UIUC ARAB 150 Jeopardy -- BYOJeopardy

Language	People	Geography	Culture	History
100 What is the source of the purest "classical Arabic"? The Qur'an. Language 100	100 The first and only Arab writer to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature was...? Naguib Mahfouz People 100	100 Name three countries where the official language is Arabic Three of [Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.] Geography 100	100 Match the foods. Top Left - Koshari Top Right - Hummus Bottom Left - Baklava Bottom Right - Shawarma Culture 100	100 In which century did Islam originate? 7th century. History 100
200 Which direction is Arabic script read from? Arabic script is read from right to left. Language 200	200 Name two Arab musicians/singers. ... and ... People 200	200 What were the two empires present in the Middle East during the Pre-Islamic period? The Byzantine Empire and the Sassanian Empire. Geography 200	200 What is mocha named after? A city: Mocha, Yemen. Culture 200	200 What was the main capital city of the Abbasid Empire? Baghdad History 200
300 Which language family does Arabic belong to? Indo-European Semitic Germanic Afro-Asiatic Arabic is a member of the family of Semitic languages. Language 300	300 Who is the Egyptian writer who founded the political movement Kefaya? Alaa Al-Aswany People 300	300 Name three countries in the Arab world that are NOT in the Middle East. Three of [Algeria, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia] NOT [Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.] Geography 300	300 In chess terminology, "checkmate" can be attributed to what Arabic phrase? ????? ??? "The king is dead" Culture 300	300 What was the first civilization to emerge in human history? Mesopotamia History 300
400 How many consonants are Arabic roots normally made up of? Three consonants. Language 400	400 Name five (5) Arab writers. ... People 400	400 What were the two major Arabian trade routes during Pre-Islamic times, and where did they go to and from? 1. Central Arabian Desert Route [Yemen to Edom, Edom to either Damascus or Egypt] 2. East Arabian Desert Route [Southern Arabia (Oman) to Babylon] Geography 400	400 Name three English words that come from Arabic. ..., ..., and ... Culture 400	400 Name five (5) religions present in the Arabian Peninsula during the Pre-Islamic period. Five of [Judaism, Christianity, Magianism, Polytheism, Sabianism, Hanafiyyah] History 400
500 Name three (3) languages which use the Arabic script, excluding Arabic Any of [Persian/Farsi, Urdu, Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi, Dari, Uyghur, etc...] Language 500	500 Which Arab poet is known as the "Prince of the Poets"? Ahmad Shawqi People 500	500 List these countries from East to West. [Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Morocco] [United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Spain, Morocco] Geography 500	500 Name five (5) examples of tribal humanism present in Arab culture during the Pre-Islamic period. Five of [Social Group, Honor, Manliness, Hospitality, Vendetta, Genealogy] Culture 500	500 What were the two Umayyad dynasties who ruled in Cordoba during the 11th and 12th centuries? The Almoravids and Almohads History 500
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