50 Qatar Trivia Questions and Answers

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Qatar Facts Trivia Questions and Answers

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Take up the following Qatar trivia questions and answers to learn more.

 

1. What is the official name of Qatar?

State of Qatar

 

2. What is the capital of Qatar?

Doha

 

3. When did Qatar become independent?

3 September 1971

 

4. What is the highest point in Qatar?

Qurayn Abu al Bawl

 

5. Which channel is based in Qatar?

Al Jazeera

 

6. What is the longest river in Qatar?

There are no official rivers in Qatar

 

7. Where were 15th Asian Games held?

Doha

 

8. Which ethnic group is in the majority in Qatar?

Arab

 

9. When did Doha Round Talks of WTO begin?

2001

 

10. Which country borders Qatar to the west?

 

11. Who was overthrown in 1995?

Khalifa bin Hamad

 

12. What is the currency of Qatar?

Riyal

 

13. When did the Ottomans conquer Qatar?

1538

 

14. What are the two colors that can be found on the flag of Qatar?

White and burgundy

 

15. When did Qatar become a British Protectorate?

1916

 

16. What is Qatar’s biggest export to the rest of the world?

Oil

 

17. Who rules Qatar?

Emir

 

18. Arabic is the official language of Qatar, but what other language is taught in schools and is expected to be learned by the people of Qatar?

English

 

19. When was Qatar’s constitution introduced?

9 June 2005

 

20. How many hours ahead of London is Qatar based upon Greenwich Mean Time (not counting any time changes due to daylight saving)?

Three Hours

 

21. Qatar legal system is a mixture of which two types of law?

Civil law and Islamic law

 

22. What is the official name of Qatar?

Bahrain

 

23. Which is the main source of Qatari legislation?

Sharia Law

 

24. What is the national animal in Qatar?

Arabian Oryx

 

25. 15th Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar from which dates?

December 1-15, 2006

 

26. Who is the Prime Ministers of Qatar since 26 June 2013?

Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani

 

27. Qatar is officially known as which name?

State of Qatar

 

28. Qatar has the total coastline of how much?

350 Miles or 560 Km.

 

29. Qatar Central Bank was founded on May 13th 1973. It was originally known as?

Qatar Monetary Agency

 

30. What is the GDP of Qatar in 2018 reports?

$357.338 Billion

 

31. When Utub tribe of Al Khalifa migrated from Kuwait to Zubarah in Qatar?

In 1766

 

32. Al Zubara Fort (a historic Qatari military fortress) was built in which year?

1938 (under the oversight of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani)

 

33. Doha Corniche (a waterfront promenade) is extend for ___ along with Doha Bay in the Capital City?

7 Kilometer

 

34. How many Municipalities are present in Qatar?

Eight

 

35. Name the national dish of Qatar?

Machboos

 

36. There are no forests in Qatar. True or False?

True

 

37. Qatar is the safest country in the world. True or False?

True

 

38. Name national airline of Qatar?

Qatar Airways

 

39. Where is Hamad Airport located at?

Doha

 

40. What is the second-flattest country in the world?

Qatar

 

41. What is the population of Qatar (2006)?

841,000

 

42. Qatar is subdivided administratively into?

10 municipalities/provinces

 

43. Qatar has no mountains. True or False?

False

 

44. What is the official language of Qatar?

English

 

45. What percentage of Qatar is covered by water?

.01 %

 

46. Qatar National Day is observed on which date each year?

18 December

 

47. Al Khor Island is also known as which name in Qatar?

Jazirat bin Ghanim and Purple Island

 

48. What is the official website of Qatar?

www.qcb.gov.qa

 

49. Who is the Emir of Qatar since 25 June 2013?

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

 

50. What is the main religion in Qatar?

Islam

 

 

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