| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Most spoken language | Arabic | 100%
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| C | Island country in the Mediterranean | Cyprus | 98%
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| K | Country invaded by Iraq in 1990 | Kuwait | 98%
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| M | Islam's holiest city | Mecca | 98%
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| J | City considered holy by three major religions | Jerusalem | 97%
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| O | Country ruled by a sultan | Oman | 97%
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| U | Country where Dubai is located | United Arab Emirates | 97%
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| H | One of Israel's official languages | Hebrew | 96%
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| Q | Country on the above | Qatar | 96%
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| I | Capital city of Pakistan | Islamabad | 95%
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| P | Oil-rich gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula | Persian Gulf | 95%
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| R | Sea separating Africa and Asia | Red Sea | 95%
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| G | The smaller of the Palestinian territories | Gaza Strip | 94%
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| D | Salt lake with the world's lowest elevation on land | Dead Sea | 93%
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| E | One of the two great rivers of Mesopotamia (the other is T) | Euphrates | 93%
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| S | Canal between the above and the Mediterranean Sea | Suez Canal | 93%
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| T | One of the two great rivers of Mesopotamia (the other being E) | Tigris | 92%
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| Y | Mountainous country in the south of Arabia | Yemen | 91%
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| W | The larger of the Palestinian territories | West Bank | 87%
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| B | Largest city in the world for five centuries | Baghdad | 82%
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| L | Egyptian city, the site of ancient Thebes | Luxor | 79%
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| F | Fried chickpea balls, now a popular street food worldwide | Falafel | 78%
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| X | Persian king who had the Dardanelles whipped; famously invaded Greece. | Xerxes | 70%
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| Z | Ancient Iranian religion still practised by several thousand people | Zoroastrianism | 47%
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| V | Lake in Turkey, largest in Western Asia (after the Caspian Sea) | Lake Van | 34%
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| N | Artificial lake on the Nile River; 6th largest reservoir in the world | Lake Nasser | 30%
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