The news from the Middle East continues to pile up without any sign of slowing down. To be sure you're staying on top of it all, here is the latest in Jawaala quiz technology (if you missed the last one you can test yourself here). Answers are at the bottom.
1. Egyptian billionaire and telecom mogul Naguib Sawiris drew the ire of Egyptian Muslims when he tweeted a picture of which of the following?
a. A woman in a bikini
b. A bearded Mickey Mouse
c. Anthony Weiner’s groin
d. Hosni Mubarak
e. A faked picture of a Muslim Brotherhood leader drinking whiskey
2. The Saudi government recently allowed women to do which of the following activities for the first time?
a. Drive a car
b. Sell lingerie to each other
c. Take out loans without a man’s permission
d. Travel without a man to accompany them
e. Deliver the call to prayer
3. Next month, Iran plans to demonstrate its growing military and scientific prowess by doing which of the following?
a. Testing ballistic missiles
b. Introducing a new line of halal portable meals
c. Doubling its capacity to enrich uranium
d. Launching a monkey into outer space
e. Unveiling a new type of bomb delivered by migratory birds
4. What is the new name given to Pearl Square – the center of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain, which was cleared and demolished in March – by the Bahraini government?
a. Gulf Cooperation Council Square
b. Martyrs’ Square
c. Khalifa Square
d. Sectarian Unity Square
e. New Pearl Square
5. Who of the following international figures visited Muammar Qaddhafi in Tripoli on June 13?
a. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
b. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
c. Juventus FC Chairman Jean-Claude Blanc
d. World Chess Federation head Kirsam Ilyumzhinov
e. Musician and activist Wyclef Jean
6. On July 3 the Vice President of Lebanon’s Higher Shiite Council, Abd al-Amir Qabalan, described the indictments issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as:
a. A Zionist conspiracy
b. A hoax
c. A Trojan horse
d. A practical joke
e. A mockery of justice
7. Saudi women have engaged in a high-publicity protest for greater civil rights by:
a. Driving on video
b. Removing their veils in public
c. Publishing a “by women, for women” newspaper
d. Staging their own “Day of Rage” in cities across the country
e. Withholding sex from their husbands
8. During his June trip to Syria, Rep. Dennis Kucinich said which of the following about Syrian President Bashar al-Asad?
a. “Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they believe he’s a reformer"
b. “"President al-Assad is highly loved and appreciated by the Syrians"
c. “…the promise of reform, which has been made over and over again and which you reported on just a few months ago – I’m a reformer, I’m going to reform, and I’ve talked to members of Congress and others about that, that we hear from the highest levels of leadership in Syria – will actually be turned into reality.”
d. “He doesn't want to lead a religious-based country”
9. Egyptian self-styled strongman Sayyed al-Essawy drew widespread international attention when he announced in June that he would fight a lion with his bare hands in order to:
a. Get out of a bet he lost
b. Prove he is worthy competing in Olympic freestyle wrestling
c. Issue a challenge to Navy SEAL team 6 for hand-to-hand combat
d. Promote tourism in Egypt
e. Raise money for a charitable cause
10. For Sayyed al-Essawy’s June 27 battle with a lion, trainers were able to curtail the lion’s aggression by:
a. Administering animal tranquilizers
b. Feeding it cold medicine
c. Feeding it an entire donkey
d. Quartering it with ten female lions during the prior week
e. Running it on a treadmill
Answer key: 1) b 2) b 3) d 4) a 5) d 6) c 7) a 8) b 9) d 10) c
