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Name the 4 best women in Islam.
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best of women among the people of Paradise are Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint ‘Imran, and ‘Asiyah bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh.”
What inventor is credited with the discovery of insulin in 1921?
Frederick Banting (at UofT, shout out to Amal)
What is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze River
What is the most widely-eaten food worldwide?
Rice
What is the largest museum in the world?
The Louvre in Paris
Ten names for the Day of Judgement (I found 36 - you have a lot of options)
Yawm Al-Qiyaamah, Yawm Al-Hasrah, Al-Qaari’ah, Yawm Al-Fasl, Yawm Ad-Deen, Al-Haaqqah, Yawm At-Talaaq, Yawm Al-Taghabun, As-Sa3ah, Al Waqiah, Al Gashia, Yawm Al-Jamii', Yawm Al Waeed, Yawn Al-Fath, Yawmul-Ba’th, Yawmul-Aazifah, Yawmul-Khurooj, Yawmul-Haqq
What mammal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
What is the currency in India?
Rupee
Which tea blend is named after the British Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834?
Earl Grey
What Pulitzer Prize winning novel is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Name the 8 gates of Jannah.
Baab As-Salaat (Prayer), Baab Al-Jihad, Baab As-Sadaqah (Charity), Baab Ar-Rayyaan (Fasting), Baab Al-Hajj, Baab Al-Kaazimeen Al-Ghaiz Wal Aafina Anin Naas (Anger and Forgiveness), Baab Al-Iman (Faith), Baab Al-Dhikr
At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?
Minus 40 degrees
Which Greek island is best known for its white buildings with blue roofs in the city of Oia?
Santorini
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
3
Which German castle located in Schwangau inspired Disney’s castles in “Cinderella” and “Sleeping Beauty”?
Neuschwanstein Castle
How many sajdahs are there in the Quran?
11 (Bonus if you know the surahs.. I don't)
The first vaccine was developed for which disease?
Smallpox
What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat
Eggplants and tomatoes part of a family of flowering plants that includes which deadly plant?
Nightshade (same as Belladonna)
A hazy-looking Claude Monet painting of a sunset spawned the name of what blurry 19th-century art movement?
Impressionism
Which companion suggested digging a trench during the Battle of the Trench?
Salman Al Farsi
What is the only rock that floats?
Pumice
What’s the most linguistically diverse country in the world?
Papua New Guinea (~840 languages)
What is the most stolen food worldwide?
Cheese
Which famous world leader won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953?
Winston Churchill