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

$100 Question from Geography Which two large and important rivers flow through Iraq?

$100 Answer from Geography Euphrates and Tigris

$200 Question from Geography Which important body of water lies between Iran and Saudi Arabia?

$200 Answer from Geography Persian Gulf

$300 Question from Geography Which country lies partly in SW Asia and partly in Europe?

$300 Answer from Geography Turkey

$400 Question from Geography What does the term “desalination” mean?

$400 Answer from Geography Removing the salt from water to make it potable (drinkable)

$500 Question from Geography What do most of the countries that border the Persian Gulf have in common?

$500 Answer from Geography Oil as a natural resource

$100 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group What are the five Pillars of Islam?

$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.

$200 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group What is one thing that most Arabs, Kurds, and Persians have in common?

$200 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Most are Muslim.

$300 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group After Jesus’ death, his follower started to spread his teachings. This lead to the growth of which religion?

$300 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Christianity

$400 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group Which is the oldest of the three major religions of the Middle East?

$400 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Judaism

$500 Question from Religion/ Ethnic Group To which ethnic group do the majority of people in the Middle East belong?

$500 Answer from Religion/ Ethnic Group Arabs

$100 Question from History What large empire broke up after WWI?

$100 Answer from History Ottoman Empire

$200 Question from History Which 2 countries divided the Ottoman Empire following WWI?

$200 Answer from History Great Britain and France

$300 Question from History When was the country of Israel established?

$300 Answer from History 1948

$400 Question from History List 3 factors that led up to the establishment of Israel as a nation.

$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.

$500 Question from History Who was the dictator of Iraq who led the invasion of Kuwait?

$500 Answer from History Saddam Hussein

$100 Question from Government What system of government does Israel have?

$100 Answer from Government Parliamentary democracy and unitary

$200 Question from Government In which type of government does a religious leader have total control?

$200 Answer from Government Theocracy

$300 Question from Government What is the role of citizens in Saudi Arabia?

$300 Answer from Government 21 year old men can vote for a few officials; women can’t vote.

$400 Question from Government Which country in the Middle East has a parliamentary democracy?

$400 Answer from Government Israel

$500 Question from Government How would you describe Iran’s government?

$500 Answer from Government Theocracy/republic

$100 Question from Economy In what is a country or a company investing when it increases spending on education and training?

$100 Answer from Economy Human capital

$200 Question from Economy Describe Iran’s economy including its weaknesses.

$200 Answer from Economy It is built mainly on oil; there is not a lot of free enterprise, and its unemployment rate is high.

$300 Question from Economy What kind of economy do many Middle Eastern countries have?

$300 Answer from Economy Mixed

$400 Question from Economy Describe Israel’s economy.

$400 Answer from Economy It is a mixed market economy that invests in a lot of human capital.

$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?

$500 Answer from Economy Infrastructure