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Exploring Lebanon: A Quiz on History, Culture, and Language

Test your knowledge about Lebanon's history, culture, and languages with this engaging quiz.

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1 The ________ lasted fifteen years, devastating the country's economy, and resulting in massive loss of human life and property.

2 When was Lebanon established?

3 Which of the following titles did Lebanon have?

4 Which of the following languages is spoken in Lebanon?

5 What is the leader of Lebanon called?

6 In literature, ________, who was born in Bsharri, is particularly known for his book The Prophet, which has been translated into more than twenty different languages.

7 Which of the following lead to the establishment of Lebanon?

8 [115] Large numbers of Lebanese migrated to West Africa, particularly in the ________ (home to over 100,000 Lebanese)[116] and Senegal (roughly 30,000 Lebanese).

9 [98][99] The ________ (AUB) and the Université Saint-Joseph (USJ) were the first Anglophone and the first Francophone universities to open in Lebanon, respectively.

10 Which of the following is an officially recognised ethnic group in Lebanon?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • in Lebanon, the spice mixture Za'atar is thought to bring physical strength and keep the mind alert.
  • in 1289, when the Mamluks led by Qalawun captured Tripoli (depicted in artwork) in present-day Lebanon from the Franks, they ended 180 years of uninterrupted Christian rule, the longest of any of the major Frankish conquests in the Levant.
  • individual smalltooth sand tigers have been documented returning to the same location off Lebanon every summer.
  • the extinct spider Eoplectreurys is the oldest described genus of Haplogynae, predating spiders from Cretaceous amber in Jordan and Lebanon.
  • the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, a precursor of the modern state of Lebanon, was created in the aftermath of the 1860 massacre where thousands of Christians were killed by the Druze.
  • historian J. Bowyer Bell was tear gassed in Belfast, held hostage in Jordan, shot at in Lebanon, kidnapped in Yemen and deported from Kenya.
  • eight well preserved Maronite mummies dating back to the 13th century were uncovered by speleologists in the Qadisha Valley, Lebanon.
  • Tony Nader, a neurologist from Lebanon, was awarded his weight in gold and crowned First Sovereign Ruler of the Global Country of World Peace by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
  • Kamal Naji, the PLO's deputy representative in Lebanon, was killed in a roadside bomb attack outside Mieh Mieh by unknown perpetrators.
  • according to Greek mythology, Adonis was slain by a boar at the foot of the waterfall in Apheca in modern-day Lebanon.
  • after serving in U.S. embassies in Egypt and Lebanon, Edward Sheehan wrote his debut novel Kingdom of Illusion about the playboy king of a fictional Middle Eastern country.
  • among the items exhibited at the Bsous Silk Museum in Lebanon are silkworms and the traditional dresses and trousers worn by princesses in the 19th century.
  • Jeita Grotto (statue pictured) in Lebanon has the world's longest stalactite, at 8.2 m (27 ft).
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