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Who is currently the president of Syria?
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Bashar al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad
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What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus
Daraa
Aleppo
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True or false: Syria is only slightly larger than North Dakota.
True
False
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What is the highest point in Syria?
Al-Rastan
Tartus
Mount Hermon
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True or false: Syria has been under a military regime since 1963.
True
False
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What is the currency used in Syria?
Dinar
Euro
Syrian pound
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What three colors can be seen on the Syrian flag?
Black, red, and white
Black, red, and blue
Black, red, and yellow
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What is the main religion of the Syrian population?
Christianity
Sunni Muslim
Druze
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What empire was Syria a part of for nearly four centuries?
Roman
Ottoman
Greek
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What is Syria's major industry?
Paper
Petroleum
Paint
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What is Syria's most commonly used language?
English
French
Arabic
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True or false: The current population of Syria is around 18,389,000 people.
True
False
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Syria is a country that is a country that is often talked about but not often understood. Do you think you know your stuff when it comes to this tumultuous country? Take this quiz and find out!
1
Who is currently the president of Syria?
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Bashar al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad
2
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus
Daraa
Aleppo
3
True or false: Syria is only slightly larger than North Dakota.
True
False
4
What is the highest point in Syria?
Al-Rastan
Tartus
Mount Hermon
5
True or false: Syria has been under a military regime since 1963.
True
False
6
What is the currency used in Syria?
Dinar
Euro
Syrian pound
7
What three colors can be seen on the Syrian flag?
Black, red, and white
Black, red, and blue
Black, red, and yellow
8
What is the main religion of the Syrian population?
Christianity
Sunni Muslim
Druze
9
What empire was Syria a part of for nearly four centuries?
Roman
Ottoman
Greek
10
What is Syria's major industry?
Paper
Petroleum
Paint
11
What is Syria's most commonly used language?
English
French
Arabic
12
True or false: The current population of Syria is around 18,389,000 people.
True
False
