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Growing out of the Somali people's rich storytelling tradition, the first few feature-length Somali films and cinematic festivals emerged in the early 1960s, immediately after independence. Following the creation of the Somali Film Agency (SFA) regulatory body in 1975, the local film scene began to expand rapidly. The Somali filmmaker Ali Said Hassan concurrently served as the SFA's representative in Rome. In the 1970s and early 1980s, popular musicals known as riwaayado were the main driving force behind the Somali movie industry. Epic and period films as well as international co-productions followed suit, facilitated by the proliferation of video technology and national television networks. Said Salah Ahmed during this period directed his first feature film, The Somali Darwish (The Somalia Dervishes), devoted to the Dervish State. In the 1990s and 2000s, a new wave of more entertainment-oriented movies emerged. Referred to as Somaliwood, this upstart, youth-based cinematic movement has energized the Somali film industry and in the process introduced innovative storylines, marketing strategies and production techniques. The young directors Abdisalam Aato of Olol Films and Abdi Malik Isak are at the forefront of this quiet revolution.

Q1: In what decade were the first Somali feature films made?
A1: 1960s
Q2: In what year was the SFA founded?
A2: 1975
Q3: Who was the representative of the Somali Film Agency in Rome?
A3: Ali Said Hassan
Q4: What are riwaaydo?
A4: popular musicals
Q5: What was the name of Said Salah Ahmed's first feature?
A5: The Somali Darwish
Somali art is the artistic culture of the Somali people, both historic and contemporary. These include artistic traditions in pottery, music, architecture, wood carving and other genres. Somali art is characterized by its aniconism, partly as a result of the vestigial influence of the pre-Islamic mythology of the Somalis coupled with their ubiquitous Muslim beliefs. However, there have been cases in the past of artistic depictions representing living creatures, such as certain ancient rock paintings in northern Somalia, the golden birds on the Mogadishan canopies, and the plant decorations on religious tombs in southern Somalia. More typically, intricate patterns and geometric designs, bold colors and monumental architecture were the norm.

Q1: What is a notable characteristic of Somali art?
A1: aniconism
Q2: Along with wood carving, architecture and pottery, what is a notable Somali artistic tradition?
A2: music
Q3: In what geographic region of Somalia are ancient rock paintings located?
A3: northern
Q4: What animals are depicted on the Mogadishan canopies?
A4: birds
Q5: In what area of Somalia can one find the tombs decorated with plants?
A5: southern
Additionally, henna is an important part of Somali culture. It is worn by Somali women on their hands, arms, feet and neck during weddings, Eid, Ramadan, and other festive occasions. Somali henna designs are similar to those in the Arabian peninsula, often featuring flower motifs and triangular shapes. The palm is also frequently decorated with a dot of henna and the fingertips are dipped in the dye. Henna parties are usually held before the wedding takes place. Somali women have likewise traditionally applied kohl (kuul) to their eyes. Usage of the eye cosmetic in the Horn region is believed to date to the ancient Land of Punt.

Q1: What do Somali women wear on their feet during Eid?
A1: henna
Q2: Along with triangular shapes, what are common henna designs in Somalia?
A2: flower motifs
Q3: What do Somali women traditionally put around their eyes?
A3: kohl
Q4: From what ancient region did kuul application come?
A4: Land of Punt
Q5: What activity is often held before Somali weddings?
A5: Henna parties
Football is the most popular sport amongst Somalis. Important competitions are the Somalia League and Somalia Cup. The multi-ethnic Ocean Stars, Somalia's national team, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972 and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The equally diverse Somali beach soccer team also represents the country in international beach soccer competitions. In addition, several international footballers such as Mohammed Ahamed Jama, Liban Abdi, Ayub Daud and Abdisalam Ibrahim have played in European top divisions.

Q1: What sport do Somalis most enjoy?
A1: Football
Q2: What is the name of the Somali national football team?
A2: Ocean Stars
Q3: In what year did the Ocean Stars first compete in the Olympics?
A3: 1972
Q4: Along with Liban Abdi, Ayub Daud and Abdisalam Ibrahim, who is a notable Somali football player?
A4: Mohammed Ahamed Jama
Q5: Along with the Somalia Cup, what is an important Somali football competition?
A5: the Somalia League
The FIBA Africa Championship 1981 was hosted by Somalia from 15–23 December 1981. The games were played in Mogadishu, and the Somali national team received the bronze prize. Abdi Bile won the 1500 m event at the World Championships in 1987, running the fastest final 800 m of any 1,500 meter race in history. He was a two-time Olympian (1984 and 1996) and dominated the event in the late 1980s. Hussein Ahmed Salah, a Somalia-born former long-distance runner from Djibouti, won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships, as well as the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup. Mo Farah is a double Olympic gold medal winner and world champion, and holds the European track record for 10,000 metres, the British road record for 10,000 metres, the British indoor record in the 3000 metres, the British track record for 5000 metres and the European indoor record for 5000 metres. Mohammed Ahmed (athlete) is a Canadian long-distance runner who represented Canada in the 10,000 meter races at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Q1: When did the 1981 FIBA African Championship take place?
A1: 15–23 December 1981
Q2: Who hosted the 1981 FIBA African Championship?
A2: Somalia
Q3: In what city did the 1981 FIBA African Championship take place?
A3: Mogadishu
Q4: For what nation did Hussein Ahmed Salah compete?
A4: Djibouti
Q5: Who did Mohammed Ahmed compete for in the Olympics?
A5: Canada
In the martial arts, Faisal Jeylani Aweys and Mohamed Deq Abdulle also took home a silver medal and fourth place, respectively, at the 2013 Open World Taekwondo Challenge Cup in Tongeren. The Somali National Olympic committee has devised a special support program to ensure continued success in future tournaments. Additionally, Mohamed Jama has won both world and European titles in K1 and Thai Boxing.

Q1: Who came in fourth in the 2013 Open World Taekwondo Challenge Cup?
A1: Mohamed Deq Abdulle
Q2: What medal did Faisal Jeylani Aweys win in the 2013 Open World Taekwondo Challenge Cup?
A2: silver
Q3: Where did the 2013 Open World Taekwondo Challenge Cup take place?
A3: Tongeren
Q4: Along with Thai Boxing, in what has Mohamed Jama won a European title?
A4: K1
When not dressed in Westernized clothing such as jeans and t-shirts, Somali men typically wear the macawis, which is a sarong-like garment worn around the waist. On their heads, they often wrap a colorful turban or wear the koofiyad, an embroidered fez.

Q1: What is a koofiyad?
A1: an embroidered fez
Q2: What do Somali men wear when they aren't wearing Western clothing?
A2: the macawis
Q3: Where is the macawis worn?
A3: around the waist
Q4: What piece of clothing is the macawis similar to?
A4: sarong
Q5: Aside from the koofiyad, what do Somali men wear on their head?
A5: turban
Due to Somalia's proximity to and close ties with the Arabian Peninsula, many Somali men also wear the jellabiya (jellabiyad or qamiis in Somali), a long white garment common in the Arab world.

Q1: What is the jellabiya?
A1: a long white garment
Q2: Along with jellabiyad, what is the jellabiya called in Somali?
A2: qamiis
Q3: In what region do men commonly wear the jellabiya?
A3: the Arab world
During regular, day-to-day activities, Somali women usually wear the guntiino, a long stretch of cloth tied over the shoulder and draped around the waist. It is usually made out of alandi, which is a textile common in the Horn region and some parts of North Africa. The garment can be worn in different styles. It can also be made with other fabrics, including white cloth with gold borders. For more formal settings, such as at weddings or religious celebrations like Eid, women wear the dirac. It is a long, light, diaphanous voile dress made of silk, chiffon, taffeta or saree fabric. The gown is worn over a full-length half-slip and a brassiere. Known as the gorgorad, the underskirt is made out of silk and serves as a key part of the overall outfit. The dirac is usually sparkly and very colorful, the most popular styles being those with gilded borders or threads. The fabric is typically acquired from Somali clothing stores in tandem with the gorgorad. In the past, dirac fabric was also frequently purchased from South Asian merchandisers.

Q1: What is the regular garment of Somali women?
A1: the guntiino
Q2: What is the guntiino normally made from?
A2: alandi
Q3: What is the usual formal attire for Somali women?
A3: the dirac
Q4: Along with silk, saree fabric or chiffon, what might the dirac be made out of?
A4: taffeta
Q5: What is the underskirt of the dirac called?
A5: the gorgorad
Married women tend to sport headscarves referred to as shaash. They also often cover their upper body with a shawl, which is known as garbasaar. Unmarried or young women, however, do not always cover their heads. Traditional Arabian garb, such as the jilbab and abaya, is also commonly worn.

Q1: What is the name of the headscarf worn by married women?
A1: shaash
Q2: What is the name of the shawl that married women wear on their upper bodies?
A2: garbasaar
Q3: Along with abaya, what is a traditional Arab garment sometimes worn by Somali women?
A3: the jilbab
Additionally, Somali women have a long tradition of wearing gold jewelry, particularly bangles. During weddings, the bride is frequently adorned in gold. Many Somali women by tradition also wear gold necklaces and anklets.

Q1: What is the jewelry worn by Somali women commonly made from?
A1: gold
Q2: Along with anklets, what pieces of jewelry are traditionally worn by Somali women?
A2: necklaces
Q3: What type of jewelry do Somali women wear at their weddings?
A3: gold
The Somali flag is an ethnic flag conceived to represent ethnic Somalis. It was created in 1954 by the Somali scholar Mohammed Awale Liban, after he had been selected by the labour trade union of the Trust Territory of Somalia to come up with a design. Upon independence in 1960, the flag was adopted as the national flag of the nascent Somali Republic. The five-pointed Star of Unity in the flag's center represents the Somali ethnic group inhabiting the five territories in Greater Somalia.

Q1: In what year was the Somali flag invented?
A1: 1954
Q2: Who devised the Somali flag?
A2: Mohammed Awale Liban
Q3: What was Mohammed Awale Liban by profession?
A3: scholar
Q4: What is the star at the center of the Somali flag called?
A4: Star of Unity
Q5: How many points does the Star of Unity have?
A5: five
Somali cuisine varies from region to region and consists of a fusion of diverse culinary influences. It is the product of Somalia's rich tradition of trade and commerce. Despite the variety, there remains one thing that unites the various regional cuisines: all food is served halal. There are therefore no pork dishes, alcohol is not served, nothing that died on its own is eaten, and no blood is incorporated.

Q1: What is the one culinary tradition that is present among all Somali regional cuisines?
A1: all food is served halal
Q2: What type of meat is never present in halal dishes?
A2: pork
Q3: What beverage is not halal?
A3: alcohol
Q4: Along with alcohol, what liquid is never present in halal food?
A4: blood
Qado or lunch is often elaborate. Varieties of bariis (rice), the most popular probably being basmati, usually serve as the main dish. Spices like cumin, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and garden sage are used to aromatize these different rice delicacies. Somalis eat dinner as late as 9 pm. During Ramadan, supper is often served after Tarawih prayers; sometimes as late as 11 pm.

Q1: What is the English word for qado?
A1: lunch
Q2: What is bariis in English?
A2: rice
Q3: What is the most popular variety of bariis?
A3: basmati
Q4: When is the latest a Somali might eat dinner during Ramadan?
A4: 11 pm
Q5: After what event during Ramadan is dinner served?
A5: Tarawih prayers
Xalwo (halva) is a popular confection eaten during festive occasions, such as Eid celebrations or wedding receptions. It is made from sugar, corn starch, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and ghee. Peanuts are also sometimes added to enhance texture and flavor. After meals, homes are traditionally perfumed using frankincense (lubaan) or incense (cuunsi), which is prepared inside an incense burner referred to as a dabqaad.

Q1: What is another term for xalwo?
A1: halva
Q2: Along with wedding receptions, when is xalwo often consumed?
A2: Eid celebrations
Q3: What do the Somalis call frankincense?
A3: lubaan
Q4: What is the English word for cunnsi?
A4: incense
Q5: What do the Somalis call incense burners?
A5: dabqaad
Somali scholars have for centuries produced many notable examples of Islamic literature ranging from poetry to Hadith. With the adoption of the Latin alphabet in 1972 to transcribe the Somali language, numerous contemporary Somali authors have also released novels, some of which have gone on to receive worldwide acclaim. Of these modern writers, Nuruddin Farah is probably the most celebrated. Books such as From a Crooked Rib and Links are considered important literary achievements, works which have earned Farah, among other accolades, the 1998 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Farah Mohamed Jama Awl is another prominent Somali writer who is perhaps best known for his Dervish era novel, Ignorance is the enemy of love. Young upstart Nadifa Mohamed was also awarded the 2010 Betty Trask Prize. Additionally, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadrawi' is considered by many to be the greatest living Somali poet, and several of his works have been translated internationally.

Q1: When did Somalis begin to render their language using the Latin alphabet?
A1: 1972
Q2: Who is the most well-known modern Somali writer?
A2: Nuruddin Farah
Q3: In what year did Nuruddin Farah win the Neustadt International Prize for Literature?
A3: 1998
Q4: Who wrote Ignorance is the enemy of love?
A4: Farah Mohamed Jama Awl
Q5: Who won the 2010 Betty Trask Prize?
A5: Nadifa Mohamed
Somalis for centuries have practiced a form of customary law, which they call Xeer. Xeer is a polycentric legal system where there is no monopolistic agent that determines what the law should be or how it should be interpreted.

Q1: What is the Somali system of customary law?
A1: Xeer
The Xeer legal system is assumed to have developed exclusively in the Horn of Africa since approximately the 7th century. There is no evidence that it developed elsewhere or was greatly influenced by any foreign legal system. The fact that Somali legal terminology is practically devoid of loan words from foreign languages suggests that Xeer is truly indigenous.

Q1: In what century did the Xeer system begin?
A1: 7th
Q2: In what region did the Xeer system develop?
A2: the Horn of Africa
Q3: What fact about Somali legal terms implies that Xeer developed locally?
A3: devoid of loan words
The Xeer legal system also requires a certain amount of specialization of different functions within the legal framework. Thus, one can find odayal (judges), xeer boggeyaal (jurists), guurtiyaal (detectives), garxajiyaal (attorneys), murkhaatiyal (witnesses) and waranle (police officers) to enforce the law.

Q1: In the Xeer system, what are judges called?
A1: odayal
Q2: What does xeer boggeyaal mean in English?
A2: jurists
Q3: What does the Xeer system call attorneys?
A3: garxajiyaal
Q4: By what term are witnesses known in the Xeer system?
A4: murkhaatiyal
Q5: What does the Xeer system call cops?
A5: waranle
Somali architecture is a rich and diverse tradition of engineering and designing. It involves multiple different construction types, such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, mausoleums, towers, tombs, tumuli, cairns, megaliths, menhirs, stelae, dolmens, stone circles, monuments, temples, enclosures, cisterns, aqueducts, and lighthouses. Spanning the ancient, medieval and early modern periods in Greater Somalia, it also includes the fusion of Somalo-Islamic architecture with Western designs in contemporary times.

Q1: Along with Somalo-Islamic architecture, what influences modern Somali architecture?
A1: Western designs
Q2: Along with the early modern and ancient, during what period did Somali architecture exist?
A2: medieval
Q3: What material was used to make Somali cities?
A3: stone
In ancient Somalia, pyramidical structures known in Somali as taalo were a popular burial style, with hundreds of these dry stone monuments scattered around the country today. Houses were built of dressed stone similar to the ones in Ancient Egypt. There are also examples of courtyards and large stone walls enclosing settlements, such as the Wargaade Wall.

Q1: What do Somalis call their ancient pyramids?
A1: taalo
Q2: What were taalo used for?
A2: burial
Q3: What were ancient Somali houses made out of?
A3: dressed stone
Q4: Ancient Somali houses were similar to houses in what country?
A4: Egypt
Q5: What is a notable stone wall built in ancient Somalia?
A5: the Wargaade Wall
The peaceful introduction of Islam in the early medieval era of Somalia's history brought Islamic architectural influences from Arabia and Persia. This had the effect of stimulating a shift in construction from drystone and other related materials to coral stone, sundried bricks, and the widespread use of limestone in Somali architecture. Many of the new architectural designs, such as mosques, were built on the ruins of older structures. This practice would continue over and over again throughout the following centuries.

Q1: During what period was the Muslim faith introduced to Somalia?
A1: early medieval
Q2: Along with Arabian influences, where did architectural influences come from in the medieval period?
A2: Persia
Q3: In the medieval period, what buildings were notably built atop older ruins?
A3: mosques
Q4: Along with sundried bricks and coral stone, what construction material was widely used after the introduction of Islam?
A4: limestone
Q5: Before Islam was introduced, what was a common building material in Somalia?
A5: drystone
The scholarly term for research concerning Somalis and Greater Somalia is known as Somali Studies. It consists of several disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, historiography and archaeology. The field draws from old Somali chronicles, records and oral literature, in addition to written accounts and traditions about Somalis from explorers and geographers in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. Since 1980, prominent Somalist scholars from around the world have also gathered annually to hold the International Congress of Somali Studies.

Q1: What is the academic study of the Somali people called?
A1: Somali Studies
Q2: Along with sociology, linguistics, historiography and archaeology, what field is part of Somali Studies?
A2: anthropology
Q3: Along with chronicles and records, what indigenous sources are used in Somali Studies?
A3: oral literature
Q4: What is the name of the annual gathering of Somali Studies scholars?
A4: the International Congress of Somali Studies
Q5: When did the International Congress of Somali Studies begin?
A5: 1980
In European history, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages.

Q1: In what century did the Middle Ages begin?
A1: 5th
Q2: What century saw the end of the Middle Ages?
A2: 15th
Q3: What event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
A3: the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
Q4: Along with the Renaissance, what era occurred at the end of the Middle Ages?
A4: Age of Discovery
Q5: What is the first period of the three that Western history is traditionally divided into?
A5: Antiquity
Depopulation, deurbanisation, invasion, and movement of peoples, which had begun in Late Antiquity, continued in the Early Middle Ages. The barbarian invaders, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Eastern Roman Empire—came under the rule of the Caliphate, an Islamic empire, after conquest by Muhammad's successors. Although there were substantial changes in society and political structures, the break with Antiquity was not complete. The still-sizeable Byzantine Empire survived in the east and remained a major power. The empire's law code, the Code of Justinian, was rediscovered in Northern Italy in 1070 and became widely admired later in the Middle Ages. In the West, most kingdoms incorporated the few extant Roman institutions. Monasteries were founded as campaigns to Christianise pagan Europe continued. The Franks, under the Carolingian dynasty, briefly established the Carolingian Empire during the later 8th and early 9th century. It covered much of Western Europe, but later succumbed to the pressures of internal civil wars combined with external invasions—Vikings from the north, Magyars from the east, and Saracens from the south.

Q1: Along with the movement of peoples, invasion and depopulation, what event started in Late Antiquity and continued into the Middle Ages?
A1: deurbanisation
Q2: In what state did barbarian invaders establish kingdoms?
A2: the Western Roman Empire
Q3: What empire was North Africa previously a part of?
A3: the Eastern Roman Empire
Q4: In what century did the Caliphate conquer North Africa?
A4: 7th
Q5: In what year did Italians discover the Code of Justinian?
A5: 1070
During the High Middle Ages, which began after 1000, the population of Europe increased greatly as technological and agricultural innovations allowed trade to flourish and the Medieval Warm Period climate change allowed crop yields to increase. Manorialism, the organisation of peasants into villages that owed rent and labour services to the nobles, and feudalism, the political structure whereby knights and lower-status nobles owed military service to their overlords in return for the right to rent from lands and manors, were two of the ways society was organised in the High Middle Ages. The Crusades, first preached in 1095, were military attempts by Western European Christians to regain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. Kings became the heads of centralised nation states, reducing crime and violence but making the ideal of a unified Christendom more distant. Intellectual life was marked by scholasticism, a philosophy that emphasised joining faith to reason, and by the founding of universities. The theology of Thomas Aquinas, the paintings of Giotto, the poetry of Dante and Chaucer, the travels of Marco Polo, and the architecture of Gothic cathedrals such as Chartres are among the outstanding achievements toward the end of this period, and into the Late Middle Ages.

Q1: What year marked the beginning of the High Middle Ages?
A1: 1000
Q2: What event led to larger crop yields in the High Middle Ages?
A2: the Medieval Warm Period
Q3: What was the name of the economic system that organized peasants into villages owing labor and rent to nobles?
A3: Manorialism
Q4: What was the name of the political system that gave rents to knights in return for military service?
A4: feudalism
Q5: In what year did the Crusades begin?
A5: 1095