History of Kurdistan
"Who Am I?" (Kurdish Figures)
Arts + Random (Kurdish)
Films (not Kurdish)
50

When was the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Kurdistan Parliament established?

1992

50

Ez kesyatiyekê mîtolojiya Kurdî me, min rêberiya serhildanekê kiribû li dijî desthelatdarekê xwînmêj

harîkarî: Ez asinger bûm.

I'm a figure in Kudish mythology, I led an uprising against a ruthless ruler.
HINT: I'm a blacksmith

Kawe yê Asinger

Kawe the Blacksmith

50

kê awaza strana "pêşmerge" danaye?

Who composed, orchestrated and conducted the song "Peshmarga"?

Dilshad Said (Dilşad Se'îd)

50

Which film is this from? (Bonus point if you get it right in the first 10 seconds) https://youtu.be/RATI4_ZnyhM

The Godfather

150

The first ever Kurdish language newspaper published in 1898, what was it called?

Kurdistan

150

I laid the foundations for Kurdish poetry. I was born in Cizre of Bohtan, I spoke Kurdish, Arabic and Persian. I only expressed myself literarily in Kurdish. I began my studies in my hometown, then I travelled to Baghdad, Syria, Egypt and Persia to study philosophy, astrology and divination.

Melayê Cizîrî

150

Why are there there specifically 21 sunbeams in the center of Kurdistan flag?

Because number 21 is the sign of relief and revival for the Kurds. (It has no relation with 21st of march [Newroz] because the so called Newroz is on 1st of Adar in the Kurdish calendar and not the 21st)

150

Home Alone (1990)

250

In what year did the Dersim Massacre took place in?

Between 1937 and 1938.

An estimated 30,000 Kurds including men, women and children, are massacred by Turkish soldiers in the Dersim region

250

I'm the migrant mathematician, I've won several awards for my contributions to modern birational geometry and the biggest of them was the Fields Medal in 2018.

Caucher Birkar (Koçer Bîrkar)

(Literal meaning: Migrant Mathematician)

250
In which year did the Duhok Sports Club won the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in club's history?

2009-2010

250

The Color of Pomegranates is a film by which soviet film director?

Sergei Parajanov

350

What was the exact date and time of the day when Kobane was freed from ISIS?

26/1/2015 - 10 minutes to 3 

"26 ê meha çile 2015, se'et 3 kêm 10 deqîqe Kobanê azad bû"

350

Îhsan Nûrî Paşa. One of the leaders of the Ararat rebellion as the generalissimo of the Kurdish National Forces.

350

"Chants du Kurdistan" Is an album by which Kurdish singer?

Shivan Perwer

350

Which film is this from? (Bonus point if you get it right in the first 10 seconds)
https://youtu.be/lm8oxC24QZc 

Into the Wild

500

Yekem rêberê Kurd ku xebat kirî ji bo desthelateka xo-birêveber (bi ramana wê ya modern) ya kurdî kî bû?
Who was the first Kurdish leader to advocate for Kurdish self-government in the modern sense?

Şêx Ubeydulayê Nehirî yekem rêberê Kurd bû ku xebat kirî ji bo desthelateka xo-birêveber (bi ramana wê ya modern) bi gaziya wî bo yekkirina Kurdistana bin destê Osmanîyan û ya bin destê Îranê. ev babete gelek bi ciwanî di nameyeka wî da diyar dibît ku ya ji layê Wîliyam Ebbot ê qunsulê Îngiliz ê li Tebrêz ê ve hatiye helgirtin.

Sheikh Ubeydullah is the first Kurdish leader to advocate for Kurdish self-government in the modern sense, calling for the unification of both Ottoman and Iranian Kurdistan under his rule. You can see this clearly in his letter obtained by William Abbot (The British Consul in Tabriz)

500

They call me the great Kurdish politician and leader. I was the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) from 1971 until my assassination in 1989 by agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran during an official meeting with the Iran government.

DR. Ebdurehman Qasimlo

500

Mamik:
بێ پێیە، دەستێ هەی
بێ سەرە، ستۆیێ هەی

بێ پشتە، زکێ هەی

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Qemîs (Kiras) e

500

Who played Juror Number 8 in 12 Angry Men?

Henry Fonda

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