Aladdin (Disney edition)
The number of criminals that Ali Baba was up against in one of the more famous stories
(What is (Ali Baba and the) forty thieves?)
The Arabian Peninsula is bordered to the west by this sea
(What is the Red Sea?)
A Middle Eastern dish based on mashed chickpeas, sesame seed paste and lemon juice
(What is hummus)
In the Arabic world, this dance is known as “raqs sharqi” which directly translates to “oriental dance
(What is belly dance?)
All the stories in One Thousand And One Nights were told to avoid this
(What is execution?)
The Capitol of Qatar
(What is Doha?)
Easier to cook than it is to spell, this Levantine dip is based mostly on eggplants
(What is baba ganush?)
In 2003, 12-year old Anne Gadegaard won the Eurovision song contest for kids with this song
This song won an Oscar in 1992 for “Best Original Song”
(What is “A Whole New World”?)
The name of the storyteller in One Thousand And One Nights
(Who is Scheherazade?)
With an area of approximately 2,150,000 km2, this country is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
(What is Saudi Arabia).
The two main ingredients of baklava
(What are nuts and sugar?)
Released in 1996, we’re looking for the name of this song
Aladdin’s final wish
(What was “to free Genie”)
This brave sailor was not originally a part of One Thousand And One Nights, but was added during one of the numerous European translations
(Who is Sinbad the Sailor?)
The number of different middle-eastern countries represented here tonight by COPSAC employees
(What is X? – you’ll have to do the counting yourself )
Sabzi polo mahi and shirin polo are mostly eaten by Persians on this occasion
(What is now ruz)
A plucked string instrument favoured by The Doors and The Beatles as well as numerous Middle Eastern musicians:
(What is a zitar?)
(from Hindustan originally)
The three wishes that Genie can’t or won’t grant
(What is to kill someone, make someone fall in love and bring someone back from the dead?)
The name of the first English translation of One Thousand And One Nights
(What is Arabian Nights?)
A tiny island kingdom in the Persian Gulf on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula
(What is Bahrain?)
A spicy comprised mostly of chili peppers, garlic, coriander seed, saffron, rose and caraway.
(What is harissa)
The name of this instrument with usually around 72 strings