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Middle East #1
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Questions over North Africa and the portions of the Middle East surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
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Name the circled waterway
Suez Sea
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
2
An bomb attack on the U.S. military barracks in this city killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors.
Damascus
Beirut
Benghazi
Jerusalem
3
The ancient temple called Petra is carved into a canyon wall in which Middle Eastern country?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jordan
Turkey
4
The World's longest river is the
Denial
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
5
This river forms part of Israel's western border.
Nile
Amazon
Hejaz
Jordan
6
The "Arab Spring" began in ______________ when a street vendor set himself on fire in protest.
Libya
Egypt
Tunisia
Syria
7
Which one of these major religions does NOT trace its origins to the Middle East?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
8
Former Libyan leader who was killed by rebels in 2011
Assad
Nasser
Mubarak
Gaddafi
9
The U.S. experienced an assault on our consulate in __________ Libya on Sept. 11th, 2012.
Sharm al Shiek
Cairo
Tripoli
Benghazi
10
Fertile spot in the desert made so by the presence of water
Omega
Oasis
Koran
Desalination
11
The Dome of the Rock is atop the Temple Mount in ____, it is one of the holiest sites in Islam.
Cairo
Damascus
Amman
Jerusalem
12
The largest city in Africa as well as in the Arab world.
Damascus
Mecca
Cairo
Amman
13
Name the circled waterway
Istanbul Sea
Aegean Sea
Sea of Marmara
Black Sea
14
Religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad
Sharia
Islam
Muslim
Torah
15
Name the circled waterway
Aegean Strait
Dardenelles
Marmara Strait
Bosporus Sea
16
The last remnants of the old Jewish temple in jerusalem is called the _______ or ________wall.
Western
Rock
Dome
Wailing
17
The peninsula that joins Africa and Southwest Asia is
Hejaz
Anatolian
Sinai
Mediterranean
18
Name the circled waterway
Lake Baikal
Gulf of Suez
Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
19
The belief that the Jewish people should have a home in Palestine
Torah
Zionism
Kibbutz
Secular
20
Islamic holy book
Koran
Kibbutz
Torah
Muslim
21
Both men and women are required to serve in the military in ___________.
Libya
Jordan
Israel
Syria
22
"Land between the rivers"
Assyria
Sinai
Mesopotamia
Cresent
23
Name the circled waterway
Bab al Mandeb
Bosporus Strait
Dardenelles
Suez Canal
24
Excluding Israel, the most Westernized nation we have studied in the Middle East is ______?
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Algeria
Egypt
25
Name the circled waterway
Mediterranean Sea
Blue Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
26
The mountain range that cross along the northern coast of Algeria.
Taurus
Hijaz
Atlas
Hindu Kush
27
A follower of Islam
Zionist
Quran
Sharia
Muslim
28
The Dardanelles and Bosporus Strait connect the Black Sea and Med. Sea through which country?
Turkey
Asia
Egypt
Jordan
29
Name the circled waterway
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Blackness
Black Sea
30
A government system based upon a religion and run by religious leaders.
Democracy
Theocracy
Religiousocracy
Oligarchy
31
Country currently suffering through a civil war as rebels try to oust Brashear al Assad.
Libya
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
32
Jewish holy book
Koran
Torah
Sharia
Jerusalem
33
What percentage of Egyptians live in the 5% of land along the Nile River?
85%
75%
99%
95%
34
The ancient civilization of _______________ invented a calendar very similar to the Mayan's.
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Inca
Egypt
35
Name the circled waterway
Strait of Hormuz
Bab el Mandeb
Gulf of Suez
Djibouti
36
Only city in the World located on two continents.
Istanbul
Mecca
Damascus
Jerusalem
37
The Suez Canal Connects the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea through which country?
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Egypt
Israel
38
The lowest point on the surface of the Earth is on the banks of
Suez Canal
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
39
Excluding Israel, the country with the largest number of non-Muslims is _____?
Egypt
Tunisia
Turkey
Lebanon
40
This city is considered one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the World.
Mecca
Damascus
Jerusalem
Amman
41
Name the circled waterway
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Arabia
42
Largest hot desert in the World
Sahara
Hejaz
Gobi
Rub al Khali
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The largest country in Africa by land area.
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Turkey
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A person who suffers or dies for a cause.
Saint
Martyr
Hero
Torah
