Arab Dishes
What is the main ingredient in hummus?
Chickpeas
Which city is home to the world’s tallest building
What is Dubai?
Which Arab country spans both Africa and Asia?
Egypt
Flaky pastry with nuts soaked in syrup—found from the Levant to North Africa.
What is baklava?
What is the name of the traditional Arab tea?
Chai
What is the North African dish of steamed semolina granules, fluffed and served with vegetables and meat—Morocco’s classic Friday dish.
Couscous
Which country became the first Middle Eastern host of the FIFA World Cup in 2022?
What is Qatar?
What Arab country was Jesus/Isa born in?
Palestine (Bethlehem)
What are the date-filled shortbread cookies traditionally eaten for Eid?
What are Ma’amoul?
Which Arab country is known for its viral videos of drivers doing cool stunts?
Saudi Arabia
Which Arab dish is lamb cooked in a sauce of yogurt (jameed) and served on shrak bread over rice?
Mansaf
What’s a name for the traditional market/bazaar found in many Arab cities?
What is a souk (suq)?
Which country is the famous singer Abdelhalim Hafez from?
Egypt
What is a dessert served on the beach in Egypt called?
Friska
What is the traditional hand gesture used in Arab culture to indicate "wait a moment"?
(Pinched fingers - “Shway Shway” gesture)
Which Arab dish features leafy green stew served over rice with chicken or meat; the plant shares its name with the dish
Mlokeiyah
What herb-and-spice blend (thyme, sesame, sumac) is sprinkled on bread and salads across the Levant?
What is za’atar?
Which city is known for its famous desert, Knafah?
Nablus
What Ramadan dessert is a stuffed mini pancake, often filled with ashta, cheese or nuts, and sometimes served “open-face”.
What is Qatayef (Asafiri)?
Which famous artist is known for being listened to in the morning along with a cup of Arabic tea or coffee.
Fairuz
Which arab dish consists of rolls of vine leaves, packed with rice and minced lamb
Warak 3enab / Dolma
What is the line dance performed at many Levantine weddings and celebrations?
What is dabke?
Which 2 Arab countries share a body of water thats considered the lowest point on earth
Palestine, Jordan
Sweet cheese rolls perfumed with rosewater and crowned with pistachios (Syria/Lebanon).
What is halawet el jibn?
What is the festive wedding procession with drums, ululations, and dancers that escorts the couple into the celebration called?
The Jaffa