The ger is made up of what materials?

Canvas, and a heavy felt made of wool

Liv looked it up and said it is a cairn, It's an obu, a place to make an offering

Complete this sentence: "We....

"...respect horse as our companions of night and day.

Why does Julia Roberts make the comment the horses need to be tough to survive?

The weather and conditions are extremely tough to survive

Julia describes the disassembling process of a ger like....

Unwrapping a huge birthday present

Finish this saying: “May no bird escape your hand, May your teeth grow yellow with age....

may your horse never leave you on your journey"

What events occur at the Nadaam Festival?

Horse racing, archery and wrestling

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Mongolia Part #4

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Revise the information we have learned about the importance of horse to the Mongolian people, and the clips we watched on Julia Roberts and the Nadaam Festival...

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1
How many Mongolian monasteries (where the monks live and work) did the Chinese destroy?
17
7
70
700
2
The ger is made up of what materials?
A tarp, some tentpegs and a couple of swags
Some tealights, a 44 gallon drum and a pointy stick
A flyscreen, a two dome tent and an annexe
Canvas, and a heavy felt made of wool
3
How did Kublai Khan loose his strategic stranglehold?
He lost control of the steppes
Mongolia became part of China
He tried to be too kind to his people
He lost the goodwill of the people
4
She describes them as....
Zebras without the stripes
Dumb and stubborn
Ugly and slow
Beautiful thoroughbreds
5
As part of Buddhist tradition, how many times does Julia walk around the Ubu, or cairn?
3
Once or twice
It didn't say
She just kept going until she was too dizzy
6
In the documentary, Julia Roberts said the Chinese persecuted .....
The Buddhists and shamanists
Genghis Khans descendants
the Chinese people who had mocved there
Anyone who they didn't like
7
What is the name of the important Festival celebrated by the Mongolians?
Nadaam
Nascar
Independence Day
The Royal Show
8
This pile is....
Ceremonial rocks
Where they chuck out the blue scarves they don't want
Liv looked it up and said it is a cairn
It's an obu, a place to make an offering
9
Complete this sentence: "We....
"are happy with either a camel or a horse"
"...respect horse as our companions of night and day.
"appreciate our eagles and our horses."
"Have a love hate relationship with our horses"
10
Nadaam Festival celebrates what exactly?
Christmas
independence from China
New Years Eve
End of financial yyear
11
Why does Julia Roberts make the comment the horses need to be tough to survive?
Because there is a lot of road kill
They don't know how to survive in the wild
The weather and conditions are extremely tough to survive
12
How much Mongolian does Julia Roberts know?
None
She is fluent in Mongolian
A few phrases
A little bit
13
What is Mongolia known as?
Very primitive
Cold and inhospitable
Barbaric and violent
Land of the Horse
14
Julia describes the disassembling process of a ger like....
Completing a jigsaw
A family party
Unwrapping a huge birthday present
Making a movie
15
Why has the ger been perfect for centuries?
Cool in winter, warm in summer
It traps the naughty children and prisoners
Doesn't blow away too often
Cool in summer, warm in winter
16
The door of the yurt is facing...
north
west
south
east
17
What happened to the takhi horses?
Used to transport the yurts
Driven to extinction
Used for exercise
Groomed and used in horse racing all over the world
18
What is so unique about the modern day population of Mongolia?
They are completely nomadic
They have found oil and are mining it
They are the richest country
They are a semi-nomadic people
19
What do you recognise in this image?
Blue scarf, the traditional Mongolian gift
All of the above
head dress of a married woman
yurt in the background
20
How many pounds can a Bactrian camel carry?
1000
900
700
800
21
What were Genghis Khan's mounted army called?
Great horsemen
Angel's Horsemen
Devils on horseback
Hell's Horsemen
22
This little girl is laughing at the camel whose breath is...
indescribable
Really funny
Like roses
Sweet smelling like straw
23
What is the name of the mountain ranges in the background?
Selwyn
Great Dividing
Altai
Himalayas
24
What was the name of Genghis Khan's grandson?
Chaka Khan
Kublai Khan
Nobody really knows for sure
Boraqchin
25
Where is the bathroom?
In her ger
There was a port-a-loo nearby
The great outdoors
In the communal ger
26
What is the name of the wild horse she talks about?
Takhi
Donkey
Mongolian wild horse
Tacky
27
One of the most popular things to see at the Festival is....
Paintball
Sideshow alley
The archery
wrestling
28
They can also go how long without water?
A month
A week
Two weeks
A day
29
What is the name of the actress who visits Mongolia?
Julia Morris
Julia Roberts
Julianne Moore
Juliette Binoche
30
This is "irag" or horse's milk and tastes like....
Sweet and sour pork
A chocolate millkshake aonly crunchy
Fizzy, warm lemonade
Fizzy, warm yoghurt
31
How many miles can they travel a day?
40 miles...which is 64 km
400 miles... which is 643 km
300 miles...which is 482 km
30 miles...which is 48 km
32
What colour is the furniture and walls?
vibrant orange like the sun
A colour combination to match the rainbow
Biege to match the landscape
vibrant yellow like the sun
33
How many people live in Mongolia today?
2.4 million
24 million
seven
About 700,000
34
What passion does Julia share with Genghis Khan?
Horses
Acting
Making people laugh
Brad Pitt
35
Finish this saying: “May no bird escape your hand, May your teeth grow yellow with age....
and fall out without decay
may your horse never leave you on your journey"
unless you floss regularly
Unless you brush them every morning and night
36
How many herds of the takhi have been released into the wild?
2 - 3
100
20 - 30
200 - 300
37
How many MILES per day could these horsemen travel?
128 miles... which is 205 km
60 miles...which is 96km
30 miles...which is 48 km
80 miles...which is 128 km
38
What does Julia call the houses where they live?
Gert
Yer
Ger
Yurt
39
As they leave her on her first night what question does she realise she hasn't asked?
What they will be doing tomorrow
Where she can take out some money
How to check out in the morning
Where the bathroom is
40
What events occur at the Nadaam Festival?
Horse racing, archery and wrestling
Wrestling and archery
Horse racing and wrestling
Archery and horse racing

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