Cuisine
This dish is comes in the form of deep-fried balls or patties and is typically made from chickpeas/fava beans
What is falafel
SWANA region is a natural land bridge connecting these 3 continents
What is Africa, Asia, and Europe
This Musician of SWANA thinks you’re loyal, smart, and “another one”
Who is DJ Khalid
These two people are the presidents of MESA
Who are Jess and Sandra
This is the name of traditional Jewish head covering worn by males
What is a Kippa
What is a Yamaka
The main ingredient in Hummus
What are garbanzo beans
This country is the largest country in the SWANA region
What is Algeria
This actor of SWANA origin won an academy award for best actor for his role in Bohemian Rhapsody
Who is Rami Malek
MESA used this vendor’s food for our last year’s “end of the quarter” event
What is Falafel Inc.
This is the national dish of Egypt
What is Koshary
The name of your favorite SWANA cultural food
No wrong answer :)
This country in the SWANA region has the most pyramids in the world
What is Sudan
This actress of SWANA origin had a spinoff show following her college experience after playing the oldest daughter to Tracee Ellis Ross on hit show “Black-ish”
Who is Yara Shahidi
This doctor presented at the event “Spill the Tea: Destigmatizing Sexuality and Dating”
Who is Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh
The two most popular dialects of Kurdish
Kurmanji and Sorani
This dessert is claimed by Turkey, Lebanon, Greece, and many other countries as their national dessert
What is Baklava
This mountain is the national symbol of Armenia, even though it is not in Armenia today
What is Mount Ararat
This singer of SWANA origin said "Straight up now tell me / Do you really want to love me forever oh, oh, oh" in her hit song "Straight Up"
Who is Paula Abdul
These two UCLA clubs hosted “A Night in the Middle East” with MESA
What are ASA and ISG
This breed of cat is, originating from Turkey, has heterochromia (or one blue and one green eye)
What is the Van Cat
This is the national dish of Syria
What is Kibbeh
The name for this body of water that surrounds the Sinai peninsula.
What is the Red Sea
This actor, writer, and producer of SWANA origin made a hit show on Hulu about a Muslim-American living in New Jersey, which was also nominated for 2 Emmys
Who is Ramy Youssef
This UCLA alum founded MESA in January of 2020
Who is Jasmine Hanna
A combination of circle dance and line dance performed at weddings and joyous occasions. Variations of it can be found in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, northern Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
What is dabke