Middle East Trivia

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The 1948 Arab-Israeli War followed the creation of which country?

Answer: Israel

Bonus fact: Israel declared independence in May 1948.

Which international plan preceded the war?

Answer: UN Partition Plan for Palestine

Bonus fact: UN Resolution 181 proposed separate Jewish and Arab states.

What term do Palestinians use for the mass displacement associated with the 1948 war?

Answer: Nakba

Bonus fact: Nakba means catastrophe in Arabic.

The War of Attrition was fought mainly between Israel and which country?

Answer: Egypt

Bonus fact: The conflict ran from 1967 to 1970.

Where was much of the fighting concentrated?

Answer: Suez Canal

Bonus fact: Artillery and air attacks focused on the canal front.

The War of Attrition followed which major 1967 conflict?

Answer: Six-Day War

Bonus fact: Egypt sought to pressure Israel after losing Sinai.