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What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution referred to as?
What is the Bill of Rights
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What is the most populated country in the Middle East?
What is Egypt?
(With a population of 109.3 million as of 2021)
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Nuhād al- Ḥaddād is the birth name of this world famouse Lebanese singer
Who is Fairouz
100
This long-time Egyptian actor is said to be the highest-paid actor in the arab world
Who is Adel Emam
100
Minnesota's state motto is "L'Etoile du Nord" which means what?
What is "Star of the North" in French
200
Which state was the last to join, becoming the 50th state in America?
What is Hawaii
200
Arabic is the most widely spoken language in the Middle East, what is the second?
What is Persian (or Farsi)
200
According to Forbes Middle East, this is the most popular artist in the Middle East (based on social media numbers and streaming figures on music platforms)
Who is Egypts Amr Diab
This is followed by Lebanese sensation Nancy Ajram and her fellow countrywoman Elissa in second and third place
200
This is the highest-grossing Arabic film and the highest-grossing Middle-Eastern film of all time
Capernaum (2018)
Lebanese drama film directed by Nadine Labak
200
This famous cartoon series depicting a boy and his dog was created in and by Minnesota's Charles Schulz
What is the Peanut Series
300
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
What is France
300
What is the highest peak in Lebanon?
Qurnat as Sawda'
At 3,088 meters above sea level, Qurnat as Sawda' is the highest point in Lebanon.
According to religious literature, Noah planted a tree on the summit of Mount Lebanon, Qurnat as Sawda'.
300
This book written by this Lebanese Maronite was a notable favourite of artist Elvis Presley.
Khalil Gibran's The Prophet
Elvis Presley referred to Gibran's The Prophet for the rest of his life after receiving his first copy as a gift from his girlfriend June Juanico in July 1956. His marked-up copy still exists in Lebanon and another at the Elvis Presley Museum in Düsseldorf.
300
First Lebanese Film to be nominated for an Academy award
What is The Insult (2017)
Directed by Ziad Doueiri
300
This Minnesota native wrote “The Great Gatsby”
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald
400
By size, what is the largest lake in America?
What is Lake Superior
400
This city in Lebanon contains a large amount of intact Roman ruins
What is Baalbek
400
First and only Grammy winner from the Arab World
Who is Fathy Salama
Egyptian musician, who usually appears with his ensemble Sharkiat
400
According to Netflix, this is the most streamed Arabic Language series
What is Al Hayba
400
Name the processed meat product that is manufactured in Austin, MN.
SPAM
500
How many pizzas do you think the American population eat per year?
What is 3 billion pizzas
It’s thought that Americans consume over 3 billion pizzas in total each year. That's 3 billion pizzas, or 46 slices (23 pounds), of the stuff for every person in the country, every year. (2015)
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There are Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, how many are in the Middle East? List them
- Great Pyramid of Giza, in El Giza, Egypt, the earliest of the wonders to be completed, as well as the only one that still exists in the present day.
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, Iraq; or Nineveh, Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
- Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt.
500
This Lebanese singer-songwriter and humanitarian activist is widely regarded as the first rock star of the Middle East and is the only Middle Eastern artist to be catalogued in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
Lydia Canaan
500
This actor became the first Arab-American to win an Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Who is Rami Malek
500
This popular stationary item was created in Minnesota
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