Kenaan Matar

Kenaan Matar (Arabic: كنعان مطر), a trainee lawyer from Lebanon, was a contestant who appeared in the 2006-2007 season of Man sa yarbah 2 malyoon on May 15, 2007.

He won 2,000,000 SR, becoming the third top prize winner of the Arab League version overall, as well as the only contestant to win the increased top prize value.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First Question[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Rank from oldest to newest these Secretaries-General of the United Nations:
⬥ A: U Thant	⬥ B: Boutros Ghali
⬥ C: Dag Hammarskjöld	⬥ D: Kurt Waldheim

Three of the eight contestants correctly answered C-A-D-B, but Kenaan was the fastest, with a time of 6.14 seconds.

Kenaan's Run to 2,000,000 SR[]

200 SR (1 of 15) - Not Timed
"Generous" is the opposite of:
⬥ A: The humiliated	⬥ B: The guide
⬥ C: The miser	⬥ D: The sick

300 SR (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The ebb is:
⬥ A: Wave height	⬥ B: Calm sea
⬥ C: Water evaporating	⬥ D: Sea receding

500 SR (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The word "blind" means:
⬥ A: Deaf	⬥ B: Blind
⬥ C: Mute	⬥ D: One-eyed

1,000 SR (4 of 15) - Not Timed
One of these words crowns the victor:
⬥ A: Pomegranate	⬥ B: Fire
⬥ C: Flute	⬥ D: Laurel

2,000 SR (5 of 15) - Not Timed
May in front of a past tense verb denotes:
⬥ A: Threat	⬥ B: Extension
⬥ C: Payment	⬥ D: Confirmation

4,000 SR (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Number of times Italy has won the FIFA World Cup:
⬥ A: 2	⬥ B: 3
⬥ C: 4	⬥ D: 5

8,000 SR (7 of 15) - Not Timed
"The Associated Press" is a news agency:
⬥ A: English	⬥ B: American
⬥ C: Australian	⬥ D: Australian

16,000 SR (8 of 15) - Not Timed
"Sari" is a garment:
⬥ A: Japanese	⬥ B: Thai
⬥ C: Indonesian	⬥ D: Indian

32,000 SR (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Who built the city of "Fustat"?
⬥ A: Muawiyah	⬥ B: Amr ibn al-As
⬥ C: Uqba ibn Nafi	⬥ D: Khalid ibn al-Walid

64,000 SR (10 of 15) - Not Timed
"Richard Wagner" is a musician: 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Polish	⬥ B: Czech
⬥ C: Austrian	⬥ D: German
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 27% ⬥ C: 44% ⬥ D: 25%

125,000 SR (11 of 15) - Not Timed
The novel "The Rock of Tanios", which won the French Prix Goncourt, is by:
⬥ A: Salah Stétié	⬥ B: Hoda Barakat
⬥ C: Venus Khoury Ghata	⬥ D: Amin Maalouf

250,000 SR (12 of 15) - Not Timed
"Fontana di Trevi", known as the Fountain of Lovers, is located in:
⬥ A: Madrid	⬥ B: Florence
⬥ C: Barcelona	⬥ D: Rome

500,000 SR (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In what year did Yasser Arafat deliver a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: 1974	⬥ B: 1973
⬥ C: 1972	⬥ D: 1971

1,000,000 SR (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Who is the Arab commander who conquered Bukhara, Samarkand, and Fergana? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Khalid ibn al-Walid	⬥ B: Uqba ibn Nafi
⬥ C: Qutayba ibn Muslim	⬥ D: Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

2,000,000 SR (15 of 15) - Not Timed
The highest waterfalls in the world are:
⬥ A: Niagara	⬥ B: Iguazú
⬥ C: Kivu	⬥ D: Salto del Ángel