All Aboard!
(Toward the Shore)
(Toward the Shore)
These two sources of guidance were left by Prophet Muhammad (s), according to Hadith al-Thaqalayn.
What are the Holy Qur’an and his Ahlul Bayt (a)?
This is the hottest planet in our solar system, despite not being closest to the Sun.
What is Venus?
Cleopatra lived closer in time to this 1969 event than to the construction of the Great Pyramid.
What is the Moon landing?
Birdie, eagle, and albatross are scoring terms in this sport.
What is golf?
This country is home to the cities of Casablanca and and Fez.
What is Morocco?
Where Prophet Nuh (a)'s son went to escape the flood
What is a mountain?
An octopus has this many hearts.
What is 3?
This Middle Eastern city housed the Abbasid-era intellectual center known as the House of Wisdom.
What is Baghdad?
This is the maximum score possible in a single frame of ten-pin bowling.
What is 30?
This spice, harvested from a flower’s red stigmas, is often used in Middle Eastern rice dishes.
What is saffron?
Number of years Prophet Nuh (a) remained among his people before the flood
What is 950?
These arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.
What are the pulmonary arteries?
A successful revolution against slavery and French colonial rule led to this country’s independence in 1804.
What is Haiti?
Winning all four major tennis singles tournaments in one calendar year earns this distinction.
What is Grand Slam?
In chess, this is the only piece that can jump over other pieces.
The mountain on which Prophet Nuh’s ark came to rest
What is Mount Judi / al-Judi?
This lower atmospheric condition makes an air-filled balloon expand as it rises, assuming constant temperature.
What is air pressure?
This ancient civilization developed the writing system (known as cuneiform).
Who are the Sumerians?
In basketball, recording double digits in three statistical categories in one game earns this achievement.
What is a triple-double?
The English words “sugar,” “cotton,” and “algebra” all trace their origins through this language.
What is Arabic?
Surah al-Qamar describes Prophet Nuh (a)'s by two construction materials rather than simply calling it a ship. Name one.
What are planks/boards OR nails?
This biological process changes genetic variant frequencies by chance rather than natural selection.
What is genetic drift?
The word “algorithm” comes from the Latinized name of this mathematician.
Who is Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi?
These are the five colors of the Olympic rings. Name all five.
What are blue, yellow, black, green, and red?
These are the only two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. Name one.
What is Chile OR Ecuador?