Geography
The biggest country in the Middle East
What is Saudi Arabia?
Country with the highest GDP per capita in the Middle East.
What is Qatar?
The most popular religion in the Middle East
What is Islam?
The oldest known piece of literature in the world (it originates from ancient Mesopotamia)
Hint: 마동석
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
MMA fighter who recently made history by becoming the first Arab UFC champion
Who is Belal Muhammad?
Country with the most rain in the Middle East
What is Iran?
The main source of income for many Middle Eastern countries- such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
What is oil?
A Middle Eastern dish normally served with the traditional pita pread
What is hummus?
The region in the Middle East that is often credited as the "cradle of civilization"
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Recent boxing event that made history in Riyadh by crowning the first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in over 24 years
What was the Ring of Fire / Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 1?
The capital of Saudi Arabia
What is Riyadh?
Country that had the largest Middle Eastern economy in nominal GDP in 2023
What is Saudi Arabia ($1.062 trillion)?
The most popular language in the Middle East
What is Arabic?
Name any three religions believed to have originated from the Middle East.
What is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Manichaeism, Yezidi, Druze, Yarsan, and Mandeanism, Mithraism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheanism, and the Baháʼí Faith?
Town in Western Massachusetts where King Abdullah II of Jordan received both his middle and high school education (in Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy, respectively)
What is Deerfield, MA?
Country in the Middle East with the highest population
What is Egypt (107,304,000)?
The lowest-ranking country in the Middle East, in terms of GDP nominal per capita
What is Yemen ($573)?
Middle Eastern dish that is a deep-fried ball consisting of broad beans, ground chickpeas, or both
Hint: this word has 2 f's, 2 a's, and 2 l's.
What is falafel?
The historical region in the Middle East that housed Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia
What is Mesopotamia?
The number of conflicts (with 100+ casualties) in the Middle East since 1902
~104
Country in the Middle East that has the highest population density per km^2
What is Bahrain?
Number of countries in the Middle East that use Euros as their main currency
2
free point
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The two major world powers that the Middle East became home to in the 4th Century
What is the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire?
The lowest point on Earth (~420 meters below sea level)
Where is the Dead Sea (between Israel and Jordan)