Culture
Name the three of most-spoken languages in the Middle East.
Possible answers: Arabic, Hebrew, Kurdish, Persian or Turkish
I'm chickpea and sesame spread, often eaten for breakfast across the Middle East what am I?
Hummus
On which continent is the Middle East located?
3 continents: Africa, Europe, and Asia
What is the largest country on the Arabian peninsula?
Saudi Arabia
What is the most valuable resource found in the Middle East?
Oil
Which country has the largest Christian minority in percentage to its population?
Lebanon
What popular Middle Eastern dessert is known to have originated in Nablus, Palestine
Knafeh
Which body of water is famously known for being lowest point on Earth?
The Dead Sea
What is the largest Muslim country in the world?
Indonesia
Which Middle Eastern country is a member of NATO?
Turkey
What are the two subdivisions of Islam?
Sunni and Shia
What popular rice dish can be found in different varieties across Pakistan and other South Asian countries?
Biryani
Which city in Syria is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world (hint: it's the capital!)
Damascus
Which famous mountain is located in Egypt? (hint: its where God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses)
Mount Sinai
What is the largest city in the U.A.E.?
Dubai
Which culture was henna was first used in?
Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt
I'm a layered phyllo dough dessert with variety of nuts, toped with simple sugar sauce. What am I?
Baklava
Beirut is the capital of which country?
Lebanon
Which Muslim country is widely known for being transcontinental?
Turkey
Which country has the largest collection of pyramids?
Sudan
The movie Aladdin was based off which piece of Arabic literature?
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights)
Which Arab country is known for its honey?
Yemen
Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share?
Jordan
What is the only island country that is geographically in the Middle East?
Bahrain
Which Arab country was the first to make peace with Israel and recognized it as a sovereign state before the 1990s?
Egypt