Food
Geography
Literature/media
Flags and more misc questions
Misc
100

The national dish of Jordan

What is Mansaf? 

100

The capital of Palestine 

Al-Quds

100

Name 3 Amr Diab songs

(EXTRA POINTS IF YOU SING A SONG)

Nour el Ein, Tamally Maak, hikayat, Inta Haz, Zay Manty

100

What does the Saudi Flag have written on it? 

Bonus: What does the Iraqi flag have written on it?

La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah

bonus: Allahu Akbar

100

three major religions in the arab world

What is Christianity, Islam, and Judaism 

200

 _________ is a famous Arab dessert that has cheese in it. 

What country is known for this dessert? 

Knafeh

Palestine

200

The oldest city in the Arab world

Damascus

200
Palestinian author Edward Said is known for writing this book

Orientalism

200

Name three cities that Fairouz sang for in her songs

Beirut, Alexandria, Al-Quds

200

Name 3 official language of the Arab World

Arabic, French, Berber Somali, Kurdish, Comorian

300

Name 5 different appetizers 

hummus, babaghanouj, tabouli, falafel, fatoush

300

The Arab city _______ has the largest population of _____ people

Cairo, 10,000,000

300

Name two songs that featured a collab with famous Arab singer and U.S. artist Marshmello 


Bayen Habeit (Amr Diab) and Sah sah (Nancy Ajram) 


300

What is the symbol on the center of the Egyptian flag?

bonus: what other countries has this same symbol as their "coat of arms"?

Eagle of Saladin


Iraq, Palestine, Yemen

300

What two countries were part of one republic from 1958-1961?

Egypt and Syria

400

What are two other names for the Lebanese dish, Warak Eynab? 

Dolma, Itdolma, Mahshi 

400

Name 4 cities/villages of Palestine
extra cities = 100 points bonus

Haifa, Yaffa, Quds, Jaleel, Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Acre, Hebron 

400

Famous composer that composed Umm Kalthoum's famous song: Alf Leila wa Leila 

Baligh Hamdi
400

what is the root (جذر) of this word: البيع

bonus points: what does it mean?

 ب - ا - ع

(sell/sold)

400

Number of countries in the Arab League? 

22

500

Name 6 ingredients in Koshari 

onion, rice, lentils, tomato, garlic, chickpea, vinegar, cumin, macaroni 

500

Name the capitals of these countries: 

UAE, Algeria, Djibouti, and Oman

Abu Dhabi, Algiers, Dijbouti, and Muscat

500

Name three famous arab poets

Khalil Gibran, Mahmoud Darwish, Nizar Qabbani etc. 

500
Name all of the countries that have flags with the colors: red, white, green, and black

What is: Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, UAE

500

Saieh Hall of Economics was named for University Trustee Alvaro Saieh (AM’76, PhD’80). This Columbian economist has descent from which Arab country? 

Palestine

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