Countries of the Middle East Quiz

Question 1

What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

Riyadh

Answer

Jeddah

Answer

Mecca

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Medina

Question 2

Which body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Aden

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Red Sea

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Persian Gulf

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Arabian Sea

Question 3

What is the capital of Israel?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

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Tel Aviv

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Haifa

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Beersheba

Question 4

What is the capital of Turkey?

Accepted Answer

Ankara

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Istanbul

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Izmir

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Antalya

Question 5

The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

Answer

Red Sea and Persian Gulf

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Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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Arabian Sea and Red Sea

Question 6

Which country is known as the 'Cradle of Civilisation' and contains Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

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Iran

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Syria

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Turkey

Question 7

What is the capital of Iran?

Accepted Answer

Tehran

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Isfahan

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Shiraz

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Mashhad

Question 8

The world's largest oil reserves are found in which Middle Eastern country?

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Answer

Iraq

Answer

Kuwait

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United Arab Emirates

Question 9

Which tiny Gulf state capital is known as one of the world's fastest growing cities, hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Doha, Qatar

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Manama, Bahrain

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Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Muscat, Oman

Question 10

Which river is the longest in the Middle East and flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq?

Accepted Answer

Euphrates

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Tigris

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Jordan

Answer

Nile

Question 11

What is the smallest country in the Middle East by area?

Accepted Answer

Bahrain

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Kuwait

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Qatar

Answer

Lebanon

Question 12

What is the capital of Jordan?

Accepted Answer

Amman

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Aqaba

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Irbid

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Zarqa

Question 13

The ancient city of Petra, carved into rose-red sandstone, is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Jordan

Answer

Israel

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Saudi Arabia

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Lebanon

Question 14

Which Middle Eastern country has the largest population?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

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Saudi Arabia

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Iraq

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Iran

Question 15

What is the capital of Lebanon?

Accepted Answer

Beirut

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Tripoli

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Sidon

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Tyre

Question 16

The Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world's oil passes, connects the Persian Gulf to which sea?

Accepted Answer

Arabian Sea

Answer

Red Sea

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Gulf of Aden

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Caspian Sea

Question 17

Which Middle Eastern country is home to the ancient city of Aleppo, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities?

Accepted Answer

Syria

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Iraq

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Lebanon

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Jordan

Question 18

What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?

Accepted Answer

Abu Dhabi

Answer

Dubai

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Sharjah

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Ajman

Question 19

What is the capital of Yemen?

Accepted Answer

Sana'a

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Aden

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Taiz

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Hodeidah

Question 20

Cyprus, while geographically in the Middle East region, is a member of which political union?

Accepted Answer

European Union

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Arab League

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African Union

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Commonwealth of Nations