Country Nicknames
Land of the Free
What is the USA?
From the Spanish word meaning "uproar," you better move if you see a herd of cattle is doing this.
What is a Stampede?
It's said that "it takes two" to do this dance that evolved in Buenos Aires
What is the Tango?
What is Pizza?
The forest around this Ukrainian nuclear plant is still unsafe for humans, it teems with possibly mutant wild boars.
What is Chernobyl?
The Great White North
What is Canada?
This other word for a graduation ceremony comes from the Latin "to begin"
What is Commencement?
This dance was popular in the 1920s and is named for a city in South Carolina
What is the Charleston?
Featured on Time Magazine's "25 Best Inventions of 2013", the cronut is a combination of a donut and this pastry.
What is a Croissant?
In humid climates near the Equator, you can find this type of forest which supports incredible plant and animal biodiversity.
What is a Tropical Rainforest?
Land of the Rising Sun
What is Japan?
This liquid portion of blood gets its name from the Greek for "to mold"
What is Plasma?
This form of dance uses the sound of specific shoes as a form of percussion and is often accompanied by music
What is Tap Dancing?
This 6-letter word describes a thin slice of meat, usually pork or chicken, that is broiled or fried.
What is a Cutlet?
The Potomac River has its headwaters in this state's Potomac State Forest.
What is Maryland?
The Emerald Isle
What is Ireland?
In German this means "health," and we usually say it after someone sneezes
What is Gesundheit?
This Hawaiian dance form was developed by the Natives who settled there, it expresses either chant or song
This fruit was classified as a vegetable for tax purposes in an 1893 Supreme Court Ruling.
What is a Tomato?
This forest in southwest Germany shares its name with a 3-layer moist chocolate cake with sour cherry filling and sweet whipped cream in each layer.
What is the Black Forest?
Sugar Bowl of the World
What is Cuba?
This ban, as on trade, comes from the Spanish "to hinder"
What is Embargo?
This Middle Eastern dance originated in Egypt and features movements of the hips and torso
What is Belly Dancing?
Traditionally served in chicken soup, these Ashkenazi Jewish soup morsels are made of unleavened flatbread meal, eggs, water, and fat.
What is a Matzo/Matzah Ball?
The Dixie National Forest is not in the Deep South, rather it can be found in this western state between the cities of St. George and Teasdale
What is Utah?