Ramadan Family Quiz: 18 Questions for Evening Gatherings

The long evenings of Ramadan are made for this kind of game: everyone is already gathered, the ages are mixed, and nobody wants anything that needs a screen. These eighteen are pitched so the youngest at the table can score alongside the oldest.

General knowledge

1. How many continents are there? — Seven
2. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia? — Riyadh
3. Which sea lies between Egypt and Saudi Arabia? — The Red Sea
4. How many days are in a lunar year? — About 354
5. Which is the largest ocean? — The Pacific
6. What is the capital of Morocco? — Rabat

Science and nature

1. How many bones are in the adult human body? — 206
2. Which planet is closest to the Sun? — Mercury
3. What do plants need from the sun to make food? — Light, for photosynthesis
4. How many hearts does an octopus have? — Three
5. What is the hardest natural substance? — Diamond
6. Which gas do we breathe to live? — Oxygen

Language and numbers

1. How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet? — Twenty-eight
2. What is the square root of 144? — 12
3. How many minutes are in three hours? — 180
4. How many sides does an octagon have? — Eight
5. What is the plural of ‘child’ in English? — Children
6. How many months are in a year? — Twelve

Score in teams that mix ages rather than generations against each other. The point of a family round is that everyone contributes something, not that the adults win.