Kuwaiti Governance and Economy

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  1. Complete the sentence about Halwa with the correct year: According to Al Adib magazine, a factory for tahini halwa was established as early as ______ in Beirut.
  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 Rashed Al-Majed with the correct year: Rashed Almajid was born to a Saudi father and Bahraini mother on 27 July ______ in Manama, Bahrain.
  5. Complete the sentence about Rashed Al-Majed with the correct year: In the year ______, Almajid released his second album titled Lee Bint Aam.
  6. Complete the sentence about Rashed Al-Majed with the correct year: In the year ______, Almajid released the album Khal Al-Taghali in the style of Arabian Jalissa where a lot of Oud sounds were used.
  7. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti art with the correct year: Beginning in ______, Kuwait was the first Gulf country to grant scholarships in the arts.
  8. Complete the sentence about Sami Mohammad with the correct year: In ______, he was commissioned to make a statue of Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah.
  9. Complete the sentence about Sami Mohammad with the correct year: In ______, he co-founded the Kuwaiti Society of Formative Artists.
  10. Complete the sentence about Sami Mohammad with the correct year: In ______, Mohammad got a scholarship for a course of study in the USA to study at the College of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
  11. 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 ______.
  12. 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.
  13. Complete the sentence about Kuwait national football team with the correct year: Kuwait made its only FIFA World Cup appearance in ______ and managed to get one draw in the group stage against Czechos…
  14. Complete the sentence about Kuwait national football team with the correct year: Kuwait hosted the ______ Arabian Gulf Cup at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, collecting their third consecutive titl…
  15. Complete the sentence about Kuwait national football team with the correct year: Kuwait's national football team joined the World Cup in ______, which was held in Spain.
  16. Complete the sentence about Kuwait at the Olympics with the correct year: In the ______ Barcelona Games, Kuwait received a bronze medal in the then-demonstration sport of taekwondo.
  17. Complete the sentence about Kuwait at the Olympics with the correct year: The National Olympic Committee for Kuwait was formed in ______.
  18. Complete the sentence about Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup with the correct year: Kuwait have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in ______.
  19. Complete the sentence about Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup with the correct year: Two Kuwaiti players scored one goal each during the ______ FIFA World Cup.
  20. Complete the sentence about 1982 FIFA World Cup with the correct year: Spain was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London on 6 July ______.
  21. Complete the sentence about 1982 FIFA World Cup with the correct year: As a result, West Germany withdrew its bid for the ______ edition.
  22. Complete the sentence about 1980 AFC Asian Cup with the correct year: The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September ______.
  23. Complete the sentence about 1980 AFC Asian Cup with the correct year: For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see ______ AFC Asian Cup squads.
  24. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti Premier League with the correct year: Formed in ______, Kuwait holds the best record in the competition, having won 21 times.
  25. Complete the sentence about Kuwait SC with the correct year: Members of the club during the 1980s formed a part of the Kuwaiti national team which reached the ______ FIFA World Cup.
  26. Complete the sentence about Kuwait SC with the correct year: In ______, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan.
  27. Complete the sentence about Al-Arabi SC with the correct year: As winners of the Kuwait Emir Cup in ______, Al-Arabi SC was the first Kuwaiti team to compete in the AFC Cup.
  28. Complete the sentence about Al-Arabi SC with the correct year: The club was founded as Al-Uruba in mid-______ as one of the first Kuwaiti teams.
  29. Complete the sentence about Kazma SC with the correct year: Founded in ______, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.
  30. Complete the sentence about Kazma SC with the correct year: The stadium hosted two Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments, the first being in ______, which Kuwait won for the seventh time.
  31. Complete the sentence about Faisal Al-Dakhil with the correct year: Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the ______ Asian Cup.
  32. Complete the sentence about Abdullah Al-Buloushi with the correct year: Al-Buloushi is best known for scoring a goal against France in the ______ World Cup.
  33. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Olympic Committee with the correct year: The Kuwait Olympic Committee was again suspended on 27 October ______ by the IOC to protect the Olympic movement in Kuwait f…
  34. Complete the sentence about Abdullah Al-Rashidi with the correct year: Al-Rashidi won his second Olympic bronze medal in the ______ Summer Olympics in Tokyo, this time competing for Kuwait.
  35. Complete the sentence about Fehaid Al-Deehani with the correct year: Al-Deehani won a bronze medal for the men's double trap shooting event at the ______ Summer Olympics and thus he became the first K…
  36. Complete the sentence about Fehaid Al-Deehani with the correct year: Al-Deehani called for the resignation of Kuwaiti officials responsible for the IOC ban, but refused to carry the Olympic flag in th…
  37. Complete the sentence about Fehaid Al-Deehani with the correct year: In ______, Al-Deehani won silver in the Asian Games double trap competition.
  38. Complete the sentence about Kuwait at the 2024 Summer Olympics with the correct year: For the first time since ______ competing as independents, Kuwait entered one fencer into the Olympic competition.
  39. Complete the sentence about Kuwait national cricket team with the correct year: The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in ______ and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.
  40. Complete the sentence about Kuwait national cricket team with the correct year: In February ______, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup.
  41. Complete the sentence about Horse racing with the correct year: By ______, the Jockey Club was formed as a way to control the Newmarket races, set the rules of the game, prevent dishonesty, and create…
  42. Complete the sentence about Horse racing with the correct year: The first of the five classic races began with the St Leger Stakes in ______.
  43. Complete the sentence about Horse racing with the correct year: The Thoroughbred Secretariat still holds the fastest times in all three Triple Crown races from his ______ wins.
  44. Complete the sentence about Saluki with the correct year: The first desert Salukis in Finland were imported from Israel in February ______.
  45. Complete the sentence about Transport in Kuwait with the correct year: The state-owned Kuwait Public Transportation Company was established in ______.
  46. Complete the sentence about Transport in Kuwait with the correct year: Another private bus company, Kuwait Gulf Link Public Transport Services, was started in ______.
  47. Complete the sentence about Zain Group with the correct year: As of ______, the two major stakeholders are Kuwait Investment Authority with 15.9% and Omantel with 21.9%.
  48. Complete the sentence about Zain Group with the correct year: In early ______, Zain accepted an offer for the sale of all its Africa operations.
  49. Complete the sentence about Jazeera Airways with the correct year: The ______ Emiree Decree #89 established Jazeera Airways as the first airline to enter this newly liberalized industry.
  50. Complete the sentence about Jazeera Airways with the correct year: Jazeera Airways started operations on 30 October ______ with a fleet of brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, all leather seats, flying to…
  51. Complete the sentence about Jazeera Airways with the correct year: In Q2 ______, UAE authorities requested the airline to terminate its hub operations in Dubai.
  52. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Finance House with the correct year: Kuwait Finance House was established in ______ as Kuwait's first Islamic bank.
  53. Complete the sentence with the correct year: By ______, KFH was the only Islamic Bank listed on the Banker's list of the top 100 Arab Banks.
  54. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Finance House with the correct year: In ______, KFH's subsidiary in Turkey, Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank, was established by a Turkish cabinet decree.
  55. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Finance House with the correct year: KFH Capital Investment Company was formed in ______ to invest in the public equity, private equity, and real estate markets acro…
  56. Complete the sentence about Commercial Bank of Kuwait with the correct year: The bank faces its most severe historical test during the August ______ Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
  57. Complete the sentence about Commercial Bank of Kuwait with the correct year: Following Kuwait's liberation in February ______, Al-Tijari embarked on a massive operational recovery campaign.
  58. Complete the sentence about Burgan Bank with the correct year: In ______, Burgan Bank recorded a profit of 74.8 million Kuwaiti dinars, up 34% since the previous year, where they had a profit of 55.7…
  59. Complete the sentence about Burgan Bank with the correct year: In ______, Burgan Bank acquired United Gulf Bank's stake in Bank of Baghdad, increasing its share to 51.8%.
  60. Complete the sentence about Burgan Bank with the correct year: On 23 December ______, Burgan Bank acquired, from Eurobank, a 70% stake in Tekfenbank, which is a Turkish bank in Cyprus.
  61. Complete the sentence about Boubyan Bank with the correct year: The bank introduced "Musaed," an AI-powered customer service tool, in ______ to handle inquiries in Arabic and English across digital ch…
  62. Complete the sentence about Kuwait International Bank with the correct year: KIB was incorporated in ______ under the name Kuwait Real Estate Bank, with an initial focus on real‑estate‑related financi…
  63. Complete the sentence about Alshaya Group with the correct year: M.H Alshaya Co. was registered in ______ and initially established trading links between Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and India.
  64. Complete the sentence about Alshaya Group with the correct year: In ______, the company diversified by opening a Sheraton hotel in Kuwait City, the first Sheraton outside North America.
  65. Complete the sentence about Alshaya Group with the correct year: In ______, Alshaya expanded its franchising business when it acquired the Kuwait franchise rights for UK retailer Mothercare.
  66. Complete the sentence about Alshaya Group with the correct year: H&M, In ______, Alshaya entered the food retail sector with a partnership with Starbucks.
  67. Complete the sentence about Alshaya Group with the correct year: Alshaya's acquisition of the Topshop franchise for Turkey in ______ was its first expansion outside the Middle East.
  68. Complete the sentence about Alshaya Group with the correct year: The company moved into Russia in ______ with the acquisition of the Russian franchise rights for Mothercare.
  69. Complete the sentence about Kuwait National Petroleum Company with the correct year: Established in October ______, KNPC has the mandate for oil refining, gas liquefaction, and distribution of petrole…
  70. Complete the sentence about Kuwait National Petroleum Company with the correct year: Since ______ the company had been exporting petroleum products from its Shuaiba Refinery.
  71. Complete the sentence about Kuwait National Petroleum Company with the correct year: In April ______, Kuwait closed the Shuaiba refinery, which was one of the oldest oil facilities in the region.
  72. Complete the sentence about Kuwait University with the correct year: The university was ranked #851-900 in the ______ QS World University Rankings.
  73. Complete the sentence about Kuwait University with the correct year: The university was officially inaugurated on 27 November ______ to include the College of Science, the College of Arts, the College…
  74. Complete the sentence about Arab Open University with the correct year: The headquarters of the university is located in Kuwait, designated in ______.
  75. Complete the sentence about Arab Open University with the correct year: Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud founded the university in December ______.
  76. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Cancer Control Center with the correct year: KCCC has been serving the Kuwaiti cancer population since ______.
  77. Complete the sentence about Healthcare in Kuwait with the correct year: In the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic in ______, Kuwait invested in its health care system at a rate that was proport…
  78. Complete the sentence about Education in Kuwait with the correct year: Kuwait was ranked 63rd on the Human Development Index report for ______ by the United Nations Development Programme, placing Kuwa…
  79. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Times with the correct year: Kuwait Times was founded by Yousuf Saleh Alyan in 24 september ______.
  80. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Times with the correct year: Since its founding in ______, the Kuwait Times has branched out to include Kuwait News, an Arabic-language digital news outlet.
  81. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Times with the correct year: The Kuwait Times has undergone significant branding shifts since ______.
  82. Complete the sentence about Al-Qabas with the correct year: During the invasion it moved to London and was first published there on 2 August ______.
  83. Complete the sentence about Al-Qabas with the correct year: The Palestinian cartoonist Naji Salim al-Ali worked for the paper in the 1980s and he was killed in ______ while working for the London edit…
  84. Complete the sentence about Al-Watan with the correct year: Al Watan was suspended by the Kuwaiti government on 30 August ______.
  85. Complete the sentence about Cinema of Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, Khalid Alsidiqq directed the first Kuwaiti feature film that talked about local cultural heritage and history.
  86. Complete the sentence about Cinema of Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, the Kuwait National Cinema Company was established.
  87. Complete the sentence about Cinema of Kuwait with the correct year: Being the first leading entertainment company in Kuwait and in the Gulf, in ______ it released its Cinematic brand and theatre in th…
  88. Which place completes this sentence about Culture of Kuwait? The public theatre in ______ is named after the late actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha.
  89. Which place completes this sentence about Al-Yarmouk SC? Al Yarmouk sports club went through a renovation project since 2006, as part of a scheme to regenerate interest within the local ______ communi…
  90. Which place completes this sentence about Kuwait Cricket? With the construction of a thatched-board hut as pavilion, ______ became the home of cricket in Kuwait.
  91. Which place completes this sentence about Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital? The hospital was named after Shiekh ______ Al-Sabah.
  92. Complete the sentence about Mohammed Al-Sanousi with the correct year: Al-Sanousi resigned on 17 December ______, one day before he was due to be grilled by parliament.
  93. Complete the sentence about Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud with the correct year: Al-Mahmoud's debut novel was a naval history book entitled Al Qursan, originally released in August ______.
  94. Complete the sentence about Abdullah Al-Baradouni with the correct year: Al-Baradouni was born on ______ in Zaraja in Al Hada district, and grew up in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen.
  95. Complete the sentence about Abdullah Al-Baradouni with the correct year: As an adolescent, he satirized the Imamate in some of his poems which he circulated in secret, and in ______ was arrested and t…
  96. Complete the sentence about Abdullah Al-Baradouni with the correct year: Al-Baradouni died of heart attack on 30 August ______. "The great poet Abdullah Al-Baradoni's passing away has left a great vac…
  97. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti art with the correct year: In November ______, the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre opened.
  98. Complete the sentence about Kazma SC with the correct year: On 21 December ______, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions Barelona to commemorat…
  99. Complete the sentence about Bader Al-Mutwa with the correct year: On 23 July ______, he began training with Nottingham Forest as their new owners, the Al-Hasawi family, arranged a one-month trial for…
  100. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The suspension was conditionally lifted and extended by the FIFA Congress in June ______.

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