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Quiz about Figures and Phrases from World Cultures

Figures and Phrases from World Cultures Quiz

Questions about cultures from around the world. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,268

Updated
Jun 16 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
810

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the Polish statesman Tadeusz Kosciuszko born? Hint

Kracow

Skopje

Koryo

Mereczowszczyzna

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Question 2 of 10

2. Nawruz is the New Year in what culture?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the founder of the Mevlevis, otherwise known as the 'Whirling Dervishes'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the author of Sanguozhi tongsu yanyi, known in English as 'A Tale of the Three Kingdoms'? Hint

Luo Guanzhong

Chen Li

Chen Sou

San mi mei

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Question 5 of 10

5. A Santri is a committed student of which faith? Hint

Kabbalah

Hasidism

Islam

Judaism

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Question 6 of 10

6. Liu Xinghua's writings led to which Literary Movement after the Cultural Revolution ca. 1978? Hint

scarab literature

scab literature

scar literature

scary literature

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Indian leader negotiated the Port Elliot Treaty of 1855, and had his name appropriated by a major city in Washington?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Tibetan poet and mystic was known as the 'Madman of Tsang'? Hint

Lao tzu

Buddha

Confucius

Milarepa

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mawlid is an Arabic word meaning? Hint

Cow tongue dish

Time and place of birth

Worship of African gods

Face painting

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the Latin American socialist who wrote "Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality" (1928)? Hint

Marinaismo

Mari

Morenoi

Mariategui

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the Polish statesman Tadeusz Kosciuszko born?

Answer: Mereczowszczyzna

2. Nawruz is the New Year in what culture?

Answer: Persia

3. Who was the founder of the Mevlevis, otherwise known as the 'Whirling Dervishes'?

Answer: Rumi

4. Who was the author of Sanguozhi tongsu yanyi, known in English as 'A Tale of the Three Kingdoms'?

Answer: Luo Guanzhong

5. A Santri is a committed student of which faith?

Answer: Islam

6. Liu Xinghua's writings led to which Literary Movement after the Cultural Revolution ca. 1978?

Answer: scar literature

7. Which Indian leader negotiated the Port Elliot Treaty of 1855, and had his name appropriated by a major city in Washington?

Answer: Seathl

8. Which Tibetan poet and mystic was known as the 'Madman of Tsang'?

Answer: Milarepa

9. Mawlid is an Arabic word meaning?

Answer: Time and place of birth

10. Who was the Latin American socialist who wrote "Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality" (1928)?

Answer: Mariategui

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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