This South American country distinguishes itself from most of its neighbors by having Portuguese as its official language rather than Spanish.
What is Brazil?
100
These dumplings are considered the national dish of Poland. They are most commonly filled with meat, potatoes, sauerkraut, cheese, or mushrooms.
What are pierogi?
100
A famine in this country between 1845 and 1852 caused by potato blight led to mass emigration out of this country.
What is Ireland?
100
This Spanish painter and sculptor is known as one of the founders of Cubism. His famous painting entitled Guernica depicts a bombing during the Spanish Civil War and is considered iconic of the horrors of war.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
100
This country shares an island with the Dominican Republic. It is the poorest nation in the Americas and suffered from a major earthquake in 2010.
What is Haiti?
200
This famous phrase means “such is life” in French.
What is "c'est la vie"?
200
This plant, known as "nopales" in Mexico and many Central American countries, provides great nutritional value and is known for its ability to grow in hot, dry climates.
What is cactus (or prickly pear)?
200
This African country was founded by freed slaves returning to Africa from the new world. Its capital is named after an American president.
What is Liberia?
200
This icon of the Virgin Mary is Mexico’s most revered religious image. By legend, the image miraculously appeared on the cloak of the peasant Juan Diego.
What is the Virgin of Guadalupe?
200
This former Soviet republic in the Caucasus Mountains borders Russia and is the homeland of the famous Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. It shares a name with a state in the U.S.A.
What is Georgia?
300
This language, spoken primarily by Ashkenazi Jews, is a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic vocabulary. It is written using the Hebrew alphabet.
What is Yiddish?
300
In Japan, container holds compartments for rice, fish or meat, vegetables, etc., and is typically used for lunches on the go.
What is a bento box?
300
This communist revolutionary was the founder of the People’s Republic of China, governed this country from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.
Who is Mao Zedong?
300
This word designates anything that is permissible by Islamic law but refers specifically to diet and methods of food preparation.
What is Halal?
300
This North African country borders Libya and Algeria. The ousting of the president of this nation in January 2011 was the first revolutionary event in what became known as the “Arab Spring.”
What is Tunisia?
400
The people of this country speak over 400 languages. 22 official languages are specified by its constitution, including Gujarati, Punjabi, and Tamil.
What is India?
400
This traditional Scottish dish consists of a sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs, minced with oatmeal and seasonings, steamed inside the sheep’s stomach.
What is haggis?
400
The modern country by this name was established in 1947 when it was partitioned from India after the end of British colonial rule in that country.
What is Pakistan?
400
The traditional role of this individual among the Mande peoples of West Africa is to preserve the community’s history through storytelling.
What is a griot (or jeli/jali)?
400
This Southeast Asian country borders China, Thailand, and Laos. The country was afflicted by heavy flooding in 2008. A famous human rights activist An San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize for her protest against the dictatorship in this country.
What is Myanmar (or Burma)?
500
This is the most widely-spoken language that uses the Cyrillic alphabet.
What is Russian?
500
In this country, round flat pieces of bread called "injera" are eaten at nearly every meal. Pieces of the injera are ripped off and used to grasp stews and salads for eating.
What is Ethiopia (or Eritrea)?
500
In the 1980s the U.S. backed a rebel group called the Contras in their war against the governing party called the Sandanistas in this country. A famous scandal in the Reagan administration involved the sale of arms to Iran to raise money for the Contras.
What is Nicaragua?
500
This traditional form of Japanese dance-drama is known for its highly stylized singing and gesture and elaborate costumes and makeup.
What is Kabuki?
500
This sovereign city-state is bordered on three sides by France and one side by the Mediterranean sea. It measures just less than one square mile in area and has a population of just over 36,000. It is ruled by a constitutional monarchy.