#TwitterKurds Quiz on Kurds and Kurdistan

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1 First question! #TwitterKurds: Which legendary Kurdish poet is buried in his garden in Qamişlo?

Cigerxwîn

2 #TwitterKurds: Who is the writer of the critically acclaimed play inspired by Kurdish people, 'Mountain Language'?

Harold Pinter

3 #TwitterKurds: The first Kurdish newspaper, Kurdistan, was published in 1898, in what city?

Cairo, Egypt

4 #TwitterKurds: What famous landmark is located in the city of Zaxo, (Southern Kurdistan)?

Pira Delal/ Delal Bridge

5 #TwitterKurds: The oldest known man-made religious structure is located in a Kurdish city. Name the city & the ancient landmark.

Urfa/Riha a place called Göbekli Tepe

6 #TwitterKurds: Name two Kurdish singers/musicians originally from Western Kurdistan.

Answer: Ciwan Haco, Lorîn Berzincî, Narîn Feqe, Miço Kendeş, Suzana Barmanî, Abbas Ahmed, and Şeyda, Seîd Gabarî

7 #TwitterKurds: True or False? Adherents of the Yezidi faith are forbidden to cut their mustache.

True

8 #TwitterKurds: In what month and year did the revolution of Shaykh Ubayd Allah of Nihri take place? (Kurdish spelling: Şêx Ubeyd Ellah)

Sept 1880

9 #TwitterKurds: In what year was the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) formed?

1992

10 #TwitterKurds: Which organization hosted the first PKK training camp?

Palestine Liberation Organization

11 #TwitterKurds: What is the name of the popular comedy shows made by Kurds from Qamişlo?

Bavê Teyar

12 #TwitterKurds: What is the name & year of the treaty signed by Turkey, France, Great Britain & Italy which promised independence for Kurds?

Sevre 10 August 1920

13 #TwitterKurds: In which city was this monument built in memory of those who faced one of the most horrible tragedies in Kurdistan? http://t.co/UB70Jax

Halabja

14 #TwitterKurds: Which Kurdish engineer, born in Cizîr in 1136, was best known for writing Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices?

Ebûlizê Cizîrî (Al-Jaziri)

15 #TwitterKurds: Which day is observed as the “holy day” in the Alevism faith?

Thursday

16 #TwitterKurds: Ayn al-Arab is a Kurdish city whose name was changed to Arabic by the Syrian government. What is its original Kurdish name?

Kobanê

17 #TwitterKurds: Mt Ararat is seen as a symbol of Armenian nationalism, but it's also significant to Kurdish nationalism. Who is buried there?

Ehmede Xani

18 #TwitterKurds: What significant event/s took place in Cizre (Cizîr) in the spring of 1992?

Thousands of Kurds began an uprising in the Newroz celebrations in '92 in Cizîre. 17 ppl were killed, many were injured and 100s were arrested.

19 #TwitterKurds: Where was the Kurdish poet, Pîremêrd born?

Slêmanî

20 #TwitterKurds: Black roses grow naturally in only one place in the world. In which Kurdish city can you find black roses?

Xelfetî (Halfeti) in Northern Kurdistan!

21 #TwitterKurds: Which of the following ancient tribes is NOT believed to have been ancestors of the Kurds? Hurrites, Amorite, Guti, Cassites

Amorite

22 #TwitterKurds: Which former Prime Minister, of a large country outside of Kurdistan, considered themselves to be Kurdish?

Benazir Bhutto – Pakistan

23 #TwitterKurds: True or false? In 1999, the Kurdish TV channel, MEDYA TV lost its broadcasting license in London.

False

24 #TwitterKurds: In which Kurdish city does Munzur River begin?

Dêrsim

25 #TwitterKurds: In 1872, Yezidis requested exemption from military service in the Ottoman army. Why?

One of their arguments was that they were forbidden from wearing the color blue!

26 #TwitterKurds: Name the leader who served under this flag. http://yfrog.com/obqceg

Qazî Mihemed

27 #TwitterKurds: What does the Zazakî phrase, “ez têşano” mean? (Alternate spelling: “ez teyşano”)

I am thirsty

28 #TwitterKurds: As part of “Turkification” of SE Turkey, many names of Kurdish places were changed. Name 3 (include Kurdish & Turkish name)

Amed – Diyarbakir | Êlih – Batman | Mêrdîn – Mardin | Nisêbîn – Nusaybin | Colemêrg – Hakkari | Gever – Yuksekova | Bazid – Dogubayazid, etc etc

29 #TwitterKurds: Historians believe the word “Kurd” originated from the Sumerian word “Kurti” which refers to what?

People of the mountains

30 #TwitterKurds: What is the name of PKK leader, Abdullah Ocalan's sister? Bonus point for anyone who can post a photo of her w/ Leyla Zana!

Fatma Ocalan

31 #TwitterKurds: How many rays are on the sun featured on the Kurdish flag? What do they represent?

21

32 #TwitterKurds: While it is widely believed the 21 rays on the Kurdish sun represent Newroz (21st of March), this is another common theory.

Yezidism

33 #TwitterKurds: Name the legendary Kurdish military commander who was the uncle of Saladin (Selahedînê Eyubî).

'Lion of the Mountains' or Shirkuh Şêrko


34 #TwitterKurds: This 17th century Kurdish woman was the first female Rabbi in Judaism. What was her name?

Asenath Barzani

35 #TwitterKurds: The colors of the Kurdistan flag are red, white, yellow and green. What does each color represent?

Blood, light, peace, nature

36 #TwitterKurds: In what year was the first Kurdish political party established in Syria & what was it called?

1957; Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (KDPS)

37 #TwitterKurds: A large number of Kurds in Turkey practice the Alevism faith. What does “Alevi” mean?

Alev means fire. Worshiping fire, the sun & the earth. Kurdish Alevis are called Kizilbaş (redheads)

38 #TwitterKurds: Who was the female Kurdish MP who ripped apart the Turkish Parliament after the brutal massacre of 35 civilians in Roboski?

Gülten Kişanak

39 #TwitterKurds: “Agir ketiye dilê min, xew nakeve cave min. Çima tu ji min dûr ketî, bêje roniya cave min.” Who first sang these lyrics?

Beyto Can

40 #TwitterKurds: On January 21, 2012, the Kurdish community of London hosted a successful event to discuss the importance of what?

Kurdish Social Media Gathering 2012
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