journey across borders
education without borders
wonders of the middle east
lost in translation
standing together
100

WHAT DO WE CALL SOMEONE WHO MOVES FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER TO LIVE THERE?

WHO IS AN IMMIGRANT ?

100

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR MONEY AWARDED TO STUDENTS TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION, OFTEN BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OR FINANCIAL NEED?

WHAT IS A SCHOLARSHIP?

100

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FAMOUS ANCIENT PYRAMIDS LOCATED NEAR CAIRO, EGYPT?

WHAT ARE THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA?

100

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR CONVERTING WRITTEN TEXT FORM ONE LANGUAGE INTO ANOTHER?

WHAT IS TRANSLATION?

100

WHAT DO WE CALL SOMEONE WHO FREELY GIVES THEIR TIME TO HELP OTHERS WITHOUT EXPECTING PAYMENT?

WHAT IS A VOLUNTEER?

200

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE MULTILINGUAL?

WHAT DOES TO SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES?

200

WHAT DOES ESL STAND FOR IN EDUCATION?

WHAT IS ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE?

200

WHAT CITY IN TURKEY IS FAMOUS FOR CONNECTING EUROPE AND ASIA ACROSS TH BOSPHORUS STRAIT?

WHAT IS ISTANBUL?

200

WHAT LANGUAGE USES THE GREETING ”MARHABA“ MEANING “HELLO”?  

WHAT IS ARABIC?

200

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE UNFAIR TREATMENT OF PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR PERCEIVED FOREIGN NATIONALITY OR BACKGROUND?

WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA?

300

WHAT UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PROTECT REFUGEES AND HELP THEM FIND SAFETY?

WHAT IS UNHCR (UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES?

300

WHAT UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION PROMOTED EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD?

WHAT IS UNESCO (UNTIED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION)?

300

What country has the deepest metro station? 

What is Kyiv’s Arsenalna station? 

300

WHAT LANGUAGE, SPOKEN PRIMARILY IN AFGHANISTAN AND PARTS OF PAKISTAN, BELONGS TO THE IRANIAN BRANCH OF THE INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGE FAMILY?

WHAT IS PASHTO?

300

WHAT DO WE CALL THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTING TO A NEW CULTURE WHILE MAINTAINING ASPECTS OF ONE‘S ORIGINAL CULTURAL IDENTITY?

WHAT IS ACCULTURATION?

400

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO ASKS ANOTHER COUNTRY FOR PROTECTION BUT WHOSE REFUGEE CLAIM HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED?

Who is an asylum seeker? 

400

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR EDUCATION THAT ENSURES ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUNDS OR ABILITIES, HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN TOGETHER?

WHAT IS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?

400

WHICH MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS PERSIA?

WHAT IS IRAN?

400

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A LANGUAGE USED BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SHARE THE SAME NATIVE LANGUAGE, ALLOWING THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER?

WHAT IS A LINGUA FRANCA?

400

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE SYSTEMATIC EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN GROUPS FROM SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, OR POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES?

WHAT IS MARGINALIZATION?

500

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO IS FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME BUT REMAINS WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRY’S BORDERS?

WHO IS AN INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON?

500

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL THAT AIMS TO ENSURE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL?

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 4 – AKA QUALITY EDUCATION

500

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DESERT THAT COVERS THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHERN ARABIAN PENINSULA AND IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST CONTINUOUS SAND DESERTS?

WHAT IS RUB‘ AL KALI (THE EMPTY QUARTER)

500

WHAT IS THE LINGUISTIC TERM FOR THE PROCESS OF ADAPTING A WORD FROM ONE LANGUAGE INTO ANOTHER, SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WORD “KARAOKE” ORIGINATING FROM JAPANESE?

WHAT IS LINGUISTIC BORROWING (OR A LOANWORD)

500

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE 1951 INTERNATIONAL TREATY THAT DEFINES WHO QUALIFIES AS A REFUGEE AND ESTABLISHES FUNDAMENTAL PROTECTIONS FOR REFUGEES?

WHAT IS THE 1951 REFUGEE CONVENTION?

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