Leaders
Geography
Conflicts
Religions
Cities
100
The Israeli Prime Minister
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu
100
Two rivers that go through Iraq
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
100
The war around 1990 that involved Saddam Hussein and Iraq annexing Kuwait and the US and its allies fighting back
What is the Gulf War
100
The five Islamic ways of life that include a pilgrimage to Mecca
What are the Five Pillars of Islam
100
The city in Israel that is the home to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
What is Jerusalem
200
The President of Iran
Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
200
The canal built in 1869 that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Suez Canal
200
The use of oil in 1973 as a political tool to keep the United States from helping Israel
What is the OPEC Oil Embargo
200
These three religions branching off from Abraham. They all believe in the same God.
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
200
The capital city of Syria that was part of the Ottoman Empire
What is Damascus
300
President of Afghanistan
Who is Hamid Karzai
300
A name for the arid land spanning from the Nile River Valley to the Persian Gulf
What is the Fertile Crescent
300
The brief war in 1967 involving Israel smashing Egypt, Syria, and Jordan for territory
What is the Six Day War
300
The religious leaders in the Islamic religion
What are Imams
300
The capitol of Iraq where Saddam Hussein ruled and was killed
What is Baghdad
400
Prime Minister of Iraq
Who is Nouri al Maliki
400
The strait that connects the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean
What is the Strait of Hormuz
400
The short war involving Britain, France, and Israel attacking Egypt to attempt to de-nationalize the Suez Canal
What is the Suez Canal Crisis
400
The sabbath day of Judaism
What is Saturday
400
Muhammad's birthplace in Saudi Arabia that all Muslims must visit once in their lifetimes
What is Mecca
500
The President of Egypt
Who is Hosni Mubarak
500
The land that connects Egypt and Israel and is very controversial
What is the Gaza Strip
500
The kidnapping and murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics by a group of Palestineans
What is the Munich Massacre
500
The international leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is the Patriarch
500
The capitol of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle East
What is Cairo