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History of Syria - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 356 times
- The average score is 12 of 20
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| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What empire controlled Syria between 1516–1918? | Ottoman Empire | 98%
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| What European country had a "mandate" to oversee Syria from 1924–1946? | France | 93%
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| What "caliphate" controlled a significant amount of territory in Syria during the 2010s? | ISIS | 87%
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| To what European country did most of the Syrian refugees flee after the civil war flee? | Germany | 86%
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| What area did Israel take from Syria after that war? | {Golan} Heights | 85%
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| What ancient Mesopotamian kingdom does Syria takes its name from? | Assyria | 82%
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| What country was Syria in a political union with between 1958–1961, known as the "United Arab Republic"? | Egypt | 77%
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| What war did Syria fight with Israel in 1967? | Six-Day War | 77%
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| What ancient area was Syria a part of, also known as the "cradle of civilization"? | {Fertile} Crescent | 76%
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| What series of international protests sparked the Syrian Civil War? | Arab Spring | 75%
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| Who was the President of Syria between 1971–2000? | Hafez al-Assad | 71%
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| What major caliphate was Damascus the capital of between 661–744 AD? | Umayyad Caliphate | 63%
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| What socialist political party has been ruling Syria since 1963? | Ba'ath Party | 57%
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| What four-letter city in Syria was formerly known as Emesa? | Homs | 53%
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| What sect of Shia Islam, starting with A, was founded by Ibn Nusayr in the 9th century? | Alawites | 37%
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| What city on the Euphrates was made the capital of the above in 2014? | Raqqa | 34%
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| What ancient A city, in neighboring Turkey, was the capital of the Roman province that was called "Syria"? | Antioch | 33%
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| What modern-day Turkish province, in which that ancient city is located, was once declared to be a part of Syria by the League of Nations in 1920? | Hatay | 22%
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| Who was born in the ancient city of Philippopolis and became the only Arab Emperor of the Roman Empire? | Philip the Arab | 19%
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| What four-letter ancient city was centered around the region of Tell Mardikh andexcavated by Paolo Matthiae between 1964–2011? | Ebla | 6%
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