Geography
Fertile areas created by underground bubbles of water are called what?
Oasis
Despite identifying as Romans, the people of the Byzantine empire primarily spoke what language?
Greek
What is the word for God in Arabic?
Allah
What is a social system that divides people into classes based on birth?
Caste System
Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
JD Vance
What is the name for someone who lives by traveling from place to place?
Nomad
Who was Justinian’s wife, who served as his co-ruler?
Theodora
Give the name of the holy book where Muhammad recorded his teachings.
Quran
Mansa Musa turned which city into a center of learning and culture?
Timbuktu
Which performance artist holds the record for the most grammy wins? (35 wins)
Beyoncé
What is the holiest city in Islam, where millions of Muslims travel each year?
Mecca
What Roman emperor proclaimed the Greek colony of Byzantium in the “New Rome'' in 330AD?
Constantine
What is the name of the Islamic belief in the struggle against sin and the enemies of Islam?
Jihad
Who established the Empire of Songhai in 1464?
Sunni Ali
Since the year 2000 what Major League Baseball Team has won the most World Series titles?
The Boston Red Sox
Scientists believe humans first evolved in this climate zone.
Savannah
What were the two defenses that protected the city of Constantinople?
1. Theodosian Walls
2. Harbor Chains
What three areas did scholars make advances in during the “Islamic Golden age.”
1. Medicine
2. Astronomy
3. Mathematics
What two European Artists were inspired by West African masks and art?
2. Pablo Picasso
The smallest bones in the body are located where?
Ear
What are the four major climate zones in Africa?
1. Mediterranean
2. Desert
3. Semi-Arid
4. Rainforest
5. Savannah
What were the three major accomplishments of Justinian the I?
1. Re-conquered lost roman lands
2. Instituted a new System to laws
3. build the Hagia Sophia and Hippodrome
What are the five Pillars of Islam (in English)?
1. Faith
2. Prayer
3. Charity
4. Fasting
5. Pilgrimage (hajj)
What are two African instruments used in African celebrations?
1. Ngoma
2. Balafon
What are the original three starters in the first Pokémon game?
1. Squirtle
2. Charmander
3. Bulbasaur
What are the two rivers that flow through West Africa?
2. Niger
What was added to the exterior of the Hagia Sophia when Constantinople was conquered by Mehmed the II in 1453.
4 Minarets
What being supposedly gave Muhammad the teaching of Islam?
The Angel Gabriel.
Out of the four African kingdoms we studied, which share a name with a modern African nation?
Mali and Ghana
What was the first movie to make over a billion dollars at the box office?
Titanic