| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Dominant religion in the Middle East | Islam | 97%
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| Gulf often referred to simply as "The Gulf" | {Persian} Gulf | 94%
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| The world's tallest building | Burj {Khalifa} | 89%
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| Capital of Qatar | Doha | 83%
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| "Strip" of land which borders Israel, Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea | Gaza Strip | 78%
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| Ethnic group whose homeland is split between Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq | Kurds | 78%
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| Country which borders Saudi Arabia on a small, man-made island called "Passport Island" | Bahrain | 76%
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| Egypt's largest peninsula | Sinai | 72%
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| City where the Kaaba is located | Mecca | 69%
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| River on whose west bank you'd find the West Bank | Jordan | 66%
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| Historical name for the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers | Mesopotamia | 66%
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| Another name for the Persian language | Farsi | 64%
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| Tallest mountain in Turkey, thought by some to be the place where Noah's ark landed | Mount Ararat | 54%
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| Peninsula that makes up most of Turkey | Anatolia | 52%
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| Second most populous city in Syria, after Damascus | Aleppo | 51%
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| Type of tree depicted on the flag of Lebanon | Cedar | 50%
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| City whose "Green Zone" was established in 2003 | Baghdad | 49%
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| Egypt's largest dam | Aswan Dam | 44%
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| Largest city in southern Yemen, or the gulf on which it is located | Aden | 41%
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| Mountain range, starting with the letter Z, which passes through western Iran | Zagros Mountains | 18%
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