People of the World BONUS ROUND

Question 1

What do the people of Argentina call the Argentine cowboys?

Accepted Answer

Gauchos

Question 2

Which Indian tribe became famous as breeders of Appaloosa horses?

Accepted Answer

Nez Perce

Question 3

The people of what country are noted for their sponge fisheries?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 4

What is the common name for people who are members of the Society of Friends?

Accepted Answer

Quakers

Question 5

What language is the foundation of the Romance languages--Spanish, Italian, French, etc?

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 6

The people of what country might be able to trace their ancestry back to Genghis Khan?

Accepted Answer

Mongolia

Question 7

When the Soviet Union collapsed, who emerged as the most powerful man in Russia?

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin

Question 8

Winston Churchill led what nation during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 9

After the Great Flood, who were the first people to develop and use writing?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians, Lydians

Question 10

The people of the Caribbean island of Haiti speak dialects of what language?

Accepted Answer

French

Question 11

Name one of the three European countries whose names and capitals are the same.

Accepted Answer

San Marino, Monaco, Luxembourg

Question 12

In 1066, William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings and became king of what country?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 13

Although English is composed of many different languages, it is basically in what family?

Accepted Answer

Germanic

Question 14

What language is known as "the language of diplomacy"?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 15

What name is given to teh wooden shoes worn by Dutch farmers

Accepted Answer

Klompen

Question 16

What people minted the first coins?

Accepted Answer

Lydians

Question 17

What name is given to the people who are followers of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muslims

Question 18

Which ancient civilizations was known for its many philosophers?

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 19

The Line of Demarcation divided new lands in the West between what two nations?

Accepted Answer

Spain and Portugal

Question 20

The people of what country make beautiful Dresden China?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 21

What article of clothing is unique to the men of Scotland?

Accepted Answer

Kilts

Question 22

The people of what country have more than 700 languages?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 23

What people of New Zealand are known for their sailing and navigation?

Accepted Answer

Maoris

Question 24

Which people invented paper made from wood?

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 25

What name was given to the people who wanted to separate from the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Separatists

Question 26

In which country do more Indians live than in any other country of the world?

Accepted Answer

Peru

Question 27

Who were the first people to settle in New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Maoris

Question 28

In 1933, a group of men seized control of Germany. Who was their leader? What were they called?

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler; Nazis

Question 29

What name is given today to the people of Spain & Portugal who fled to the north when invaded?

Accepted Answer

Basques

Question 30

Indian women of what South American country wear brightly colored clothes and derby hats?

Accepted Answer

Bolivia

Question 31

Hudson Taylor was a missionary to the people of what country?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 32

What are the names of two of the Indian tribes included in the Iroquois League of Five Nations?

Accepted Answer

Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Mohawk

Question 33

The people of Asian country have a sing-song language so the tone of voice changes the meaning?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 34

Eighty Percent of the people of what large country live within 200 miles of its southern border

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 35

Which ancient Greek people developed the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Athenians

Question 36

One of the languages of South America is Afrikaans, which is a form of what other language?

Accepted Answer

Dutch

Question 37

The people of what island country have nicknamed themselves "Kiwis" after the flightless bird?

Accepted Answer

New Zealand

Question 38

What people of northern Europe were best known for semi-nomadic reindeer herding?

Accepted Answer

Sami

Question 39

What nationality was Florence Nightingale?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 40

Explorers from what nation explored and settled the southwestern United States?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 41

What form of government do the people of the British Isles and Scandinavia have?

Accepted Answer

Constitutional Monarchy

Question 42

What name is given to the nomadic Arabs who wander in the deserts?

Accepted Answer

Bedouins

Question 43

Which group of Indian people were named for their long beards?

Accepted Answer

Lombards

Question 44

What South American Indians were conquered by Pizarro?

Accepted Answer

Incas

Question 45

The people of what country grow and sell the most flowers?

Accepted Answer

Holland, The Netherlands

Question 46

The people of India have two main languages. Hindi is one. What is the other?

Accepted Answer

Bengali

Question 47

Which leader of the former Soviet Union began the programs of perestroika and glasnost?

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 48

Who were the first people to live in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Aborigines

Question 49

The people of what Central-American nation were once part of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala

Question 50

Can you name one country Scandinavians live in?

Accepted Answer

Denmark, Sweden, Norway

People of the World BONUS ROUND

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