The Middle East is a place of strong emotions. It is full of ancient culture, ancient beginnings and, today, a place of deep conflict at times. What do you know of this area of the world? You will be able to answer that in a few minutes if you complete our quiz!
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Which Middle Eastern country has the largest population?
Egypt has about 100 million people, followed way behind by Iran with 81 million.
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
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In which country is the spoken language Persian?
Iraq
Syria
Iran
Oman
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Which of these countries is NOT a Middle Eastern country?
Yemen
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
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Which country saw U.S military presence in 2003 as the beginning of a larger scale war?
Yemen
Kuwait
Iraq
Bahrain
5 of 13
Who is the current prime minister of Israel?
Ariel Sharon
Naftali Bennett
Yithak Rabin
Ehud Barak
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Which of these religions did NOT originate in the Middle East?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
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Which of these countries shares a border with Yemen?
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
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What is the name of the Peninsula that Israel returned to Egypt in 1982 after conquering years before?
The peninsula was occupied by Israeli forces during the Six-Day War of June 1967 but was returned to Egypt in 1982 under the terms of the peace treaty concluded between those countries in 1979.
Cairo Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
Pharaoh Peninsula
Egyptian Peninsula
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What is the capital city of Jordan?
Oman
Kabul
Amman
Islamabad
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Which of these is NOT a Middle Eastern food?
Ossobuco is an Italian dish.
Falafel
Shawarma
Ossobuco
Manakeesh
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What is the name of Israel's famous foreign intelligence agency?
The Arab World consists of 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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What is the LEAST populous country in the Middle East?
Qatar
Bahrain
Lebanon
Kuwait
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