Mongolian Day to Day
What is the name for a Mongolian tent?
Gerr
What was Genghis Khan's birth name?
Temujin
What is the Mongolian landscape known as?
The steppe
Who is the new Assistant Principal for 2024?
Mr Ellis
WHat sport is the focus for the film "Bend it Like Beckham"?
Soccer
What was a mans role in Mongolian society?
Most Mongol men were warriors
They would also make weapons and hunt animals for food
Leaders of clans
What happened to Genghis Khan as a child?
Kidnapped by a rival tribe.
What is the Mongolian landscape dominated by?
Plains and grasslands
Who is the new Webber House Leader for 2024?
Mrs Priest
What continent includes Iran?
Asia
Knuckle Bone Shooting, original started as a game for what?
Killing time during long, harsh Mongolian winters.
What year did Genghis Khan rise to power?
1206
What is the coldest temperature, reached in the steppe, during winter?
-40 degrees celsius
Who is the youngest member of TEACHING staff at MDCC?
Miss Rumbauchs
What is Harry Potter's middle name?
James
One of the main reasons for the effectiveness of the Mongol armies was it's organization. The main division of the Mongol army was the tumen. How many soldiers were in one tumen?
10,000
How many people did Genghis Khan and his army kill during their war campaigns?
40 million
What directions did Mongolian clans migrate during summer?
Who is the new Leader of Curriculum for 2024?
Mrs Bright
In what city would you find Battery Park?
New York City
At its peak, how much land did the Mongol Empire cover?
23 million sq kms
Genghis had many wives throughout his life, but by far the most important was his first wife. What was her name?
Borte
Which country does not share a border with Mongolia?
- Russia
- China
- Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Which 2023 TED teachers, hold a foreign passport? (There's 4)
Miss O'Brien (Irish), Miss Lam (UK), Mrs Fellows (Dutch) and Mrs Bolitho (USA)
Sinologists study which country?
China