Geography of Iraq Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What rivers is that name mainly referring to? Euphrates
100%
What rivers is that name mainly referring to? Tigris
100%
What ancient capital is located near Baghdad? Babylon
92%
What area's name literally means the "land between the rivers"? Mesopotamia
88%
What body of water do those two rivers empty into after merging to form Shatt al-Arab? Persian Gulf
84%
What area of land, where settled farming first emerged, is also called the "cradle of civilization"? {Fertile} Crescent
80%
What ethnic-based region in northern Iraq has great self-autonomy? Iraqi {Kurdistan}
80%
What tectonic plate is Iraq located on? {Arabian} Plate
76%
What country does Iraq share its shortest border with? Jordan
76%
What is the most populous city in southern Iraq? Basra
72%
What is the most common name for the international zone of Baghdad? {Green} Zone
72%
What G word, as if they were led by a U.S. state leader, describes the Iraqi subdivisions? {Governor}ate
64%
What F city was a major center for the insurgency during the Iraq War? Fallujah
60%
What type of waterlogged M area of land in southern Iraq, dominated by grasses and reeds rather than trees, were drained between the 50s–90s? Marshes
60%
What mountain range, starting with Z, is located between Iraq and Iran? Zagros Mountains
56%
What is the largest dam in Iraq and on river #2, with namesake of a major Iraqi city? Mosul Dam
52%
What type of ancient pyramid with steps can be found in ruin forms across Iraq? Ziggurat
52%
What major desert covers the westernmost parts of Iraq? {Syrian} Desert
40%
What persecuted religious group, starting with Y, only marry within their own faith and community? Yazidis
40%
What K city is the Baba Gurgur oil field, the largest in the world between 1927–1948 andthe birthplace of the Iraqi oil industry, located in the vicinity of? Kirkuk
20%
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