History
This 1979 event ended the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty and established the Islamic Republic of Iran.
What is the Iranian Revolution
Iran is the world’s top producer of this expensive spice.
What is Saffron
This city has the largest Iranian population in the US.
What is Los Angeles
Known by a single stage name, this singer was Iran’s biggest pop star of the 1970s.
Who is Googoosh
Which E-board member's Native American Name is "Runs with the Moose"
Jahan "Runs with the Moose" Bahri
What was the major monotheistic religion in Iran
Zoroastrianism
What is the animal is featured on jersey of the Iranian national soccer team
Asiatic Cheetah
Name two bodies of water are along Iran’s borders
Caspian Sea, the Persian (not Arabian) gulf, Gulf of Oman
Which Iranian music star sang Gheseh Esgh, Goriz, and Khanom Gol
Who is Ebi
What year was PSA re-founded after being inactive
2024
This ancient king was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.
Who is Cyrus the Great
Yalda Night traditionally features reading poems by this 14th-century poet.
Who is Hafez
What is the name of the tallest volcano in Asia (inactive)
Mt. Damavand
Name 3 songs by Hayedeh
Answers can vary
Which E-board members can read/write farsi (members: Elias, Neekee, Jahan, Shanaya, Tullia, Nika)
Ayatollah Elias Ghodrati the Great, Neekee, Nika
The ruins of this capital of the Achaemenid Empire near Shiraz have the Gate of All Nations and the Apadana palace.
What is Persepolis
What is the name of the biggest mall in the world
Iran Mall
It was commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire and to symbolize a modern gateway into Tehran. Following the Iranian Revolution, the new government renamed the tower to the to symbolize the nation's political shift and aspirations for independence and "freedom" from the monarchy.
Azadi Tower (borje azadi)
What is the name of the traditional long-necked, plucked string instrument used in classical Iranian music. The name means "string" in Farsi.
Tar
Which E-board members are not from Massachusetts (members: Elias, Neekee, Jahan, Shanaya, Tullia, Nika)
Tullia, Shanaya, Nika... booooo
Name the 2 shah's from the Pahlavi dynasty and the crown prince of the family
Shah Reza Pahlavi, Shahansha Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
What snack is made from whipping egg whites into a stiff meringue and combining them with a hot boiled syrup of sugar, corn syrup (or honey), and rosewater, then folding in pistachios or almonds
Gaz
What countries border Iran (get at least 6)
What is Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Armenia
What is the name of the traditional trapezoidal instrument that "hammer" with thin, light, wooden mallets with Iranian/Mesopotamian origin
Santour
Who has the longest last name on the e-board and how do you spell it.
Neekee KHOSRAVIANI