Give Me a Word
Pakistani Culture
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Nothing but Facts
Riddle Me This!
200
Narrative written from the authors perspective
What is a memoir?
200
What is the religion that Malala and her family follows?
What is Islam?
200
What was the date that girls stopped going to school?
What is January 15th?
200
Where is Mingora located? (The country Malala lives in)
What is Pakistan?
200
How many months in the year have 28 days?
All of them!
400
An introduction to a literary work/writing
What is a prologue?
400
What holiday is celebrated by Muslims where they must fast?
What is Ramadan?
400
What was the first threat that Malala received?
A man came to their house to tell them their school was un-Islamic.
400
Why was the earthquake significant?
People believed that it was a warning from God and they were afraid/vulnerable. Radio Mullah was able to take control using their religion against them.
400
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name
600
The way of life for an entire society. It includes codes of manners (the way people act), clothing, language, religion, and art.
What is culture?
600
Why must women wear burqas?
The Code of Purdah; women must cover themselves or it would be un-Islamic.
600
What changes did Malala's father make to please the man who came to their house?
The girls would enter a different door from the boys.
600
How many girls schools were bombed by the Taliban?
200 schools
600
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
His brother is 10
800
Questions that do not require or expect an answer
What is rhetorical question?
800
What was the uniform the girls wore at the school?
Shalwar Kamiz
800
List two changes the Taliban did in Mingora.
Women couldn't go to the market by themselves, no tv, no music, no dancing, no laughing, girls couldn't go to school, men couldn't get western hair cuts, etc.
800
How is Malala like any other girl?
She doesn't like to wake up in the morning, she loves going to school and making good grades, she dreams of being able to change the world, she wants all girls to be free to have education, picks on her brother, etc.
800
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
A keyboard
1000
An Islamic group in Pakistan that commits violent acts to get what they want.
What is the Taliban?
1000
Why was it un-Islamic to watch Western shows such as Ugly Betty?
They didn't want the people to get any ideas of freedom from the West so they banned shows.
1000
How has Mingora changed since the Taliban's arrival?
Bombs and shootings every night, the streets are quiet as everyone is terrified to go outside, there was no more joy.
1000
What did Malala do when school closed for girls?
Learn english from tv shows, tries to sneak in school as a younger girl
1000
I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
Light