Animal Kingdom
Global Etiquette
Did You Know?
World Landmarks
Potpourri
100

This tall African mammal has a tongue that can be up to 20 inches long and is dark blue or black to prevent sunburn.

What is a Giraffe?

100

In Japan, this traditional gesture of respect involves leaning forward; the deeper the lean, the more respect is shown.

What is Bowing?

100

Archaeologists have found pots of this food in ancient Egyptian tombs that are 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.

What is Honey?

100

This iconic iron tower in Paris was originally built as a temporary entrance for the 1889 World's Fair.

What is the Eiffel Tower?

100

This is the most widely spoken language in the world, with over 1.3 billion speakers.

What is English (or Mandarin Chinese)?

200

These marine mammals are often seen "holding hands" while they sleep so they don't drift apart in the current.

What are Sea Otters?

200

In many Middle Eastern and Indian cultures, it is considered impolite to eat or pass objects with this hand.

What is the Left Hand?

200

Despite their name, these "pencils" do not actually contain any lead; they are filled with a form of carbon called graphite.

What are Lead Pencils?

200

This "Great" stone fortification in China is over 13,000 miles long.

What is the Great Wall of China?

200

In the game of Scrabble, these two letters are worth the most points (10 points each).

What are Q and Z?

300

While their fur appears white to help them blend into the snow, the skin of this Arctic predator is actually black.

What is a Polar Bear?

300

In Italy and France, "La Bise" is a common greeting that involves doing this to someone's cheeks.

What is Kissing (Air-kissing)?

300

This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates "backward" (clockwise) compared to the others.

What is Venus?

300

This massive white marble mausoleum in India was built by an emperor in memory of his favorite wife.

What is the Taj Mahal?

300

This is the only continent on Earth that has no native ants.

What is Antarctica?

400

This is the only bird that is physically unable to move its eyes; instead, it must rotate its entire head up to 270 degrees.

What is an Owl?

400

In Thailand, the head is considered the most sacred part of the body, so you should never do this to a person, even a child.

What is Touch their head?

400

In a surprising twist of heraldry, this mythical horned creature is the national animal of Scotland.

What is a Unicorn?

400

You can find the ancient "Lost City of the Incas," known as Machu Picchu, in this South American country.

What is Peru?

400

This 15th-century explorer is credited with being the first European to reach India by sea, sailing around the tip of Africa.

Who is Vasco da Gama?

500

Often called the "Unicorn of the Sea," the long "tusk" on this whale is actually a giant, spiraled tooth.

What is a Narwhal?

500

If you finish all the food on your plate in China, it may signal to your host that you are still this.

What is Hungry (or that they didn't provide enough food)?

500

This common fruit is technically a berry, while a strawberry is not.

What is a Banana?

500

This prehistoric monument in England consists of a ring of standing stones, each weighing around 25 tons.

What is Stonehenge?

500

"Vexillology" is the formal name for the study of these.

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