Al-Nasser
24-08-05, 01:10 PM
What's Your Geopolitical IQ?
By M. L. Rossi
Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi are part of what island chain:
Starbucksia
Philippinia
Indonesia
Sykes-Picot is:
a revolver made by Smith-Wesson
a fabulous wine from northwestern France
a secret 1916 agreement between the Brits and the French that ultimately remapped the Middle East after World War I
Plan Colombia is a:
high school course that prepares students to enter Ivy League Schools
luxurious vacation package to Bogota
controversial $ 7.5 billion program to eradicate Colombia's cocaine production, battle left wing rebels and protect US oil interests
The Agreed Framework is a:
frame that an artist agrees best suits her painting
new marital counseling technique
1994 agreement that South Korea, Japan and the US would supply North Korea with two light-water nuclear reactors if North Korea dropped its nuclear weapons program
Kashmir is:
a soft and sensual material used for scarves and sweaters
an international bank in Russia
an edgy region in the Himalayas where three wars between India and Pakistan have been fought and that is dubbed "the most dangerous place in the world" since both are now nuclear powers
Baku is:
a honey-dripping Greek dessert
an ancient Japanese ceramics technique
an important oil boom town in Azerbaijan where new oil pipelines are opening up
The world's largest supplier of arms to other countries is:
North Korea
Iraq
The United States
Billions of dollars of American weaponry and military equipment goes to:
waste
North Korea, Iran and Iraq
Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
True or False: The United States possesses more weapons of mass destruction than any other country
Fresh water is:
best drunk with a twist of lemon
the one resource we'll never run out of
a source of major tension in the Middle East and possible future wars
Iran is different from most Middle East countries because:
the residents wear flashier turbans
the locals refuse to ride camels
the people are ethnically Persian (not Arab), speak Persian (not Arabic) and are Shiite Muslim (not Sunni)
The 2002 Saudi Peace Plan:
proposed that Iran and Iraq finally be friends
proposed that militant Muslims pipe down
proposed that Mideast countries would normalize relations with Israel if Israel pulled back to its pre-1967 borders
The Camp David Accords:
created the lodge as the permanent presidential retreat
was an agreement not to log near Camp David
was a 1978 Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement for which the US rewards both countries by giving them over $ 3 billion in free arms and military equipment every year
The FARC is:
the latest dance craze of Venezuela
the look a French women gives when she is displeased
the best known group of Colombia's left wing rebels
Kofi Annan is:
the main port city in Yemen
a beloved Indian film star
the Nobel Peace Prize-winning secretary-general of the United Nations
ISI is:
Arabic for SOS
Russian for RSVP
Pakistan's secret service - Interservices Intelligence -- that had (and still may have) strong links with Osama bin Laden and the Taliban
An Islamist wants:
Islam to secede from Russia
Everyone to speak in Islamese
An Islamic religious government running their country
The Stans are:
Fans of Laurel and Hardy
Standard entry tests to Asian colleges
Five Central Asian republics that were once part of the Soviet Union
Of the Stans, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are of great interest because:
their names are the most fun to say
they have the most outstanding ballet troupes
they are brimming with oil and natural gas
Ayman al-Zawahiri is:
Egypt's sexy soap opera star
a spicy lentil-n-eggplant dish
Bin Laden's right hand man and mastermind of Al-Qaeda.
Al Jazeera is:
bin Laden's left hand man
a hilarious comic from Syria
Qatar's 24-hour news station that is the Mid-East's most popular.
The Five Pillars of Islam are:
propping up the White House
in need of a paint job
the basic tenets of good Muslim life: profession of faith, five times daily prayers; giving to charity; making a pilgrimage to Mecca and fasting during Ramadan.
Fatwa is:
a fat warrior
Arabic for "Did you see the veil on that gal!"
An Islamic religious ruling or call for action.
Mullah, mufti, and imam are all:
the Arabic names of the three Stooges
the most popular names of mid-east kittens
titles given to Islamic religious figures
Turki is
the name given to a resident of Turkey
the name of America's favored fowl
the name of Saudi Arabia's former minister of intelligence who is named in a class action suit brought by 9-11 victims
The "three things" that Osama bin Laden said he opposes are:
red, white and blue
Coca-Cola, McDonalds and apple pie
US military presence in Saudi Arabia; economic sanctions on Iraq; US backing of Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Osama bin Laden first became an enemy of the United States when
"Murder She Wrote" went into reruns
New York City went non-smoking
Saudi King Fahd went to the US to fight Saddam Hussein in "Desert Storm" and rejected bin Laden's offer to fight Iraq with his holy warriors
www.armchairdiplomat.com/quizz.htm
By M. L. Rossi
Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi are part of what island chain:
Starbucksia
Philippinia
Indonesia
Sykes-Picot is:
a revolver made by Smith-Wesson
a fabulous wine from northwestern France
a secret 1916 agreement between the Brits and the French that ultimately remapped the Middle East after World War I
Plan Colombia is a:
high school course that prepares students to enter Ivy League Schools
luxurious vacation package to Bogota
controversial $ 7.5 billion program to eradicate Colombia's cocaine production, battle left wing rebels and protect US oil interests
The Agreed Framework is a:
frame that an artist agrees best suits her painting
new marital counseling technique
1994 agreement that South Korea, Japan and the US would supply North Korea with two light-water nuclear reactors if North Korea dropped its nuclear weapons program
Kashmir is:
a soft and sensual material used for scarves and sweaters
an international bank in Russia
an edgy region in the Himalayas where three wars between India and Pakistan have been fought and that is dubbed "the most dangerous place in the world" since both are now nuclear powers
Baku is:
a honey-dripping Greek dessert
an ancient Japanese ceramics technique
an important oil boom town in Azerbaijan where new oil pipelines are opening up
The world's largest supplier of arms to other countries is:
North Korea
Iraq
The United States
Billions of dollars of American weaponry and military equipment goes to:
waste
North Korea, Iran and Iraq
Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
True or False: The United States possesses more weapons of mass destruction than any other country
Fresh water is:
best drunk with a twist of lemon
the one resource we'll never run out of
a source of major tension in the Middle East and possible future wars
Iran is different from most Middle East countries because:
the residents wear flashier turbans
the locals refuse to ride camels
the people are ethnically Persian (not Arab), speak Persian (not Arabic) and are Shiite Muslim (not Sunni)
The 2002 Saudi Peace Plan:
proposed that Iran and Iraq finally be friends
proposed that militant Muslims pipe down
proposed that Mideast countries would normalize relations with Israel if Israel pulled back to its pre-1967 borders
The Camp David Accords:
created the lodge as the permanent presidential retreat
was an agreement not to log near Camp David
was a 1978 Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement for which the US rewards both countries by giving them over $ 3 billion in free arms and military equipment every year
The FARC is:
the latest dance craze of Venezuela
the look a French women gives when she is displeased
the best known group of Colombia's left wing rebels
Kofi Annan is:
the main port city in Yemen
a beloved Indian film star
the Nobel Peace Prize-winning secretary-general of the United Nations
ISI is:
Arabic for SOS
Russian for RSVP
Pakistan's secret service - Interservices Intelligence -- that had (and still may have) strong links with Osama bin Laden and the Taliban
An Islamist wants:
Islam to secede from Russia
Everyone to speak in Islamese
An Islamic religious government running their country
The Stans are:
Fans of Laurel and Hardy
Standard entry tests to Asian colleges
Five Central Asian republics that were once part of the Soviet Union
Of the Stans, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are of great interest because:
their names are the most fun to say
they have the most outstanding ballet troupes
they are brimming with oil and natural gas
Ayman al-Zawahiri is:
Egypt's sexy soap opera star
a spicy lentil-n-eggplant dish
Bin Laden's right hand man and mastermind of Al-Qaeda.
Al Jazeera is:
bin Laden's left hand man
a hilarious comic from Syria
Qatar's 24-hour news station that is the Mid-East's most popular.
The Five Pillars of Islam are:
propping up the White House
in need of a paint job
the basic tenets of good Muslim life: profession of faith, five times daily prayers; giving to charity; making a pilgrimage to Mecca and fasting during Ramadan.
Fatwa is:
a fat warrior
Arabic for "Did you see the veil on that gal!"
An Islamic religious ruling or call for action.
Mullah, mufti, and imam are all:
the Arabic names of the three Stooges
the most popular names of mid-east kittens
titles given to Islamic religious figures
Turki is
the name given to a resident of Turkey
the name of America's favored fowl
the name of Saudi Arabia's former minister of intelligence who is named in a class action suit brought by 9-11 victims
The "three things" that Osama bin Laden said he opposes are:
red, white and blue
Coca-Cola, McDonalds and apple pie
US military presence in Saudi Arabia; economic sanctions on Iraq; US backing of Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Osama bin Laden first became an enemy of the United States when
"Murder She Wrote" went into reruns
New York City went non-smoking
Saudi King Fahd went to the US to fight Saddam Hussein in "Desert Storm" and rejected bin Laden's offer to fight Iraq with his holy warriors
www.armchairdiplomat.com/quizz.htm