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100

Name the largest desert in the world.

Antarctica 

100

List a celebrity that has run for presidency, or announced their intention to run.

Can include: - Jello Biafra (Eric Reed Boucher), Kanye West, Waka Flocka Flame, Beto O’ Rourke (former Floss bassist)

100

Name the current dean of SFS-Q

Ahmad Dallal

100

What is the cultural center of Qatar called?

Katara

100

What language has the most words?

English 

200

Name two flags that contain a crescent.

Algeria, Azerbaijan, Comoros, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

200

Who served as president of South Africa from 1994-1999?

Nelson Mandela

200

When was SFS Q established?

2005

200

How many official languages are spoken in Switzerland?

4

200

What is the name of Harry Potter’s School?

Hogwarts

300

What is the smallest country, measured by total land area?

Vatican

300

Who was the first leader of Qatar?

Mohammed bin Thani

300

When was the School of foreign service founded?

1919

300

What are the native people of New Zealand?

Maori

300

Who is the main character in Lord of the Rings?

Frodo

400

What year did the US get its independence?

1776

400

Who was president of the US during the moon landing?

Richard Nixon

400

What’s our mascot?

Jack the Bull Dog

400

What's the national dish of Egypt?

Koshari

400

Name two of the Beatles?

Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul Mccartney and George Harrison

500

What is the capital city of Canada?

Ottawa

500

Who was the first Queen of England?

Mary I (or Mary Tudor or Bloody Mary)

500

How many majors and how many certificates does SFSQ offer?

4 majors and 3 certificates

500

Name at least 10 Arabic speaking countries (with Arabic as national language)

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen

500

What is Oprah’s real name?

Oprah