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100

WHICH ANCIENT CIVILIZATION BUILT THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA?

THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

100

WHICH COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR THE TRADITIONAL KIMONO?

JAPAN

100

HOW MANY HEARTS DOES AN OCTOPUS HAVE?

3

100

WHICH SINGER IS KNOWN AS THE KING OF POP?

MICHAEL JACKSON

100

IN WHICH ITALIAN CITY WOULD YOU FIND THE FAMOUS LEANING TOWER?

PISA

200

WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO WALK ON THE MOON?

NEIL ARMSTRONG

200

IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE DAY OF THE DEAD (DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS) MOST FAMOUSLY CELEBRATED?

MEXICO

200

WHAT IS THE ONLY MAMMAL CAPABLE OF TRUE SUSTAINED FLIGHT?

THE BAT

200

WHICH BRITISH BAND RELEASED 'HEY JUDE'?

THE BEATLES

200

WHICH CITY IS FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE 'CITY OF A THOUSAND MINARETS'?

CAIRO

300

IN WHICH YEAR DID THE BERLIN WALL FALL?

1989

300

IN WHICH COUNTRY IS IT TRADITIONAL TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR BY EATING 12 GRAPES AT MIDNIGHT?

SPAIN

300

WHAT IS THE LARGEST INTERNAL ORGAN IN THE HUMAN BODY?

THE LIVER
300

WHICH POP STAR, FAMOUS FOR HIT SONG 'WHENEVER, WHEREVER,' REPORTEDLY ATTENDED BAHRAIN SCHOOL DURING HER CHILDHOOD?

SHAKIRA

300

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FAMOUS HAIRPIN TURN ON MONACO'S FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT, LOCATED BESIDE A LUXURY HOTEL?

FAIRMONT HAIRPIN
400

WHICH EMPIRE WAS RULED BY SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT?

THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

400

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TRADITIONAL BAHRAINI CRAFT THAT USES PALM LEAVES TO WEAVE BASKETS, MATS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS?

AL-KHOOS (الخوص)

400

WHICH PLANET HAS THE SHORTEST DAY IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

JUPITER

400

WHICH LEGENDARY SINGER WAS FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE ARABIC MEANING OF 'STAR OF THE EAST'?

UMM KHULTHUM ام كلثوم

400

WHICH COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF PETRA?

JORDAN

500

WHICH ANCIENT CITY WAS BURIED UNDER VOLCANIC ASH FOLLOWING THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS IN 79 AD?

POMPEII

500

WHICH SAUDI ARABIAN REGION IS FAMOUS FOR ITS TRADITIONAL RAWASHIN, INTRICATELY CARVED WOODEN WINDOW SCREENS THAT ARE A DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE?

THE HEJAZ REGION (الحجاز), PARTICULARLY JEDDAH.

500

WHICH COMMON FOOD CAN REMAIN EDIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS WHEN PROPERLY STORED BECAUSE OF ITS LOW MOISTURE CONTENT AND NATURAL ACIDITY?

HONEY

500

WHICH ARTIST BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE GRAMMY FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOUR TIMES?

TAYLOR SWIFT

500

WHICH MOROCCAN CITY IS FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE 'BLUE PEARL' BECAUSE OF ITS BLUE-PAINTED STREETS AND BUILDINGS?

CHEFCHAOUEN

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