Music
What instrument commonly used in Middle Eastern music has a pear-shaped body and is played with a plectrum?
Oud
The ancient city of Petra is located in what modern-day country?
Jordan
Which Middle Eastern dish consists of grilled meat often served with rice or bread?
Kebab
What is the traditional Levantine folk dance that conbines line and circle dancing?
Dabke/Chobi
What is the oldest city in the world?
Damascus, Syria
What artist did a collab with Selena Gomez and earned a hit remix of their song?
Rema - Calm Down
What is the largest Arab country by land area?
Algeria
What type of nut is especially associated with the famous sweets of Aleppo?
Pistachios
What is the traditional Palestinian embroidery worn on thobes called?
Tatreez
Who was the richest person in history?
Mansa Musa: ruler of the Mali Empire
This lively Congolese dance shares its name with a music style popularized by artists like Koffi Olomidé
What is ndombolo?
Syria shares a border with which five countries?
Turkey, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan
Known as pondu, this popular Congolese dish is made from the leaves of this plant.
What is cassava?
What is one of the most famous Syrian drama series?
Bab al Hara
What country in Africa was never colonized by European power?
Ethiopia
What is Lebanese singer Fairouz’s real name?
Nouhad Wadie Haddad
This African country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa
What is Tanzania?
This West African dish is made with rice, tomatoes, onions, and spices and is especially popular in Nigeria and Ghana
Jollof Rice
This colorful African fabric is commonly used to make traditional clothing, especially in West Africa
What is Ankara: African wax print
Pyramid of Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
Who has HISTORICALLY been considered the “big 3” in afrobeats?
Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy
What two oceans border Africa?
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
An Egyptian dish combines rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas and is topped with tomato sauce and fried onions
Koshari
What is Syria's national flower?
Jasmine
Which great Mesopotamian city, known for the Hanging Gardens, is in present-day Iraq?
Babylon