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Yemen
Contributed by: Vaughan
  • 1. What is the capital city of Yemen?
A) Hadhramaut
B) Aden
C) Taiz
D) Sana'a
  • 2. Which ocean borders Yemen to the south?
A) Red Sea
B) Arabian Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Gulf of Aden
  • 3. What is the official language of Yemen?
A) English
B) Urdu
C) Farsi
D) Arabic
  • 4. Yemen is located on which continent?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Australia
  • 5. Yemen has a strategic strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. What is its name?
A) Strait of Tiran
B) Strait of Hormuz
C) Bab-el-Mandeb
D) Strait of Gibraltar
  • 6. Which ancient civilization had a significant influence on the culture and history of Yemen?
A) Sabaean
B) Greek
C) Babylonian
D) Egyptian
  • 7. Yemen was previously divided into two countries. Which regions formed these two countries?
A) East Yemen and West Yemen
B) North Yemen and South Yemen
C) Highland Yemen and Lowland Yemen
D) Central Yemen and Coastal Yemen
  • 8. Which sea lies on the western coast of Yemen?
A) Red Sea
B) Gulf of Aden
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Arabian Sea
  • 9. What is the traditional Arabic dagger worn by Yemeni men called?
A) Khanjar
B) Jambiya
C) Scimitar
D) Kukri
  • 10. The ancient ruins of which city, also known as the 'Manhattan of the desert', are located in Yemen?
A) Hadhramaut
B) Shibam
C) Zabid
D) Marib
  • 11. In what year did Yemen gain independence from the Ottoman Empire?
A) 1940
B) 1918
C) 1962
D) 1925
  • 12. Which ancient city served as the capital of the Himyarite Kingdom in Yemen?
A) Kawkaban
B) Zafar
C) Al Hudaydah
D) Mocha
  • 13. What is the highest mountain in Yemen?
A) Jabal al-Nabi Ayyoub
B) Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb
C) Jabal Khaywan
D) Jabal Hadhur
  • 14. Yemen shares a border with which country to the north?
A) Oman
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Eritrea
D) Djibouti
  • 15. Yemen is known for producing which valuable commodity?
A) Silk
B) Diamonds
C) Gold
D) Coffee
  • 16. What is the main port city of Yemen?
A) Hodeidah
B) Salalah
C) Aden
D) Mukalla
  • 17. Yemen was divided into North and South Yemen until they unified in what year?
A) 1990
B) 1980
C) 2000
D) 1970
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