Brain Teasers
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
This Middle Eastern country has no coastline, borders six countries, and lies entirely on the Arabian Plate.
Jordan
This Middle Eastern leader ruled Iraq, survived multiple coups, fought an eight-year war with Iran, and was executed in 2006 after the U.S. invasion.
Saddam Hussein
This year Lebanon gained independence from France.
1943
Before everyone had their own number and own phones, this is how people would reach you.
House phone
A man was walking in the rain. He was in the middle of nowhere. He had nothing and nowhere to hide. He came home all wet, but not a single hair on his head was wet. Why is that?
The man was bald.
Lebanon officially gained independence from France in this year.
1943
This former Lebanese prime minister’s assassination in 2005 led to the Cedar Revolution and the withdrawal of Syrian troops.
Rafik Hariri
This year marked the start of Lebanon’s banking crisis, when withdrawals were restricted and trust in banks collapsed.
2019
How did we used to check if schools were closed for snow days?
Fox News
Fourteen of the kids in the class are girls. Eight of the kids wear blue shirts. Two of the kids are neither girls or wear a blue shirt. If five of the kids are girls who wear blue shirts, how many kids are in the class?
19
This sea borders Turkey, Greece, and Egypt and historically connected the Middle East to Europe.
Mediterranean Sea
What religious leader’s limited use of one arm traces back to an assassination attempt early in his public religious career?
Ali Khamenei
During the fuel shortage, this simple tool became infamous for being used to secretly drain gasoline from parked cars.
Hose
This blood type is known as the universal donor.
O negative
The person who makes it has no need for it. The person who purchases it does not use it. The person who does use it does not know he or she is. What is it?
coffin
What is the the largest Christian population village in the South.
Rmeish
What religious leader emphasized obeying one’s parents so strongly that he delayed traveling to Najaf to study in the hawza because they did not approve?
Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat
This year Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon.
2005
What childhood destination in Bint Jbeil is remembered more by memory than by location today, after neglect caused it to disappear?
Burka- ducks and swimming
You’re escaping a maze, and there are three doors in front of you. The door on the left leads to a pit of lava. The door in the center leads to a room filled with deadly gas. The door on the right leads to a lion that hasn’t eaten in three months. Which door do you choose?
The door on the right. A lion that hasn’t eaten in three months would be dead.
This Lebanese city is best known for sfiha?
Baalbek?
What Shia religious leader was born in Najaf, raised among seminary scholars became known for combining religious authority with direct engagement in social and intellectual life?
Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah
What are all the names of the qura sab3a
Al-qadas
almalkiya
Salha
Hoonan
Tabrikha
Al-Nabi Yosha
Abil al-2amh
In this country, watching foreign movies, listening to outside music, or accessing media can lead to arrest.
North Korea