Muslims in America
Who was the first muslim get elected and sworn into congress?
Keith Ellison, 2006
What is the most abundant element in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
How many brothers did prophet yusuf (as) have?
11 brothers
In 2021, who became the first Pakistani-American Muslim woman confirmed as a U.S. federal judge?
Zahid Quraishi.
What is the only US state with their motto in Spanish?
Montana - "oro y plata"
In what city did Ella little-collins spend majority of her life, while raising Malcolm X and supporting the nation of islam?
Boston, Massachusetts
How many elements are on the periodic table currently?
How many surahs in the quran are named after insects, scientifically speaking?
2 - naml and nahl
Who was the first Muslim woman in space (2006) and also the first female space tourist?
Anousheh Ansari (Iranian-American engineer who flew aboard Soyuz TMA-9)
What African country was used to film scenes from the planet Tatooine in Star Wars?
Tunisia
In 2004, what US city was the first to legalize broadcasting the call to prayer for all 5 prayers?
Hamtramck, MI
Which nerve is the longest in the human body, stretching from the lower spine to the foot?
The Sciatic nerve
What was the name of Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) foster mother who nursed him as a baby in the desert?
Halimah al-Sa’diyah (of the Banu Sa’d tribe, may she have the highest levels of jannah)
Which U.S. president awarded Toni Morrison the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Barack Obama (2012)—making her one of the few authors honored by the nation’s first Black president.
How many countries are in continental Asia?
48
In what state is the oldest sunni mosque thats still running, in america?
Cedar Rapids,Iowa
The mother mosque of america
How fast is the speed of light? (closest wins)
670,616,629 mph / 1,079,252,848.8 km/h / 299 792 458 m / s
During The Night Journey, the Prophet (ﷺ) led all previous prophets in prayer at a sacred site. Where did this happen?
Al aqsa mosque
Who was the First African Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in 2004?
Wangari Maathai (Kenya, 2004) won the Nobel Peace Prize for environmental activism and founding the Green Belt Movement.
Name one of the two countries that are tied for bordering the most other countries in the world. (14!)
China / Russia
Omar ibn said was a scholar enslaved and brought to america in 1807, who became famous for writing Surah Al-Mulk on the walls of his prison after trying to escape in the Carolinas. What present day West African country was he from?
Senegal
Name either of the two Ships / Probes that had “the golden record” which contained 55 human language recordings on board, including ‘assalamu alaikum’ for potential extra terrestrial encounters.
Voyager 1 / voyager 2
Solve this math problem!
( [Number of Surahs] - [Number of Juz] + [# of prophets NAMED in Quran] ) X [# of Verses in the fatiha]
763 = (114 − 30 + 25) × 7
This Malian singer mixed Islamic Sufi poetry with blues, earning a Grammy nomination in 2011. Who is she?
Oumou Sangaré.
The kingdom of Kush, was based primarily in which modern african country?
Sudan