Clue | Answer | % Correct |
---|---|---|
Ancient capital located 85 km due south of Baghdad | Babylon | 97%
|
River on which Baghdad is situated | Tigris | 90%
|
Gardens of the above that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World | Hanging Gardens | 89%
|
Leader who died in 2006 in the neighbourhood of Kadhimiya | Saddam Hussein | 80%
|
Cities in the Arab world that are more populous than Baghdad | Cairo | Riyadh | 77%
|
Ancient name for the region in which Baghdad is situated | Mesopotamia | 75%
|
Foreign invaders who sacked Baghdad in 1258 - thus ending that age | Mongols | 69%
|
This legendary sailor of the seven seas was said to live in Baghdad | Sinbad | 66%
|
Historical ruler who died at the age of 32 in that city in 323 BC | Alexander the Great | 62%
|
Common name for the "International Zone" of Baghdad | Green Zone | 51%
|
Type of pyramids with steps, such as Dur-Kurigalzu and Etemenanki in Baghdad | Ziggurat | 48%
|
Former U.S. prison where detainees were abused | Abu Ghraib | 42%
|
Baghdad was the world's biggest city during this age | Islamic Golden Age | 40%
|
The two hands at the "Victory Arch" hold two of this object | Sword | 40%
|
Kathryn Bigelow movie in which a bomb disposal team are targeted by insurgents | The Hurt Locker | 38%
|
Baghdad was the capital of this caliphate between 892–1258 | Abbasid Caliphate | 37%
|
Another version of Aladdin, set in Baghdad | The {Thief} of Bagdad | 29%
|
Name of the "Grand Library of Baghdad" | House of {Wisdom} | 25%
|
High rank Iranian military officer who was assassinated by the U.S. in January 2020 | Qasem {Soleimani} | 23%
|
The U.S. began its invasion of this district on the day known as "Black Sunday" | {Sadr} City | 7%
|