Dubai: Etisalat has launched a promotion that claims that customers have a chance of winning Dh25,000 in cash.
Lucky" potential candidates receive an initial text message from etisalat's 1000 shortcode number, asking them to text "win" back to the number.
Customers are then sent basic general knowledge questions and pay Dh5 for each answer they send to be entered into a cash-prize draw.
Here are some of the questions that readers have received:
1. The goat is considered a
Bird
Mammal
2. One of the emirates of the UAE
Irbil
Ajman
3. What is the capital of Syria
Damascus
Madrid
4. A famous greek philospher who’s one of his famous students was Plato
Omar Khayyam
Socrates
5. The peacock is considered a
Amphibian
Bird
6. What’s the world’s fastest land mammal?
Cheetah
Turtle
7. What is the official language of Turkey?
Turkish
Arabic
8. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul
London
9. How many states does United States have?
50
22
10. What is the first official language of Spain?
Spanish
Russian
11. In which continent is Switzerland located?
Europe
Asia
12. A unit used to measure weight
Ampere
Kilogram
13. The currency of Germany is:
Dirham
Euro
14. What is the capital of Iraq?
Barcelona
Baghdad
15. The electronic or mechanical device that performs calculation is called
Scale
Calculator
