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Lebanon Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Lebanon?
Quiz by alberici
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Last updated: May 28, 2020
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Capital city
Beirut
Former nickname of that city
Paris of the Middle East
Region, starting with L, that Lebanon is a part of
The Levant
Countries bordering Lebanon
Israel
Syria
Official language
Arabic
Type of tree depicated on the flag
Cedar
Ancient civilization from Lebanon which founded colonies
throughout the Mediterranean
Phoenicians
Major city of the above civilization which Alexander the Great conquered
and changed from an island into a peninsula
Tyre
Biblical name for a god of that city which some Israelites worshipped
Baal
Second-largest city (hint: shares its name with an African capital)
Tripoli
Largest Christian denomination in Lebanon
Maronite Church
Local religion incorporating elements of Islam, Christianity, Hinduism,
and Greek philosophy (hint: starts with D)
Druze
Currency of Lebanon
Pound
European country which had a "mandate" to run Lebanon, 1923−1946
France
Shia political party considered a terrorist organization by the EU
Hezbollah
Lebanese-born lawyer who married George Clooney
Amal Clooney
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Level 82
May 28, 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze

The religion is properly Druzism. An adherent is a Druze. Or Druze faith would be accurate. So Druzism should be an acceptable answer.

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Level ∞
May 29, 2020
Okay
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Level 68
May 30, 2020
Maybe accept Hisbollah? Wikipedia gives Hizbullah and Hizballah as alternate transliterations as well.
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Level 30
Apr 21, 2022
It is spelled with a "ز" in Arabic which is pronounced as "Z"
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Level 82
Apr 26, 2023
The letter 's' in English can also be pronounced in an identical way to 'z' though?
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Level 66
Jun 2, 2020
Baal simply means lord. Not complaint, just an extra piece of information.
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
Same as Allah and Elohim.
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Level 76
Oct 17, 2020
That may be the original meaning of the word, but I believe Ba'al mentioned in the Christian Bible came to be associated with more specific gods, including fertility and storm among others.
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Level 83
Feb 9, 2022
that often happens with words that mean lord or god. As happened with the two I mentioned.
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Level 41
Feb 10, 2022
Hannibal and Hasdrubal's names originated from Baal
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Level 76
Jun 5, 2020
I am terrible at these country quizzes :-(

It's a good series though

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Level 75
Jul 3, 2020
Could Maranite be accepted for Maronite?
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Level 67
Jul 30, 2020
Nice smear job on Hezbollah there. If you think they're bad, just wait until you hear about their enemy's practices. :O
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Level 74
Jul 30, 2020
We didn’t say « bad », we said « terrorist », not the same thing! :)
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
terrorism is bad. But in the case of Hizbollah both labels are entirely accurate. They're horrible.
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Level 77
Aug 4, 2020
Who said he thinks they're 'bad'? The clue states it's considered a terrorist organization by the EU, something which is objectively correct.
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
objective reality is dangerous to those whose worldview is based on something other than
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
Don't take this guy seriously. Every comment he makes here is like Russian state propaganda. (NATO needs to end, all Communist countries are "cool," every American president is a war criminal and should be assassinated) He probably works for Wikileaks or some East European troll farm.
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Level 33
Feb 13, 2022
Nothing wrong with Wikileaks. It exposed things about many countries, including Ecuador who Julian Assange was being guarded by. It was completely unbiased. You only hate it because it exposed your dear holy America.
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Level 65
Aug 26, 2020
Really, Paris should be the Beirut of Europe. Beirut is one of the oldest cities in the world and has way more history and culture than eiffel tower town
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Level 73
Sep 22, 2020
Ok.
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Level 68
Nov 29, 2022
"Eiffel tower town"

I'm stealing that.

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Level 68
Oct 2, 2020
I thought the main Christian denomination is Greek Orthodox, or Syrian Orthodox (Wikipaedia).
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Level 88
Oct 17, 2020
Here's a Wikipedia page I found that says it's the Maronites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Maronite_Christians
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
Really beautiful country. Rich history. Delicious food. Lovely women (gotta throw something out there for the slut-shamers to get excited about).

... unfortunately a very sad political situation. Though not as bad as their neighbors in Syria, of course. But still not good. I'm not one to blame anything and everything on the West or colonialism etc, but it's hard not to think that Sykes and Picot couldn't have done a better job.

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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
For a diverse historical country, you would think the quiz could have included something else other than George Clooney's wife.
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2020
That question did seem a bit odd. I mean, Mia Khalifa is a lot more famous than Amal Clooney. and I wouldn't have expected her to show up, either.
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Level 88
Oct 17, 2020
Yeah, like, the fact that Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut.
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Level 57
Oct 17, 2020
I’m surprised more people knew Amal Clooney than the Maronite Church. Never heard of her, but Maronites is one of the things I always associate with Lebanon.
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Level 74
Feb 9, 2022
One of my favourite Private Eye headlines: "Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries actor"
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Level 71
Feb 15, 2021
Ancient civilisation.....tries a few then gives up.

Major city in the civilisation you don’t know......no chance.

Name for a god they worshipped.........again, no chance.

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Level 55
Apr 20, 2021
There is a city called tyre! Awesome!
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Level 83
Feb 9, 2022
Very famous and historically significant city, too.
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Level 41
Feb 10, 2022
Should accept Syriac as well as Maronite
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Level 55
Feb 15, 2022
What about national pizza day?
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Level 56
May 13, 2022
Little tricky, but I loved the challenge! Definitely learned more about Lebanon today.
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Level 53
Feb 15, 2023
11/17 didn't have a clue with the rest