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The Book of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

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The Book of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights game quiz
"Here is a quiz on “The Arabian Nights,” its incredible stories and as incredible history. Note: the questions refer to the traditional version of the stories and not any TV, film or stage adaptations."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. How does Shahryar’s first wife betray him?
    She tries to assassinate Shahryar
    She’s found in bed with the palace cook
    She has an affair with a slave
    She plots a coup with Shahryar’s brother


2. Why does Scheherazade tell stories for one thousand and one nights?
    To prevent her husband from executing her
    To stop a genie from killing her husband
    To aid her husband, an insomniac, get to sleep
    To entertain her children


3. Who tells the story of “The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer?”
    Scheherazade
    Vizier Ja'afar
    The Barber of Baghdad
    Scheherazade’s father


4. According to legend, what happens to anyone who reads the whole collection of stories?
    They gain the ability to grant wishes
    They become all-knowing
    They go insane
    They die


5. In which of these stories does Harun al-Rashid not appear?
    The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
    The Sleeper and the Walker
    The Tale of the Three Apples
    The Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr Al-Din Hasan


6. How does Scheherazade refer to Baghdad?
    City of sorrow
    The city of stories
    God-given
    City of peace


7. Who does Sinbad the Sailor tell the story of his voyages to?
    The Caliph of Baghdad
    Shahryar
    Sinbad’s long lost son
    Sinbad the Porter


8. Who is widely regarded with adding “Aladdin” and “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” to the collection?
    Joseph Charles Mardrus
    Sir Richard Francis Burton
    Antoine Galland
    Harun al-Rashid


9. “The Fisherman and the Genie” and “The Merchant and the Genie” are different names for the same story?
    True
    False


10. In “The Fisherman and the Genie” in what object has the genie been imprisoned?
    Lamp
    Bottle
    Ring
    Opal


11. Shahryar and Scheherazade are King and Queen (alternatively Sultan and Sultana) of where?
    Baghdad
    The Islands of India and China
    Samarkand
    Persia


12. How is the Arabic name for The Nights pronounced?
    Madinat as-Salam
    As-salaamu alaykum
    Alf laylah wa-laylah
    Hazar Afsanah


13. In “The Eldest Lady's Tale” what are the Eldest Lady's sisters transformed into?
    Oryx
    Camels
    Dogs
    Horses


14. In “Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr Al-Din Hasan” how does Hasan’s mother recognise him?
    She sees his face
    She tastes a cake that he’s made
    She reads his handwriting
    She hears his voice


15. At the end of “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” who does Morgiana marry?
    Ali Baba
    Kasim (Ali’s brother)
    Ali Baba’s son
    Kasim’s son (Ali’s nephew)


16. Who does the Barber of Baghdad tell stories about?
    His wife
    His brothers
    His parents
    Himself


17. In “The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad” what body part have all three Kalandars lost one of?
    Toe
    Eye
    Arm
    Ear


18. In “The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince” how is Prince Mahmud punished by his wife after he injures her lover?
    She does all of these
    She turns his subjects into fish
    She turns his legs into marble
    She submerges his capital city


19. What is the name of Scheherazade’s sister?
    Dunyazade
    Medea
    Fetnah
    Scheherazade has no sister


20. In “The Ebony Horse” what power does the said horse have?
    It can grant wishes
    It can fly
    It can see the future
    It’s just an ornament


21. Who flew on a magic carpet?
    Prince Housain
    Aladdin
    Harun al-Rashid
    Ali Baba


22. “The Third Voyage of Sinbad” is similar to which story from Greek mythology?
    The Cyclops
    Perseus and the Gorgon
    Jason and the Argonauts
    The Sirens


23. Which story is described here: - Caliph Harun al-Rashid finds a chest containing the dead body of a young woman, Harun sends out his Vizier to find the murderer.
    The Story of Ali Khaujeh
    The Tale of the Three Apples
    The History of Aboulhassen Ali Ebn Ecar
    The Sweep and the Noble Lady


24. The composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is one of the better known fans of The Nights. What is the name of his composition dedicated to them?
    The Nightly Entertainments
    The Arabian Nights
    One Thousand and One Nights
    Scheherazade


25. At the end of the one thousand and one nights, how many children have Shahryar and Scheherazade had together?
    0
    2
    1
    3

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