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1
Jerusslem is holy to Jews, Christians + Muslims.
Maybe
True
False
2
Major terrorist group found in the Middle East?
OSIRIS
Imperialists
Carfortism
ISIS
3
Iran's form of government is a?
Republic
Theocracy
Democracy
Fellowship
4
Shah means?
President
Queen
Royal palace
King
5
Major resource in the Middle East
Coal
Oil
Silver
Copper
6
Palestine was created for which people?
Saudi Arabian oil
Arabs
Foreigners
Americans
7
Which branch of Islam do leaders have to be related to Muhammad?
Shia
ISIS
Judaism
Sunni
8
All countries in the Middle East have the same Per Capita GDP?
True
Bulls host Pacers Saturday night
No way
Blackhawks play at New Jersey Friday night
9
Which area is disputed between the Palestinians and Israel?
Gaza
East Bank of Jordan River
Saudi Arabia
Iran
10
Which religious/ethnic groups make up a majority of Iraq?
Ethiopians
Christians, Jews + Muslims
Shias, Sunnis + Kurds
Arabs, Jews + Kurds
11
Which country took Americans as hostage in 1979?
Iraq
the United States
Antarctica
Iran
12
A group wanting to create the Islamic State of Iraq + Syria is known as?
Arab Spring
OSIRIS
ISIS
Al Qaeda
13
Who was leader of the Taliban?
Jeremy Jonais
Saddam Hussein
Osama Bin Laden
Anwar Sadat
14
Which organization was created to lend money to countries in need?
The World Health Organization
The World Bank
The United Nations
White Castle
15
Who was the Muslim explorer and traveler?
Osama Bin Laden
Jake from State Farm
Moses
Ibn Battuta
16
Israel was created by the United Nations.
Batman rules
True
False
Spiderman rules
17
Who won the Iraq and Iran War?
To create a market for non oil goods
Iraq
Iran
No one
18
Which peninsula is in the Middle East?
Practuractoloy
Arabian
Indus
Iranian
19
Iraq invaded which country?
Kuwait
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Japan
20
Country is home to Mecca?
Yemen
United States
Saudi Arabia
Yewomen
21
How many Gods do Muslims believe in?
45
Infinite amount
2
1
22
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
December 31
Today
November 10
January 18
23
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
South Bend
Mecca
Medina
Riyadh
24
Which international organization is also a rock band?
O.P.E.C.
The United Nations
W.H.O.
The Beatles
25
Israel is mostly Jewish.
True
False
Arab nations
I forgot how to spell Israel
26
Which country is NOT in the Middle East?
Syria
Egypt
Israel
China
27
The United States invaded which country?
Iraq
Iran
Israel
China
28
Baghdad is the capital of which country?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iraq
Jersey
29
Thanksgiving is in November this year.
True
I do not like turkey
False
Turkey is a country
30
Which country is south of Saudi Arabia?
Iran
Iraq
Yemen
Israel
31
Fossil fuels, such as oil are non-renewable because?
Can only be made at night
Are only made on Mars
Are too expensive to make
They take millions of years to create
32
The Middle East lies between which continents?
Asia, Australia + North America
Europe, Asia + Africa
Europe, Asia + the Arctic
Burger King, McDonald's + Taco Bell
33
The Middle East is one country.
False
True
34
Who is the leader of Syria?
Bashar Assad
Osama Bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Itzak Rabin
35
The movement to create a country for the Jewsih people is known as?
Palestine
Holocaust
Diaspora
Zionism
36
Israel's government is a?
Communist government
Knesset
Dictatorship
King
37
All people in the Middle East have high GDP's?
I saw a squirrel this morning
I ate too much candy on Halloween
True
False
38
Trees grow in deserts because there is plenty of moisture.
False
True
39
Who was dictator of Iraq?
Saddam Hussein
Omar Shariff
Anwar Sadat
Mohandas Gandhi
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The dispersing, spreading out of the Jewish people is known as?
Diaspora
Oasis
Zionism
Palestine
