Geography
History
Religion
Food
Grab Bag
100
Area in which Palestine is located
What is the Middle East?
100

The group that created the PLO

Arab League

100
The religion of most Palestinians
What is Islam?
100

What is the national food of Palestine?

Musakhan

100

What is $10.1 million per day?

The dollar amount donated by the US Government every day in aid

200

What is the capital of Palestine?

East Jerusalem

200

Public statement by the British government during WWI that supported a Jewish state

Balfour Declaration

200

The main (two) sects of Islam

Sunni and Shi'a?

200

What is the most popular Palestinian dessert? (and across the Middle East)

Knafe!

200

Who were the majority of the original residents of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza?

Palestinians

300
The body of water bordered by the Gaza Strip
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300

The organization that partitioned Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab after WW II

United Nations

300

The childhood home of Jesus

Nazareth

300

What is made with chickpeas that are then deepfried?

Falafel!

300

The group that did not accept the United Nations Resolution 181 in 1947 which partitioned Palestine into two states

Palestinians and Arabs

400

What is the population of Palestine?

5.044 million

400
The Arab word for uprising that literally means "shaking off"--there was one in 1987
What is intifada?
400
The most famous Holy Jewish site
What is Temple Mount?
400

What is special about food in Palestine?

It's an important part of Palestinian culture, identity and hospitality.

400

What are checkpoints?

Over 540 barriers run by the Israelis to control the movements of Palestinians

500

The rich ground Palestine is located on is known as

Fertile Crescent

500
Many Middle Eastern countries were formed by partitioning the land of this empire
What is the Ottoman Empire?
500

What is the Dome of The Rock?

The Dome in Jerusalem (Al-Aqsa Mosque)

500

How long does it take for olive trees to grow?

Around 20 years!

500

What is Chapel of St. Helena?

Armenian Church from the 12th Century

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