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United Arab Emirates Country Quiz

🇦🇪 Can you guess these facts about the United Arab Emirates?
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Last updated: August 12, 2020
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First submittedSeptember 28, 2019
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Capital city
Abu Dhabi
Most populous city
Dubai
The above city has the third-busiest ____ in the world, trailing only Atlanta and Beijing
Airport
Third-most populous city
Sharjah
Tallest building in the world
Burj Khalifa
Country from which the UAE gained its independence in 1971
United Kingdom
Countries bordering the UAE
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Currency
Dirham
Gulf on which the UAE lies
Persian Gulf
Most important export
Oil
Title used by the rulers of the seven individual emirates (hint: not Emir)
Sheikh
Official language
Arabic
A Muslim caught drinking alcohol can be punished with up to eighty ...
Lashes
Popular sport that once employed children but now uses robots
Camel racing
More than twice as many UAE residents were born in this country as were
born in the UAE itself
India
Type of bird that appears on the national emblem
Falcon
The Burj Al Arab has been described as the world's only seven star ...
Hotel
The Mall of the Emirates is famously one of the only places where you can do this indoors
Ski
Auto-themed theme park home to the world's fastest roller coaster
Ferrari World
nicolasquiz
+5
Level 64
May 24, 2020
18/20 first try, got them all the second time. Went to Dubai and Ras al Khaimah last October, was a great vacation.
ageekinkuwait
+5
Level 65
May 24, 2020
I used to go to Dubai practically every month when I lived in the Middle East. I'd move there in a heartbeat if it wasn't so damn expensive.
benjaminmarker
+11
Level 68
May 25, 2020
I wouldn't even visit until they change the LGBTQ+ laws.. Can't imagine living in a country where the State decides who you can have sex with.
JackintheBox
+7
Level 73
Aug 3, 2020
The State doesn't decide who you can have sex with, as long as the partner is of the opposite sex.
JackintheBox
+5
Level 73
Aug 3, 2020
Guess you're not going to visit any of these countries shaded yellow/red then.
KingEureka
+15
Level 61
Oct 2, 2020
Strangely enough @benjaminmarker has visited Uganda,Kenya and Tanzania, where one is imprisoned for 10 years for practicing homosexuality.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 2, 2020
I went to Dubai often when I lived in Saudi Arabia because it was a nice break from being in Saudi Arabia... but I'd never want to live there. At least not permanently. Maybe for a couple years. Pretty hollow, soulless place.
giuliano78
+1
Level 60
Jan 1, 2021
Agree. Like Qatar. Every neighborhood looks like DisneyWorld Main Street: it's pretty, it's clean, it's fancy. And is generic and empty.
BolyaiAnna
+3
Level 75
May 25, 2020
please accept flagellations as a type-ins for lashes
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
May 25, 2020
Sure, why not
WT2008
+11
Level 75
May 26, 2020
There are tons of places where you can ski indoors these days. UAE might be one of the only places in the desert, but certainly not one of the only in the world.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 2, 2020
Wasn't it the first, though?
Gumbledalf
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Level 63
Oct 11, 2020
According to skiresort.info, there are at least 106 indoor ski areas with real snow. The German Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skihalle) has an uncomlete list of 151 skiing halls. I only ever went skiing indoors. Saying this is one of the only seems at least a gross overstatement and more like a falsehood.
edvard25
+1
Level 44
Nov 13, 2020
I heard that it is downhill skiing in Dubai, which is unusual for indoors, but I might be wrong.
CalmDownItsOnlyAGame
+1
Level 74
Dec 12, 2020
Glad to see a lot of other comments about this. I can think of at least half a dozen places just in the UK, and the Netherlands has loads. There's even one here in Madrid.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
May 30, 2020
One of the only places you can do this in doors, what?? I thought it was a very common thing, or maybe you mean in the UAE? Now I am confused..

Edit ah I see I am not the only one..

In the Netherlands alone we have atleast half a dozen big indoor skicentres with real snow (Snowworld being the major name, and I believe the one in Landgraaf is the biggest in the world)

Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
May 30, 2020
Maybe even more, ANWB, which is the national authority on travel and tourism (makes the roadsigns aswell, among other things) lists a total of 75+ places where you can ski*, most of which I assume atleast partly to be indoors, since we aren't known for our fabulous weather. A quarter actually has "indoor" in their name (and those aren't the aforementioned big ones, so that allready takes you over 30). There is a good chance they are not with real snow, but the question in the question does not mention that. they are all listed as places to ski or learn how to. *Link skicentres) Either way, Dubai isn''t the only place you can ski indoors by a loooong way.
camus
+1
Level 75
Oct 2, 2020
Many Dutch people also visit our indoor ski center in Bottrop, which by the way has the world's largest indoor slope. (Rare opportunity to brag about my hometown)
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 66
Sep 30, 2020
You can ski indoors at Snow Planet in Auckland.
Quincyz
+1
Level 26
Jul 2, 2020
Plenty of Indians are born in the UAE as well. 90% of the students in my class are UAE-born.
Valenmiceli
+2
Level 67
Jul 12, 2020
great country, great people, great city in Dubai!
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 85
Oct 2, 2020
Looking at the questions and answers alone makes it sound like a pretty fun place to visit. Especially if you have money.
jmellor13
+1
Level 66
Oct 2, 2020
Really wanted the park to be called Muhammad World. Peace be upon him.
NTND
+3
Level 48
Oct 2, 2020
Flogging should also be accepted for Lashes.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 67
Oct 3, 2020
80 flogging? It's asking for a plural noun.
Baxtergrad
+1
Level 52
Oct 2, 2020
I'm surprised the UAE has less than Honduras.
Finnisme
+3
Level 47
Oct 2, 2020
less... what?
Baxtergrad
+1
Level 52
Oct 2, 2020
People.
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 67
Oct 3, 2020
Hondurans.
JWatson24
+1
Level 67
Oct 2, 2020
I have so many questions about camel racing now... (mostly why they use children and robots instead of just using adults).
nicolasquiz
+3
Level 64
Oct 2, 2020
Not a camel racing expert, but I think they used children due to their lower weight. I assume they now use robots due to safety concerns (camels can go quite fast, so falling off can probably cause quite some injuries). Watching a race is actually pretty fun, I stumbled upon it while clicking through the channels in the UAE. You might wanna check it out :)
Spiderweb
+2
Level 70
Oct 2, 2020
Hmm, only Skiiing indoors in the Mall of the Emirates; I know of 3- (4) spots to do this in the Netherlands alone...
NSP
+1
Level 39
Oct 2, 2020
Lashes were never used as a punishment. The country never practiced it, even though its mentioned. The civil court follows the standard method all over the world if caught under the influence. Alcohol law differs from state to state in the UAE.
kevlarkev
+4
Level 52
Oct 2, 2020
This quiz is way too UAE-centric
Jeffro
+2
Level 71
Oct 3, 2020
Please consider accepting "lashings".
Linen
+1
Level 51
Oct 8, 2020
yeah, same
Jakub
+1
Level 63
Jan 24, 2021
Accept "lashings" please.
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