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Quiz about Random World Culture
Quiz about Random World Culture

Random World Culture Trivia Quiz


Are you interested in various cultures throughout the world? Check these questions out...

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
16,103
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
2660
Last 3 plays: PurpleComet (8/10), Guest 139 (3/10), Guest 129 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Mabinogion are medieval tales of what culture? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is a parfleche, to a Plains Indian? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is a hammam, to the people of Islamic countries? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Nahdah was a literary renaissance for which cultural group? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Ramakien is an epic poem of what people? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What politico-religious movement was named for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. Other than the New Year festival, what is the other major Japanese cultural and religious festival called? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What Hindu works are also called the Vedanta, or 'end of the Vedas'?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. What's the name of the religious sect that flourished in the Balkans between the 10th and 15th centuries who believed that the material world was created by the devil, Christ's older brother? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What essentially are the South American Indian weapons called 'boleadoras' or bola? Hint



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Mar 24 2024 : PurpleComet: 8/10
Feb 20 2024 : Guest 139: 3/10
Feb 13 2024 : Guest 129: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Mabinogion are medieval tales of what culture?

Answer: Welsh

They include the earliest vernacular Arthurian narrative.
2. What is a parfleche, to a Plains Indian?

Answer: rawhide sack

3. What is a hammam, to the people of Islamic countries?

Answer: public baths

4. The Nahdah was a literary renaissance for which cultural group?

Answer: Arabs

5. The Ramakien is an epic poem of what people?

Answer: Thai

6. What politico-religious movement was named for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie?

Answer: Rastafarianism

7. Other than the New Year festival, what is the other major Japanese cultural and religious festival called?

Answer: bon matsuri

8. What Hindu works are also called the Vedanta, or 'end of the Vedas'?

Answer: upanishads

They are speculative and mystical scriptures of Hinduism and constitute the final sections of the Vedas.
9. What's the name of the religious sect that flourished in the Balkans between the 10th and 15th centuries who believed that the material world was created by the devil, Christ's older brother?

Answer: Bogomils

They rejected everything that brought man into contact with matter, including marriage, procreation, meat eating, etc. They rejected the organizational structure of the Orthodox Church and the rituals along with it.
10. What essentially are the South American Indian weapons called 'boleadoras' or bola?

Answer: balls

They are stones wrapped up in leather and attached to long ropes used by the native Indians of South America and also by the Gauchos.
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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