An Iraq Question Tour - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Culture 4: Brief movement of manuscript illustration formed during the Abbasid Caliphate that would later come to define much of Iraqi art in the 1900s	Baghdad School	80%
History 1: Former wonder of the world allegedly built under Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, although no precise location has been determined	Hanging Gardens	80%
People 4: Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that this notorious dictator was Satan's ex.	Saddam Hussein	80%
Artificial Landmarks 2: Dating from the 21st century BCE, this is the most complete of these Sumerian structures in Iraq.	Ziggurat of Ur	80%
History 4: Notorious Iraq-war prison where members of the US military were found to have committed numerous abuses and tortures against inmates, earning widespread condemnation	Abu Ghraib	60%
Culture 1: The oldest written story in human history, centered on a demigod attempting to earn immortality	Epic of Gilgamesh	60%
People 1: Babylonian king known for his code.	Hammurabi	60%
Cities 3: Most populous city of the Kurdistan region	Erbil	40%
Culture 2: Compilation of folktales narrated by the storyteller Scherezade. Some of its stories, such as Aladdin and Ali Baba, were later added by the French author Antoine Galland, while others, such as the voyages of Sinbad, were originally separate tales.	One Thousand and One Nights	40%
Cities 2: Among the many foreign forces to take this third-largest city include the Mongol Empire, the Portuguese, the Safavids, and the British	Basra	20%
History 2: Battle in which Husayn ibn Ali was slain by Umayyad forces, martyring him in Sunni and especially Shia Islam	Battle of Karbala	20%
Wildlife 4: Members of this group of reef-building invertebrates that are found in Iraq have some of the highest heat resistance in their subphylum	Corals	20%
Mythology 2: Sumerian god of water and knowledge	Enki	20%
Artificial Landmarks 1: This mosque, located on the al-Rasheed Street of Baghdad, was a gathering place for Iraqi independence activists	Haydar-Khana	20%
History 3: Great Abbasid library destroyed in the 1258 Mongol invasion	House of Wisdom	20%
Mythology 3: Goddess of love and war and an antagonist of the answer to Culture 1	Inanna	20%
Wildlife 1: Approximately 50% of this species of duck live in the marshes of Mesopotamia	Marbled Teal	20%
Cities 1: Second largest city in Iraq and a major center of the Assyrian people	Mosul	20%
Cities 4: One of the holiest places in Shia Islam, thanks to it being the burial site for Muhammad's son-in-law.	Najaf	20%
Wildlife 2: The first of these desert felines to be recorded was found in al-Najaf province in 1858.	Sand Cat	20%
Mythology 4: Primordial sea goddess slain by the storm and law god Marduk; she shares her name with a famous character in the Dungeons and Dragons franchise.	Tiamat	20%
People 3: First prime minister of Iraq after the monarchy was overthrown in 1958	Abd al-Karim Qasim	0%
Artificial Landmarks 4: Rectangular fortress built in 775 CE under the Abbasids	Al-Ukhaidair	0%
Food 1: Fried eggplant dish served alongside various vegetables, bread, and the strong spice sumac	Baytinijan Maqli	0%
Mythology 1: Mesopotamian god of wind and storms, generally viewed as being above the other gods in a role similar to the Greek Zeus	Enlil	0%
People 2: Author of the "Book of Optics," which was the first to suggest the brain's central role in vision.	Ibn al-Haytham	0%
Food 2: This dish's name in Arabic means "upside-down" because it is flipped upon serving. It features rice, meats such as lamb, and fried vegetables, and is popular throughout the Levant	Maqluba	0%
Wildlife 3: Mustelid known for its brightly colored coat that is the only surviving member of the genus Vormela, which comes from the German word for "little worm."	Marbled Polecat	0%
Food 4: Similar to a dumpling or a crepe, this pastry, filled with either cheese or nuts, is commonly eaten during Ramadan	Qatayef	0%
Food 3: One of Iraq's national dishes, this comprises roasted lamb, nuts, and raisins served over rice.	Quzi	0%
Culture 3: Iraqi-Jewish singer nicknamed "Pasha" and one of the most famous Arab singers in history, with the peak of her popularity being from the 1930s to the 1940s.	Salima Mourad	0%
Artificial Landmarks 3: The largest cemetery in the world	Wadi-us-Salaam	0%

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