MENA Trivia Earth (HARD)

APHUG

100

Swahili is a (__) language based on (__) and (__)

Lingua franca (or syncretic), Arabic, Bantu

200

This region is the transition zone between the Sahara and Southern Africa

Sahel

300

Identify at least 2 countries in North Africa

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

400

The shape of Saudi Arabia is best described as

Compact

500

According to Collegeboard's 2025 FRQ, this is the only metacity in MENA. Also, define what a metacity is!

At least 10 million population, Cairo

APWH

100

What are the two main branches of Islam?

Sunni and Shia

200

Identify the gunpowder empires & their religion

Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, Mughal Empire (all Islam)

300

Who is the sick man of Europe?

The Ottoman Empire

400

Name 1 Islamic movement that aimed to return Islam to its roots vs a mystical movement that relied on drugs

Wahabi movement vs Sufism

500

In the 2010s, many MENA countries attempted to revolt for greater democracy

The Arab Spring

Links to APUSH

100

This revolution helped Ronald Reagan become president (in a shady way)

The Iranian Revolution of 1979

200

In this incident in Egypt, the U.S. asserted its geopolitical supremacy over Europe

The Suez Crisis

300

Explain the Iran-Contra affair

The Reagan administration illegally sold weapons to Iran to fund the Nicaraguan rebel Contras. The man who took blame for this event later became president of the NRA.

400

President Jimmy Carter helped Anwar Sadat (later assassinated) and Menachem Begin reach a landmark peace deal

The Camp David Accords

500

Why did the US face stagflation in the 1970s?

OPEC oil embargo after US support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War

Easy

100

Which DTM stage is Nigeria in?

Stage 2

200

The language family of Hebrew

Semitic language family

300

Identify all types of cultural diffusion

Relocation, expansion (contagious, hierarchical, and stimulus)

400

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What is "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭"

500

How do you say today's date in Spanish or Mandarin?

Hoy es el (__) de febrero / er yue (__) hao xing qi (__)

Modern Day (HARD & RANDOM)

100

What does OPEC stand for?

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

200

Charlie lives and works in the US. What does he send if he sends his family living abroad part of his paycheck?

Remittances

300

Name 2 things you learned today about MENA, other than this trivia game!

HELP ME I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION!!!!!

400

This organization, proposed by Donald Trump, aims to bring peace in Gaza. Countries can join the board by paying Trump 1 billion dollars.

The Board of Peace

500

These MENA countries have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest

Morocco and Israel