This Dutch Artist created hundreds of works (including this famous work). He was regarded for his use of vibrant colors and heavy brush strokes.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
Name this Samoan Entertainer, Actor, and Voice Artist who celebrated his Polynesian Ancestry when he voiced the Demi-god Maui in Moana.
Who is Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)?
This stringed Hawaiian instrument is like a tiny guitar.
What is a Ukulele?
We learned about Reggae music and Bob Marley when we visited this island nation in the Caribbean.
What is Jamaica?
In Romania we saw these very large bovine mammals that are gradually making a comeback (normally when we think about them we envision the wild west and plains or the back of some nickels).
What are Buffalo or Bison?
This traditional type of music and step-dancing has a really short name, it is as popular here in the US as it is in Ireland where it originated.
What is a Jig?
In Japan they are surrounded by water, so many of their meals utilise seafood or fish. This is the name they use for raw fish and rice?
What is Sushi?
We learned about this French artist. He began was a founder of Fauvism, but the art form he is best known for is the one he invented himself which he called "Painting With Scissors".
Who is Henri Emile Benoit Matisse?
This Austrian Composer from Vienna.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This US Army Veteran, lover of karate, automobiles, and flashy jumpsuits was dubbed "The King of Rock & Roll".
Who is Elvis Presley?
We visited this Italian city that has canals full of gondolas instead of roads and saw fantastic masks, as people dressed up to celebrate Carnival.
What is Venice?
In the northernmost parts of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, & Finland) we learned about the Sami People who to this day and herd/raise these animals.
What are Reindeer?
This Tennessean superstar known for her amazing dance moves has been dubbed The Queen of Rock'n'Roll and topped the charts for decades.
Who is Tina Turner?
In Canada you can have one of these sweet treats named for the flat tail of a North American mammal.
What is a Beaver Tail?
This British Artist humanized cats and created thousands of images them.
Who is Louis Wain?
The tomb of this Pharaoh was found almost entirely intact, making him the most well-known Pharaoh ever.
Who is Tutankhamun or King Tut?
This French Impressionist Composer was born into poverty, however his musical talents propelled him to the position of being one of the most influential composers of the late 19th/early 20th centuries.
Who is Claude Debussy?
This type of Martial Art originated in Shaolin Temples in China.
What is Kung Fu?
We learned about these wild big cats of North America when we visited The Smokey Mountain National Park.
What are Bobcats?
In Greece we learned about this traditional music and dance.
What is Zorba?
This Russian dish is over 250 years old, and is now one of the most popular dishes around the world.
What is Beef Stroganoff?
In Barcelona we visited the fantastic structures created by this Catalan, nicknamed "God's Architect" who was inspired by nature. His style is referred to as a modernist.
Who is Antoni Gaudi?
This famous civil rights activist gained notoriety for opposing segregation by sitting on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This type of Mexican Band features a lot of different instruments: usually 6 violins, 3 trumpets, 1 bass guitar, 1 guitar, and 1 vihuela (tiny guitar like a ukulele), and an accordion. They often wear very fancy matching outfits too.
What is a Mariachi Band?
In this German capital city, right between the River Spree and the Kupfergraben Canal you'll find Museum Island filled with National Treasures, as well as the Brandenburg Gate, The Reichstag, part of the Wall that once separated Germany from East Germany during the cold war, the Holocaust Memorial, and more.
What is Berlin?
These are the only types of bears that choose to be vegetarians.
What are Pandas?
This traditional dance and music of Spain is never choreographed, instead it is like a language silently communicated, between the dancer and guitar player.
What is Flamenco?
This is considered the National Dish of The United Kingdom.
What is Fish & Chips?
This surrealist artist was easily recognized by his iconic pencil-thin moustache.
Who is Salvador Dali?
In Tennessee we visited Memphis, this city is known as the Home of the Blues as well as the Birthplace of Rock'n'roll. Memphis is also the birthplace of this Queen of Soul who was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The guzheng is the Chinese equivalent of this instrument.
What is a zither?
Exploring caves in this country we didn't find bats (or vampires) but we did find an underground amusement park and lake in an abandoned salt mine 250 ft. below the ground at Salina Turda.
What is Transylvania?
Name this wild Australian dog.
What is a Dingo?
In Hawaii we learned about this type of dance & music that expresses the language of nature.
What is Hula?
This is an Irish-American food tradition that is usually served on St. Patrick's Day in the US.
What is Corned Beef & Cabbage?
This is a Taoist symbol that represents two energies in life and how they are related to one another.
What is Yin Yang?
We learned all about this American singer, pilot, and nature conservationist when we visited The Rocky Mountain National Park.
Who is John Denver?
This is the center of musical cinema in India, defined by elaborate dance sequences, drama, and singing. The name sounds similar to Hollywood but one letter is different.
What is Bollywood?
This iconic building, is globally recognized for its roof panels shaped like sails and is synonymous with the capital of New South Wales, Australia.
What is The Sydney Opera House?
This big cat can be found in the Amazon Rainforest, central, and even a small part of North America.
What are Jaguars?
We saw Aztec Fire Dancers when we visited this North American Country.
What is Mexico?
The most popular salad dressing in the U.S. originated in Santa Barbara in the 1950s. It’s made from buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt, onions, garlic and other seasonings.
What is Ranch Dressing?
This Russian artist was a founder of Abstraction and prominent Art Theorist. He had a condition called Synesthesia in which one sense becomes entwined with another, so he saw colors when he heard music, and heard music when he painted.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?
This British Artist is a Global Icon, he owns over 1,000 pairs of glasses and taught himself how to play the piano.
Who is Sir Elton John?
We learned about these instruments when we visited this Island Nation. They are named for the material they are made from.
What are Steel Drums?
This city in Michigan is known as the Motor City because it's where Ford created his automotive empire. It was also home to Motown Records that boasted some of the biggest artists of the 50s & 60s.
What is Detroit?
A group of these African Mammals is called a "Dazzle"
What are Zebras?
Every spring in Japan, people gather for large festivals to practice Hanami or flower viewing while picnicking together and watching these trees bloom.
What are Cherry Blossoms?
We learned about this food in China which you can also get in restaurants here. They are typically served steamed or pan-fried and has an interesting history tied to Chinese New Year.
What are Dumplings?
This mythical creature is part of the creation story in China, and all emperors/empresses were supposedly descendants of these beings.
What are Dragons?
This Canadian is a Country Music Superstar, she had hits with "That don't impress me much" and "Man, I feel like a woman".
Who is Shania Twain?
Frank Sinatra sang a Bossa Nova song about "The Girl from Ipanema", Ipanema being a coastal area of Rio De Janeiro in this South American country that we visited.
What is Brazil?
This is the capital city of Japan, once called Edo, it's also the largest city in the world.
What is Tokyo?
This is the biggest cat in the world, and just like zebras- no two have the same markings.
What are Tigers?
We learned about this type of music and dance in Brazil.
What is Samba?
This country is where pizza originated.
What is Italy?
This Huge Hollywood Movie Production was filmed in Greece, it helped stimulate their economy by increasing tourism to its many many islands.
What is Mamma Mia?
We learned about the history of country music, Dolly Parton and the Grand Ole Opry when we visited this state.
What is Tennessee?
This stringed instrument from India is similar to a guitar, but you have to sit while you play it.
What is a Sitar?
This huge city in Turkey formerly named Constantinople after Roman Emperor Constantine, used to be the capital, but now the capital is in Ankara and this city goes by a different name.
What is Istanbul?
These giant trees, grow all along the West Coast of North America (they're even mentioned in the song "This Land is Your Land"). Some are even 3,000 years old.
What are Red Wood Trees?
The 1970s meant the age of Disco Dancing and one of the leading music groups came from Sweden, we even saw a museum dedicated to them in Stockholm. Their music even inspired two major motion pictures.
What is Abba?
This Mardi Gras Sweet treat is usually iced and decorated with the three traditional colors of the holiday (purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power). If you're lucky you might find a plastic baby in your slice.
What is King Cake?
This woman is known as the "Mother of American Modernism".
Who is Georgia O'Keefe?
This Jamaican American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor brought Caribbean music to an international audience in the 1950s.
Who is Harry Belafonte?
This British Music Group was called the Fab Four, they once had 12 songs on the top 100 hit list in a single week.
Who are The Beatles?
This famous bridge with a song about it "falling down... my fair lady" is located in the Capital of England.
What is London?
This is the only mammal in the world that has scales, it's also the most poached animal in the world.
What is a Pangolin?
This Russian composer wrote two of the most famous performances for this style of dance ever, The Nutcracker & Swan Lake.
Who is Pyotyr Ilych Tchaikovsky?
This dish in Japan is a staple as everyone can afford it, and slurping is absolutely acceptable (you can get an instant version of this noodle soup in packets at grocery stores here).
What is Ramen?