Armenian Culture
Horses and Nomads
Soviet Cinema
Persian Culture
Ancient Greek Arts
Shamanism
Coffee and Hookah
100
This red fruit, which contains many seeds within, is an important symbol for the Armenian Identity.
What is Pomegranate?
100
This French dish of raw minced beef and egg yolk was inspired by a myth of Tatar nomads using meat to combat saddle sores.
What is Steak Tartare?
100
This fantastic piece of Western cinema (with a Soviet Director) pits the 16th American President against the immortal creatures of the night (vampires).
What is Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?
100
Often called the "Persian New Year," Kurds and various other Iranic peoples celebrate this holiday.
What is Nowruz?
100
This young conqueror spread Greek culture from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Central Asia.
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
The shaman interacts with these metaphysical beings to heal people, control nature, and predict the future.
What are spirits?
100
This religious concept is why Muslims cannot consume intoxicating substances.
What is Haram?
200
This well-known Armenian-American metal band is known for its unique sounds and heavy political messaging.
What is the System of a Down?
200
This crucial Eurasian trade route connected the Chinese and Byzantine Empires for most of recorded history.
What is the Silk Road?
200
This famous politician, revolutionary, and founding father of the USSR believed films to be a very effective propaganda tool.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
200
This ancient Persian monarch was known for inventing human rights and freeing the Jews from Babylon.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
200
This deconstructive Ancient Greek legend was a globe-spanning naval adventure that featured many iconic Greek characters, such as Hercules.
What is Jason and the Argonauts?
200
This Middle Eastern/Eastern European nation played a crucial role in the revival of modern shamanism.
What is Turkiye/Turkey?
200
This Empire's failed siege of Vienna led to coffee becoming a European commodity.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
300
This volcanic, snow-capped peak in modern-day Turkey has cultural significance to Armenians.
What is Mount Ararat/Agri/Massis?
300
These semi-nomadic horsemen of Slavic descent were used as a ruthless mercenary force throughout the centuries.
Who are the Cossacks?
300
This late-era Soviet policy referred to the increased Governmental transparency and the loosening of censorship laws in media.
What is Glasnost/Oppenness?
300
This tragic Persian love story is called the "Romeo and Juliet of the East."
What is Layla and Majnun?
300
This Western Ideology from the 19th Century promoted "a love of the Greek Culture."
What is Philhellenism?
300
This Central Asian religion was an organized version of Shamanism in the Mongol Empire.
What is Tengrism?
300
This East African nation is where all coffee comes from.
What is Ethiopia?
400
This type of traveling minstrel/bard overlays Oud music over their epics. (Their name means lover in a number of Middle Eastern languages.)
What is an Ashugh/Ashik?
400
This popular sport from Afghanistan involves players in horses playing "football" with a goat's carcass.
What is Buzkhashi/Kokpar?
400
This Soviet film technique consists of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.
What is Montage?
400
This first monotheistic religion was founded in Ancient Persia.
What is Zoroastrianism?
400
This column type was created in the 6th Century BC and was seen as more "relaxed and decorative."
What are Ionic columns?
400
Created from deer hide, wood, and beer, this instrument is the Shaman's most crucial tool.
What is the ceremonial drum?
400
This Mughal Muslim ruler's physicians created hookahs.
Who is Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar/Akbar the Great?
500
This term, which is used by Native Armenians in sometimes derogatory contexts, refers to the Armenian diaspora who have assimilated into a foreign culture.
What is "Odar?"/What is "Spitak Yeghern?"
500
Crucial to Kazakh iconography, this mythological winged horse was known for siring powerful heirs.
What is Tulpar?
500
This world-renowned Soviet filmmaker was known for his ambitious science-fiction movies and lethal work ethic.
Who is Andrei Tarkovsky?
500
This aristocratic (and originally Persian) team sport utilizes horses and long clubs to hit a small ball.
What is Chovgan/Polo?
500
Often called the "Image Wars," these conflicts pit the Christian Church against defunct Greek Pagan Art.
What are the Byzantine Iconoclasms/Iconoclasms?
500
This term refers to the ritual in which the Shaman enters the world of the Spirits.
What is a Spirit Seance/Spirit Journey/Vision Quest?
500
These people were the original harvesters/consumers of tobacco.
Who are the Indigenous/Native Americans?