
What three religions believe in karma?
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
400
Give me 2 positives and 2 negatives of The Three Gorges Dam!
Possible positives: Gave enormous amounts of energy (enough to power 2% of China), stops future flooding, tourist site that brings in money, gets money from renewable energy, less coal production
Possible negatives: Flooded homes, historical landmarks, and religious sites. People had to move (were displaced). Destroyed habitats, lost animals, etc.
400
What did Siddhartha Gautama's name change to be when he reached enlightenment?
Buddha
400
What do the United States' three branches of Government do?
Executive - executes the law, makes sure it is enforced and followed
Legislative - writes the law
Judicial - uses courts to make sure the laws are fair
400
Name a desert and 2 rivers! :)
Deserts: Sahara, Gobi, Arabian, Atacama, Thar, etc.
Rivers: Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, Ganges, Mississippi, Rio Grande, Thames, Euphrates, Congo, etc.
500
Name 2 pieces of human geography!
Three Gorges Dam, Christ the Redeemer, Gate of India, Buddha statues, Sydney Opera House, Eiffel Tower, Coliseum, etc.
500
Name all 10 Units of our our class! Where in the world did we all go?
North America, Latin America, South America, Europe, Russia & The Eurasian Republic, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa & Southwest Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia & Oceania
500
In the Korean War:
North Korea was backed by _______. Their government became ______.
South Korea was backed by ______. Their government became ______.
North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union/USSR & China. Their government became a dictatorship, "communist", totalitarian, and unlimited.
South Korea was backed by the United Nations & United States. Their government became a capitalist democracy.
500
What was the Soviet Unions form of government?
What is the United States form of government?
The Soviet Union was "communist", unlimited, and totalitarian.
The United States is democratic, capitalist, and limited.
500
Name 5 Heroes of the Day!
Superman (Clark Kent or Calvin Ellis), Wonder Woman, Batman, all the Chinese members of the Justice League of China, a million mutants, Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Green Lanterns (Jo Mullein, John Stewart), Blue Beetle, Swamp-Thing, Man-Thing, Blade, Doctor Voodoo, the Captain Britains, Aang, Toph, All-Might, Luffy, Franky, Doctor Fate, Black Panthers, Bat-family members, Agents of Atlas team members, etc.