October/november Current Events Test

Question 0

Civil war

Answer 0

War between two organized groups within the same state

Question 1

What is the Al-Qeada?

Answer 1

Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin laden

Question 2

Ethnic

Answer 2

Group sharing common culture,religion or language

Question 3

Extremists

Answer 3

A person who is far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society

Question 4

Insurgents

Answer 4

Rising against the government or other authority

Question 5

Allies

Answer 5

To unite or To place a friendly association

Question 6

Cornage

Answer 6

The tenant of land must give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn

Question 7

Sunnis

Answer 7

A group of Muslims that believe caliph should be the man to lead

Question 8

Shias

Answer 8

Group of Muslims that Ali (the son of Muhammad) should lead

Question 9

Caliph

Answer 9

Was the Leader of all Muslims after Muhammad died

Question 10

Caliphate

Answer 10

Form of Islamic government led by caliph

Question 11

Abu Bakral-Baghdadi

Answer 11

Proclaimed as the so called caliph of the Islamic state organization

Question 12

Sharia

Answer 12

The moral code and religious law of a prophetic religion

Question 13

Van doos

Answer 13

Another name for The Royal 22e Regiment

Question 14

Beaver pelts

Answer 14

The under fur of a beaver which was used to make hats

Question 15

Dogs

Answer 15

Found land mines and delivered messages during the war

Question 16

Eagle

Answer 16

Symbol on the Royal Canadian Air Force cap badge

Question 17

Pigeons

Answer 17

Carried messages attached to their leg during the war

Question 18

Bears

Answer 18

Mascots and good luck symbols during the wars

Question 19

Horses

Answer 19

Carried soldiers and hauled supplies during wars

Question 20

Armistice

Answer 20

Formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting

Question 21

Commonwealth

Answer 21

Intergovernmental organization of 53 member states

Question 22

Statutory

Answer 22

Required, permitted or enacted by statute

Question 23

Governor General

Answer 23

The federal representative of the Canadian monarch

Question 24

Armistice day

Answer 24

Commemorated every year on November 11th to mark the armistice signed between the allies of world war 1c

Question 25

Veterans Day

Answer 25

Official United States holiday on November 11 that honours the U.S veterans

Question 26

Remembrance Day

Answer 26

Memorial Day on November 11 to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty

Question 27

Legislation

Answer 27

Laws, rules and regulations

Question 28

Commercial

Answer 28

Advertisement

Question 29

Poachers

Answer 29

People who illegally hunt, kill or capture animals

Question 30

Reconnaissance

Answer 30

Military observation of a region

Question 31

Drones

Answer 31

Radio controlled air craft

Question 32

Anonymous

Answer 32

A person not identified by name

Question 33

Exploitation

Answer 33

Use or utilization, especially for profit

Question 34

Prestigious

Answer 34

Having a high reputation; honoured

Question 35

Autobiography

Answer 35

A history of a persons life, written by that person

Question 36

Taliban

Answer 36

Islamic political movement in Afghanistan

Question 37

Alfred Nobel

Answer 37

Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor and manufacturer. Was the inventor of dynamite

Question 38

Malala yousafzai

Answer 38

Pakistani activist for female education. Was the youngest to ever win a Nobel prize

Question 39

Kailash satyarthi

Answer 39

Indian children's rights advocate and activist against child labor

Question 40

Brandishing

Answer 40

Wave something such as a weapon as a threat or in anger

Question 41

Colony

Answer 41

Territory under the political control of a state

Question 42

Communism

Answer 42

A system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common

Question 43

Constitution

Answer 43

The system of fundamental principals according to which a nation or state is governed

Question 44

Liberal

Answer 44

Open to new behaviour or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

Question 45

Universal

Answer 45

Affecting or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group

Question 46

Suffrage

Answer 46

The right of women to vote on the same terms as men

Question 47

Persecution

Answer 47

Treated badly due to race or political or religious beliefs

Question 48

Basic law

Answer 48

a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment of constitution

Question 49

World war 1 dates

Answer 49

July 28, 1914- November 11, 1918

Question 50

World war 2 dates

Answer 50

September 1, 1939- September 2, 1945

Question 51

Korean War dates

Answer 51

June 25, 1950- July 27,1953

Question 52

Afghanistan war dates

Answer 52

December 25, 1979- February 15, 1989