Let’s GeoParty! Stump Trivia Edition

Round 1 Categories ► Definition ► Israel/ Palestine ► Egypt ► Arab Spring

#1: Definition ► _________________ is a movement for the reestablishment, development and protection of a Jewish nation in Israel.

Answer ► Zionism

#2: Israel/ Palestine ► What were the specific results of in 1967 War?  Need three answers

Answer ► Israel tripled its land  Israel got Gaza and Sinai from Egypt  Israel got West Bank from Jordan  Israel got Golan Heights from Syria ► Israel begin settlements  Gaza  West Bank ► Israel annexed Jerusalem

#3: Egypt ► What institution is the current president of Egypt historically a part of, causing many to raise eyebrows regarding the ultimate effectiveness of Egypt’s Arab Spring.

Answer: ► Military   Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

#4: ► ► Please list the 3 countries to have regime changes during the Arab Spring in order from first to last:

Answer Tunisia Tunisia Egypt Egypt Libya Libya

Round #2 ► Arab Spring ► Peace ► Israel/ Palestine ► UN

#1: Arab Spring ► Where (what square) did the protests take place in Egypt? ► In Bahrain?

Answer ► Tahrir Square ► Pearl Square

#2: Peace ► Who was the first Arab country to make peace with Israel?

Answer ► Egypt

#3: Israel/ Palestine ► How many Israeli settlements are in the Gaza Strip (according to class lectures/notes)?

Answer ►0►0►0►0

#4: UN ► Name the 6 official languages of the UN

Answer ► English ► Spanish ► French ► Russian ► Mandarin Chinese ► Arabic

Picture Round!!!!! ► Please see sheet  One point for person, and one point for country (or organization)  PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS INCLUDED

Round 3 ► Nukes ► WWI ► Israel/ Palestine ► Arab Spring

#1: Nukes ► Under the NPT, which 5 countries are allowed nuclear weapons? ► Which 3 countries currently have nuclear weapons and have not signed the treaty? ► Which country did we profile in class that are actively seeking nuclear energy technology?

Answer ► US, UK, Russia, France, China ► Israel, Pakistan, India ► Iran

#2: WWI ► What were the French mandates in the Middle East after WWI? ► British mandates?  They MUST be exact (WWI names…)!

Answer ► French: Syria & Lebanon ► British: Palestine, Trans-Jordan & Iraq

#3: Israel/ Palestine ► Name the 1993 accords which planned to give Palestine full autonomy within 5 years.

Answer ► Oslo Accords

#4: Arab Spring ► Mohammed Morsi, ousted president of Egypt, belongs to which political party (polls indicate it is supported by 15% of the population)?

Answer ► Muslim Brotherhood

Round 4 ► Arab Spring ► Economy ► Terrorism ► Israel/ Palestine

#1: Arab Spring ► Who is the ruling family of Bahrain?

Answer ► Al-Khalifah ► Current King:  King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah

#2: Economy ► What country has the weakest economy (poorest country) in the Middle East?

Answer ► Yemen

#3: ► Which terrorist group practically controls Gaza?

Answer ► Hamas

#4: Israel/ Palestine ► What document stated UK support for a Jewish homeland?

Answer ► Balfour Declaration

FINAL GEO-PARTY ► FQ #1: UN

FQ #1: UN ► Name 2 non-member observer states to the UN

Answer ► Palestine ► Holy See

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