| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What Religion began in Mecca? | Islam | 98%
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| What language is most commonly spoken in the Middle East? | Arabic | 87%
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| What is the largest oil producer in the world? | Saudi Arabia | 80%
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| What country broke into civil war in 2011? | Syria | 75%
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| In which city was Jesus born? | Bethlehem | 62%
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| What was the former name of Istanbul? | Constantinople | 57%
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| Who was president of Iraq from 1979-2003? | Saddam Hussein | 57%
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| Christians tried to take back the Holy Land in what series of events? | Crusades | 54%
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| What is the name of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates? | Mesopotamia | 54%
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| What Middle Eastern building project connected the Red and Mediterranean Seas? | Suez Canal | 53%
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| How many "Arabian Nights" are there in the title of the famed story book? | 1001 | 48%
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| What country was split up by the Sykes and Picot agreement? | Ottoman Empire | 47%
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| Based on Hindu and Greek systems, what part of mathematics was invented in the Ancient Islamic Caliphate? | Algebra | 45%
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| What wonder of the world was built near modern day Baghdad? | Hanging Gardens of Babylon | 41%
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| What drink was first brewed in Yemen over 1,000 years ago? | Coffee | 40%
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| Which empire controlled much of the Middle East in 500 B.C? | Persian Empire | 36%
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| What people sacked Baghdad, ending the Islamic Golden Age? | Mongols | 35%
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| What monument in Jerusalem is the only remaining part of the Second Temple? | Western Wall | 32%
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| Who lead Arab revolts against the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900's? | T.E Lawrence | 21%
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| What is the English name for the Rub al' Khali? | Empty Quarter | 11%
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| What event killed thousands in Iran in 1972? | Blizzard | 3%
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