The Saudi Kingdom Trivia Quiz

Answer: Red Sea

Saudi Arabia is the only nation to have coastlines along the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Aqaba. Of those three, The Red Sea on its west coast is by far the longest coastline, accounting for almost 2,000km or 1,200 miles in length.

Answer: Bahrain

King Fahd Causeway was completed in 1986, and it connected Saudi Arabia with its close friend in the region, the very tiny island of Bahrain. The causeway, which is 25km or 16 miles in length, was named after Saudi Arabia's fifth king, Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who ruled the kingdom from 1982 until his death in 2005.

Answer: Ar Riyad Province

The province of Ar Riyad is where you'll find the capital city of Riyadh. The city of Riyadh served as the launching pad for what would years later be the establishment of the Saudi Arabian Empire we know today. Its founder, Ibn Saud, would recapture the city from enemies in 1902, and later on start his unification of the Nejd region and later on the Al Hasa province.

The stars would align for him as more towns and provinces would succumb to his armies, and in 1932, the Saudi Arabian Empire would be founded.

Answer: All have portraits of the same king

In fact, it's not only the fives, tens, and fiftys, but also their 100s that all feature King Salmon, Saudi Arabia's seventh king.

The 5 is violet in color and features the watermark of King Salman
The 10 is brown in color and features the watermark of King Salman
The 50 is green in color and features the watermark o, King Salman
The 100 is red in color and features the watermark of King Salman
The 500 is blue in color and features the watermark of King Abdulaziz Al Saud

Answer: Ghawar Field

Discovered in 1949 by three American geologists, Ghawar Field provides more than half of Saudi Arabia's oil production, pumping out roughly five million barrels per day. The field is owned and operated by a state run company called Saudi Aramco, that is based in Dhahran.

Answer: It's illegal to buy or sell camels

It's completely legal to buy and sell camels, and in fact it's widely done.

It's true if you're not a Muslim you cannot be a Saudi citizen, and non Muslim public places of worship are nonexistent. The Saudi kingdom is very ultra conservative and the country is ruled with strict accordance to Sharia law.

Yes, Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world that does not have a river.

Schooling for their students does take place between October and July. Also, all students have their entire higher education paid for by the kingdom.

Answer: Yemen

Other than Jabal Al Lawz, being a part of another mountain range, all the other peaks of the Sarawat mountain range inside Saudi Arabia exceed 9,000 ft. The range runs up and down the west coast of the kingdom along the Red Sea and extends all the way down into Yemen until the Gulf of Aden.

Answer: Riyadh

Established in 1970, and renamed in 2008 after King Ibn Saud's sister, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman, the University is located in the nation's capital, Riyadh. The university can accommodate as many as 60,000 students and offers them a chance to earn certifications, diplomas, and even graduate degrees.

Answer: East

The Shiite minority can be found living on the eastern side of the kingdom along the western boarder of Qatar up to the southern boarder of Kuwait. The other area already mentioned, and where the majority of Shiites live, is in the southern part of the kingdom north west along the Yemen boarder.

Answer: First

"There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger" is the first pillar and it's called Shahadah (faith). The second pillar is Salah (prayer). The third is Sawm (fasting). The fourth is Zakah (almsgiving). The fifth and final pillar is the Hajj (pilgrimage).