Countries around the World
Math
American chains in China
Chinese-Americans
Food
100
Name ONE of the 9 countries that border Germany.
Austria, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Luxembourg, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium.
100
The SAT is an American standardize test, taken to get into college/university. It has a math component, a reading component, and what other component?
Writing
100
This restaurant isn't named after shrimp, but a shelled sea creature much bigger. There is only one location in Beijing, located in Sanlitun.
Red Lobster
100
This man with an animal name, might not be your first thought when you think of a Chinese-American, but he's probably your first thought when you think 'Great American Golfer'.
Tiger Woods
100
Granny Smith, Opal, Cortland, Fuji, Gala and Jinguan are all types of THIS fruit..
Apples
200
China has the largest population in the world, followed by India and... what is the 3rd largest population in the world?
The United States
200
is known as the _________ theorem.
The Pythagorean theorem
200
This clothing shop's sister store, Old Navy, didn't do so well in China and started closing down its stores before the Coronavirus pandemic. But this 3 letter named store is a favorite in China and located all over the country.
Gap
200
This man was born in Hong Kong, studied acrobatics, miming, and martial arts, and won the Lifetime Achievement Award in America in 1995. He is also a goodwill ambassador.
Jackie Chan
200
THIS delicious sweet that contains caffeine, comes from a fruit tree, is made from a bean, and is very famous in Switzerland.
Chocolate
300
Sweden is the country that has the most islands in the world, with over 200,000! Which country in Asia has the most islands?
Indonesia - over 17,000
300
This co-founder of PayPal and founder of a newly innovative car company has exposed issues in our school's math systems stating, "You just sort of get dumped into math. Why are you learning that? Why am I being asked to do these strange problems?" And showcased the importance of "Trying to solve a problem is very powerful for establishing relevance, and getting kids excited about what they're working on and having the knowledge stick."
Elon Musk
300
This company was founded in Kentucky in 1952.
KFC
300
Dr. Priscilla Chan is married to THIS famous billionaire we learned about, who owns the world's biggest social network. They have two children together.
Mark Zuckerberg
300
China is the largest producer of THIS, used to ward off Dracula, but also shown to help prevent cancer and lower blood pressure.
Garlic
400
Quito is the capital of which South American country?
Ecuador
400
Many of the first and most prominent mathematicians such as Plato, Euclid, Democritus, Archimedes, and Aristotle, were all from which country?
Greece
400
This company started in Seattle, Washington and now has more than 42,000 shops located in China, including its huge Reserve Roastery in Shanghai.
Starbucks
400
Grammy award winner Yo-Yo Ma wasn't born in China, but has Chinese heritage. He is well-known for playing what stringed musical instrument?
The cello
400
THIS dairy spread is made from shaking a jar of heavy cream for about 10 minutes, and removing the "solids".
Butter
500
Singapore has 4 official languages; English, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil (an Indian dialect), and what other language?
Malay (language of Malaysia)
500
__________ Theory is the study of economic/math models, logic, and decision-making, popularized by John Nash in the 1950s. It uses two or more players in a situation containing sets of rules and outcomes.
Game Theory
500
This royal fast food chain was always an American company, until it merged with a Canadian food company in 2014 making it even more international.
Burger King
500
Stanford graduate Jerry Yang, isn't a popular household name, but he co-founded THIS famous website that starts with a Y, is known for holding email accounts, and is worth over 2 billion dollars.
500
Jerk Chicken comes from which Caribbean island nation?
Jamaica