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2018 General Social Studies Quiz.
2018 General Social Studies Quiz.
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1
What is this?
Never Eat Sour Watermellon
A cool tattoo
Direction Star
Compass Rose
2
In what country was Adof Hitler born?
Germany
Austria
France
Poland
3
The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of .....
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
4
The world is divided into Four of these...
Latitudes
Pieces
Hemispheres
Quadrants
5
There are seven continents, which one is the United States a part of ?
South America
Asia
Europe
North America
6
Antarctica in located in this Hemisphere.
Eastern
Northen
Southern
Western
7
Which Country has the most military personnel?
India
Russia
U.S.A
China
8
What is a Monarch?
Civilization ruled by a King and Queen
Civilization ruled by a small group of people
Civilization ruled by a Emperor
Civilization ruled by a President
9
The Taj Mahal can be found in what country...
Thailand
Pakistan
Nepal
India
10
The world's largest salt flat is located in the Altiplano region in which Country?
Sri-Lanka
Haiti
Bolivia
Guatemala
11
This lines run parallel to the Equator and are sometimes called lazy.
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Mr.Daniel
Lines of Lines
Lines of Latitude
12
Japan has the World's highest life expectancy.
True
False
13
What is the largest city in the world?
Lagos, Nigeria
Mumbai, India
Beijing, China
Tokyo, Japan
14
The Mayan people built this ancient wonder but in what country will you find it?
Argentina
Colombia
Mexico
Egypt
15
What does the word Holocaust mean?
Sacrafice of jews
Sacrafice of pain
Sacrafice of death
Sacrafice by fire
16
This natural wonder is known as....Falls
Rose
Mary
Elizabeth
Victoria
17
Myanmar has had many capitals, but when British ruled the country, what was the capital?
Mandalay
None of these
Rangoon
Bagan
18
Which two cities were atomic bombed in 1945?
Melbourne , Mandalay
Hiroshima, Tokyo
Nagasaki, Tokyo
Nagasaki, Hiroshima
19
What Country has the third largest economy?
China
UK
Japan
Germany
20
What is the newest place to become a Country?
South Sudan
Serbia
Eritrea
Montenegro
21
Who was Myanmar colonized by?
British
American
Spain
Portugal
22
In which year did Myanmar get independence from the British?
1981
1984
1948
1942
23
Living in harmony with nature is an important part of chinese culture primarily because of-
Confucianism
Buddhism
Hindusim
Taoism
24
Which continent is located at number 3 ?
Asia
Pacific Ocean
Africa
North America
25
Who makes laws in a Democracy?
One person
The people
Dictator
King or Queen
26
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
Tanzania
Bhutan
Canda
Nepal
27
What electronic device uses latitude and longitude to find someones absolute location?
Facebook
Computer
HDTV
GPS
28
North, South, East and West are....
Letters
Intermediate Directions
Nothing
Cardinal Directions
29
Which country is the least densely populated Country in the world?
Mongolis
Malaysia
Indonesia
Panama
30
Which Country exists today in the area that was ancient Mesopotamia?
Turkey
Greece
India
Iraq
31
What is the cleanest City in the world?
New York City, U.S.A
Tokyo, Japan
Copenhagen, Denmark
Zurich, Switzerland
32
How many earthquakes occur in Japan each year?
1000
500
200
1500
33
What Country is also known as Holland?
France
Honduras
Australia
The Nether lands
34
The most famous Roman leader was...
Plato
Scorates
Julius Caesar
Draco
35
Which Country speaks portuguese?
Morocco
Peru
Tanzania
Brazil
36
When was first steam engine invented and who was the inventor.
1986, Thomas Daniel
1896, Thomas Jason
1896, Thomas Ravi
1698, Thomas Savery
37
This line is used to divide the North and South Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Equator
North Pole
38
Hanoi
India
Mongolia
Peru
Vietnam
39
What was the name of the writing system developed by the Sumerians?
Chariots
Hleroglyphic
Nebuchadnezzar
Cuneiform
40
Where is Machu Picchu?
Chile
Peru
South Africa
Mexico
41
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of the wonders. What was its purpose?
A monument to the god Ra
A tomb
A temple
A momument to a great war victory
42
Place where jewish people worship.
Mosque
Temple
Synagogue
Church
43
Which country is not in Asia?
Bulgaria
Timor-Leste
Kuwait
Bhutan
44
What do they call someone who believes in no religion?
Judaism
Buhari
Sharia
Atheism
45
Who has the power in a dictatorship?
King or Queen
Representatives
One person
All people
46
What is the safest city in the world?
Berne, Switzerland
Sydney, Australia
Venice, Italy
Tokyo, Japan
47
What were the main reasons for the first world war?
The revolution of Russia with Lenin
Murder of German President in Berlin
Territorial rivalry
Murder of Austria's heir in Sarajevo
48
What Ocean is number 6?
ATLANTIC
ARCTIC
PACIFIC
INDIAN
49
What was the Babylonian King Hammurabi most famous for ?
Having lions as pets
Inventing Cuneiform
Building the largest palace
Laws
50
What is the 4th most spoken language?
Spanish
Hindi
Mandarin Chinese
Arabic
51
What are the two main christianity holidays.
Christmas / Ramadan
Passover / Easter
Passover / Ramadan
Easter / Christmas
52
What was the oldest civilization in Myanmar?
Pe gu
Pyu
Mon
Pagan
53
This line is used to divide the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Conga
Equator
North Pole
54
The belief in one god.
Zoroastrianism
polytheism
monotheism
calvinism
55
What type of political system was Greece know for?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Mornachy
56
What is the longest river in Europe?
Danube
Rhine
Volga
Yangzte