Geography and Names
Historical Trivia
Character Motives
100

Where does Shahrayar rule?

What is India?

100

What popular story did the 18th century French translator Antoine Galland add to 1001 Nights?

What is Aladdin?

100

How does Shahrayar's wife betray him?

What is having an affair with a slave?

200

Where does Shahzaman rule?

What is Samarkand?

200

In what age of Islamic history were 1001 Nights written?

What is The Golden Age?

200

Why did the merchant have to meet the demon after one year?

What is he killed his son with a date pit?

300

What does "alf laylah wa-laylah" translate to?

What is 1001 Nights?

300

What is the other common name for 1001 Nights?

What is The Arabian Nights?

300

How does Scheherazade plan to stop her husband's plans?

What is telling stories?

400

Who is Scheherazade's father?

Who is Shahrayar's Vizier?

400

What narrative structure is used in 1001 Nights?

What is the frame narrative?

400

Why does Scheherazade tell stories for one thousand and one nights?

What is to prevent her husband from executing her?

500

Who is Dunyazade?

Who is Scheherazade's sister?

500

Around what time period were these stories written in?

What are the 700s AD?

500

Why do Shahrayar and Shahrazad stop their journey?

What is the demon had a greater misfortune than their own?

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