# 🐫 Trivia: The Sahara Desert  
**🗓️ Used:** 2025-06-13

## 🧠 Regular Questions

### 1. What continent is the Sahara Desert located on?  
**Answer:** Africa  
- “Yes, it’s that giant brown patch on the globe.”  
- “Africa: not just lions, also *a lot* of sand.”  
- “The continent that made sunburns an art form.”  
- “Don’t bring snowshoes.”  
- “No, Karen, it’s not in Arizona.”

### 2. What does the word “Sahara” mean in Arabic?  
**Answer:** Desert  
- “So yes, you’re saying ‘Desert Desert.’ Cool job.”  
- “The Department of Redundancy Department approves.”  
- “Sahara = subtle flex in sand.”  
- “Welcome to the Desert Desert—BYO camel.”  
- “The only thing drier than the name is the air.”

### 3. The Sahara is the ______ largest desert in the world.  
**Answer:** Third  
- “Antarctica and the Arctic said, ‘Hold my snow.’”  
- “Ice beats sand. Who knew?”  
- “Cold deserts are a thing—don’t question it.”  
- “It’s not the biggest, just the sunniest.”  
- “Still massive, still miserable.”

### 4. What is the primary mode of traditional transport in the Sahara?  
**Answer:** Camel  
- “Desert Uber, one hump at a time.”  
- “Low fuel, high drama.”  
- “Built-in water bottle included.”  
- “Furry, spitty survival machines.”  
- “Because your Prius won’t make it.”

### 5. What river runs through part of the Sahara?  
**Answer:** The Nile  
- “Yes, there’s water—don’t faint.”  
- “The Nile: proving sand isn’t everything.”  
- “An oasis in a sea of ‘nope.’”  
- “It cuts through like nature’s middle finger.”  
- “All hail the hydration snake.”

## ✍️ Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### 1. The Sahara stretches across ______ countries.  
**Answer:** 11  
- “Too many nations, not enough trees.”  
- “Passport required, sunscreen mandatory.”  
- “Desert diplomacy is hard when you’re sweaty.”  
- “From dunes to borders—nothing but tan.”  
- “Every direction is ‘sunburn.’”

### 2. One of the Sahara’s most famous ancient trade routes was for ______.  
**Answer:** Salt  
- “White gold, desert edition.”  
- “Spice? Nah. Salt was the drama.”  
- “This trade was salty in every way.”  
- “Sweat it out, sell it back.”  
- “The only thing that sticks in your socks worse than sand.”

### 3. The desert expands and contracts due to climate ______.  
**Answer:** Change  
- “Yep, even deserts have mood swings.”  
- “Climate drama: now in crispy flavor.”  
- “The sand’s on the move, and it’s petty.”  
- “Global warming’s sunniest fan club.”  
- “It’s not shrinking, it’s *evolving*.”

### 4. The highest temperature ever recorded in the Sahara was around ______ degrees Fahrenheit.  
**Answer:** 136  
- “That’s *surface of Mars* energy.”  
- “You’re not sweating. You’re cooking.”  
- “Your flip-flops just melted.”  
- “Forget the sunburn—you’re a casserole.”  
- “Human BBQ not included.”

### 5. The Sahara was once a lush ______ thousands of years ago.  
**Answer:** Grassland  
- “Plot twist: it had plants.”  
- “Lions, trees, and drama—oh my.”  
- “Ancient Sahara: now available in green screen.”  
- “Mother Nature hit ‘desert mode’ real hard.”  
- “Prehistoric lawn care went *very* wrong.”

## ❓ Multiple Choice Questions

### 1. [Difficulty: 1]  
Which of these animals is commonly found in the Sahara?  
- A. Polar bear  
- B. Camel  
- C. Penguin  
- D. Kangaroo  
**Answer:** B. Camel  
- “The only one not crying from heat.”  
- “If you picked penguin, please hydrate.”  
- “Camels: officially the MVP of misery.”  
- “One hump or two—both better than sunstroke.”  
- “Camels: nature’s desert SUV.”

### 2. [Difficulty: 2]  
Which country does *not* have part of the Sahara?  
- A. Egypt  
- B. Morocco  
- C. Sudan  
- D. South Africa  
**Answer:** D. South Africa  
- “Too far south to party with sand.”  
- “SA’s got vibes, but not Sahara.”  
- “The desert RSVP’d to everyone else.”  
- “No dunes, just drama.”  
- “South Africa: still hot, less sandy.”

### 3. [Difficulty: 3]  
What is the Sahara’s most common landscape feature?  
- A. Sand dunes  
- B. Rocky plateaus  
- C. Volcanic craters  
- D. Oases  
**Answer:** B. Rocky plateaus  
- “Sorry, not *all* sand.”  
- “It’s less beach, more boulder.”  
- “Rocks: sand’s angry older cousin.”  
- “Dunes get the glory, rocks do the work.”  
- “Bring hiking boots, not a surfboard.”

### 4. [Difficulty: 3]  
How often do snowfalls occur in the Sahara?  
- A. Never  
- B. Every year  
- C. Rarely, about once a decade  
- D. Weekly in winter  
**Answer:** C. Rarely, about once a decade  
- “Yes, snow. In hell. Occasionally.”  
- “Mother Nature forgot how deserts work.”  
- “Cold plot twist incoming.”  
- “The dunes looked like powdered donuts.”  
- “It’s rare, and always Instagrammed.”

### 5. [Difficulty: 4]  
Which prehistoric art form is found in caves throughout the Sahara?  
- A. Hieroglyphs  
- B. Mosaic tiles  
- C. Rock paintings  
- D. Bronze statues  
**Answer:** C. Rock paintings  
- “Because prehistoric people had time and rocks.”  
- “Sahara’s ancient art gallery.”  
- “They painted what they saw: animals and heat strokes.”  
- “Doodling before it was digital.”  
- “Cave art: now with 200% more sand.”

