Iraqi Science, Arts and Culture

Arts, Sport and Culture

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  1. Which Abbasid-era poet born in Kufa is known as al-Mutanabbi?
  2. A street in Baghdad famous for booksellers is named after which poet?
  3. Which Iraqi poet, born in Baghdad in 1923, was a pioneer of free verse in Arabic?
  4. Which Iraqi poet, born near Basra, wrote 'Rain Song' (Unshudat al-Matar)?
  5. What is the Malwiya spiral minaret in Samarra associated with?
  6. Which Iraqi site, a Parthian-era desert city with large temples, was listed by UNESCO in 1985?
  7. In which year was Babylon added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?
  8. The Citadel of Erbil is notable for what claim?
  9. Which national team won the AFC Asian Cup in 2007?
  10. Which country did Iraq beat 1-0 in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup final?
  11. What is the nickname of the Iraq national football team?
  12. Who won Iraq's first Olympic medal, a bronze in weightlifting at Rome in 1960?
  13. Which dish of grilled carp is considered a signature meal of Baghdad?
  14. Which Iraqi sweet biscuit stuffed with dates is eaten at Eid?
  15. Which sculptor designed the Freedom Monument (Nasb al-Hurriya) in Baghdad?
  16. The Ishtar Gate of Babylon is now displayed in a museum in which city?
  17. Which museum holds the Lyres of Ur and the Warka Vase?
  18. The pilgrimage to Karbala that draws millions each year is linked to which religious event?
  19. In which year was Baghdad named a UNESCO City of Literature?
  20. Which statement about Iraq's UNESCO sites is correct?
  21. Which pairing of poet and city of birth is correct?
  22. Iraq won the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and also reached which stage of the 2004 Olympic football tournament?
  23. Kubba, a popular dish in Iraq, is best described as what?

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