Middle Eastern Geography
What is the longest river in the Middle East?
The Nile River
What dip is made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic?
Hummus
The Pyramids of Giza are located near which city?
Cairo
This Lebanese singer is known as the “Queen of Arab Pop.”
Nancy Ajram
What’s the traditional Arabic greeting meaning “peace be upon you”?
As-salamu alaykum
This city is home to the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.
Dubai
Which dish is made of stacked layers of pastry, nuts, and honey syrup?
Baklava
The ancient city of Petra is found in which modern-day country?
Jordan
What popular Egyptian artist starred in the movie “The Blue Elephant”?
Karim Abdel Aziz
Which Middle Eastern country has no rivers?
Saudi Arabia
What Middle Eastern country connects Africa and Asia?
Egypt
What rice dish is considered a national meal in many Arab countries and means “upside-down”?
Maqluba
Which empire ruled much of the Middle East for over 600 years, ending after World War I?
The Ottoman Empire
Which Saudi artist performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony?
Fahad Al Kubaisi
What North African country’s flag has a red background with a green pentagram in the center?
Morocco
Which Middle Eastern country is home to the ancient city of Babylon and is crossed by both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Iraq
This Egyptian street food dish mixes rice, lentils, chickpeas, pasta, fried onions, and tomato sauce. What is it called?
Koshari
What is the Arabic term for “Golden Age” of science and culture, centered in Baghdad?
Bayt al-Hikma or The House of Wisdom era
What is the name of the famous annual music festival held in Morocco?
Mawazine
This North African country was the first in the region to gain independence from colonial rule in 1956.
Tunisia
Name three Middle Eastern capitals that begin with the letter “B."
Beirut, Baghdad, and Bahrain/Manama
This smoky eggplant dip, often confused with hummus, is made with roasted eggplant, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.
Baba Ghanoush
Name one scientific innovation or discovery from the Islamic Golden Age.
Algebra, optics, astrolabe, etc.
Name the hit Arabic song that went viral worldwide in 2020 with remixes across TikTok.
“Enta Eih,” “Ya Habibi,” or “3 Daqat” — accept any popular viral track)
This ancient rock-cut city, known as the “Rose-Red City,” is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and lies in modern-day Jordan.
Petra