Question 1

The proverb "I hear the grinding noise but see no flour" is said of someone who does their work well in silence.

Accepted Answer

False ✖ — Ja'ja'a is the sound of the millstone, and the proverb is said of someone who talks and promises a lot but does nothing.

Question 2

The proverb "He came back with Hunayn's two khuffs (shoes)" is said of someone who returned disappointed without getting what they wanted.

Accepted Answer

True ✔ — The man in the story came back from his trip carrying nothing but two shoes that were of no use to him, so the proverb came to be said of anyone who returns with nothing to show.

Question 3

What does the proverb "The first of the rain is a drop" mean?

Accepted Answer

Big things start with small steps — Ghaith means rain; it starts with drops and then pours, and success likewise starts small and then grows.

Question 4

What does the proverb "Perhaps a harm is a benefit" mean?

Accepted Answer

Good can come from something we thought was bad — A person may be sad about something and later discover that it held good and benefit for them.

Question 5

Complete the proverb: "Not everything that glitters is ..."

Accepted Answer

Gold — We should not judge things or people by their appearance alone, because a nice appearance can hide something else.

Question 6

Complete the proverb: "Don't put off today's work until ..."

Accepted Answer

Tomorrow — Putting off work makes it pile up, so it is best to finish each day's work on that day.

Question 7

What are the "khuffs" in the proverb "He came back with Hunayn's two khuffs"?

Accepted Answer

A pair of shoes — A khuff is a kind of shoe; the man in the story came back with only the pair of shoes after losing something far more valuable.

Question 8

In the story of the proverb "In the summer you wasted the milk," what happened?

Accepted Answer

A woman left her rich husband in the summer, then asked him for milk in the winter — The man refused her request and said this phrase to her, meaning she wasted the good thing when she could have had it and then came asking for it after it was gone.

Question 9

What does the proverb "One hand cannot clap" encourage?

Accepted Answer

Cooperation and teamwork — Clapping needs two hands, and in the same way, big tasks need people to work together.

Question 10

Complete the proverb: "Necessity is the mother of ..."

Accepted Answer

Invention — When people need something, they think and innovate until they reach new solutions.

Question 11

Match each word from the vocabulary of the majlis and hospitality with its meaning:

Accepted Answer

Finjal ↔ The small coffee cup, Majlis ↔ The place for receiving guests, Ma'amil ↔ The tools for preparing and serving coffee, Wijar ↔ The fire hearth in the majlis — In the majlis, the wijar is lit and the coffee tools (mihmas, najr and dallahs) are lined up, then coffee is poured into finjals for the guests.

Question 12

Match each traditional tool with its use:

Accepted Answer

Mihmas ↔ Roasting coffee beans, Najr ↔ Pounding coffee beans, Mabkhara (incense burner) ↔ Burning oud and incense, Zeer ↔ Cooling drinking water — The mihmas is a long-handled roasting pan, the najr is a mortar for pounding coffee beans, the mabkhara perfumes the majlis, and the zeer is a clay jar that cools water through evaporation.

Question 13

Match each piece of traditional clothing with its description:

Accepted Answer

Shemagh ↔ A red-and-white checkered head covering, Ghutra ↔ A white head covering, Bisht ↔ A loose cloak worn over the thobe, Taqiyah ↔ A small cap worn under the head covering — A man first puts on the taqiyah, then the shemagh or ghutra, held in place with the iqal, and he wears the bisht over the thobe on special occasions.

Question 14

Order these occasions by when they fall in the Hijri year:

Accepted Answer

Fasting the month of Ramadan, then Eid al-Fitr, then The Day of Arafah, then Eid al-Adha — Ramadan is the ninth month, Eid al-Fitr is on the first of Shawwal, then comes the Day of Arafah on 9 Dhul-Hijjah, followed by Eid al-Adha on 10 Dhul-Hijjah.

Question 15

Order these milestones in our nation's history from oldest to newest:

Accepted Answer

Founding of the First Saudi State, then King Abdulaziz regains Riyadh, then Unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, then Launch of Saudi Vision 2030 — The First State was founded in 1727, King Abdulaziz regained Riyadh in 1902, he unified the Kingdom in 1932, and Vision 2030 was launched in 2016.

Question 16

Order the steps of making a clay pot the traditional way:

Accepted Answer

Collecting clay and cleaning out the pebbles, then Kneading the clay with water, then Shaping the pot by hand or on the wheel, then Drying the pot and then firing it in the kiln — The clay is cleaned and then kneaded until soft; after shaping, it is left to dry and then fired so it becomes hard and does not dissolve in water.

Question 17

Choose everything that is part of the etiquette of receiving a guest in Arab tradition:

Accepted Answer

Welcoming them with a cheerful face, Serving them coffee, Honoring them with food — Honoring the guest is one of the greatest Arab values; it begins with a welcome and coffee, then food.

Question 18

Choose all the animals whose wool, fur or hair was used to weave sadu and goat-hair tents:

Accepted Answer

Goats, Camels, Sheep — Wool comes from sheep, fur from camels and hair from goats; then it is spun, dyed and woven.

Question 19

Choose all the folk arts of Saudi Arabia:

Accepted Answer

Ardah, Samri, Mizmar — Ardah, samri and mizmar are among our folk arts, while ballet and opera are Western arts.

Question 20

Choose all the traditional handicrafts:

Accepted Answer

Sadu weaving, Palm-leaf (khoos) weaving, Pottery making — Sadu, palm-leaf weaving and pottery are crafts we inherited from our ancestors, while programming and 3D printing are modern skills.

Culture Quizzes questions with answers

Q121: The proverb "I hear the grinding noise but see no flour" is said of someone who does their work well in silence.

Q122: The proverb "He came back with Hunayn's two khuffs (shoes)" is said of someone who returned disappointed without getting what they wanted.

Q123: What does the proverb "The first of the rain is a drop" mean?

Q124: What does the proverb "Perhaps a harm is a benefit" mean?

Q125: Complete the proverb: "Not everything that glitters is ..."

Q126: Complete the proverb: "Don't put off today's work until ..."

Q127: What are the "khuffs" in the proverb "He came back with Hunayn's two khuffs"?

Q128: In the story of the proverb "In the summer you wasted the milk," what happened?

Q129: What does the proverb "One hand cannot clap" encourage?

Q130: Complete the proverb: "Necessity is the mother of ..."

Q131: Match each word from the vocabulary of the majlis and hospitality with its meaning:

Q132: Match each traditional tool with its use:

Q133: Match each piece of traditional clothing with its description:

Q134: Order these occasions by when they fall in the Hijri year:

Q135: Order these milestones in our nation's history from oldest to newest:

Q136: Order the steps of making a clay pot the traditional way:

Q137: Choose everything that is part of the etiquette of receiving a guest in Arab tradition:

Q138: Choose all the animals whose wool, fur or hair was used to weave sadu and goat-hair tents:

Q139: Choose all the folk arts of Saudi Arabia:

Q140: Choose all the traditional handicrafts: