Celebrations around the world
Religions
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Traditional Food
Countries
100

It’s a big irish celebration that involves a parade, sports events and traditional music.

What is St. Patrick’s Day?

100

It is the world's oldest monotheistic religion and it’s considered by its followers to be the expression of the covenant that God established with the Children of Israel.

What is Judaism?

100

These clauses give us extra information in a sentence. If we remove the non-defining relative clause, the sentence will still make sense.

What is Non-defining relative clauses?

100

It is a German baked pastry made from dough that is commonly shaped into a knot.

What is Pretzel?

100

This country has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world.

What is Mexico?

200

It involves celebrating for 6 six days before Ash Wednesday with the main event in Rio de Janeiro where rival samba schools comprise a parade.

What is Carnival of Brazil?

200

The world’s 2nd largest religion and considers the Quran in Arabic to be the unaltered and final revelation of God

What is Islam?

200

These clauses provide us with essential information about who or what we are talking about. These clauses cannot be removed, otherwise, the sentence loses meaning.

What is Defining Relative Clauses?

200

Its name means “cheer me up” and it’s a coffee flavored dessert.

What is Tiramisú?

200

The only country in the world that is also a continent.

What is Ausralia?

300

It started in 1810 as a wedding celebration for Crown Prince Ludwig and became a Munich tradition that lasts 16 to 18 days.

What is Oktoberfest?

300

It encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies.

What is Buddhism?

300

They are words or phrases that are used to indicate the amount or quantity of something.

What is Quantifiers?

300

It is a stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food and at most restaurants in Thailand.

What is Phad Thai?

300

This country is home to the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.

What is the United Arab Emirates?

400

It occurs at the lunar new year with lanterns and impressive decorations everywhere.

What is the Chinese New Year?

400

Its 1.24 billion followers, who are mostly found in Asian countries, make it the 3rd largest religion in the world

What is Hinduism?

400

They help us neutralize terms that can be taboo, insensitive, improper, or uncomfortable, with words that are more acceptable or less harsh.

What is Euphemisms?

400

It is a traditional Middle Eastern food and consists of a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas.

What is Falafel?

400

This African country, once a French colony, is home to the city of Dakar and is a major hub of Francophone culture.

What is Senegal?

500

It originated in India and it’s celebrated at the beginning of Spring.

What is Holi?

500

It developed from what was later called the Hundred Schools of Thought from the teachings of the a Chinese philosopher.

What is Confucianism?

500

It means to leave out or eliminate subjects, auxiliaries, verb phrases, or adjectives, to sound less repetitive and clearer.

What is Ellipsis?

500

In the Chinese New Year’s Day, people eat them to say goodbye to the old year and welcome a new year. They generally consist of minced meat and finely chopped vegetables wrapped into a piece of dough.

What are Dumplings?

500

This landlocked country in Central Asia was once part of the Soviet Union and has Astana as its capital.

What is Kazakhstan?

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