Arab Thinkers
Working at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, I fundamentally shaped modern mathematics, earning the titles "the father of algebra" and the namesake of the word "algorithm"
Al-Khawarizmi
I died by drowning after my car plunged into the nile on July 14, 1944, while traveling to Ras El-Bar, Egypt. I was 31 years old
*My death was surrounded with conspiracy theories, including espionage, personal rivalries,
Asmahan
Who nationalized the Suez Canal?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Where did Knafe originate from?
Which historic pan-Arab reality television singing competition, launched in the early 2000s and modeled after a European format, famously housed contestants together in an academy for months to launch regional stars?
Star Academy
I am most famous for making the first documented attempt at human flight in 875, at the age of 70, using a winged glider in Cordoba ... Unfortunately, I forgot a tail
Abbas Ibn Firnas
Which 2003 Nancy Ajram breakthrough music video directed by Nadine Labaka, featuring a playful rural Egyptian café setting, propelled her to superstardom across the entire Middle East?
Akhasmak Ah
Who is the current secretary-general of Hezballah?
Naeem Qassim
What is the name of Banksy’s hotel that stands next to the apartheid wall in Bethlehem?
The Walled-Off Hotel
I was the first Egyptian to play in Coachella in 2025
Mohammad Ramadan
I was born in 965 in Basra and died in 1040 in Egypt. I am known for my groundbreaking book Kitab al-Manazir - a seven-volume treatise that proved vision happens when light reflects off objects and enters the eye, disproving the ancient Greek theory that eyes emit light rays!
Ibn Haytham
Amr Diab made global pop history in 1996 with which smash-hit, Mediterranean-infused album that won a World Music Award and popularized his signature global sound?
Nour El Ain
Who "founded" Saudi Arabia?
King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) was created in:
1964
Who did the Jordanians gain independence from?
The British
Born in 980, and also known as, Sharaf al-Mulk (شرف الملك), Hujjat al-Haq (حجة الحق), al-Sheikh al-Ra'is (الشيخ الرئيس), I am considered the father of early medicine.
Ibn Sina
How many people flooded the streets of Cairo to mourn Um Kalthoum?
4 million
The Arab League was established in Cairo, Egypt, in March 1945 with six founding member states (?) to strengthen ties among Arab countries.
Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria
How long did Yahya Sinwar spend in Zionist jails?
How many rivers does Saudi Arabia have?
NONE!
I was a Shafi'i Sunni Muslim Persian scholar and polymath. I am one of the most prominent and influential jurisconsults, legal theoreticians, muftis, philosophers, theologians, logicians and mystics in Islamic history
Al-Ghazali
Which iconic Egyptian actor starred in classic national cinema before achieving major international acclaim in the 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago?
Omar Sherif
Who did Gaddafi overthrow on September 1, 1969 as part of the Free Officers movement in a fast, bloodless coup d'état?
King Idris I of the Kingdom of Libya
When were the Oslo Accords signed?
September 13, 1993
Which Arab country made peace with Israel and recognized it as a sovereign state before the 1990s?
Egypt