This country formerly ruled by dictator Muammar Al-Gaddafi currently operates under a transitional govenrment
What is Libya
100
This is the capital of Djibouti
What is Djibouti
100
Approximately 15-20 percent of the population of Iraq is of ______ origin
What is Kurdish
100
True or False: The leader of Jordan was ousted during the Arab Spring
False
100
This country is a federation with specified powers delegated to the federal government
What is the United Arab Emirates
200
This is the form of government in Algeria
What is a republic
200
This city on the Mediterranean coast is the second largest city in Egypt
What is Alexandria
200
This is the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank
What is Jordan
200
Opposition forces in this country are currently involved in a bloody civil war against the government, officially headed by president Bashar Al-Asad
What is Syria
200
This Lebanese political party is officially listed by the USA as a terrorist organization
What is Hezbollah
300
This is the form of government is countries such as Morocco and Bahrain
What is a constitutional monarchy
300
This city of approximately 1.3 million people is the capital of Somalia
What is Mogadishu
300
This strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history
What is the Gaza Strip
300
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation on this date
What is 10 February, 2011
300
The Gaza Strip is controlled by this political group
What is HAMAS
400
This is the name of the Egyptian president who was ousted during the Arab Spring
Who is Hosni Mubarak
400
This city is the capital of the newly formed South Sudan
What is Juba
400
The Lebanese flag features this prominent tree
What is the cedar tree
400
The Arab Spring began in Tunisia on this date
What is 18 December 2010
400
This Syrian territory is occupied by Israel
What is the Golan Heights
500
The legal status of this territory and the issue of its sovereignty is unresolved; it is contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra)
What is Western Sahara
500
This Iraqi city, which for a long time a was flourishing commercial and cultural center, was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1668.
What is Basra
500
The constitution of this relatively young democracy was ratified 15 October 2005
What is Iraq
500
One of the key events leading to the wave of revolutions known as the Arab Spring was the self-immolation of this man
Who is Mohamed Bouazizi
500
These were a set of agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), signed in 1993 in Oslo, Norway.