ISIS' main territories are in these two countries.
What are Iraq and Syria?
100
This American President coined the phrase "War on Terror" nine days after the September 11th attacks.
Who is George Bush?
100
This Palestinian leader, later awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, was regarded as a terrorist in the 60s and 70s.
Who is Yasser Arafat?
100
The civil war in this country led to the creation of ISIS.
What is Syria?
100
This, an Arabic word meaning struggle, is often rendered as "holy war" by Western media.
What is jihad?
200
This is the Arabic term often referenced as the last part of the ISIS acronym.
What is al-Sham?
200
The taking of these two cities, the capitals of Iraq and Afghanistan, represented initial successes in the War on Terror.
What are Kabul and Baghdad?
200
This man ruled Libya from 1986 until his death in 2011.
Who is Muammar Ghaddafi?
200
Tension over this site, home to the Dome of the Rock and surrounded in part by the Wailing Wall, has contributed to terrorist attacks on Israel.
What is the Temple Mount?
200
This part of Egypt, east of the Suez Canal, has been a hotbed of terrorist activity, including by groups allied with ISIS.
What is the Sinai?
300
This man, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State, has only publicly appeared in one video.
Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
300
This controversial bill was enacted in 2001, intended to give the executive branch greater powers to fight terrorism.
What is the PATRIOT Act?
300
Known colloquially as KSM, this al-Qaeda leader was the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Khalid Sheikh Mohammad?
300
This North African country, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, was rocked two weeks ago by a terrorist attack on tourists at a beach-front resort.
What is Tunisia?
300
The United States received international criticism after images of this Iraqi prison appeared which showed detainees subjected to humiliating treatment.
What is Abu Ghraib?
400
This is the Arabic acronym for ISIS.
What is Da'esh?
400
The imprisonment of suspected terrorists at this facility continues, despite President Obama's campaign vow to close it.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
400
This man, who led the Muslim Brotherhood to the Egyptian presidency in 2012, was later charged with inciting terrorism.
Who is Muhammad Morsi?
400
In 2014 ISIS conquered this northern Iraqi city, leading to widespread concern over its rapid spread.
What is Mosul?
400
The Quds Force, a special forces unit of this country's army, has been linked with terrorism in many Middle Eastern countries.
What is Iran?
500
This, an Arabic term translated as excommunication or declaring someone an apostate, is a core tenet of ISIS' ideology, according to Graeme Wood in The Atlantic.
What is takfir?
500
Operation Enduring this is the official name for the American war effort in Iraq.
What is freedom?
500
This man, raised in the Jordanian town of Zarqa, created the group that would come to be known as al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Who is Abu Musab al-Zarqawi?
500
The current civil war in this country is between Saudi-supported forces and Shi'a Houthi rebels.
What is Yemen?
500
This Islamic thinker and writer, known for his theories on jahiliyya and Islam, is seen by many as a father of modern Islamic fundamentalism.