WorksheetsIslam in Modern History
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 7mins
Gibraltar is named after which commander?
Gabriel Altar
Jabrāʾīl Al Tar
Tariq Ibn Ziyad
Tarif Ibn Malik
Syed Muhammad I'tisam al-Din was the first educated South Asian to arrive in the UK. Which country did he come from?
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Bengal
Which Shakespeare play is said to feature a 'Muslim' character?
Othello
Titus Andronicus
The Merchant of Venice
Anthony and Cleopatra
Captain Jack Sparrow was inspired by the Muslim Convert Pirate Yusuf Reiss but what was his English name?
Jacob Ward
Jack Ward
James Rice
Jonathan William Sparrow
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:
Massaging
Spices in British food
Self-taught education
Shampooing
The first mosque was built in which UK Town?
Woking
Sparkhill
Skegness
Wolverhampton
Abd al-Wahid bin Mas'ud bin Mohammed Anun was the Moroccan Ambassador to which British Ruler?
James I
Queen Elizabeth I
George II
Henry V
Abdul Karim was a confidant of Queen Victoria. He served her for how many years?
Her last 14 years
Her last 6 years
Her first 10 years
Nine years in the middle of her reign
Zainab Cobbold was a Muslim convert who became known for:
Being the first Muslim woman born with the title of 'Lady'
Being the first Muslim woman to protest for suffrage
Being the first Muslim woman born in Britain to perform Hajj
Being the first Muslim woman in Parliament
How many Muslim soldiers and labourers fought with the allied forces in WW1?
440,000
2.5 million
721,332
1.3 million
In which year did London display lights to celebrate the coming of Ramadan?
2018
2017
2022
2023
How did the term 'Ramadan Rush' come about?
200,000 Muslims prayed Maghrib after breaking iftar at Trafalgar Square
140,000 Muslims gathered at Chelsea Stadium for an open iftar
UK was attracting huge numbers of wealthy Middle Eastern visitors around the time of Ramadan
Muslim Aid reported an increase of Zakah and Sadaqah donations during Ramadan
The Quran was first first on BBC Radio, in the year?
1989
1992
1956
1935
What's the name of the first Muslim mayor of London?
Sadiq Khan
Imran Ali
Mohammed Sarwar
Ahmed Khan
Muslims make up what percentage of the population?
3.2
6.5
4
2
Which mosque was the first in the UK to be allowed to use loudspeakers to broadcast the adhan?
Woking Mosque
Finsbury Park Mosque
East London Mosque
London Central Mosque
Which words derive from Arabic origins?
Syrup
Mascara
Hazard
Average
Check
Who used the first toothbrush?
Prophet Muhammad
Abu Bakr
Umar
Uthman
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?
Riz Ahmed
Omar Sharif
Mahershala Ali
Hossein Ameini
Which Muslim Olympian was the first to compete whilst wearing a headscarf?
Sarah Attar
Enas Mansour
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Salwar Eid Naser
Which company became the first to launch hijab for sportswear
Nike
Puma
Reebok
Adidas
Marvel launched their first Muslim superhero in what year?
2014
2013
2018
2022
