Question

Al Ahram is

• A. A University in Damascus
• B. A Newspaper in Cairo
• C. A Mosque in Riyadh
• D. A Small mountain range in Jordan

Hint:

Its name means the pyramids in Arabic, and it is one of the oldest Arabic dailies in the world.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

This question checks general awareness of well known institutions and media houses in the Arab world.

1. A University in Damascus: Damascus is home to the University of Damascus, but that is a separate institution and has no connection to the name Al Ahram.
2. A Newspaper in Cairo: Al Ahram, which means "the pyramids" in Arabic, is a major daily newspaper published in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1875, it is one of the oldest and most widely read Arabic language newspapers in the world, and it is often seen as Egypt's semi official paper of record.
3. A Mosque in Riyadh: Riyadh has several important mosques, but none of them is called Al Ahram.
4. A Small mountain range in Jordan: There is no mountain range in Jordan known by this name either.

Al Ahram is correctly identified as the famous Cairo based newspaper, named after Egypt's pyramids, and it remains one of the most influential publications in the Arab press.

Let's summarize:

• Al Ahram was founded in 1875 in Cairo, Egypt.
• It is one of the oldest and most read Arabic newspapers in the world.

The correct answer is that Al Ahram is a newspaper in Cairo.