Are you smarter than a 8th grader?
Northwest Shia Youth (NWSY)
Islam
Riddles
How niche are you?
100

Which situation would experience the least air resistance?

1. A feather dropped from 10 ft

2. A crumbled paper ball dropped from 10 ft

3. A coin dropped from 10 ft

4. A flat sheet of paper dropped from 10 ft

3. A coin dropped from 10ft

100

What year was Northwest Shia Youth established?

2013

100

How many ayah (verses) in the Quran?

6,236

100

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

100

In soccer, what is it called when a player scores three goals in a single game?

A hat trick

200

Which number completes the sequence 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, 66, ?

67 (x3, +1)

200

What is the mission of NWSY? 

Improving the youth community in all aspects of life through Islamic principles. Bringing them closer to Allah (SWT).

200

If someone doubts whether they prayed 3 or 4 rakʿahs during a 4-rakʿah prayer (after entering doubt stage), what should they do?

Assume 4 and complete, then perform precautionary prayer

200

I am not alive, but I can grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

Fire

200

What does the acronym “RPM” stand for in a car engine?

Revolutions Per Minute

300

How many bones in a giraffes neck? 

7

300

What type of event/program did we host for the first time ever last year?

A brotherhood camp/retreat

300

If a person becomes in a state of janābah during the night in Ramadan and intentionally does not perform ghusl before Fajr, what is the ruling on their fast? (You must fully answer correctly to get the points)

The fast is invalid, and they must both make up the fast (qaḍā’) and give kaffārah.

300

A farmer must cross a river with a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage. He can only take one at a time. If left alone, the wolf will eat the goat, and the goat will eat the cabbage. How does he get all three across safely?

  • Take the goat across
  • Return alone
  • Take the wolf across
  • Bring the goat back
  • Take the cabbage across
  • Return alone
  • Take the goat across
300

What is the name of a number system that uses only two digits, 0 and 1, and is the foundation of all modern computing?

Binary system

400

A rectangular prism has a length of 8 cm, width of 3 cm, and height of 5 cm. What is its total surface area?

(2lw + 2lh + 2wh) =

 2(24 + 40 + 15) = 158

400

How many diagrams do we currently have on our Islamic Information tab on our website that are about the Imams? 

Timeline from Prophet Muhammad to Imam Mahdi

Journey of Imam Hussein

Imamah Lineage

Journey of Tears

Journey of Imam Ali

(Inshallah, more to come)

400

A person performs wuḍū’, then uses the bathroom. A few hours later, they are unsure whether they actually used the bathroom or not. What is the ruling on their wuḍū’? (Is their wudu valid or not)

The wuḍū’ is considered still valid, because certainty is not removed by doubt.

400

Grandpa went for a walk wearing a T-shirt and cargo shorts, and it started raining. He forgot to bring an umbrella and didn’t have a hat. When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet. How was this possible?

Grandpa is bald 
400

In architecture, what it is the style called that combines other styles together:

A. Modern

B. Eclecticism

C. Brutalism

D. Hybrid architecture

E. Integrasim

Eclecticism

500

What is the name of the boundary in Earth’s atmosphere where most meteors burn up before reaching the ground?

Mesosphere


500

Where was our first large NWSY event? OR who was the guest speaker for that event? 

The old target center in 2013 with Sheikh Aous

500

How many groups of people inherit from a deceased person?

A.) 1 group (parents, children and siblings)

B.) 2 groups (parents & children, then siblings and grandparents) 

C.) 3 groups (parents & children, grandparents & siblings, then uncles/aunts & their descendants)

D.) 4 groups (parents & children, then siblings, then uncles/aunts, then grandparents)

3 groups (parents & children, grandparents & siblings, uncles/aunts & their descendants)


500

You are riding your camel through the desert when you come across three brothers. The brother ask for your help and say they are given 17 camels in inheritance with the following shares:

  • The eldest is to receive 1/2
  • The middle is to receive 1/3
  • The youngest is to receive 1/9

They cannot split camels. How do you help them divide the camels. 

Add your 1 camel = 18 total camels

  • Eldest: 1/2 of 18 = 9 camels
  • Middle: 1/3 of 18 = 6 camels
  • Youngest: 1/9 of 18 = 2 camels
  • Total = 17 camels used, 
  • You take back your camel
500

Which country has the most islands in the world?

Sweden

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