Post on 26-Dec-2015
Round 1 Question 3
Question AnswerO This group of people
is advocating for an independent state in current Northern Iraq, Southeastern Turkey and Northwestern Iran.O Name the peopleO Name the state
1)Kurds2)Kurdistan
Round 1 Question 4
Question Answer
O Define Arab O Arab is an ethno-linguistic category, identifying people who speak the Arabic language as their mother tongue (or in the case of immigrants, for example, whose parents or grandparents spoke the Arabic language
Round 2 Question 1
Question Answer
O A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority is called:
O Fatwa
Round 2 Question 2
Question Answer
O What fundamentalist sect did Osama Bin Laden belong to?
O Wahhabism
Round 2 Question 3
Question Answer
O The _____________ chants the __________ (call to prayer) 5x’s a day from a mosque minaret. Please use specific terms.
O Muezzin chants the Adhan
Round 2 Question 4
Question Answer
O Who were the first 3 Caliphs for the Sunnis?
O Who were the first 3 Caliphs for the Shi’a?
O Sunni: Abu Bakr, Umar, Utman
O Shi’a: Ali, Hassan, Hussein
Round 3 Question 2
Question Answer
O What are the true and accepted definitions of Jihad?
O True: Effort to remove obstacles between you and Allah.
O Accepted: Holy war
Round 3 Question 3
Question Answer
O What are the four components of Shari’a Law?O Please use
correct names
1)The Qur’an2)Sunna (teachings
of Muhammad)3)Ijma (Perceptions
of Scholars)4)Qiyas (New legal
principles)
Round 3 Question 4
Question Answer
1)What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
2)Who (name) is the country run by?
1)Monarchy
2)Al-Saud
Round 4 Question 1
Question Answer
O Which country (with a primary Muslim population) at one time banned the wearing of hijabs in government buildings?
O Turkey
Round 4 Question 3
Question Answer
O What does BC and AD stand for
O What do historians now prefer in lieu of BC and AD?
O Before ChristO Anno DominiO Before Common
Era (BCE)O Common Era (CE)
Round 4 Question 4
Question Answer
O During the Pilgrimage to Mecca, what building specifically do Muslims circle?
O Kaaba
Question 1
1)Rose garden speech 1/2002
2)Cairo speech 6/20091)What was the name and
year of GW Bush’s speech, indirectly addressing the
Islamic world?
2)What was the name (location) and year of B Obama’s speech to the
Islamic world?