WORLD CULTURE
THIS CONTINENT IS HOME TO MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES & A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND RELIGIONS.
WHAT IS AFRICA?
THIS LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN BY OVER A BILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, MAINLY IN CHINA & PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA.
WHAT IS MANDARIN?
THIS MEXICAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATES THE LIVES OF LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY.
WHAT IS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS?
THIS GENRE OF MUSIC ORIGINATED IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATED AND BLENDS BLUES, JAZZ, AND GOSPEL.
WHAT IS GOPSEL MUSIC?
THIS COUNTRY'S CULTURE IS KNOWN FOR ITS SAMURAI WARRIORS , SUSHI, AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS.
WHAT IS JAPAN?
IN THIS COUNTRY, SPANISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGAUGE, & THE CULTURE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS PAELLA & FLAMENCO DANCING.
WHAT IS SPAIN?
IN THIS COUNTRY, THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CULTUREAL CELEBRATIONS.
WHAT IS CHINA?
THIS FAMOUS ARTIST FROM SPAIN IS KNOWN FOR HIS SURREALISTIC PAINTINGS, SUCH AS "THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY."
WHO IS SALVADOR DALI?
THIS SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR TANGO MUSIC, FUTBOL, & ITS LARGE BEEF INDUSTRY.
WHAT IS ARGENTINA?
THIS LANGUAGE HAS MANY DIALECTS & IS SPOKEN IN COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL, PORTUGAL, AND PARTS OF AFRICA.
WHAT IS PORTUGESE?
THIS TRADITION INVOLVES GIVING THANKS FOR THE HARVEST AND IS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT IS THANKSGIVING?
THIS ART STYLE, WHICH BEGAN IN ITALY DURING THE 14TH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS REALISTIC USE OF PERSPECTIVE AND HUMAN FIGURES.
WHAT IS RENAISSANCE ART?
THIS EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR ITS ART, FASHION, & THE EFFEL TOWER.
WHAT IS FRANCE?
THIS ANCIENT FORM OF WRITING WAS USED BY THE EGYPTIANS AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE FORM OF HIEROGLYPHS.
WHAT IS HIEROGLYPHICS?
IN INDIA, THIS HOLIDAY INVOLVES LIGHTING LAMPS AND CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS.
WHAT IS DIWALI?
THIS AMERICAN CULTURAL MOVEMENT, ORIGINATING IN THE 1920S, FOCUSED ON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, PARTICULARLY IN MUSIC AND LITERATURE.
WHAT IS THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE?
IN THIS REGION, KNOWN FOR ITS PYRAMIDS & ANCIENT PHARAOHS, THE OFFICAL LANGUAGE IS ARABIC.
WHAT IS EGYPT?
THIS METHOD OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING WRITING, IS OFTEN USED BY THE DEAF COMMUNITY AND INVOLVES HAND SIGNS.
WHAT IS SIGN LANGUAGE?
IN SCOTLAND, PEOPLE CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY BY WEARING KILTS AND PARTICIPATING IN TRADITIONAL DANCING AND MUSIC.
WHAT IS BURNS NIGHT?
THIS BRAZILIAN STYLE OF MUSIC AND DANCE IS CHARACTERIZED BY ENERGETIC BEATS AND ORIGINATED FROM AFRICAN INFLUENCES.
WHAT IS SAMBA?