Qatari Governance and Economy

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  1. Complete the sentence about Karak chai with the correct year: Since Starbucks introduced its chai tea latte in ______, chai beverages have become popular at coffee shops across the United States, ofte…
  2. Complete the sentence about Arabic coffee with the correct year: In ______, it was forbidden for its stimulating effect by conservative, orthodox imams at a theological court in Mecca.
  3. Complete the sentence about Arabic coffee with the correct year: In Cairo, Egypt, a similar ban was instituted in ______, and the coffeehouses and warehouses containing coffee beans were sacked.
  4. Complete the sentence about Falafel with the correct year: By ______ a falafel shop had been opened in Beirut and from there it spread down the Red Sea coast all the way to Yemen, it had spread west i…
  5. Complete the sentence about Qatari music with the correct year: The country's first musical troupe was created in Doha in ______ by Abdulaziz Nasser Al Obaidan under the name Al Adwaa.
  6. Complete the sentence about Qatari music with the correct year: In ______, Qatar Radio introduced a music segment in its programming, mainly due to the efforts of Al Obaidan.
  7. Complete the sentence about Qatari music with the correct year: In ______, it was noted in Al-ughniya al-sha biyya f Qatar that there were at least 26 folk music bands, including several female ones.
  8. Complete the sentence about Qatari music with the correct year: Qatar adopted its current national anthem, As-Salam al-Amiri, on 6 December ______, shortly after Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani became emir…
  9. Complete the sentence about Oud with the correct year: In ______ Curt Sachs contradicted or refined that idea, saying oud meant flexible stick, not wood.
  10. Complete the sentence about Calligraphy with the correct year: The kǎi shū shape of characters ______ years ago was mostly similar to that at the end of Imperial China; however, small changes to the c…
  11. Complete the sentence about Calligraphy with the correct year: For example, the shape of 广 has changed from the version in the Kangxi Dictionary of ______ to the version found in modern books.
  12. Complete the sentence about Saluki with the correct year: The first desert Salukis in Finland were imported from Israel in February ______.
  13. Complete the sentence about Dhow with the correct year: The dhow was used to transport a giraffe to the Chinese Emperor Yong Le's court, in ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about Dhow with the correct year: Ships that are similar to the dhow are mentioned or described in the ______ Nights including various ports where they harboured.
  15. Complete the sentence about Bedouin with the correct year: The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta reported that in ______ on the route to Gaza, the Egyptian authorities had a customs post at Qatya on the…
  16. Complete the sentence about Education in Qatar with the correct year: In ______, the SEC raised curriculum standards in Arabic, mathematics, and sciences for all grades.
  17. Complete the sentence about Healthcare in Qatar with the correct year: In ______, Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim opted to establish the country's first hospital in order to provide treatment for his son…
  18. Complete the sentence about Healthcare in Qatar with the correct year: The hospital opened in ______ with a 12-bed capacity and was staffed by a single doctor from the American Mission, who was rotate…
  19. Complete the sentence about Qataris with the correct year: In ______, Mohammed bin Thani migrated from Fuwayrit to Al Bidda.
  20. Complete the sentence about Qataris with the correct year: Beginning with him, the House of Thani would rule Qatar starting in ______, following the Battle of Mesaimeer.
  21. Complete the sentence about Qataris with the correct year: After oil was discovered in nearby Bahrain in ______, many Qataris opted to migrate there for economic opportunities.
  22. Complete the sentence about Qatar national football team with the correct year: Football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with the initial discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan in ____…
  23. Complete the sentence about Qatar national football team with the correct year: By ______, teams were created by expatriate oil workers from countries such as India, and various Arabian nations.
  24. Complete the sentence about Qatar national football team with the correct year: The first tournament in the country was the "Ezz Eddin Tournament", held by the Qatar Oil Company in ______.
  25. Complete the sentence about Qatar at the FIFA World Cup with the correct year: Prior to qualifying as host nation, Qatar had never qualified for the FIFA World Cup since the country's independence in…
  26. Complete the sentence about Qatar at the FIFA World Cup with the correct year: On 25 November ______, Mohammed Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, netting on home soil against Seneg…
  27. Complete the sentence about Qatar at the Olympics with the correct year: Following the ______ Summer Olympics, Qatar was, along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei, one of only three countries never to have…
  28. Complete the sentence about 2023 AFC Asian Cup with the correct year: On 14 May ______, the AFC announced that China would not host the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic and China's Zero-COVID p…
  29. Complete the sentence about Fares Ibrahim with the correct year: At the ______ Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he competed in the 96 kg category.
  30. Complete the sentence about Khalid Salman with the correct year: In ______, Salman began his club career with Al-Sadd's youth team at the age of fourteen, two years later, he was promoted to the senio…
  31. Complete the sentence about Khalid Salman with the correct year: Salman first represented the Qatar Youth squad at the ______ Youth World Cup.
  32. Complete the sentence about Al Sadd SC with the correct year: After consulting the minister of Youth and Sports, the family, led by Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, decided to found the club on 21 October __…
  33. Complete the sentence about Al Sadd SC with the correct year: In the ______ season, they became the first Arab club side to triumph in the Asian Club Championship by defeating Al Rasheed of Iraq on an…
  34. Complete the sentence about Al-Arabi SC with the correct year: Founded in ______, one team of the club is the football team that competes in the Qatar Stars League.
  35. Complete the sentence about Al-Arabi SC with the correct year: Al-Arabi had their first major success in ______, winning the Emir of Qatar Cup, followed by various titles during the 1980s and 1990s.
  36. Complete the sentence about Qatar Stars League with the correct year: The top four clubs at the end of the regular league system participate in the Qatar Crown Prince Cup, which was formed in the ____…
  37. Complete the sentence about Qatar Stars League with the correct year: In May ______, the QFA again expanded the league by two more teams, bringing the total number of clubs in the first division to 14…
  38. Complete the sentence about Al-Rayyan SC with the correct year: The club was founded in ______ after merging the old Rayyan team with Nusoor Club.
  39. Complete the sentence about Al-Rayyan SC with the correct year: In ______, Al Rayyan began as a combination of two groups called " new Al Rayyan’sons and old al-Rayyan’son".
  40. Complete the sentence about Al-Rayyan SC with the correct year: From ______ until now, Al-Rayyan has won many trophies not only in soccer even in the rest of the games such as handball, basketball and…
  41. Complete the sentence about Al-Rayyan SC with the correct year: In ______, after an announcement by the Al Rayyan Sports Committee that Old Al Rayyan would merge with Al Nusoor, Al Rayyan SC was offic…
  42. Complete the sentence about Al Gharafa with the correct year: The club was established on 6 June ______ as Al-Ittihad and later officially incorporated into the Qatar Football Association on 23 Septem…
  43. Complete the sentence about Umm Salal SC with the correct year: Umm Salal were formed in ______ under the name Al-Tadamun Club and entered into the Qatari Second Division along with five other clubs.
  44. Complete the sentence about Umm Salal SC with the correct year: The club was reformed in ______, with Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Thani heading the club.
  45. Complete the sentence about Umm Salal SC with the correct year: In ______, the club's name, Al Tadamun Club, was changed to "Umm Salal" by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee.
  46. Complete the sentence about Al-Ahli SC with the correct year: Al Ahli was founded under the name Al Najah Sports Club in ______, rendering it the oldest surviving sports club in Qatar.
  47. Complete the sentence about Al-Ahli SC with the correct year: In ______, Al Najah was merged with another local club under its current name, Al Ahli Sports Club.
  48. Complete the sentence about 2006 Asian Games with the correct year: Doha, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi submitted their formal bids by the deadline 30 June ______.
  49. Complete the sentence about 2006 Asian Games with the correct year: The torch relay has been integral to the Asian Games since ______.
  50. Complete the sentence about Lusail International Circuit with the correct year: The circuit hosted the 20th race of the ______ Formula One season, the inaugural edition of the Qatar Grand Prix.
  51. Complete the sentence about 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with the correct year: The ______ IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in D…
  52. Complete the sentence about 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with the correct year: The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in ______.
  53. Complete the sentence about 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with the correct year: The IAAF announced on March 25, ______, at an IAAF Council meeting in Mombasa, Kenya that it had received bids f…
  54. Complete the sentence about Aspire Academy with the correct year: In August ______, Spanish side Atlético Astorga FC announced links with Aspire Academy.
  55. Complete the sentence about Aspire Academy with the correct year: With the same Aspire players, the senior side managed to win the nation's first ever AFC Asian Cup in the ______ edition.
  56. Complete the sentence with the correct year: During the Asian Games in Doha ______, he was the ambassador of the Torch relay.
  57. Complete the sentence about Qatar Olympic Committee with the correct year: Until the ______ Summer Olympics in London, Qatar was one of three counties that had never had a female competitor at the Oly…
  58. Complete the sentence about Qatar Olympic Committee with the correct year: With their first appearance in major games in Busan ______ Asian Games.
  59. Complete the sentence about Hamad bin Jassim with the correct year: On 25 June ______, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani abdicated as Emir of Qatar, and on the next day, 26 June, Hamad resigned from office.
  60. Complete the sentence about Ooredoo with the correct year: The company was founded by the government of Qatar in Doha in ______, initially as the 100% state-owned "Qatar Public Telecommunications Corp…
  61. Complete the sentence about Commercial Bank of Qatar with the correct year: Commercial Bank of Qatar was established in ______ by Hussain Alfardan as the first private bank in Qatar.
  62. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______ Al Jazeera Finance was established, with 30% ownership by QIB.
  63. Complete the sentence about Qatar Islamic Bank with the correct year: Arab Finance House, 37% owned by QIB, was established in Beirut in ______.
  64. Complete the sentence about Industries Qatar with the correct year: QAFCO was established in ______ as a joint venture between the government of Qatar, Norsk Hydro, Davy Power and Hambros Bank to prod…
  65. Complete the sentence about United Development Company with the correct year: In April ______, at an international real estate investment event, UDC signed contracts for the development of a new proje…
  66. Complete the sentence about Katara Cultural Village with the correct year: Katara Cultural Village was established in ______ on reclaimed land along Doha's coastline to host arts and cultural events a…
  67. Complete the sentence about Katara Cultural Village with the correct year: A museum showcasing the country's maritime heritage was opened in November ______.
  68. Complete the sentence about Doha Film Institute with the correct year: Amanda Palmer was DFI's first CEO until stepping down in July ______ to start a talent and production company.
  69. Complete the sentence about Doha Tribeca Film Festival with the correct year: The Festival was launched in ______ through a cultural partnership between DFI and Tribeca Enterprises.
  70. Complete the sentence about Qatar Television with the correct year: Launched in August ______, QTV was the first television network to produce and transmit its own programmes in the country.
  71. Complete the sentence about Qatar Radio with the correct year: In an effort to cater to non-Arabic speakers, an English program was established in ______.
  72. Complete the sentence about Qatar Radio with the correct year: In ______, Qatar Radio installed a new short-wave transmitter which assisted in increasing the number of programs and transmission time.
  73. Complete the sentence about Qatar Radio with the correct year: The station began broadcasting Urdu transmissions in ______ on a medium wavelength for a duration of one hour.
  74. Complete the sentence about Qatar Radio with the correct year: A program for French speakers was launched in ______ on a medium wave, having a daily up-time of three hours.
  75. Complete the sentence about Gulf Times with the correct year: On 22 February ______, the newspaper transitioned to daily publication.
  76. Complete the sentence about Qatar National Convention Centre with the correct year: The second High Tech Port Fair, showcasing technology companies, and the 19th International Business Forum were held…
  77. Complete the sentence about Qatar National Convention Centre with the correct year: In July ______, the QNCC hosted “The Smurfs Live on Stage – Smurfs Save Spring” as well as “Hello Kitty Live Fashion…
  78. Complete the sentence about Doha Corniche with the correct year: The introduction of the first formal national development plan in ______ prioritized land reclamation along the Corniche for urban deve…
  79. Complete the sentence about Doha Port with the correct year: Milaha Port Services gained control of the port in February ______.
  80. Complete the sentence about Doha Port with the correct year: Until the inauguration of Hamad Port in December ______, Doha Port was the country's sole commercial port, capable of processing most types…
  81. Complete the sentence about Doha Port with the correct year: In ______, the Qatari government reached an agreement with Japanese company Penta-Ocean to dredge a channel to enable the direct reception…
  82. Complete the sentence about Expo 2023 with the correct year: The BIE's executive committee agreed this rescheduling in principle, meaning that it could be put a vote at the next general assembly on 1…
  83. Which place completes this sentence about Qatari literature? The former poet was born in Basra but migrated to the flourishing coastal town of ______ at a young age.
  84. Which place completes this sentence about Qatari literature? Al-Tabatabai later migrated from Qatar to Bahrain in the 1820s, following the lead of many other prominent residents of ______.
  85. Which place completes this sentence about Qatari art? The Al Jasrah neighborhood, near ______, was Qatar's cultural hub in the 1950s and onward.
  86. Which place completes this sentence about Umm Salal SC? Previously called Al-Tadamun Sport Club, ______ is best known for being the first Qatari club that made it to the semi-finals of the AFC Champio…
  87. Which place completes this sentence about Umm Salal SC? In 2004, the club's name, Al Tadamun Club, was changed to "______" by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee.
  88. Which place completes this sentence about Umm Salal SC? Built in 1996 in ______ Ali, the Umm Salal Stadium covers 34,500 m and features two football pitches, locker rooms and an administrative office.
  89. Which place completes this sentence about Doha Marathon? More than 300 runners participated in the half marathon, which started at the Museum of Islamic Art and ran along the ______ and back.
  90. Which place completes this sentence about Doha Corniche? The introduction of the first formal national development plan in 1972 prioritized land reclamation along the ______ for urban development.
  91. Complete the sentence about Education in Qatar with the correct year: A ______ study conducted by the OECD ranked Qatar in the bottom 10 of its educational index.
  92. Complete the sentence about 2023 AFC Asian Cup with the correct year: On 17 October ______, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar, replacing the original hosts China.
  93. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In July ______, Ali joined the senior team of Austrian club LASK.
  94. Complete the sentence about Qatar national handball team with the correct year: Qatar flew in about 60 Spanish fans to cheer for Qatar during the ______ World Championship.
  95. Complete the sentence about 2015 World Men's Handball Championship with the correct year: The national team, qualified for this spot through the ______ Oceania Handball Championship, was Australia.
  96. Complete the sentence about Qatar Masters with the correct year: When founded in ______, it was one of two European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but was at one point, one of six.
  97. Complete the sentence about Lusail International Circuit with the correct year: In ______, Lusail added permanent outdoor lighting for night races.
  98. Complete the sentence about Doha Marathon with the correct year: The inaugural race was held on 26 January ______ as a half marathon event.
  99. Complete the sentence about 2019 World Athletics Championships with the correct year: Eugene had hosted the ______ World Junior Championships in Athletics.
  100. Complete the sentence about Qatar Sports Club with the correct year: The club was founded in ______ with the merger of two Qatari football clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour.

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