Geography
Iraq Deep Dive Quiz
Cradle of civilization to modern Baghdad — how deep is your Iraq knowledge?
Cradle of civilization to modern Baghdad — how deep is your Iraq knowledge?
Ancient Mesopotamia — the land between the Tigris and Euphrates — gave humanity the wheel, writing, the 60-minute hour, and the first code of law. From the ziggurats of Ur to modern Baghdad, this quiz covers 50 questions on Iraq's ancient civilizations, religious heritage, modern conflicts, geography, Kurdish autonomy, and cultural traditions.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, Hammurabi's Code, the Epic of Gilgamesh, Baghdad's golden age as the Abbasid capital, the Mongol sack of 1258, Ottoman and British mandate eras, the Saddam Hussein regime, the Iran-Iraq and Gulf Wars, ISIS's rise and fall, Kurdistan's autonomous region, and Iraq's sacred Shia cities.
Mesopotamia, meaning 'land between the rivers' in Greek, refers to the historical region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. It is often called the 'Cradle of Civilization' because it saw the development of writing, agriculture, urbanization, mathematics, and codified law.
Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty, ruling from approximately 1792 to 1750 BC. He is best known for the Code of Hammurabi, one of the oldest deciphered legal codes in history, containing 282 laws carved on a basalt stele. The code covered everything from property rights to family law and established the principle of 'an eye for an eye.'
ISIS captured Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, in June 2014 with a force of only about 1,500 fighters against a much larger Iraqi army garrison. ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a 'caliphate' from Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri. The city was liberated after a grueling nine-month battle in July 2017.
Last updated: April 2026