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CULTURE COMPETITION

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 3590secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is the capital city of Jordan?

a)

A) Amman

b)

B) Newyork

c)

C) Miami

d)

D) Berlin

2.

4. What is the capital city of Armenia?

a)

A) Newyork

b)

B) Erivan

c)

C) İstanbul

d)

D) Berlin

3.

5. Which country has the smallest area?

a)

A)Vatican

b)

B)Tuvalu

c)

C)Seychelles

d)

D)Maldives

4.

10. Which of the following is not used for finding direction?

a)

A)Lodestar

b)

B)Compass

c)

C) Moss

d)

D)Moon

5.

12. Turkey's neighboring Which of the following is not a country?

a)

A) Greece

b)

B)Armenia

c)

C) Romania

d)

D) Bulgaria

6.

13. What was the first animal to be domesticated?

a)

A) Sheep

b)

B)Dog

c)

C)Chicken

d)

D)Cat

7.

What is the capital of Belgium?

a)

Múnich

b)

Bruselas

c)

Venecia

d)

Dublín

8.

What are the official languages of Belgium?

a)

Neerlandés, francés y alemán

b)

Francés, inglés y neerlandés

c)

Neerlandés, español y alemán

d)

Inglés, francés y alemán

9.

Which Spanish speaking country has the largest population?

a)

Perú

b)

México

c)

Argentina

d)

España

10.

What is the "World Cup"?

a)

a competition for best tacos!

b)

global soccer tournament

c)

Singing competition

d)

a giant cup awarded to the top high school student from a Spanish speaking country

11.

How do you say "please" in Spanish?

a)

por favor

b)

gracias

c)

de nada

d)

buenos

12.

What country does Puerto Rico belong to?

a)

Mexico

b)

España

c)

EE.UU. (U.S.)

d)

Dominican Republic

13.
What is the most popular sport in the Spanish-speaking world?
a)
Rugby
b)
Baseball
c)
Soccer
d)
Basketball
14.
What is the English name for the Mexican Dia de los Muertos?
a)
Halloween
b)
Mother's Day
c)
Christmas
d)
Day of the Dead
15.
Which countries are islands?
a)
Cuba, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana
b)
México, España
c)
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia
d)
Ecuador, Colombia, Panamá
16.

Three popular kinds of currency in Spanish-speaking countries are...

a)

Dinar, Pound, Franc

b)

Rupee, Yen, Pound

c)

Yuan, Lira, Krona

d)

Euro, Peso, Bolivar

17.
From what two languages does Spanish have the most origins?
a)
Latin and Arabic
b)
Latin and Greek
c)
Greek and Roman
d)
Arabic and Roman
18.

What color is the cape of a matador (bullfighter)?

a)

black

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

red

19.

Area that shares a large number of cultural traits.

a)

Cultural diffusion/Culture borrowing

b)

Culture Region

c)

Fine Arts

d)

Economy

20.

What happens when a culture is isolated from other cultures?

a)

Changes in lifestyle occur quickly.

b)

There is a plethora of technology.

c)

Changes in lifestyle occur slowly.

d)

There is a large immigrant population

21.

Which continent see the least amount of cultural borrowing?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

22.

How people and countries use their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs.

a)

Government

b)

Fine Arts

c)

Economy

d)

Religion

23.

People expressing themselves in a meaningful way.

a)

Fine Arts

b)

Government

c)

Customs and Traditions

d)

Language

24.

Rules that allow a society to live without chaos.

a)

Custom and Traditions

b)

Social Organization

c)

Religion

d)

Government

25.

Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Government

c)

Language

d)

Social Organizations

26.

How did the Greeks use myths?

a)

to explain events in their everyday lives

b)

to perform rituals to please their gods

c)

to write great epic poems

d)

to make temples more holy

27.

Brazilians speak what language?

a)

German

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

28.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The Great Wall can be seen from the moon.

b)

The Great Wall is the longest structure ever built by man.

c)

All of the Great Wall is still standing today.

d)

The Great Wall was constructed of brick and mortar.

29.
The Silk Road is
a)
one long road from Italy to Beiging
b)
an intercontinental network of trading routes
c)
an Asian route were silk is sold  
d)
a network of short safe passages to China
30.

People from the island of Hawaii, Guam, and Samoa...

a)

speak over 100 languages

b)

live a successful life wherever they go

c)

love to go fishing and hiking

d)

eventually come to the United States

31.

What country is not part of the Middle East?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Canada

c)

Egypt

d)

Saudi Arabia

32.

Of the resources below, what is the most abundant in the Middle East?

a)

Water

b)

Gold

c)

Coal

d)

Oil

33.

What is the name of this structure:

a)

Ziggurat of Ur

b)

Pyramid of the Sun

c)

Temple of Chichen Itza

d)

Pyramid of Niches

34.

Which country is located at the 1 on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

35.

What is the process called of removing salt and other chemicals from sea water?

a)

desertification

b)

drip irrigation

c)

desalination

d)

drought

36.

What links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Dead Sea

37.

What is a language spoken in Iran by Persians?

a)

Pashto

b)

Uzbek

c)

Farsi

d)

Turkish

38.

Which number on the map is the Tigris River?

a)

12

b)

7

c)

8

d)

3

39.

Athens was the first to practice?

a)

Democracy

b)

Medicine

c)

Religion

d)

Theocracy

40.
Which continent is home to more than 200 languages?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
41.
There are _____ main categories of European languages.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
42.
_________ is the official Language of the United Kingdom.
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Italian
d)
English
43.
The ______ language group includes French, Italian, and Spanish. 
a)
Slavic
b)
Romance
c)
Germanic
d)
None of the Above
44.
In order to better communicate with people from other countries, most Europeans learn to speak ______ as a second language.
a)
French
b)
German
c)
English
d)
Spanish
45.
What is the term used that means the ability to speak two languages?
a)
bilingual
b)
multilingual
c)
trilingual
d)
multisyllabic
46.

Which would be an example of an ethnic group?

a)

people who grow similar food

b)

people who share a language or religion

c)

people who share a belief in god or gods

d)

people who like to read the same literature

47.

Which were goods Arab traders carried across the Sahara by caravan?

a)

salt and gold

b)

silk and wool

c)

grains and olives

d)

books and writing utensils

48.

In which country do most Ashanti live?

a)

Egypt

b)

Kenya

c)

Ghana

d)

Morocco

49.

How many people in Africa today are part of the Bantu culture?

a)

only a very few

b)

over 60 million

c)

several hundred thousand

d)

those living in the south of the continent

50.

Where are the majority of the Swahili people founded?

a)

the Sahel

b)

East Africa

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

51.

The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and...

a)

Arabic

b)

Muslim

c)

Ashanti

d)

English

52.

What is this?

a)

Golden Gate Bridge

b)

Great Wall of China

53.

What is this?

a)

Washington Monument

b)

Lincoln Memorial

54.

Built in Australia’s largest city, this building is famous for its roof’s architecture resembling shells or sails, but are actually 2,194 pre-cast concrete sections.

a)

Kremlin

b)

Easter Island Moai

c)

Eiffel tower

d)

Sydney Opera house

55.

This complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula has a massive step pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, in the ancient city, which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s.

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Macchu Picchu

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Christ the Redeemer

56.

This temple, built in the 12th century by the Khmer people, is the largest religious complex in the world. What historical landmark is this?

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

the Sphinx

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Colosseum

57.

This massive stadium could seat 50,000 people for gladiator battles and other spectator events. What landmark is this?

a)

the Colosseum

b)

Circus Maximus

c)

the Acropolis

d)

Angkor Wat

58.

This is the only one of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still stands today. They were pharaohs' tombs. What is it?

a)

Great Pyramids of Giza

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Mesopotamian ziggurat

d)

the Parthenon

59.

This structure stretches about 5000 miles and was built to keep invaders out. Which world landmark can be seen here?

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Silk Road

c)

the Fort of Chin

d)

the Forbidden City

60.

It means ‘Old Mountain’ in the local Quechua language and was built three days' walk from the Inca capital of Cuzco as a retreat for the Inca leader. What famous ancient city in Peru is this?

a)

Cuzco

b)

Macchu Picchu

c)

Mazatlan

d)

Azteca

61.

An emperor had this marble structure built as a memorial to his wife who had died. It stands on the riverbanks of the Yamuna River in Agra in northern India. What is it called?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Angkor Wat

c)

St. Basil's Cathedral

d)

Vaishno Devi Temple