The UAE in the last century

1. What was the area now called the UAE known as a century ago?

• • A) Emirates

• • B) Trucial States

• • C) Kingdom

How long is a decade?

• • A) 10 years

• • B) 50 years

• • C) 100 years

3. When did the first national school, Al Ahmadiya School, open in Dubai?

• • A) 1893

• • B) 1912

• • C) 1958

4. Who discovered a way to make pearls artificially in 1893?

• • A) Abu Dhabi

• • B) Dubai

• • C) Kokichi Mikimoto

5. What was the major occupation of many men in the Trucial States a century ago?

• • A) Oil drilling

• • B) Pearl diving

• • C) Farming

6. What significant resource was discovered in the UAE in 1958?

• • A) Oil

• • B) Pearls

• • C) Gold

Which emirate first exported oil in 1962?

• • A) Abu Dhabi

• • B) Dubai

• • C) Sharjah

8. How long is a century?

• • A) 10 years

• • B) 50 years

• • C) 100 years