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MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS AND DESERTS,

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geography

Q1: Which of the following African countries lies entirely within the boundaries of another African country?

a. Burundi

b. Malawi

c. Lesotho

d. Djibouti

Q2: Which two African countries border

the Gulf of Aden?

a. Djibouti and Somalia

b. Eritrea and Somalia

c. Ethiopia and Somalia

d. Ethiopia and Djibouti

Q3: What is the world’s geographically largest landlocked country?

a. Mongolia

b. Kazakhstan

c. Turkmenistan

d. Bolivia

Q4: Which three countries are commonly referred to as the Maghreb?

a. Jordan, Syria, Egypt

b. UAE, Oman, Yemen

c. Iran, Iraq, Syria

d. Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria

Q5: As of December 2005, How many republics are in Russia?

a. 21

b. 12

c. 65

d. 24

Q6: Which country is home to Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?

a. Chile

b. Argentina

c. Bolivia

d. Uruguay

Q7: Which of the following nations has the longest coastline?

a. Cuba

b. Nicaragua

c. Haiti

d. Panama

Q8: How many countries border India?

a. 3

b. 5

c. 6

d. 8

Q9: The Ligurian Sea is off of which country’s coast?

a. Italy

b. Portugal

c. Spain

d. Greece

Q10: The Blue Mountains, named such for the blue haze caused by oil droplets given off from eucalyptus trees, are located on which island country?

a. Sri Lanka

b. Madagascar

c. New Guinea

d. Australia

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history

Q1: What country was formed in 1971 as a result of a war between Pakistan and India?

a. Kashmir

b. Nepal

c. Bangladesh

d. Bhutan

Q2: Mocha coffee takes its name from a port city in what country?

a. Yemen

b. Colombia

c. Brazil

d. Oman

Q3: Of the following countries, which one first gave women the right to vote in 1930?

a. France

b. Turkey

c. Brazil

d. Italy

Q4: What is the basis of the Egyptian legal system?

a. Islamic law

b. English Common law

c. French Napoleonic code

d. All of the above

Q5: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed in 1939, decided what?

a. Established communist rule in U.S.S.R

b. Offered autonomy to Soviet republics

c. Ended prohibition in U.S.S.R

d. Treaty of non-aggression between Germany and U.S.S.R

Q6: What unusual event takes place in Guatemala on Election Day?

a. All citizens are asked to fast before voting

b. Children make elaborate masks in order to scare off opponents

c. All government buildings are shut down and boarded up

d. All active duty members of the armed forces are confined to their barracks

Q7: In 2002 East Timor was internationally recognized as an independent state. From which country did East Timor gain its independence?

a. Indonesia

b. Philippines

c. Australia

d. Malaysia

Q8: Which country has the distinction of being the first in the world to recognize the United States’ sovereignty in 1777?

a. Egypt

b. Morocco

c. France

d. England

Q9: From which European country did Angola gain its independence in 1975?

a. Great Britain

b. Spain

c. Portugal

d. France

Q10: What was the Sykes-Picot agreement?

a. Treaty for water rights between Turkey and Spain

b. Agreement between Israel and Egypt following the 1967 conflict

c. Agreement between Great Britain and France that divided the Middle East after WWI

d. Plan by Axis powers in WWII to attack North Africa

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WHAT’S NEWS?

current events

Q1: What group, until 2002, was known as the Organization of African Unity?

a. African National Congress

b. Pan-African Congress

c. African Union

d. United African Nations

Q2: What country is trying to find a cure for women afflicted with RHS or “retired husband syndrome”?

a. Philippines

b. England

c. Canada

d. Japan

Q3: What is the dominant religion in East Timor?

a. Roman Catholicism

b. Islam

c. Buddhism

d. Hinduism

Q4: What nation currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union?

a. United Kingdom

b. Austria

c. Italy

d. Norway

Q5: What country experienced disruption in oil exports in February 2006 due to attacks by a rebel group calling for the re-direction of oil wealth to improve the region from which it’s taken?

a.Saudi Arabia

b.Nigeria

c.Venezuela

d.Iraq

Q6: Iraq’s current president, Jalal Tambani, elected in April 2005, represents which group?

a. Shiites

b. Kurds

c. Arab Sunnis

d. Baaths

Q7: In 2005, which European nation signed a major deal with Russia to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea between the two countries?

a. Germany

b. Ukraine

c. Poland

d. Denmark

Q8: Which former ruler’s immunity was stripped by the country’s court system in January 2006, meaning he can now be prosecuted in a series of torture cases?

a. Robert Mugabe

b. Saddam Hussein

c. Augusto Pinochet

d. Omar Hassan Ahmad

al-Bashir

Q9: What is the name of the first indigenous President of Bolivia who was elected in December 2005?

a. Sergio Valda

b. Evo Morales

c. Hugo Chavez

d. Alvaro Uribe

Q10: The “Bali Nine”, being prosecuted for smuggling heroin, are of what nationality?

a. Indonesian

b. Thai

c. Australian

d. Malaysian

THE MATCH GAME

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