Cultural Celebrations
In which country is it a custom to have a large celebration for a young girl when she turns fifteen? What is the celebration called?
Mexico, Quinceñera
What dish is made with cheese curds and french fries and is popular in Canada?
Poutine
What do you want if you ask the following question: "¿Dónde está el baño?
The bathroom (Spanish)
The great pyramid of Giza is located in this country.
What is Egypt?
What color is good luck in China?
RED
The Festival of Colors, known as Holi, originated in what country?
Originating in India, the popular Hindu festival of Holi is largely celebrated in Nepal and India. The "festival of spring" or "festival of colors" celebrates the end of winter and arrival of spring, and invites revelers to kindle loving relationships, forgive past discrepancies, and feel joy. It's also become popular to fling color at each other during the festivities. That's one way to forgive and forget.
What dish is popular in Spain and is made with a yellow rice and seafood?
Paella
How do you say "Good Bye" in Japanese?
Sayonara
This arena in Rome was the site of gladiatorial combats in Ancient Rome.
What is the Colosseum?
The holiday known as Cinco de Mayo celebrates A battle between México and what country?
What is France?
If you're determined to take a pilgrimage, the Hajj is a big one. Where would your destination be?
Meaning "heading to a place for the sake of visiting," the Hajj is the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Rituals include walking 3-10 miles over the course of 5-6 days to the holy city. For those who are financially and physically capable to make the trip, it's viewed as a mandatory religious duty and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Around 2 million worshippers take part in the Hajj every year.
What do you call a flat pancake that can be filled with chocolate, fruit or savory fillings? It is a popular Street Food in France
Crepe
When a Chinese friend says: "Have you eaten yet?" (“Ni chi le ma”) to you, what does she mean?
He/She is greeting you
This monument was built to celebrate a World's Fair held in Paris in 1889.
What is the Eiffel Tower.
Which of the following was NOT invented by an African American?
Laser
Join in the festival food fight, La Tomatina. What city is it?
If you're looking for a fun food fight, travel to Buñol in Valencia. The city serves up one of the funnest, free-for-all food-fight festivals on the planet: La Tomatina. Occurring on the last Wednesday of August, this massively entertaining tomato fight has been going on since 1945 when an all-out brawl amongst some young people turned into a food-fight with veggies from surrounding market stalls. Now that this food-fight is official, bring it on
What should you expect to be on your hot dog if you are in Brazil or Chile?
Corn, Peas and Mayonnaise
What does the word "Szimpatikus" mean? What language is it?
This Hungarian word is only halfway translatable. It can be understood by a handful of positive adjectives but none of them relate its full meaning. Without the extra connotations it can be translated as "likeable". But in Hungarian it describes a scenario where you meet someone and you immediately want to become good friends with them. In Spanish "simpático" is used.
This UNESCO World Heritage site stretches more than 13,000 miles in length.
What is the Great Wall of China?
What country is the largest producer of oxygen?
Siberia is home to approximately 25 percent of the world’s forests that span an area larger than the continental U.S., making Russia the largest producer of most of the world’s oxygen.
Does rolling down a hill after a wheel of cheese sound like a good time? Name the city you would travel to for their unusual local festival.
One of the strangest festivals on this list involves a wheel of cheese and a hill. "Running the cheese," the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, occurs on Cooper's Hill in Gloucester, England every spring. Believe it or not, people from all over the world come to participate in this event, which involves chasing a 7-9 pound wheel of hard cheese called Double Gloucester down the hill. Needless to say, injuries are not uncommon.
Where was the French Fry invented?
Common lore claims that the original fry was born in Namur in francophone Belgium, where the locals were particularly fond of fried fish. When the River Meuse froze over one cold winter in 1680, people ostensibly fried potatoes instead of the small fish they were accustomed to, and the fry was born
What does the word "Smorgasbord" mean and What language is it?
This very fancy looking word originated in Sweden and was borrowed into English in 1939 during the New York World Fair. It originally described food because the compound literally meant smörgås (sandwich) and bord (table). Other Scandinavian and Eastern European countries have varying versions of this type of feast around Christmastime. It consists of both hot and cold dishes and was originally served as an appetizer but has now moved on to the main course. The word has ben used metaphorically so many times it no longer only describes food but instead pleasant things.
This monument in India was built by an emperor to immortalize his wife.
What is the Taj Majal?
Where was the fortune cookie invented?
Japan