China Basics
How many dialects are in China?
129
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
August 15th lunar calendar.
What is the most common business greeting between men and women in Spain?
A handshake
How many official languages are there in Spain?
4
How many time zones are there?
11
What is the nickname of the old Chinese train?
Green train
What traditional food do Chinese eat to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mooncakes
What traditional greeting in Spain is not always appropriate for work?
Kissing on the cheek
Name at least two of Spain's official languages.
Spanish (Castilian), Catalan (Catalonian) Basque, and Galician.
What is the name of second biggest city in Russia that Autumn sensei likes?
Saint Petersburg
What is the name of the Chinese ethnic majority?
Han
Which element does the Dai ethnic minority group worship?
Water
What do most people in Spain do when they take a break at work in the morning?
They go for a coffee with their coworkers
What old language did Spanish originate from?
Latin
What keeps people warm in winter in their homes (not alcohol)
Central heating
What does the red color of Chinese flag mean?
Revolution
Which ethnic minority group eats five-colored rice?
The Zhuang ethnic minority.
How many weeks of maternity and paternity leave do people get in Spain?
16 weeks each
Spanish is a Romance language. Name at least three other Romance languages.
Portuguese, Italian, French and Romanian
What starts right after Maslennitsa in Russia?
Great Lent (45 days religious fasting)
What were China’s three most popular electronic devices in the 1980s?
Refrigerator, TV, and washing machine
Read the poem
春眠不覚暁、処処聞啼鳥。夜来風雨声、花落知多少
Approximately what percentage of young people in Spain are unemployed?
About 25%
Give one example of a Spanish word that came from Arabic.
Aceituna, alcázar or almohada, etc.
What is the difference between crossing in catholic and orthodox church?
order. up down right and then left in orthodox