Vocabulary
What is the most common climate in the Middle East?
Arid
What event sparked the beginning of the "War on Terror"
September 11, 2001 (9/11)
What has been the source of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians?
Land
Who are Spongebob's neighbors?
Patrick + Squidward
This natural resource is the most profitable export from the Middle East
Oil
The person who was the leader of Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that organized the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
Osama Bin Laden
Which country gained more territory after the Six-Day War?
Israel
What is the name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
The place where Muslims worship
Mosque
Roughly how many people lost their lives as a result of the attacks on 9/11?
About 3,000
Who invaded Kuwait in 1991 to take control of their oil reserves?
Iraq
Which battle royale video game became massive, getting its breakout in 2018?
Fortnite
This is the most widely practiced religion in the Middle East
Islam
This was the United States response to the attacks 0n September 11.
Invasion of Afghanistan
How did the international community respond to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?
A group of nations led by the United States drove the Iraqi army from Kuwait.
This villain in the Marvel Universe wiped out half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers
Thanos
This organizations goal is to regulate oil prices and production levels
OPEC
The American government said they invaded Iraq looking for what kind of weapons?
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's)
In 1947, how did the United Nations attempt to address the conflicts in Palestine?
It proposed to partition (divide) Palestine into Arab and Jewish states.
Taylor Swift recently just completed her worldwide "Eras" tour, making Billions of dollars. How many Eras (Albums) does she have?
12