Language
How do you greet a person in Arabic?
Acceptable answers: Salam/ Marhaba/ Ahlan
During which month do muslim people fast?
Ramadan
What is the main ingredient of hummus?
Chickpeas
What is the capital of Saudi arabia?
Riyadh
How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet?
28 letters
How many eid celebrations are there? Name them.
2, Eid al fitr and Al-Adha
What is the customary food to break a fast in Ramadan?
Dates
Name 4 countries in the middle east:
Bahrain/ Iran/ Iraq/ Palestine/ Jordan/ Kuwait/ Lebanon/ Oman/ Qatar/ Saudi Arabia/ Syria/ United Arab Emirates/ Yemen
What does the word __عَمّي___ mean?
Uncle from fathers side, fathers brother
How many Arab countries are there in total?
22
(Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.)
Name ONE of the main spices used in middle eastern cuisine:
Saffron, cardamom, cinamon, cumin, turmeric.
What is the longest river in the world? Name 1 country it flows through:
The Nile River, Egypt/ Ethiopia/ Sudan/ Burundi
What’s the word for __good afternoon____ in Arabic?
Masa2 Alkhair
Where was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
What dessert is made of stacked pastry sheets, soaked in syrup and topped/filled with nuts?
Baklava
Where is the lowest point on earth?
The dead sea
Name 3 arabic vowels and 3 letters that don't exist in the English alphabet?
Vowels: ا ، و ، ي
Letters: ح ، ض/ظ ، ط ، ع ، غ ، ق
Name 3 traditions you do on eid day:
Any answer is acceptable, Eg:
- New clothes
- Feast
- Eid prayer
- Get money (Eidiya)
Pick one Arabic dessert and walk us through how you'd make it:
Can be any dessert, don't make it up we're experts!!
How many of the seven wonders of the world are in the middle east? Name two.
5
Pyramid of giza
Temple of Artemis at ephesus
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Mausoleum at halicarnassus
Lighthouse of Alexandria