What year did the Arab Spring protests begin?
a) 2009
b) 2011
c) 2013
d) 2010
Which country is home to the political conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition?
a) Yemen
b) Syria
c) Iraq
d) Lebanon
Which Middle Eastern country signed the Abraham Accords with Israel in 2020?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Egypt
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Qatar
What was the main reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003?
a) To prevent the spread of terrorism
b) To eliminate weapons of mass destruction
c) To support the Kurdish independence movement
d) To secure oil resources
Which two countries were involved in the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis?
a) Iran and Iraq
b) Iran and the United States
c) Saudi Arabia and Iran
d) Israel and Palestine
Which country is considered the birthplace of the Arab Spring?
a) Egypt
b) Tunisia
c) Libya
d) Syria
The Oslo Accords were signed between Israel and which Palestinian political organization?
a) Hamas
b) Palestinian Authority
c) Islamic Jihad
d) Fatah
Which Middle Eastern country experienced a civil war from 2011 to present?
a) Lebanon
b) Syria
c) Egypt
d) Iraq
In which country did the U.S. support the overthrow of a dictator in 2011, during the Arab Spring?
a) Egypt
b) Libya
c) Yemen
d) Bahrain
Which Middle Eastern country is home to the world’s largest oil reserves?
a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Iraq
d) Kuwait
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 led to the establishment of what type of government?
a) Democracy
b) Republic
c) Monarchy
d) Theocratic Republic
Which group took control of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021?
a) Al-Qaeda
b) Taliban
c) ISIS
d) Hizbollah
What major conflict did Saudi Arabia intervene in 2015, supporting the government against Houthi rebels?
a) Iraq War
b) Syrian Civil War
c) Yemeni Civil War
d) Libyan Civil War
The Camp David Accords were signed between Israel and which two countries?
a) Egypt and Jordan
b) Egypt and Palestine
c) Egypt and Syria
d) Egypt and Lebanon
Which Middle Eastern country is primarily governed by the Ba’ath Party?
a) Syria
b) Lebanon
c) Iran
d) Iraq
Which country did the United States invade in 1990-1991 to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Iran
c) Kuwait
d) Iraq
Which group is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and many other countries, primarily based in Gaza?
a) Al-Qaeda
b) Hamas
c) Hezbollah
d) ISIS
Which city is considered a central point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
a) Tel Aviv
b) Haifa
c) Jerusalem
d) Bethlehem
Which Middle Eastern country is known for the political tension and military conflict between Kurdish separatists and the central government?
a) Turkey
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Syria
Which of these countries is a major OPEC member?
a) Egypt
b) Qatar
c) Jordan
d) Israel
Which Middle Eastern country has been engaged in a long-standing dispute with Israel over the Golan Heights?
a) Syria
b) Jordan
c) Lebanon
d) Iraq
In 2015, which country launched a military intervention in Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad’s government?
a) Russia
b) United States
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Turkey
Which Middle Eastern country was governed by Saddam Hussein before his overthrow in 2003?
a) Syria
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Jordan
Which region in Iraq is predominantly Kurdish and has sought independence in recent years?
a) Nineveh
b) Basra
c) Kurdistan
d) Baghdad
Which Middle Eastern group is predominantly Shiite and has been involved in conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon?
a) Hamas
b) Al-Qaeda
c) Hezbollah
d) ISIS
Which conflict involved a military coup in Egypt in 2013?
a) Egyptian Revolution
b) Egyptian Civil War
c) Egyptian Coup
d) Egyptian-U.S. War
Which Middle Eastern country is a member of both OPEC and the GCC?
a) Bahrain
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Kuwait
d) Lebanon
Which Middle Eastern country does the conflict over the Nile River primarily involve?
a) Egypt
b) Sudan
c) Ethiopia
d) Libya
Which country was the site of a U.S. invasion in 1991 following the Gulf War?
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Kuwait
d) Saudi Arabia
What was the cause of the 2011 civil war in Syria?
a) Kurdish independence movement
b) Discontent with President Assad’s regime
c) Foreign occupation
d) Economic instability
Which Middle Eastern country is involved in a longstanding territorial dispute with the United Arab Emirates over the islands of Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb?
a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Oman
d) Qatar
Which group is primarily involved in the conflict in Gaza alongside Israel?
a) Islamic Jihad
b) Hamas
c) Al-Qaeda
d) Hezbollah
Which country did the United States lead an invasion into in 2003, leading to the eventual overthrow of Saddam Hussein?
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Afghanistan
Which country was part of the Axis of Resistance, alongside Iran and Syria?
a) Hezbollah
b) Qatar
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Turkey
