| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiest city in Judaism | J | Jerusalem | 98%
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| Home to the world's tallest building | D | Dubai | 96%
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| Formerly known as Constantinople | I | Istanbul | 94%
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| Where Muhammad was born | M | Mecca | 94%
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| Named for Alexander the Great | A | Alexandria | 92%
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| Capital of Turkey | A | Ankara | 92%
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| Capital of Saudi Arabia | R | Riyadh | 85%
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| Most populous city in Israel | T | Tel Aviv | 85%
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| City whose "Green Zone" was established in 2003 | B | Baghdad | 82%
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| Many games in the 2022 World Cup were played here | D | Doha | 77%
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| Where Muhammad died | M | Medina | 74%
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| Capital city on the Persian Gulf | K | Kuwait City | 71%
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| Ancient Egyptian capital, namesake of a city in Tennessee | M | Memphis | 71%
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| "The Paris of the Middle East", once | B | Beirut | 70%
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| Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate | D | Damascus | 66%
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| City on the Red Sea, home to a building planned to be even taller | J | Jeddah | 62%
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| Egyptian city once known as Thebes | L | Luxor | 57%
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| Yemeni port city situated on a gulf with the same name | A | Aden | 46%
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| De-facto capital of Palestine | R | Ramallah | 36%
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| Iraqi port often visited by Sinbad | B | Basra | 33%
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