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Quiz about Popular Arabic Foods
Quiz about Popular Arabic Foods

Popular Arabic Foods Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on some of the best-known foods of several Arabic countries. Sahteen! (To your health).

A multiple-choice quiz by triviacodfish. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,990
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
798
Last 3 plays: Guest 155 (0/10), Guest 84 (7/10), Guest 112 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What do the words "Baba Ghannouj" literally mean? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name of the famous Iraqi dish of fish from the Tigris River grilled with spices, onions, and other vegetables? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What makes the turnip at shawarma and falafel shops purple? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the main ingredient of hummus? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the English name for the plant that makes up the famous Egyptian dish mulukhiyya? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following are two common forms of the ground beef concoction called "kibba"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The English name for the spice commonly ground in with Arabic coffee is:

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Of more than 400 different types of dates grown in Iraq, how many types are harvested commercially? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Camel meat is still readily available in some parts of the Middle East.


Question 10 of 10
10. Which now-impoverished country was the first to export coffee beans in large quantities to the West? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What do the words "Baba Ghannouj" literally mean?

Answer: silly daddy

Baba ghannouj is a popular dip based on baked eggplant and tahini, flavoured with lemon, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil. I don't know why it's called "silly daddy".
2. What is the name of the famous Iraqi dish of fish from the Tigris River grilled with spices, onions, and other vegetables?

Answer: mazgouf

It seems you can't get this anywhere other than Iraq. By the way, "mishwa" means grilled, "mighli" means boiled, and "musakhkhan" is a dish very much like Greek moussaka.
3. What makes the turnip at shawarma and falafel shops purple?

Answer: food colouring

Why exactly it is purple food colouring that is used remains unknown.
4. What is the main ingredient of hummus?

Answer: chickpeas

Hummus is made from chickpeas, tahini (sesame paste), garlic, olive oil, lemon, salt, and pepper. Western knock-offs sometimes include mayonnaise. It is best eaten with pita bread but you can also use it as a dip for nachos at your next party.
5. What is the English name for the plant that makes up the famous Egyptian dish mulukhiyya?

Answer: Jew's mallow

The Latin name for Jew's mallow is Corchorus olitorius. Although it looks and tastes a bit like spinach, it has a glutinous texture when cooked. People either love it or hate it.
6. Which of the following are two common forms of the ground beef concoction called "kibba"?

Answer: raw and cooked

The most common type are the familiar fried kibba balls. Raw kibba, or "kibba naaya", is only for kibba connoisseurs, and freshness is the key to food safety.
7. The English name for the spice commonly ground in with Arabic coffee is:

Answer: cardamom

Cardamom is called "haal" in Arabic. It's also drunk with tea in some parts of the world. In North America cardamom is often used in cookies and coffee cakes.
8. Of more than 400 different types of dates grown in Iraq, how many types are harvested commercially?

Answer: 4

Prior to sanctions in the early 1990s, Iraq supplied most of the world's dates.
9. Camel meat is still readily available in some parts of the Middle East.

Answer: True

It tastes sort of like beef, but as you can imagine it is tougher.
10. Which now-impoverished country was the first to export coffee beans in large quantities to the West?

Answer: Yemen

First grown in east Africa, the Arabica coffee plant took off in the highlands of Yemen and was exported from the Yemeni port of al-Makha (Mokha). Yemen was a global commercial hub for a while in the 17th and 18th centuries, but it is now one of the poorest countries in the world.
Source: Author triviacodfish

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