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Jeopardy Geography Religion/ Ethnic Group History Government Economics Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500
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$100 Question from Geography Which two large and important rivers flow through Iraq?
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$100 Answer from Geography Euphrates and Tigris
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$200 Question from Geography Which important body of water lies between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
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$200 Answer from Geography Persian Gulf
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$300 Question from Geography Which country lies partly in SW Asia and partly in Europe?
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$300 Answer from Geography Turkey
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$400 Question from Geography What does the term “desalination” mean?
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$400 Answer from Geography Removing the salt from water to make it potable (drinkable)
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$500 Question from Geography What do most of the countries that border the Persian Gulf have in common?
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$500 Answer from Geography Oil as a natural resource
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$100 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group What are the five Pillars of Islam?
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$100 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Believe in one God, Allah, and Muhammad as his messenger. Pray facing Mecca 5 times a day. Fast during the month of Ramadan. Give alms to the poor. Make a hajj to Mecca at least once in your lifetime.
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$200 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group What is one thing that most Arabs, Kurds, and Persians have in common?
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$200 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Most are Muslim.
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$300 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group After Jesus’ death, his follower started to spread his teachings. This lead to the growth of which religion?
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$300 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Christianity
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$400 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group Which is the oldest of the three major religions of the Middle East?
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$400 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Judaism
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$500 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group To which ethnic group do the majority of people in the Middle East belong?
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$500 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Arabs
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$100 Question from History What large empire broke up after WWI?
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$100 Answer from History Ottoman Empire
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$200 Question from History Which 2 countries divided the Ottoman Empire following WWI?
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$200 Answer from History Great Britain and France
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$300 Question from History When was the country of Israel established?
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$300 Answer from History 1948
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$400 Question from History List 3 factors that led up to the establishment of Israel as a nation.
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$400 Answer from History Israel was forced off its land by the Romans and scattered across Europe (diaspora). Anti-Semitism grew in many countries. Hitler forced Jews into ghettos. Nazis moved Jews to Concentration camps. Over 6 million Jews were exterminated. UN gave Israel 55% of Palestine.
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$500 Question from History Who was the dictator of Iraq who led the invasion of Kuwait?
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$500 Answer from History Saddam Hussein
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$100 Question from Government What system of government does Israel have?
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$100 Answer from Government Parliamentary democracy and unitary
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$200 Question from Government In which type of government does a religious leader have total control?
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$200 Answer from Government Theocracy
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$300 Question from Government What is the role of citizens in Saudi Arabia?
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$300 Answer from Government 21 year old men can vote for a few officials; women can’t vote.
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$400 Question from Government Which country in the Middle East has a parliamentary democracy?
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$400 Answer from Government Israel
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$500 Question from Government How would you describe Iran’s government?
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$500 Answer from Government Theocracy/republic
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$100 Question from Economy In what is a country or a company investing when it increases spending on education and training?
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$100 Answer from Economy Human capital
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$200 Question from Economy Describe Iran’s economy including its weaknesses.
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$200 Answer from Economy It is built mainly on oil; there is not a lot of free enterprise, and its unemployment rate is high.
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$300 Question from Economy What kind of economy do many Middle Eastern countries have?
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$300 Answer from Economy Mixed
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$400 Question from Economy Describe Israel’s economy.
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$400 Answer from Economy It is a mixed market economy that invests in a lot of human capital.
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$500 Question from Economy What is the term used to describe a country’s water and sewer lines, roads, highways, power plants, schools, and other facilities needed to support development?
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$500 Answer from Economy Infrastructure
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