Geography of the Middle East

What is the capital of Iraq - where is Saddam Hussein's palace located?

Baghdad

Turkey is surrounded by water - which two major bodies of water lies to the north and south?

Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

From 1980 to 88 Iraq had a bloody war with is neighbor to the east. What country is this?

Iran

We have troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. What country that is not an ally of ours separates the two?

Iran

During the war, many Iraqis fled to a country due WEST (not Syria) which country was this? Unfortunately this influx of people has destabilized the economy and drive up prices on many items.

Jordan

A body of water between Jordan and Israel is famous for its high salt content and thus the ability for people to float easily. What body of water is it?

Jordan River

Israel feels pressured to defend its borders from potential enemies. What four countries border it?

Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt

In 1991, Saddam Hussein invaded a small country to Iraq's south. This then left the US to enter the same country to push Iraqis out. What is the name of the country invaded?

Kuwait

The famous 1942 film "Casablanca" about the Nazis in North Africa during WW2 took place in what country?

Morocco

This 'war', which began in 1991, is named after the body of water that borders Iraq

Persian Gulf War

If you were a Muslim returning to Egypt to pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia, what body of water would you cross?

Red Sea

In Bob Marley's song 'Exodus,' what body of what water in the Middle East does he mention?

Red Sea

During the 8th century many Muslims migrated across the Mediterranean from Morocco to which European Country due north?

Spain

In 1979 many Iranian students and anti-Western religious leaders took hostage 54 American embassy employees and other workers for 444 days in the capital. What is the capital of Iran?

Tehran

What two rivers make up the majority of the Fertile Crescent and flow through Iraq?

Tigris and Euphrates

During the height of the war in Iraq that started in 2003, the US desperately needed to access air bases near Iraq. What country to the north let us use their border to fly/drive into northern Iraq?

Turkey

Osama bin Laden's young wife (his 5th) who defended him until both were shot by Navy Seals was the product of an arrange marriage from a country that borders the Indian Ocean, Saudi Arabia and Red Sea. Which country is that?

Yemen

Saudi Arabia is blocked from direct access to the Indian Ocean by what two countries?

Yemen and Oman