Weekend Geopolitics Quiz 1: Middle East & West Asia

1. The 1917 British document supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine is known as:

2. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War was sparked by Israel's declaration of independence, which was opposed by:

3. The 1967 Six-Day War resulted in Israel's occupation of:

4. The 1978 peace treaty between Israel and which Arab country was brokered by US President Jimmy Carter?

5. The 1993 Oslo Accords aimed to resolve the conflict between Israel and which Palestinian group?

6. When was Israel's national intelligence agency, Mossad, officially established?

7. How many full-scale wars have been fought between Israel and Arab countries since Israel's independence in 1948?

8. What is the name of the disputed territory (as per Jews) in East Jerusalem that is considered holy by Jews, Muslims, and Christians, and has been a major point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

9. With which country in the Middle East was the nuclear agreement negotiated with the P5+1 (US, UK, France, China, Russia, and Germany) in 2015?

10. Which Indian neighboring country does not recognize Israel as a sovereign state?

11. In 2020, which countries normalized diplomatic relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords?

12. In 2022, Israel signed a historic maritime border agreement with:

13. Under the presidency of which US President recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?

14. Which Arab country was the first to recognize and sign a peace treaty with Israel, accepting its existence as a sovereign state?

15. Which country recently banned Instagram in protest of the platform removing a post mourning the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during the ongoing Israel-Hamas War?