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Islam in Modern History

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gibraltar is named after which commander?

a)

Gabriel Altar

b)

Jabrāʾīl Al Tar

c)

Tariq Ibn Ziyad

d)

Tarif Ibn Malik

2.

Syed Muhammad I'tisam al-Din was the first educated South Asian to arrive in the UK. Which country did he come from?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bengal

3.

Which Shakespeare play is said to feature a 'Muslim' character?

a)

Othello

b)

Titus Andronicus

c)

The Merchant of Venice

d)

Anthony and Cleopatra

4.

Captain Jack Sparrow was inspired by the Muslim Convert Pirate Yusuf Reiss but what was his English name?

a)

Jacob Ward

b)

Jack Ward

c)

James Rice

d)

Jonathan William Sparrow

5.

Sake Dean Mahomed was the first Indian Muslim to open an Indian restaurant. He was also the first Indian author to publish a book in English. He introduced the practice of:

a)

Massaging

b)

Spices in British food

c)

Self-taught education

d)

Shampooing

6.

The first mosque was built in which UK Town?

a)

Woking

b)

Sparkhill

c)

Skegness

d)

Wolverhampton

7.

Abd al-Wahid bin Mas'ud bin Mohammed Anun was the Moroccan Ambassador to which British Ruler?

a)

James I

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

George II

d)

Henry V

8.

Abdul Karim was a confidant of Queen Victoria. He served her for how many years?

a)

Her last 14 years

b)

Her last 6 years

c)

Her first 10 years

d)

Nine years in the middle of her reign

9.

Zainab Cobbold was a Muslim convert who became known for:

a)

Being the first Muslim woman born with the title of 'Lady'

b)

Being the first Muslim woman to protest for suffrage

c)

Being the first Muslim woman born in Britain to perform Hajj

d)

Being the first Muslim woman in Parliament

10.

How many Muslim soldiers and labourers fought with the allied forces in WW1?

a)

440,000

b)

2.5 million

c)

721,332

d)

1.3 million

11.

In which year did London display lights to celebrate the coming of Ramadan?

a)

2018

b)

2017

c)

2022

d)

2023

12.

How did the term 'Ramadan Rush' come about?

a)

200,000 Muslims prayed Maghrib after breaking iftar at Trafalgar Square

b)

140,000 Muslims gathered at Chelsea Stadium for an open iftar

c)

UK was attracting huge numbers of wealthy Middle Eastern visitors around the time of Ramadan

d)

Muslim Aid reported an increase of Zakah and Sadaqah donations during Ramadan

13.

The Quran was first first on BBC Radio, in the year?

a)

1989

b)

1992

c)

1956

d)

1935

14.

What's the name of the first Muslim mayor of London?

a)

Sadiq Khan

b)

Imran Ali

c)

Mohammed Sarwar

d)

Ahmed Khan

15.

Muslims make up what percentage of the population?

a)

3.2

b)

6.5

c)

4

d)

2

16.

Which mosque was the first in the UK to be allowed to use loudspeakers to broadcast the adhan?

a)

Woking Mosque

b)

Finsbury Park Mosque

c)

East London Mosque

d)

London Central Mosque

17.

Which words derive from Arabic origins?

a)

Syrup

b)

Mascara

c)

Hazard

d)

Average

e)

Check

18.

Who used the first toothbrush?

a)

Prophet Muhammad

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Umar

d)

Uthman

19.

Mohammad Abdus Salam was a theoretical physicist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize but who was the first Muslim to be awarded an Oscar?

a)

Riz Ahmed

b)

Omar Sharif

c)

Mahershala Ali

d)

Hossein Ameini

20.

Which Muslim Olympian was the first to compete whilst wearing a headscarf?

a)

Sarah Attar

b)

Enas Mansour

c)

Ibtihaj Muhammad

d)

Salwar Eid Naser

21.

Which company became the first to launch hijab for sportswear

a)

Nike

b)

Puma

c)

Reebok

d)

Adidas

22.

Marvel launched their first Muslim superhero in what year?

a)

2014

b)

2013

c)

2018

d)

2022