Imam Hasan al-Askari (as)
His Family
Riddle
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
TMA Problems
100

In what garrison city was Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) forced to live after being relocated from Medina?

Samarra

100

What was the honorable name of the mother of Imam Hasan al-Askari (as)?

Hudayth (or Salil)

100

What has one eye but cannot see?

A needle

100

This mathematical term refers to the distance all the way around a circle (its outer boundary)

Circumference

100

The real reason half of us show up to TMA events

Free food

200

Which Abbasid caliph placed the 11th Imam under strict house arrest and surveillance?

Al-Mu'tamid (or Al-Mutawakkil

200

What Title, meaning "the guide," belonged to Imam Hasan al-Askari's father (Imam Ali al-Hadi)?

Al-Naqi

200

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An echo

200

This is known as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for generating most of the chemical energy needed to power biochemical reactions.

Mitochondria

200

What is the most powerful reaction to a message someone can send when they're asked to do something but don't want to commit?

👍

300

What was the name of the Secret communication network the Imam used to connect with distant Shia communities?

The Wakalah 

300

What was the name of the aunt of Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) who served as an eyewitness during the birth of the 12th Imam?

Hakimah Khatun

300

You are trapped in a room with no doors or windows. You have a shovel, a baseball bat, and a bathtub. How do you escape?

Strike one, strike two, strike three --> you're out

300

This is the only planet in our solar system that spins on its side like a rolling barrel.

Uranus

300

No matter how many options are suggested, this TMA decision somehow still leaves everyone unsatisfied

What food to order

400

To which prominent Qomi scholar did Imam al-Askari (as) write a major jurisprudential epistle whose son compiled Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih?

Ali ibn Babawayh al-Qomi

400

In which city did Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) spend his early life before being forced to move to Iraq?

Medina

400

A man is born in 2005 and dies in 2005 at the age of 80. How is this possible?

2005 is the room/house number, not the year

400

In grammar, this type of noun names a group of things or people as a single entity (such as a flock, team, or family).

Collective noun

400

You arrive at an event and realize nobody brought this extremely important item.

Tape

500

Which famous early Arab philosopher's theological deviations regarding divine attributes were corrected by Imam al-Askari (as) ?

Ishaq al-Kindi

500

What regional heritage is associated with the noble household of the Imam's mother?

North African noble background

500

I have no classroom,
yet I teach you.
I have no family tree,
yet I give you family.
I have no home,
yet somehow everyone feels at home.
What am I?

TMA

500

This structural layer of the Earth sits directly below the crust and above the core, making up about 84% of Earth's total volume.

The Mantle

500

2 things TMA TMU tends to struggle with when planning an event

Booking a room/event space & budget