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MidEast Web Quiz

MidEast Web Quiz #1

 

Here are some simple questions to test your knowledge of the Middle East.

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The capital of Saudi Arabia is:

Hejaz
Jihad
Mecca
Riyadh

Emile Lahoud is

A Syrian politician
A French politician
An Israeli olympic competitor
A Lebanese politician

The area of Israel is

About the size of Egypt
About the size of New Jersey
About the size of Jordan
About the size of Iraq

The population of Iran

Is about the same as that of Iraq
Is less than the population of Israel
Is about the same as that of California
Is about the same as that of Egypt

The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is

Hijab
Hegira
Hajj
Kaaba

The Palestine Liberation Organization was founded in 1967 to liberate Palestine from the Israeli occupation that began in the 6-day war. 

True
False

Ahmadinejad is

An Iraqi Holy Man
The President of Iran
A Syrian dissident
An Israeli illegal settlement

Which is true?

Cairo is older than Damascus
Baghdad is West of Teheran
Arabs cannot serve in the Israeli Army
Jews cannot live in Jordan

Who suffered more casualties since 2000?

Palestinians
Israelis

Iraq, Iran and Jordan are Arab countries

True
False


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