| Arab Conflicts Part 1 | ||
| #1 | The Taliban seized control of which nation’s government in 1996, which harbored terrorists, Osama bin Laden, and al-Qaeda in the 2000s? | Afghanistan |
| #2 | Ever since Jewish Zionists declared the independent State of Israel on May 14, 1948, fighting between Jews and which other group has occurred? | Palestinians |
| #3 | In which nation did Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s reforms lead to the collapse of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s government and the establishment of an Islamic Republic? | Iran |
| #4 | During which conflict in 1967 did Israel launch airstrikes against its neighbors, tripling its territory and encompassing an additional one-million Arabs, mostly in the West Bank? | Six Day War |
| #5 | Which document reads: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights…”? | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Arab Conflicts Part 2 | ||
| #1 | What was the name for the revolutionary uprisings in 2010 that took place in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain? | Arab Spring |
| #2 | Saddam Hussein, the leader of which nation, invaded neighboring Kuwait in 1990 to gain control of its oil fields? | Iraq |
| #3 | Which organization, formed in 1964, argued for an Arab state to be created out of Israel’s territory and has also launched numerous terrorist attacks against Israel over the years? | Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) |
| #4 | Which conflict occurred in Egypt in 1956 after Gamal Abdel Nasser took power? | Suez War |
| #5 | Which group of terrorists, driven by poverty and religious fundamentalism, has the goal of promoting their own visions of a pure Islamic society and ending Western influence? | Islamic Fundamentalists |
| International Organizations | ||
| #1 | Which international organization’s goal is to build a “world free of poverty” and provides grants, loans, and advice for economic development for developing countries? | World Bank |
| #2 | What is the legislative branch of the United Nations? | U.N. General Assembly |
| #3 | Which international organization arranges trade agreements, settles trade disputes, and deals with the rules of trade among nations? | World Trade Organization |
| #4 | Which international organization oversees the global financial system by watching exchange rates and offering assistance to developing nations? | International Monetary Fund |
| #5 | What is the executive branch of the United Nations? | U.N. Secretariat & Secretary General |
| Current World Issues | ||
| #1 | What is the process by which people and nations of the world have become more interdependent economically, politically, and socially? | Globalization |
| #2 | Deforestation has contributed to conversion of semi-arid lands into deserts, known as what? | Desertification |
| #3 | What revolution in agriculture included genetically engineered foods with the hopes that greater yields will help solve the world hunger crisis? | Green |
| #4 | What was invented in 1971 that paved the way for the personal computer? | Microprocessor |
| #5 | Private companies that have divisions in more than two countries and tie the economies of the nations of the world together in a global economy are called what? | Multinational Corporations |
| World Leaders | ||
| #1 | Which Liberal Party member became the Prime Minister of Canada in 2015? | Justin Trudeau |
| #2 | Who became chancellor of West Germany following World War II? | Konrad Adenauer |
| #3 | Who became president of France following World War II, after establishing France’s Fifth Republic? | Charles de Gaulle |
| #4 | Who took control of the Communist Party in the U.S.S.R. following World War II? | Joseph Stalin |
| #5 | Who became the Prime Minister of Great Britain following World War II and helped change Great Britain into a welfare state? | Clement Attlee |
| Final Question | |
| (1) Which of the following U.S. presidents resigned after the Watergate Scandal in 1974?; (2) Which of the following U.S. presidents cut back on the American welfare state, reduced taxes, and developed a good working relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?; (3) Which of the following U.S. presidents was impeached for lying under oath?; (4) Which of the following U.S. presidents was in power during the terrorist attacks of September, 11, 2001 and responded with a war against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan?; and (5) Who was the first African American president of the United States? | (1) Richard Nixon, (2) Ronald Reagan, (3) Bill Clinton, (4) George W. Bush, and (5) Barack Obama |