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1
India is found on the continent of ________________.
Africa
Asia
North America
Australia
2
The religions of __________________ and Buddhism both began in India
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
3
When the population is counted it is called a ____________________.
census
vote
poll
trial
4
Who is that Pokemon?
Espeon
Caterpie
Litten
Butterfree
5
Christopher Columbus sailed _____________ voyages to the New World
one
two
four
three
6
The major rivers of India in ancient times were the Indus and the ___________________ Rivers
Mississippi
Ganges
Tigris
Nile
7
When the Spartans heard the Persians would cover the sky with arrows they said: "This is good news
we will fight in the shade."
run for cover."
8
The Buddha was born in _____________.
China
India
9
Guitarist _____________________ helped introduce the sitar to Western music.
Carlos Santana
George Harrison
Ravi Shankar
Eric Clapton
10
The seasonal winds of India are called the ______________________.
Hurricane
Snow Squall
Noreaster
Monsoons
11
The winter monsoon in India brings ________________ from the northeast
dry winds
wind and heavy rain
12
The greatest hero of ancient Greece was _________________.
Homer
Achillies
Aeneas
Hector
13
The most famous sitar player of the 20th century was __________________
Ravi Shankar
Mumtaz Mahal
Shah Jahan
Mahatma Gandhi
14
This is the logo of the NBA _______________________________.
LA Lakers
Boston Celtics
Golden State Warriors
Utah Jazz
15
When Alexander the Great invaded India he stopped at the ______________________ River.
Nile
Ganges
Euphrates
Indus
16
This symbol from the flag of India is called the Ashoka ____________________.
Round Thingy
Chakra
Oval
Circle
17
One of the most revolutionary things Christopher Columbus did was _____________________.
go to the Canary Islands
estimate the size of the earth
navigate with the stars
sail West
18
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to remember _____________.
his wife
soldiers killed in battle
Indian Independence
a great battle
19
The Sanskrit letter "Om" is repeated out loud and used for _____________________________.
meditation
mathematics
baseball
science
20
The summer monsoon in India brings _____________________
wind and heavy rain
dry winds
21
This Indian instrument is called a ____________________.
Stratocaster
Guitar
Sitar
Telecaster
22
Shah Jahan's wife was named _________________________.
Mumtaz Mahal
Elizabeth II
Cleopatra
Joan of Arc
23
The Taj Mahal was made largely of ___________ marble.
Purple
White
Orange
Black
24
Alexander the Great established an important city in Egypt called _________________.
Cairo
Alexandria
Memphis
Thebes
25
This building in India is called the ____________________________
DCU Center
Mr. James House
Library of Alexandria
Taj Mahal