Geography
This body of water borders the Gaza Strip.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
his popular Palestinian dish is made with rice, chicken, and spiced yogurt sauce.
What is Maqluba?
The term meaning “catastrophe” refers to the events of 1948.
What is the Nakba?
This term refers to control over a people or territory without granting full rights.
What is occupation?
This element has the chemical symbol “Fe.”
What is iron?
This city is considered holy by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
What is Jerusalem?
This traditional embroidered clothing style is often worn for celebrations.
What is Tatreez (Palestinian embroidery)?
This year marks the start of the First Intifada.
What is 1987?
This international body passes resolutions and includes most countries in the world.
What is the United Nations?
This country has the most time zones in the world.
What is France? (because of overseas territories)
The West Bank is located west of this river.
What is the Jordan River?
This city is known for its olive oil production and soap-making tradition.
What is Nablus?
This agreement in the 1990s aimed to create a peace process.
What are the Oslo Accords?
This term refers to a system of laws or policies that segregate groups.
What is apartheid? (Note: can be sensitive—use if appropriate for your audience)
This philosopher wrote The Republic.
Who is Plato?
This checkpoint system restricts movement in parts of the West Bank.
What are Israeli checkpoints?
This dance, performed in a line, is common at weddings and celebrations.
What is Dabke?
This British document in 1917 supported a “national home for the Jewish people.”
What is the Balfour Declaration?
This agreement outlines human rights standards worldwide.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This territory is bordered by Egypt and Israel.
What is the Gaza Strip?
This fruit, heavily grown in Gaza, has become a symbol of Palestinian identity.
What is the watermelon?
This 1967 war resulted in Israel occupying the West Bank and Gaza.
What is the Six-Day War?
This organization governs parts of the West Bank.
What is the Palestinian Authority?
This treaty ended World War I in 1919.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?