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Answer
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Who was born in Mecca in 570 AD?
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Muhammad
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Who became the became leader of the Muslims as the first Caliph after the death of above?
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Abu Bakr
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The discovery of what in 1938 developed the Saudi economy radically?
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Oil
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Who founded al-Qaeda and lost his citizenship in 1994?
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Osama bin Laden
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The Arabian peninsula is the original home of what nomadic ethnic group?
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Bedouin
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In what country's war against Houthis has Saudi Arabia played a significant role since 2015?
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Yemen
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What empire controlled the coastal regions of Saudi Arabia from the 16th century until WWI?
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Ottoman Empire
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What British officer helped the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against the above in WWI?
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T.E. Lawrence
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What Saudi king died in 2015?
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Abdullah
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Who did replace him as the king of Saudi Arabia?
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Salman
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What royal family founded the modern-day Saudi Arabia in 1932?
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House of Saud
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What country did Saudi Arabia officially cut ties with in 2017?
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Qatar
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What word is used to refer to an Islamic state under the leadership of an Islamic steward?
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Caliphate
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What were women allowed to legally do for the first time in 2018?
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Drive
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According to the Quran, what cubic black structure was built by Abraham and Ishmael?
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Kaaba
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With what country has Saudi Arabia been in a proxy conflict since 1979?
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Iran
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What mosque in Mecca did Islamist extremists temporarily seize control in 1979?
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Grand Mosque
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In what city was the construction of the future-tallest building in the world started in 2013?
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Jeddah
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What Saudi king was assassinated in 1975, despite his popularity?
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Faisal
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What country's ambassador was kicked out after its government called for the release of two dissidents in 2018?
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Canada
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