GEOGRAPHY
POP CULTURE
HISTORY
FOOD/DRINKS
100

Which SWANA country’s flag has a cedar tree in the middle?

What is Lebanon?

100

Which SWANA country had the 2022 Soccer World Cup?

What is Qatar?

100

Which ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids?

What is ancient Egypt?

100

What’s the SWANA dessert made of flaky pastry, nuts, and syrup?

What is Baklava?

200

What is the largest country in the SWANA region by land area?

What is Saudi Arabia?

200

In Iraqi Arabic, what does “shaku maku” mean?

What is “What’s up?” / “What’s new?”

200

The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest sets of laws, came from which present-day country?

What is Iraq?
200

What Middle Eastern dip is made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic?

What is hummus?

300

What body of water separates Africa from Asia?

What is the Suez Canal/Red Sea?

300

What 2021 film became the first major Hollywood production shot in the SWANA region (Jordan and the UAE)

What is Dune (part one)

300

The Silk Road connected China with which major SWANA region?

What is Persia?

300

What beverage, originating in Yemen in the 15th century, became one of the world’s most traded products?

What is coffee?

400

What SWANA city is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?

What is Damascus, Syria?

400

Who is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner (hint-she's from Pakistan)

Who is Malala Yousafzi?

400

The world’s first known university, Al-Qarawiyyin, was founded in 859 CE by a woman. Where is it located?

What is Morocco?

400

What popular Afghan dish consists of dumplings filled with leeks and topped with yogurt and meat sauce?

What is mantu?

500

What SWANA city is home to the world’s largest covered market, the Grand Bazaar?

What is Istanbul, Turkey?

500

The Turkish TV drama Diriliş: Ertuğrul is set in which historical period?

What is the 13th century?

500

What SWANA empire was responsible for the architectural masterpiece, the Hagia Sophia (before it was converted)?

What is the Byzantine Empire?

500

This split legume, often lentils, is used to make a hearty stew in India, which can be finished with a final tempering of spices known as tadka.

What is dal?

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