This Nordic country has more islands than any other country in the world and is associated with the tradition of fika.
What is Sweden?
During this Swedish celebration, people traditionally dance around a maypole and eat pickled herring.
What is Midsommar?
This Brazilian author wrote The Alchemist, one of the best-selling books of all time.
Who is Paulo Coelho?
This Swedish company revolutionized furniture retail with self-assembly flat-pack products.
What is IKEA?
This spicy Korean fermented cabbage dish shares similarities with pickled vegetables common across several Asian cuisines.
What is kimchi?
This South American country contains the Nazca Lines and was once the center of the Inca Empire.
What is Peru?
This Hindu festival symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and is widely celebrated in India.
What is Diwali?
This Pakistani activist became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2014.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This German sportswear company was founded by Adolf “Adi” Dassler.
What is Adidas?
The world’s largest Muslim-majority country by population is this Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of islands.
What is Indonesia?
Formerly known internationally as Persia, this country celebrates Nowruz as its New Year.
What is Iran?
This holiday marks the end of Ramadan and is celebrated with communal prayers and festive meals.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
Born in Poland, this scientist became the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
Who is Marie Curie?
This Japanese company introduced the Walkman before becoming known for the PlayStation.
What is Sony?
This traditional Palestinian, Jordanian, and Syrian dish is often considered the national dish of several Levantine countries and is made with rice, spices, and meat
What is maqluba?
This transcontinental country is home to the ancient city of Ephesus and the region of Cappadocia.
What is Turkey?
Families gather to clean graves and honor ancestors during this East Asian festival also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day.
What is Qingming Festival?
This Japanese filmmaker directed Spirited Away and co-founded Studio Ghibli.
Who is Hayao Miyazaki?
This American company began in a garage in Cupertino and later released a popular model of mobile phone in 2007.
What is Apple?
This Chilean desert is considered one of the driest places on Earth.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This ethnic group indigenous to Mesopotamia traditionally speaks dialects of Aramaic and has communities across Iraq, Syria, and beyond.
Who are the Assyrians?
This Assyrian spring festival and New Year celebration traces its roots back thousands of years to ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Akitu?
This Vietnamese Buddhist monk and author became globally known for teaching mindfulness and peace activism.
Who is Thích Nhất Hạnh?
This multinational beverage company founded in Türkiye is known for brands such as Uludağ Gazoz and Çamlıca.
What is DyDo Drinco Türkiye / formerly Özkaynak
Bengali Language Movement Day in Bangladesh eventually inspired this internationally recognized UNESCO observance.
What is International Mother Language Day?