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Middle East A-Z #2

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the Middle East.
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First submittedMarch 11, 2016
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A
Ancient Semitic language, precursor of Arabic
Aramaic
B
Largest city in Iraq
Baghdad
C
Sumerian system of writing
Cuneiform
D
Oldest city in the world
Damascus
E
Title of the ruler of Dubai
Emir
F
Birthplace of civilization
The Fertile Crescent or The Hilly Flanks
G
Territory ruled by Hamas
Gaza
H
Shia rebels who fought the Yemeni government
Houthi
I
Country boycotted by the Arab League
Israel
J
River that feeds the Dead Sea
Jordan
K
First Ayatollah of Iran
Khomeini
L
Used to be called Thebes
Luxor
M
From Greek, the land "between rivers"
Mesopotamia
N
City bulldozed by Islamic State
Nimrud
O
Oil cartel founded in "B" in 1960
OPEC
P
Military force of Kurdistan
Peshmerga
Q
Shia majority city in Saudi Arabia's Eastern provinces
Qatif
R
De-facto capital of the Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
S
Country presently ruled by Alawites
Syria
T
Saddam Hussein's home town
Tikrit
U
Ancient city; birthplace of Abraham
Ur
V
Roman emperor who (re)conquered Judea
Vespasian
W
Saudi brand of fundamentalist Islam
Wahhabism
Y
Ethnic/religious minority targeted by Islamic State
Yazidi
Z
Pyramidal structures built in "M"
Ziggurat
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Mar 11, 2016
Nice quiz!
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Mar 11, 2016
Thanks.

Added Fertile Crescent as a type in for F... since that's also a common term for the area that was the birthplace of Western civilization. And it also happens to start with the letter F, even if it doesn't follow "Hilly."

ColoHarpare
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Level 50
Mar 11, 2016
Fertile Crescent is familiar...don't think I've ever heard "Hilly Flanks". Always good to learn new things!
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Mar 20, 2016
Fertile Crescent was in pretty much every grade school history text book published through the 80s and 90s at least; Hilly Flanks, though it describes the same area roughly, is a more recent term and not as popular.

I changed the way the answer appears since nobody was getting Hilly Flanks. Should up the percentage.

kalbahamut
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Level 82
Mar 20, 2016
Also eased up the other type-ins
skiesboy
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Level 65
Mar 12, 2016
First off, a great quiz thoroughly enjoyed it. On another point can I suggest Vespatian, zugarat and cuniform or cuneform as spelling options? As I had a tough time on the spelling.
GeographyGeek42
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Level 66
Nov 6, 2018
Can you accept more type ins for Ruhollah Khomeini. wasted half my time on that question causing me to miss Baghdad.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Nov 19, 2019
Changed the H clue from "Hebrew" as Quizmaster chose to put that on #1. Had to change clues for "A" and "I" as well since I'd linked them together. Scores probably reset.
bilkent
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Level 78
Jan 30, 2020
Would you accept some spellings like huti, huthi and something like yesides, yezides, yazides?
Yeoryios
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Level 73
Dec 17, 2020
Accept Wahhabi for Wahhabism
mikemosz
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Level 76
Aug 20, 2021
Couple problems here, Khomeini wasn't the first Ayatollah, just the most famous in the west – he was the first Supreme Leader of Iran though.

Aramaic isn't a precursor to Arabic, they're from different branches of the Semitic languages, and descendants of Aramaic are still spoken in Arab-majority countries.

kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 20, 2021
true. Though in the West when we talk about the Ayatollahs of Iran we're usually talking about those who have held the title concurrently with being supreme leader, and there have been two of those. To me this is sort of like when people say George Washington wasn't the first president...
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 20, 2021
re: Aramaic/Arabic, Aramaic was spoken before modern Arabic, even if descendants are still spoken today.
Lilylee
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Level 74
Aug 20, 2021
Q seems to be a bit challenging for everyone. How about "Qeshm", the largest island in Iran, and the largest in the Persian Gulf? Qom could also be a wee bit easier.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 20, 2021
Qatif would be very easy for me. Never heard of Qeshm. Qom is an answer on a different installment in the series, I think.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 20, 2021
I checked. Qom is on #4.
Lilylee
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Level 74
Aug 21, 2021
Qeshm isn't just some godforsaken rock in the sea. It's a very popular holiday destination with an international airport and tons of interesting sights.
Lilylee
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Level 74
Aug 21, 2021
Would definitely visit, if I only I could have my beer's and margarita's secured.
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