Food
Some people love it while most hate it. An okra stew found in households across multiple Middle Eastern countries.
What is bamya?
Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek won an Oscar in 2019 for his performance in this film
What is Bohemian Rhapsody?
With a population of 7.1 million people, this city in the confluence of the Blue and White Nile is the capital of the nation of Sudan
What is Khartoum?
The iconic limestone statue of Giza featuring the body of a lion and the head of a human, notorious for its missing nose
What is the Sphinx?
Official currency in the United Arab Emirates
What is the Dirham?
Staple dish in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria made of tiny steamed semolina granules
What is couscous?
This vibrant genre of Egyptian electronic folk music experienced an explosion in popularity during the 2010s, with some of its most prominent artists including Hassan Shakosh and Mohammed Ramadan
What is Mahraganat?
The name of the river that flows through the center of Baghdad.
What is Tigris?
A collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It features famous characters like Ali Baba, Aladdin, and Sindbad
What is One Thousand and One Nights? (Arabian Nights also acceptable)
Arabic name for the famous red hat with a tassel, commonly worn across the Middle East
What is tarboush/chechia?
Kibbeh/Kobeba is a dish found all over the Middle East and particularly in the Levant region. It is made of minced meat and this other parboiled cracked wheat ingredient
What is bulgur?
With over 31 million streams on Spotify, this is Lebanese singer, Fayrouz's, all time most listened-to song
What is Kifak Inta?
The smallest Arab country by size, with a land area of approximately 760 square kilometers (290 square miles)
What is Bahrain?
Influential Palestinian poet whose writing was famous for its themes of exile, displacement, and identity. Some of his most prominent works include Ana Men Honak (انا من هناك), Ashek Men Filasteen (عاشق من فلسطين), and Bitaqat Hawiyyah, (بطاقة هوية)
Who is Mahmoud Darwish?
Egyptian forward who plays for Manchester City in the English Premier League and the Egyptian national football/soccer team
Who is Omar Marmoush
In this country, the national dish consists of lamb cooked in a fermented yogurt sauce, garnished in nuts, and served over rice and flatbread
What is Jordan?
This Algerian singer is famous for popularizing Raï music worldwide, blending traditional folk songs with modern pop, and had hits like "Didi" and "Abdel Kader"
Who is Cheb Khaled?
The highest point in the entire Arabian Peninsula, the peak of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, sits at an elevation of approximately 12,027 feet above sea level, and can be found in this country
What is Yemen
The Moroccan city of Chefchaouen is famously painted almost entirely in this color
What is blue?
In 1999, Ahmed Zewail was the first Arab to win a Nobel Prize in this category/field
What is Chemistry?
A sweet fried pastry made by shaping dough into the shape of little "dates" or "fingers," frying them until golden, and then soaking them in syrup
What is Sawabe Zainab/Balah El Sham? (Datli also acceptable)
Released in 1980, this hallmark of Egyptian theatre is a comedy in which the main character, a widower, eagerly attempts to marry off his three daughters so that he himself may remarry
What is Sokk Aala Banatak?
The year in which the Algerian War ended, and the nation of Algeria declared independence from France after 132 years of colonization
What is 1962?
This ancient city in Libya (now ruins), a UNESCO World Heritage site, contains some of the best-preserved Roman mosaics, sculptures, and architecture in all of North Africa
What is Leptis Magna?
In April of 2024, the Saudi Arabian ICRF took to the World Sport and Business Summit in Birmingham to promote this niche Arab sport
What is Camel Racing?