The Category With No Name
Shams and the boys were in a school band that played Black Magic Woman by Santana one too many times. At which festival did Santana play in 1969?
Woodstock
Shams is a garlic anchovy popcorn loyalist. Anchovies are usually cured with this common pantry item.
Salt
What's Shams' real name?
Shams-Eldin
Shams has a bleeding finger, chronic clumsiness, and anxiety. What medical term describes a fear of blood?
Hemophobia
Shams can grab anything with his feet... Name two animals that can grab or hold things with their feet.
Eagle
Monkey
Parrot
Chameleon
Opossum
Hawk
Raccoon
Sloth
Shams was blessed with a Canadian passport at birth, what bearded artist wrote a song named after the city Calgary?
Bon Iver
Shams makes his own chilli paste, likely inspired by this North African condiment made from chili peppers, garlic, and spices.
Harissa.
At any given moment, Shams might say “ya gameel” while dropping a hot beat on any of these 6 instruments. Name them.
Guitar, Bass, Piano, Trumpet, Saxophone, Drums
In what can only be described as a violent act of friendship, Marwan once broke Shams’ sternum. The sternum connects to these bones, which, thankfully, remained intact.
Ribs.
Shams once spent $2000 on plane tickets to Japan, where samurai famously wielded this curved, single-edged sword known as the symbol of their status and skill.
Katana
Shams has the unique ability to quickly learn any new instrument... This ancient instrument, known for its 47 strings and large frame, is one of the most complex to master in the orchestral world.
Sham's feet grew wider that they should have, while his Sourdough failed to rise. What are three crucial ingredients to ensure the starter succeeds?
Wild yeast, flour, dechlorinated water, lactic acid bacteria.
Which sibling pair had a quarrel over a romance with Shams?
The Bazinas
Shams stumbled into a family dinner drunk as a teenager and got told off. If it’s any consolation, this Netflix series, a Shams favourite, starring a washed-up actor explores similar themes of regret and family tension.
Bojack Horsman
During his time here, Shams would have been near a city that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics and is known for its famous Capilano Suspension Bridge.
Shams’ sister-in-law, and soon to be mother, is a DJ. Her baby may recognize her music early, as studies show fetuses can respond to sound starting around this week of pregnancy.
18-20 weeks.
Rolling wara2 3enab is why all mothers love Shams. While wara2 3enab is popular throughout the Arab world, in Egypt, the stuffing typically includes rice and herbs, but in neighboring Lebanon, this dish often includes what additional ingredient to add richness?
Ground lamb / minced meat
Discussion question:
Who was Shams' first crush?
Shams decides
Shams wears flip-flops with socks, an iconic fashion crime in some places, but embraced in others... In which country is it common to wear traditional socks called tabi with thong-style sandals like zōri or geta?
Japan
Shams loves the candy cane cinnamon vodka...
This island nation is famous for producing the world’s finest cinnamon, often used in sweet and savory dishes worldwide.
Sri Lanka
Shams has long been trying to learn Portuguese on Duolingo. This genre of Portuguese music, known for its emotional melodies and themes of longing or saudade, is often sung with minimal guitar accompaniment.
Fado.
Shams confessed to spilling the liquor in his parents' miniature Delftware houses from KLM as a child... at his brother’s wedding. What fruit did ancient Egyptians break as part of a custom to bless the couple with fertility and abundance?
Discussion question: When did Shams get the most in trouble with his parents?
Shams decides
Shams once shat his pants at school, a formative moment in his young life. Which part of the nervous system, often called the “second brain,” controls digestion?
Enteric nervous system.
Shams has lived in Ireland, Canada, London, and Egypt...Which of these countries is home to the world’s longest coastline?
Canada