GEOGRAPHY
Which SWANA country’s flag has a cedar tree in the middle?
What is Lebanon?
Which SWANA country had the 2022 Soccer World Cup?
What is Qatar?
Which ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids?
What is ancient Egypt?
What’s the SWANA dessert made of flaky pastry, nuts, and syrup?
What is Baklava?
What is the largest country in the SWANA region by land area?
What is Saudi Arabia?
In Iraqi Arabic, what does “shaku maku” mean?
What is “What’s up?” / “What’s new?”
The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest sets of laws, came from which present-day country?
What Middle Eastern dip is made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic?
What is hummus?
What body of water separates Africa from Asia?
What is the Suez Canal/Red Sea?
What 2021 film became the first major Hollywood production shot in the SWANA region (Jordan and the UAE)
What is Dune (part one)
The Silk Road connected China with which major SWANA region?
What is Persia?
What beverage, originating in Yemen in the 15th century, became one of the world’s most traded products?
What is coffee?
What SWANA city is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?
What is Damascus, Syria?
Who is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner (hint-she's from Pakistan)
Who is Malala Yousafzi?
The world’s first known university, Al-Qarawiyyin, was founded in 859 CE by a woman. Where is it located?
What is Morocco?
What popular Afghan dish consists of dumplings filled with leeks and topped with yogurt and meat sauce?
What is mantu?
What SWANA city is home to the world’s largest covered market, the Grand Bazaar?
What is Istanbul, Turkey?
The Turkish TV drama Diriliş: Ertuğrul is set in which historical period?
What is the 13th century?
What SWANA empire was responsible for the architectural masterpiece, the Hagia Sophia (before it was converted)?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This split legume, often lentils, is used to make a hearty stew in India, which can be finished with a final tempering of spices known as tadka.
What is dal?