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Palestine Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Palestinian Culture and History



Trivia Questions



  1. Which larger of the two Palestinian territories is so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River?
  2. Which international organization granted Palestine non-member observer state status in 2012?
  3. What symbol of Palestinian nationalism is a Keffiyeh?
  4. Which country hosts the most Palestinian refugees?
  5. Which Palestinian leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994?
  6. Since the Byzantine Period, Palaestina has served as a name for the geographic area between the Jordan River and which sea?
  7. Which 25-mile-long, narrow corridor of land bordered by Egypt to the southwest is populated predominantly by Palestinians?
  8. Which city serves as Palestine's administrative centre?
  9. Which city in the Gaza Strip was, prior to 2023, the most populous city in the State of Palestine?
  10. What colour triangle overlays the three equal horizontal stripes on the flag?
  11. Which landlocked salt lake borders the West Bank?
  12. What major event occurred in 1967 that significantly affected the geopolitical status of Palestine?
  13. The Church of the Nativity is a basilica located in which city?
  14. What is the primary language spoken in Palestine?


Answers



  1. The West Bank
  2. United Nations (UN)
  3. A traditional scarf or headdress worn by men
  4. Jordan
  5. Yasser Arafat
  6. Mediterranean Sea
  7. The Gaza Strip
  8. Ramallah
  9. Gaza City
  10. Red triangle
  11. Dead Sea
  12. The Six-Day War
  13. Bethlehem
  14. Arabic