| 6/5/2006: |
In which country would you find the Ahwazi Arabs? |
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Iran |
| 5/28/2006: |
Name the Palestinian Interior Minister |
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Sa’id ‘Siam |
| 7/9/2006: |
Which is the western-most member of the Arab League? |
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Mauritania |
| 7/9/2006: |
In which country is the Islamic Courts Union found? |
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Somalia |
| 7/27/2006: |
Which is the southern-most member of the Arab League |
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The Comoros Islands |
| 8/10/2006: |
Who is the President of Lebanon? |
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Emile Lahoud |
| 8/23/2006: |
Name the U.N. Security Council Resolution that calls for the disarming of Hizbullah? |
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1559 |
| 8/30/2006: |
Name Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator |
|
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'Ali Larijani |
| 9/10/2006: |
Name the senior commander of Israel's forces in northern Israel and Lebanon. |
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Udi Adam |
| 9/18/2006: |
The UNHCR has issued a report on the commencement of the migration season for refugees from which African country heading for which Arab state? |
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From Somalia to Yemen |
| 10/15/2006: |
What is the name of Israel's new Supreme Court president? |
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Dorit Beinish |
| 10/30/2006: |
Who is the president of Somalia? |
|
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‘Abdallah Yusuf |
| 11/13/2006: |
Name the political party that entered Israel's government in October. |
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Yisrael Beiteinu |
| 12/5/2006: |
How many people were killed in fighting and terror attacks in Afghanistan during the 12 months to November 2006? |
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3,700 |
| 12/14/2006: |
Who is Jordan's prime minister? |
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M'arouf Al-Bakhit |
| 1/24/2007: |
Which country has pledged to pump $250 million into the Palestinian budget? |
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Iran |
| 1/7/2007: |
Which nation involved in a bloody war with Ethiopia is backing the Somali Islamists? |
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Eritrea |
| 1/11/2007: |
Who is the Palestinian Interior Minister |
|
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Sa’id ‘Siam |
| 1/17/2007: |
What is particularly significant about the appointment of Ghalib Majadlah as Israel's minister of science, culture and sports? |
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He is the country's first Arab cabinet member. |
| 7/10/2008: |
What is the name of the wife of Israel's seemingly disgraced President Moshe Katsav? |
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Gila |
| 2/8/2007: |
For which holy city were the Fatah and Hamas leaders bound this week? |
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Mecca |
| 2/14/2007: |
Which Arab country has announced it is opening a bank for the poor? |
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Bahrain |
| 2/21/2007: |
What percentage of adults in the UAE has diabetes? |
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20.1% - the second highest in the world after Nauru (30.2%) |
| 3/1/2007: |
Which is the only Arab nation to have deployed troops to UNIFIL in southern Lebanon? |
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Qatar |
| 3/8/2007: |
Which country is refusing to cooperate with the International Criminal Court over charges of war crimes? |
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Sudan |
| 3/15/2007: |
How many floors have been completed to date in the construction of what will be the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai? |
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110 |
| 3/21/2007: |
How many prostitutes were deported from the United Arab Emirates in 2006? |
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4,300, according to the Human Rights Department of Dubai Police. (Source: 7 Days) |
| 3/29/2007: |
What is the official name of Libya? |
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Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jumhouriyya |
| 4/4/2007: |
Which Middle-Eastern lake is the largest in terms of area? (Does not include the Caspian Sea) |
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Lake Urmia in North-East Iran |
| 4/12/2007: |
How frequently are babies born in Egypt? |
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One every 23 seconds. |
| 4/19/2007: |
What does the suffix 'stan' mean, as in Afghanistan? |
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It it thought to come from the ancient Persian word for country, nation, land, or place of; or these days, homeland. |
| 4/29/2007: |
What is malooga? |
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A Yemeni flatbread |
| 5/7/2007: |
What is the name of the party of Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul? |
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The Justice and Development Party (Also knows as the AK Party) |
| 5/17/2007: |
How long ago did Israel capture eastern Jerusalem? |
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40 years. |
| 5/24/2007: |
What is a jalabiyya? |
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A traditional ankle-length robe worn by Arab men. |
| 7/5/2007: |
Name the Egyptian Queen whose mummified remains were revealed this week. |
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Hatshepsut |
| 7/15/2007: |
For how many days was BBC reporter Alan Johnston held captive? |
|
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114 |
| 7/22/2007: |
Which country is hosting Sudan peace talks this week? |
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Libya. |
| 7/26/2007: |
What is the English name of the AK Party in Turkey? |
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Justice and Development Party |
| 8/2/2007: |
In which Libyan city is the European Union upgrading the hospital at the center of the foreign-medical-staff story? |
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Benghazi |
| 8/9/2007: |
How many Emiratis (citizens of the UAE) work as registered nurses in Dubai? |
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None (Source: Health Ministry) |
| 8/20/2007: |
What is Ros Bel Laban? |
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A milky pudding, served in Egypt. Ros=rice and Laban=milk. |
| 9/5/2007: |
What are the names of the official residences of the Palestinian Authority chairman in Gaza and Ramallah? |
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Al-Muntada is in Gaza and Al-Muqata'a is in Ramallah. |
| 9/11/2007: |
Which is the world's oldest university? |
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University of Al-Karouine, in Fez, Morocco, dating back to 859. (Guiness World Book of Records) |
| 9/20/2007: |
How many political parties have seats in Morocco's new parliament? |
|
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24 |
| 9/25/2007: |
What are the collective names for the men and women of Jedda in Saudi Arabia? |
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Jeddawi (male); Jeddawiyya (female). |
| 10/11/2007: |
When will the term of the current Lebanese president, Emile Lahoud, end? |
|
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November 23, 2007. |
| 10/18/2007: |
Which city has unveiled plans for a 40-mile canal? |
|
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Dubai |
| 10/25/2007: |
How many traffic accidents are there in an average hour in Dubai? |
|
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28 (Source: Gulf News) |
| 11/1/2007: |
How many Brazilians are of Lebanese descent? |
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Ten million. (Source: Association of Lebanese Industrialists) |
| 11/8/2007: |
How many times bigger is Algeria than Lebanon? |
|
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229 |
| 11/15/2007: |
Which Arab country's currency is the strongest against the dollar? |
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Kuwait. One dinar will buy you $3.61. (Source: IMF, as of November 7) |
| 11/22/2007: |
How much did it cost for Saudi Arabia's Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal to pick up his own Airbus A380 |
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$319 million. |
| 11/29/2007: |
How many U.S. gallons or liters are the equivalent of the measurement known as a barrel of oil? |
|
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42 gallons or 190 liters. |
| 12/13/2007: |
Name the new Iranian chief nuclear negotiator. |
|
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Sa'id Jalili |
| 12/20/2007: |
Which country's national anthem opens like this:
Upwards on the horizon rises the eastern sun,
The sight of the true religion. |
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Iran's. |
| 12/30/2007: |
Which is the highest ranking national soccer team in the Middle East & North Africa? |
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Turkey (Source: FIFA) |
| 1/6/2008: |
On January 1, Christians and others in the Middle East celebrate their new year, when is the next time a new-year celebration will take place in the Middle East? |
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March 21, the Iranian New Year |
| 1/20/2008: |
When was the last time according to official records snow fell in the Kavir-A-Lut Desert in south-western Iran? |
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Never |
| 1/24/2008: |
In which city would you be in if you were walking down Khalid Al-Islambouli Street? |
|
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Tehran |
| 2/3/2008: |
One of the major consumer items in Gaza fell in price by 60 percent this week to $2.70. What was it? |
|
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A packet of cigarettes. |
| 2/7/2008: |
The leader of which emirate named his successor on February 1? |
|
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Dubai |
| 2/14/2008: |
How frequently does the average Turk change their toothbrush? |
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One every four years. (Source: Milliyet) |
| 2/21/2008: |
To what were a group of Qatari scholars refering this past week, when they spoke of a "dangerous pagan practice"? |
|
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Valentine's Day |
| 2/28/2008: |
Which country with no movie theaters is hosting a film festival beginning on May 20? |
|
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Saudi Arabia |
| 3/6/2008: |
Which Palestinian city left the Israeli electricity grid on Feb. 25? |
|
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Jericho |
| 3/16/2008: |
Who became the first foreign leader to visit the just-liberated Kuwait on March 6, 1991? |
|
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John Major (Source: KUNA) |
| 3/20/2008: |
Name the rebel leader on the Comorian island Anjouan. |
|
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Muhammad Bacar |
| 3/27/2008: |
Which was the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce trains? And in which year? |
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Egypt in 1851 |
| 4/3/2008: |
How many coups have there been - attempted and successful - in the 33 years since the Union of the Comoros gained its independence from France? |
|
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19 |
| 4/27/2008: |
Name the Mauritanian capital. |
|
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Nouakchott |
| 4/27/2008: |
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the cown prince of Dubai, purchased an expensive camel this week. How much did he pay? |
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$2.7 million (Source: WAM) |
| 4/17/2008: |
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the cown prince of Dubai, purchased an expensive camel this week. How much did he pay? |
|
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$2.7 million (Source: WAM) |
| 4/27/2008: |
Name the son of Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi, who is expected to succeed him as leader of Libya. |
|
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Seif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi - his given names translate as Sword of Islam. |
| 6/12/2008: |
Who is slated to replace Gen. David Petraeus as U.S. commander in Iraq, when he takes charge of the U.S. Central Command? |
|
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Gen. Raymond Odierno, currently the second in command in Iraq |
| 5/11/2008: |
In which city would you be if you landed at King 'Abd Al-'Aziz International Airport? |
|
| |
Jedda (Saudi Arabia) |
| 5/15/2008: |
Of the 4 million residents of the UAE, what percentage are Emiratis (locals)? |
|
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20% |
| 6/5/2008: |
If you are watching a soccer derby between Al Ahli and Zamalik in which capital are you? |
|
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Cairo |
| 6/12/2008: |
The Future Party has been in the news of late. In which country is it based? |
|
| |
Lebanon |
| 6/22/2008: |
What is the meaning of the Persian word doost? |
|
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Friend |
| 6/26/2008: |
Name the world's third-largest mosque. Where is it located? |
|
| |
The Sheikh Zayyid Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Grand Mosque is located in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. |
| 7/3/2008: |
The government and opposition blocs in Lebanon are nicknamed after two key dates in recent political histroy in the country. What are the dates? |
|
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March 14 (government) and March 8 (opposition). |
| 7/13/2008: |
How far is it (in miles or kilometers) from Nouakchott in Mauritania to Lahore in Pakistan? |
|
| |
5588 miles or 8994 kilometers (Source: Distance Caluclator Global Feed) |
| 7/17/2008: |
How many ministers are there in the new Lebanese cabinet? |
|
| |
30 |
| 7/24/2008: |
The words nafft in Persian, naft in Arabic and neft in Hebrew all mean the same thing. What is it? |
|
| |
Oil. |
| 7/31/2008: |
Sen. Barack Obama made five stops on his tour of the Middle East. Where were they? |
|
| |
Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian areas. |
| 8/7/2008: |
Name the embattled president of Sudan. |
|
| |
'Umar Hasan Al-Basir |
| 9/4/2008: |
The Marine Hymn's "Shores of Tripoli..." Where are the ones the song refers to? |
|
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The Barbary nation of Tripoli during the Barbary Wars 1801-1805. Later became Libya. |
| 9/11/2008: |
How long is the Suez Canal? |
|
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121 miles (195 kilometers) |
| 9/18/2008: |
More than 50 percent of Yemen's groundwater is used to produce one crop. What is it? |
|
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Qat - a light narcotic - chewed by Yemenis. |
| 9/25/2008: |
How many homeless Egyptians are estimated to live in cemeteries? |
|
| |
Two million. (Source: The Egyptian Center for Housing Rights) |
| 10/2/2008: |
When Muslims writes PBUH (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم), what do they mean? |
|
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Peace Be Upon Him, referring to Muhammad. |
| 10/12/2008: |
At what altitude is the Yemeni capital 'San'aa located? |
|
| |
7,550 feet or 2,300 meters. (Source: UC at Berkeley) |
| 10/16/2008: |
In which two regional countries have there been fatalities following outbreaks of cholera? |
|
| |
Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| 10/23/2008: |
How many pepole live in the Socotra Archipelago? |
|
| |
49,000 (Source: IUCN) |
| 10/30/2008: |
If you traveled east from Jebel A-Shams, which capital would you reach first? |
|
| |
Muscat, in Oman. |
| 11/6/2008: |
What are the estimated earnings from piracy off the Somali coast in Q1-Q3 of 2008? |
|
| |
$30 million. (Source: Hana News) |
| 11/13/2008: |
To whom was the 1917 Balfour Declaration addressed? |
|
| |
Lord Rothschild (Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild) |
| 11/20/2008: |
For how many years did Hussein bin Talal serve as king of Jordan? |
|
| |
46 years, from 1952 to 1999. |
| 11/27/2008: |
Name the volcano on the Comoros Islands, which is one of the world's most active? |
|
| |
Karthala |
| 12/7/2008: |
This week a group of Somalis graduated as doctors. It was the first such ceremony in how many years? |
|
| |
18 (Source: IRIN) |
| 12/11/2008: |
Name the mountain, which is a central pigrimage site during the Hajj. |
|
| |
Arafat |
| 12/18/2008: |
Name the two new high-speed ferries aimed at improving the travel service between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. |
|
| |
Riyadh and Cairo. |
| 12/25/2008: |
Which country is the world's second largest olive oil producer? |
|
| |
Tunisia (Source: Tunisia Online News) |
| 1/1/2009: |
Which Middle-Eastern country wants to host a leg of the Tour de France? |
|
| |
Qatar |
| 1/8/2009: |
Name the newly ousted Somali president. |
|
| |
‘Abdallah Yousuf Ahmad. |
| 1/15/2009: |
Which country is the world's premier grower of Saffron? |
|
| |
Iran |
| 3/26/2009: |
Which emirate buried its leader this month and what was his name? |
|
| |
Umm Al-Quwein's leader was Rashid Bin Ahmad Al-Mu'alla. (He was succeeded by his son, Sa'oud Bin Rashid Al-Mu'alla)
|
| 1/29/2009: |
Egemen Bagis just became the minister in a brand new governmental department in Turkey. Name the ministry. |
|
| |
Ministry of European Affairs. |
| 2/5/2009: |
The closure of a major regional newspaper sent shockwaves through the Middle East. Name the paper. |
|
| |
The Daily Star Lebanon |
| 2/12/2009: |
Why is Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi not the president of Libya?
|
|
| |
There is no such title in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jumhouriyya. He has no official title. |
| 2/19/2009: |
Which Middle Easterner said "I saw the Bosphorus before I die," during an official visit to Turkey last week? |
|
| |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak |
| 2/26/2009: |
What position does the Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer hold in the WTA rankings? |
|
| |
48 |
| 3/5/2009: |
By speaking which language did a Turkish MP stir controversy this week? |
|
| |
Kurdish |
| 3/12/2009: |
How many countries are signators to the Treaty of Rome? |
|
| |
108 |
| 3/19/2009: |
Which Middle East capital opened a securities exchange this past week? |
|
| |
Damascus |
| 3/26/2009: |
Who is or was Lebanon's first ambassador to Syria? |
|
| |
Michel Khoury - who was appointed in December 2008. |
| 4/2/2009: |
Which country was the first visited by Sudanese President 'Umar Al-Bashir after a warrant was issued for his arrest by the International Criminal Court? |
|
| |
Eritrea |
| 4/11/2009: |
Which three members of the Arab League are signators to the Rome Treaty? |
|
| |
Jordan. Comoros and Djibouti. |
| 4/16/2009: |
Name the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. |
|
| |
Hasan Al-Banna |
| 5/28/2009: |
Where did Iran send naval ship for its navy's first-ever international deployment? |
|
| |
The waters outside Somalia. |
| 1/10/2010: |
What is the new name of the building previously known as Burj Dubai; where is it located; and why is it newsworthy?
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Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world's tallest building.. |
