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This dish is an essential part of Spanish cuisine and comes from the Spanish verb tapar, meaning “to cover”, probably since they were originally used to cover glasses between sips to prevent fruit flies getting in.
tapas
This mountain is called the world's highest mountain because it has the "highest elevation above sea level."
Mt. Everest
The world's largest religion
Christianity
This country is home to the Taj Mahal.
India
The Mexican multi-day holiday that involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and helping support their spiritual journey.
Day of the Dead
This country invented the Margherita pizza, in honor of Queen Margherita. The red tomatoes, white mozzarella, and green basil represent the colors of the flag.
Italy
This country is located in two continents, Asia and Europe.
Turkey
With almost 1.2 billion native speakers, the most popular language in the world
Chinese
One of the seven wonders of the world. It runs in sections over a very long distance across China.
The Great Wall
This country participates in a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes.
Spain
A type of coffee made with espresso and hot steamed milk, that literally means milk in Italian.
Latte
The largest river in the world, called the father of African rivers.
The Nile River
The form of currency in Mexico
Peso
This Italian landmark appears to be tilting to the side.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The festival of lights, a major Hindu holiday that pays homage to the gods and marks the beginning of a new year. Many Hindus call upon Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, by lighting an abundance of lamps.
Diwali
The world's largest fast food restaurant chain, best known for its hamburgers, cheeseburgers and french fries.
McDonald's
The world's largest country by size
Russia
This continent is the most linguistically diverse and home to anywhere from 800 to 1,500 of the world’s languages.
Africa
One of the seven wonders of the world and the surrounding pyramids are more than 4,000 years old. Located along the Nile River outside of Cairo, Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza / The Pyramids of Giza
The 2-day long celebration of the Jewish New Year when Jews from all over the world celebrate God’s creation of the world.
Rosh Hashanah
These wrinkled, dry-appearing fruits are native to the Middle East and commonly eaten during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
dates
This is the U.S. state closest to the continent of Africa.
Maine
In Buddhism, a state of being achieved through enlightenment, which can sometimes take multiple reincarnations.
Nirvana
A famous site in Peru that means ‘Old Mountain’ in the local Quechua language. It is also referred to as 'The Lost City of the Incas'.
Macchu Pichu
People every year in Gloucester, England gather together to chase this food down a giant hill.
Cheese