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Israel
Everything Else
100
MENA is an acronym that stands for what?
Middle East North Africa
100
The Arabic term for Lord.
Allah
100
Islam's most sacred city.
Mecca
100
The two areas in Israel that make up the Palestine territories.
West Bank and Gaza Strip
100
The number of Middle East cities with a population greater than 1 million
17
200
Red Sea
Which body of water is to the west of Yemen?
200
An uprising, especially those against Israeli rule by Palestinians.
intifadeh
200
The basic house of worship in Islam.
mosque
200
The Arab lands taken over by Israel following the Six Day War.
occupied territories
200
Most Middle Easterners speak this language.
Arabic
300
the Persian Gulf
Kuwait borders which body of water?
300
A holy war.
jihad
300
The annual holy month on the Islamic calendar.
Ramadan
300
A longtime militant group fighting for Palestinian rights.
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
300
This sea is seven times saltier than the oceans.
Dead Sea
400
Algeria
Which country borders Tunisia to its west?
400
Islam's sacred book.
Koran
400
The pilgrimage to Mecca.
hajj
400
European movement that championed the return of Jews into a new homeland.
Zionism
400
What resource has caused a great increase in wealth in the Middle East region?
oil
500
Egypt
The Suez Canal is located where?
500
The total output of a country divided by it population is its per capita ____.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
500
This river has the lowest elevation of all rivers in the world.
Jordan River