Middle East countries quiz
Ques. The Suez Canal was opened in –
(a) 1867
(b) 1865
(c) 1863
(d) 1869
Ques. What country has ruins of Petra?
(a) Syria
(b) Israel
(c) Jordan
(d) Qatar
Ques. What is the largest country in the Middle East by land area?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iran
(c) Turkey
(d) Egypt
Ques. What is the most widely spoken language in Middle East?
(a) Turkish
(b) Arabic
(c) Persian
(d) Hebrew
Ques. The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is –
(a) Suez Canal
(b) Strait of Hormuz
(c) Red Sea
(d) Caspian Sea
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Ques. What is the predominant religion in Iran?
(a) Judaism
(b) Christianity
(c) Islam
(d) Buddhism
Ques. Which country in the Middle East is the only one with a predominantly Shia Muslim population?
(a) Iraq
(b) Lebanon
(c) Syria
(d) Iran
Ques. What is the name of the river that flows through Baghdad, the capital of Iraq?
(a) Tigris
(b) Euphrates
(c) Nile
(d) Jordan
Ques. Where is the Rub’al-Khali?
(a) East of Samarkand, Uzbekistan
(b) In the center of Mosul, Iraq
(c) Across the south of the Arabian Peninsula
(d) On the banks of the River Ganges
Ques. Which country in the Middle East is the only one without a desert?
(a) Syria
(b) Lebanon
(c) Israel
(d) Turkey
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Ques. How many countries are in Middle East?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 18
Ques. What is the name of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians that has been ongoing since the mid-20th century?
(a) The Six-Day War
(b) The Gulf War
(c) The Arab Spring
(d) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Ques. The length of the Suez Canal is –
(a) 165 kilometers
(b) 160 kilometers
(c) 162.5 kilometers
(d) 159 kilometers
Ques. What is the name of the highest peak in the Middle East?
(a) Mount Sinai
(b) Mount Ararat
(c) Mount Hermon
(d) Mount Damavand
Ques. The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is
(a) Israel
(b) Iraq
(c) Kuwait
(d) Syria
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Ques. What is the capital of Turkey?
(a) Istanbul
(b) Ankara
(c) Tehran
(d) Cairo
Ques. Which country shares a 530 km border with Saudi Arabia on the west, south, and southeast, a 450 km border with Oman on the southeast and northeast, and a smaller border with Qatar in the northwest?
(a) Kuwait
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) Iraq
Ques. What is the name of the body of water that separates Saudi Arabia from Africa?
(a) Red Sea
(b) Persian Gulf
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) Arabian Sea
Ques. What meteorological phenomenon is named after the Arabic word for ”season”?
(a) Typhoon
(b) Monsoon
(c) Mistral
(d) Precipitation
Ques. The famous Pyramids of Giza are in which country?
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Egypt
(d) Kuwait
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Ques. Which of the following is not an Arab country?
(a) Israel
(b) Syria
(c) Jordan
(d) Lebanon
Ques. What is the name of the largest city in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Riyadh
(b) Mecca
(c) Medina
(d) Jeddah
