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This term is used when something stands for something else in a work of literature or poetry. An example would be a dove representing peace.
symbol
This annual festival in BArazil features elaborate costumes, samba dancing, and is held right before Lent
carnival
This Mexican holiday celebrates deceased loved ones with atlars, marigolds, and sugar skulls rather than mourning death.
What is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
This spice, often used in apple pie, is actually the bark of a tree
cinnamon
What is the capital city of Cameroon
Yaounde
This literary term describes when the audience knows something the characters don't, creating tension or suspense
This South American country has the world's largest oil reserves and its capital is Caracas
Benezuela
This four string-instrument is the national instrument of Hawaii and was adapted from a Porguese instrument in the 1880s.
A Ukulele
This Thai soup combines spicy, sour, and sweet flavors using ingriedients like lemongrass, galangal kaffir lime, and chili
Tom Yum
This famous tower in Italy is known for not standing up straight
the leaning tower of pisa
He wrote 1984 and Animal Farm
George Orwell
This ancient city was completely buried by volcanic ash in 79 CE and preserved almost perfectly until its rediscovery
pompeii
This French bread is known for its long, thin shape and crispy crust.
baguette
This bread product is boiled before being baked, giving it a chewy interior and shiny exterior
bagel
This number is considered unlucky in many East Asian countries because its pronunciation sounds similiar to the word for "death"
4
This linguisitc concept describes how certain sounds naturally evoke the meaning of the word, like "buzz" or "splash"
onomatopoeia
This Middle Eastern conflict began in 1975 and lasted for 15 years, dividing the capital city of Beirut?
the Lebanese Civil War
This South American food is a corn patty stuffed with various fillings like cheese, meat, or beans
arepa
This Chinese dining style features a pot of simmering broth at the table where diners cook raw ingredients thsmelves?
hot pot
This number is considered "unlucky" in many Western cultures
13
What does the "F" in F. Scott Fitzgerald stand for?
Francis
This medieval trade network connected East Asia to Europe and was named after China's most valuable export.
The Silk Road
This MIddle Eastern storytelling collection features tales like Aladdin and Ali Baba and the Forty THieves
One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)
This stinky fruit is banned on many forms of public transport in Southeast Asia
durian
This is the only letter not in any of the U.S. state names?
Q