@CWhat people did the Greek poet Homer
call "a blameless race" in ancient  
times?

~A. Egyptians
~B. Carthaginians
~C. Ethiopians
~D. Moors
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@BThe Portugese colony of ____ is a small
(six square mile) enclave on the Chinese
coast at the mouth of the Canton River.

~A. Hong Kong
~B. Macao
~C. Singapore
~D. Niue
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@BIn ____, the language has changed so
little that a thousand year old book can
be read as easily as today's newspaper.

~A. Greece
~B. Iceland
~C. Germany
~D. Spain
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@AWhat country's motto is:              
"We Want To Remain As We Are"?

~A. Leichtenstein
~B. East Germany
~C. Malta
~D. Italy
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@CIn terms of population, ____ is the
largest democracy on Earth today.

~A. Commonwealth of Australia
~B. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
~C. Republic of India
~D. Peoples' Republic of China
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@AWhich of these is the English transla-
tion of the official name of "Norway"?

~A. Kingdom of Norway
~B. Norwegian People's Democratic
    Republic
~C. United Norway
~D. Norway
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@DWhat is the modern country in the land
that the Romans called "Gaul"?

~A. Turkey
~B. Spain
~C. Lybia
~D. France
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@DFor hundreds of years, southern     
Spain was ruled by ____, which heavily
influenced the region's architecture.

~A. the French
~B. the English
~C. the Portugese
~D. the Moors
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@BWhat is a form of government called
where the head of state is a member     
of a hereditary ruling family?

~A. tyrany
~B. monarchy
~C. theocracy
~D. matriachy
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@BWhere did a type of bagpipe called   
the "Gajda" originate?

~A. Ireland
~B. Yugoslavia
~C. Scotland
~D. Turkey
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@DTimbuktu achieved its height of power
and civilization as capital of what
empire?

~A. Tuareg
~B. Ashanti
~C. Malian
~D. Mandingo
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@CWhat European civilization had the
greatest early impact on West Africa? 

~A. English
~B. Dutch
~C. Portugese
~D. French
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@CWhat hero of West African folk tales is
always pictured as a spider? 

~A. Eschu
~B. Olokun
~C. Anansi
~D. Shango
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@CWhich country has a democratic tradition
that is unique in autocratic eastern
Europe?

~A. Hungary
~B. Bulgaria
~C. Czechoslovakia
~D. Romania
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@BWhich of these countries is home to the
Azjerbanis, Turkmenis, and Uzbekhis?

~A. Turkey
~B. Russia
~C. Afghanistan
~D. India
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@BPeople in which of these occupations 
are least respected in traditional   
Chinese culture?

~A. Scholars
~B. Merchants
~C. Craftsmen
~D. Farmers
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@AWhat are all male Thais (inhabitants of
Tailand) expected to do at some time in
their lives?

~A. become Buddhist monks
~B. become farmers
~C. adopt a child
~D. join a town council
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@BWhat is fermented to make the Mongolian
intoxicating drink called "Kumiss"?

~A. wheat sprouts
~B. mare's milk
~C. grapes
~D. yak blood
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@BWhat is the largest ethnic          
group in China?

~A. Chuang
~B. Han
~C. Uighur
~D. Mongol
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@DWhich of these languages is thought to
be one of the oldest living languages   
in the world?

~A. Greek
~B. Flemish
~C. Polish
~D. Basque
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@AThe first country in the world to   
give women the right to vote was     
____, in 1893.

~A. New Zealand
~B. Australia
~C. Tahiti
~D. Samoa
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@CWhat was the 15th century kingdom whose
metalworks are still prized as the  
finest ever made in sub-saharan Africa?

~A. Zimbabwe
~B. Malian
~C. Benin
~D. Hausa
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@AWhat is a "crwth"? (no,             
that isn't a typo.) 

~A. Welsh harp
~B. Irish loom
~C. Norwegian art form
~D. Bulgarian flute
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@AWhat country is the home of an        
art form called "Fado"?

~A. Portugal
~B. Japan
~C. South Africa
~D. Greece
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@CThe ancient literature of ____ is very
hard to translate because there are so
many riddles and classical allusions.

~A. Castille
~B. Prussia
~C. Wales
~D. Denmark
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@DWhich of these are not a South    
African people?

~A. The Zulus
~B. The Basotho
~C. The Xhosa
~D. The Masai
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@DThe inhabitants of what African country
originally came from Indonesia?

~A. Somalia
~B. Mozambique
~C. Tanzania
~D. Madagascar
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@AWhat country is home to              
the Moors and the Tuareg?

~A. Mauretania
~B. Spain
~C. Vietnam
~D. Bulgaria
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@AThe majority of Indonesian citizens
are...?

~A. Moslems
~B. Buddhists
~C. Hindus
~D. Christians
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@CThe Australian aboriginal peoples
believe that ____ are the only things   
in life of any importance.

~A. cattle
~B. women
~C. dreams
~D. strength and agility
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@BHow is nature's relationship to man
generally considered in Polynesian
mythologies?

~A. benign
~B. cruel
~C. erratic
~D. indifferent
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@CWho was it that is claimed in antiquity
to have fathered the first Emperor of
Ethiopia?

~A. Pharoah Tutankhamen
~B. Julius Caesar
~C. King Solomon
~D. Hercules
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@BWhich of these countries is made up of
six republics speaking five different
languages?

~A. U.S.S.R.
~B. Yugoslavia
~C. Belgium
~D. Romania
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@DKhartoum is the capital of what country?

~A. Algeria
~B. Libya
~C. Chad
~D. Sudan
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@BThe ancient city of Carthage was  
located in what is now which of       
these modern countries?

~A. Morocco
~B. Tunisia
~C. Libya
~D. Algeria
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@AThe first king of Portugal            
was a wandering crusader               
from what country?

~A. Burgundy
~B. Brittany
~C. Gascony
~D. Normandy
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@DVlad the Impaler, the model for Count
Dracula, actually ruled in ____ in the
15th century.

~A. Transylvania
~B. Wallonia
~C. Carpathia
~D. Walachia
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@AWhich of these is considered           
an art form in Burma?

~A. tattooing
~B. belching
~C. head standing
~D. hair braiding
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@BPro-soviet president Hafizullah Amin of
Afghanistan was killed by ____ forces in
1979, after three months in office.

~A. Iranian
~B. Soviet
~C. pro U.S. Afghanistani
~D. Israeli
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@BThe Bishop of Urgel and the President of
France jointly rule in ___, a very small
country wedged between France & Spain.

~A. Monaco
~B. Andorra
~C. Malta
~D. Liechtenstein
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@DFrench is still widely spoken in ____ in
Africa in spite of the exodus in 1962 of
a million French after years of wars.

~A. Angola
~B. Egypt
~C. Libya
~D. Algeria
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@DThe oil rich Sultanate of ____ on the
Island of Borneo became fully indepen-
dent from Britain in 1983.

~A. Kuwait
~B. Burundi
~C. Burma
~D. Brunei
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@BOverrun in recent years by the Vietnam-
ese army, the country of Kampuchea is
better known in the West by what name?

~A. Laos
~B. Cambodia
~C. Thailand
~D. Burma
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@DAlmost the size of the United States,
the ____ desert is the largest desert   
in the world.

~A. Gobi
~B. Mohave
~C. Kalahari
~D. Sahara
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@DIn terms of population, ____ is the
largest country on Earth today.

~A. Commonwealth of Australia
~B. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
~C. Republic of India
~D. Peoples' Republic of China
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@CA monarchy was re-established in ____ in
1975 after the death of the country's 
long time dictator Franco.

~A. Saudi Arabia
~B. Norway
~C. Spain
~D. Togo
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@DWhich of these is the English
translation of the official             
name of "West Germany"?

~A. Commonwealth of Germany
~B. German Democratic Republic
~C. United German States
~D. Federal Republic of Germany
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@BThailand is governed as a(n)...?

~A. communist dictatorship
~B. constitutional monarchy
~C. representative democracy
~D. Islamic theocracy
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@AIn what country is there a folk hero
named "Schweik", a peace loving soldier 
that sabotages his own officer's plans?

~A. Czechoslovakia
~B. Germany
~C. Austria
~D. Poland
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@BIn terms of land area, ____ is the
largest country on Earth today.

~A. Commonwealth of Australia
~B. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
~C. Republic of India
~D. Peoples' Republic of China
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