WEEK 1 QUIZ

Topics: 1. The Caribbean Islands ( Ibrahim )2. Genocide ( Farida )3. Sultanate of Oman ( Malak )4. World Cup ( Marwan )

THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

1. THE ACT FOR ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE CARIBBEAN CAME INTO FORCE IN 1808. BRITISH CAPTAINS WHO WERE CAUGHT CONTINUING THE TRADE WERE FINED HOW MUCH FOR

EVERY SLAVE FOUND ON BOARD?

A. 20 PoundsB. 100 poundsC. 5 poundsD. 200 pounds

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS

WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO ABOLITION OF SLAVE TRADE IN THE CARIBBEAN?

A. The decline of the British West Indies economyB. The rise of the free trade movementC. The increase in the number of slaves arriving

from AfricaD. The increasing availability of cheaper sugar on

the international market

3. THE WEST INDIA COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN THE 18TH CENTURY, BY

LONDON MERCHANTS, AND ABSENTEE OWNERS OF WEST INDIAN ESTATES. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DID THE

COMMITTEE NOT ACT AS A PRESSURE GROUP FOR?

A. Seeking alternative markets for West Indian cane sugar in the U.S.

B. Encouragement of immigrant labor from IndiaC. Supporting the abolition of the slave trade.D. Opposing the removal of preferential sugar

duties for West Indian sugar.

4. THE WEST INDIA ROYAL COMMISSION WAS APPOINTED IN 1938 AND CARRIED OUT A

COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITION OF ALL THE BRITISH

TERRITORIES IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE COMMISSION HELD PUBLIC HEARINGS IN LONDON

AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN 1938 AND 1939, AND RECOMMENDED SWEEPING REFORMS IN EVERYTHING FROM EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES,

PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE, TO RADICAL POLITICAL CHANGE. THIS

COMMISSION IS ALSO KNOWN AS:

A. The Trade Unions CommissionB. The Reforms CommissionC. The Moyne CommissionD. The Colonial Development Welfare Commission

5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BRITISH COLONIES WERE THE

FIRST TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE?

A. Guyana and Barbados B. St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines C. Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago D. Belize and St. Kitts & Nevis

GENOCIDE

6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ACT OF GENOCIDE?

A. Giving orders to soldiers to commit acts intended to destroy a group of people

B. Killing one person, while knowing of a larger plan to destroy this group

C. Forced abortionD. Honor killings

7. THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 9 DECEMBER 1948. THE CONVENTION

ENTERED INTO FORCE IN 1951. HOW MANY COUNTRIES HAVE RATIFIED THE

GENOCIDE CONVENTION?

A. 50B. 85C. 100D. More than 130

8. THE PRESENT CONVENTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF ___ YEARS AS FROM THE DATE OF ITS COMING INTO FORCE.

A. 4 yearsB. 6 yearsC. 10 yearsD. 15 years

9. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTIES THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE

CONVENTION TO STAY IN FORCE?

A. 20 PartiesB. 10 Parties C. 5 PartiesD. 16 Parties

10. ANY REQUESTS OR DENUNCIATIONS MADE BY ANY PARTY SHALL BE

A. Communicated by phone to the UN B. In written form to the UN secretary generalC. In a meeting with all other partiesD. Through and in compliance with all other

parties

THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

11. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT CAUSES THE MONSOON CYCLE?

A. The difference in the way land and water absorb the Sun's heat

B. The effect of the Earth's rotation on the atmosphere

C. The TidesD. The storage and release of energy as water

changes from liquid to water vapor and back again

12. NEAR THE PRESENT-DAY TOWN OF BAT, ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND WELL

PRESERVED CEMETERIES THAT CONTAIN BRONZE AGE TOMBS. WHAT IS THE SHAPE

OF THESE TOMBS?

A. Beehive shapedB. Pyramid shapedC. Spherical shapedD. Square shaped

13. INFRARED PICTURES OF THE LAND SURFACE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF OMAN ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULA,

TAKEN FROM THE NASA SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR IN 1994, HELPED

ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND HISTORIANS DISCOVER WHAT?

A. A lost caravan city called UbarB. Proof that the first humans lived in the Arabian

PeninsulaC. The lost ark of ZothorD. The first trade market ever made

14. THE COASTAL CITY OF SOHAR, IN TODAY'S OMAN, IS SO CLOSELY

ASSOCIATED WITH TRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND SEAFARING THAT IT IS

MENTIONED AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF WHICH FABLED SAILOR?

A. SindbadB. Ibn BatuttaC. Prophet NoahD. Ahmad Ibn Majid

15. THE MOST TYPICAL SHIP OF THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN, AND THE

ONE MOST COMMONLY USED BY ARAB TRADERS DURING THE MEDIEVAL ERA

WAS CALLED:

A. The KamalB. The DhowC. The MaganD. The Sultana

THE WORLD CUP

16. IN MAY 1904 FIFA WAS FOUNDED IN PARIS WITH HOW

MANY ORIGINAL MEMBERS?

A. 3B. 5C. 7D. 10

17. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF FIFA?

A. ScotlandB. BrazilC. South AfricaD. Switzerland

18. THE SERIES OF AMENDMENTS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS FOR THE

“GOOD OF THE GAME” WERE INTRODUCED TO HELP PROMOTE

WHAT?

A. Fair PlayB. Attacking FootballC. Increased Viewership D. Women’s Football

19. FOOTBALL’S FIRST GOVERNING BODY WAS:

A. FIFAB. IFABC. The FAD. IOC

20. THE FIRST FOOTBALL COMPETITION IN THE WORLD WAS:

A. The World CupB. The FA CupC. The Cambridge CupD. The 1908 Olympics Games

CURRENT EVENTS

21. DUBAI POLICE ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR 11 PEOPLE, SAID TO

BE MOSAD SPIES, FOR KILLING WHICH HAMAS TOP OFFICIAL?

A. Mahmoud al-MabhouhB. Mahmoud AbbasC. Khaled MashalD. Ismail Haniyeh

22. IN MID-FEBRUARY ARGENTINA ANNOUNCED NEW CONTROLS ON

SHIPS PASSING THROUGH ITS WATERS TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS IN A GROWING DISPUTE OVER WHICH

COUNTRY’S OIL DRILLING PLANS?A. BrazilB. USC. BritainD. China

23. IN LATE FEBRUARY MOTHER MARY MACKILLOP BECAME AUSTRALIA’S FIRST:

A. Head of ChurchB. BishopC. PriestD. Saint

24. IN MID FEBRUARY THE IMF GREED TO RESTORE ZIMBABWE'S VOTING RIGHTS AFTER A SEVEN-YEAR SUSPENSION, WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THIS SUSPENSION?

A. Human Rights AbusesB. Unpaid DebtsC. Unfair Trading LawsD. Nuclear Arms Development

25. WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY JOINED THE AFRICAN UNION, IN LATE FEBRUARY, IN CONDEMNING A COUP IN NIGER, WHERE SOLDIERS STORMED A CABINET MEETING AND DETAINED PRESIDENT TANDJA?

A. BritainB. SpainC. ItalyD. France