World Ethnic Groups Quiz

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A quiz on ethnic groups.

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1.

Most people in the Han Chinese diaspora are descended from emigrants from which two regions?
- A.
  
  Guangdong and Fujian
- B.
  
  Guangxi and Sichuan
- C.
  
  Shanghai and Heibei
- D.
  
  Beijing and Shanghai
- E.
  
  Shanghai and Hong Kong
2.

What is the largest ethnic/ancestral group in Argentina?
- A.
  
  Castilians
- B.
  
  Galicians
- C.
  
  Indigenous
- D.
  
  Italians
- E.
  
  Mestizos
3.

What ethnicity did most Mauritian heads of state belong to?
- A.
  
  Bihari
- B.
  
  Creole/African
- C.
  
  Punjabi
- D.
  
  European (White)
- E.
  
  Mauritian
4.

In the context of the Han Chinese subgroups, which is the odd one out?
- A.
  
  Taiwan
- B.
  
  Singapore
- C.
  
  Macau
- D.
  
  Malaysia
- E.
  
  Fujian
5.

What was Karl Marx’s ethnic background?
- A.
  
  Russian
- B.
  
  German
- C.
  
  English
- D.
  
  Ukrainian
- E.
  
  Ashkenazi
6.

Which of these US states have (self-identified, based on Census data) English-American pluralities?
- A.
  
  Idaho and Washington
- B.
  
  Utah and Maine
- C.
  
  Maine and Virginia
- D.
  
  Utah and Kansas
- E.
  
  None of the above
7.

What is the largest ethnic group in Kerala?
- A.
  
  Hindu
- B.
  
  Malayali
- C.
  
  Aryan
- D.
  
  Hindi
- E.
  
  Kerala
8.

What is the largest ethnic group in Israel?
- A.
  
  Sephardic Jewish
- B.
  
  Ashkenazic Jewish
- C.
  
  Yemenite Jewish
- D.
  
  Old Yishuv Jewish
- E.
  
  Israeli
9.

Which is the odd one out, out of the following: Arab, Jewish, Turkish, Assyrian, Tigrinya, Amhara?
- A.
  
  Arab
- B.
  
  Jewish
- C.
  
  Turkish
- D.
  
  Amhara
- E.
  
  Tigrinya
10.

What is the largest Indian ethnic group in Singapore?
- A.
  
  Malayali
- B.
  
  Punjabi
- C.
  
  Gujarati
- D.
  
  Tamil
- E.
  
  Hindu
11.

What are the two largest Indian ethnic groups in New Zealand?
- A.
  
  Malayali, Tamil
- B.
  
  Punjabi, Gujarati
- C.
  
  Punjabi, Tamil
- D.
  
  Bengali, Malayali
- E.
  
  Bihari, Tamil
12.

What is the largest Han Chinese people in Australia?
- A.
  
  Hokkien
- B.
  
  Cantonese
- C.
  
  Shanghainese
- D.
  
  Mandarin-speaking Chinese
- E.
  
  Teochew
13.

Which is the largest non-European minority in Australia?
- A.
  
  East Asians
- B.
  
  Indians
- C.
  
  Indigenous Australian
- D.
  
  Middle Easterners
14.

Which country contains the largest number of Italians outside of Italy?
- A.
  
  United States
- B.
  
  Argentina
- C.
  
  Brazil
- D.
  
  Switzerland
- E.
  
  Australia
15.

What are the two largest ethnic groups of South Africa?
- A.
  
  Dutch and English
- B.
  
  Tswana and Xhosa
- C.
  
  Xhosa and Zulu
- D.
  
  Zulu and Sotho
- E.
  
  None of the above
16.

What is the largest super-ethnic (“racial”) grouping in South Africa?
- A.
  
  Bantus
- B.
  
  Khoisan
- C.
  
  Europeans (Whites)
- D.
  
  Indians (South Asians)
- E.
  
  None of the above
17.

What are the two Coloured-majority states of South Africa?
- A.
  
  KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
- B.
  
  Free State and Limpopo
- C.
  
  Northern Cape and Western Cape
- D.
  
  Free State and KwaZulu-Natal
- E.
  
  Free State and Northern Cape
18.

Which Southern African country contains the largest number of people of European descent?
- A.
  
  Namibia
- B.
  
  Zimbabwe
- C.
  
  Botswana
- D.
  
  South Africa
- E.
  
  Angola
19.

Other than Dutch, what two European peoples contributed the most to the present Afrikaner population?
- A.
  
  Scots and English
- B.
  
  French and German
- C.
  
  French Hugenot and British
- D.
  
  English and German
- E.
  
  French and English
20.

What is Nelson Mandela’s ethnic background?
- A.
  
  Zulu
- B.
  
  Xhosa
- C.
  
  Afrikaner
- D.
  
  Tswana
- E.
  
  Shona
21.

What was Mohandas Gandhi’s ethnic background?
- A.
  
  Punjabi
- B.
  
  Rajasthani
- C.
  
  Uttar Pradeshi
- D.
  
  Hindu
- E.
  
  Gujarati
22.

Which country hosts the largest Turkish diaspora population in Europe?
- A.
  
  UK
- B.
  
  France
- C.
  
  Spain
- D.
  
  Greece
- E.
  
  Germany
23.

What is the largest ethnic minority in Albania?
- A.
  
  Greeks
- B.
  
  Roma/Gypsies
- C.
  
  Romanians
- D.
  
  Slavs
- E.
  
  Albanians
24.

The Kabyles are a Berber people found in which North African country?
- A.
  
  Morocco
- B.
  
  Algeria
- C.
  
  Egypt
- D.
  
  Saudi Arabia
- E.
  
  Tunisia
25.

What are the two subgroups of Indigenous Australians according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics?
- A.
  
  Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
- B.
  
  Australian Aborigines and Maori Australians
- C.
  
  Pama-Nygungan and Tasmanian aboriginal
- D.
  
  Tasmanian aboriginal and Australian aboriginal
- E.
  
  None of the above

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