Culture
Language
Geography
People
Food
100
Where was Hello Kitty created?
Japan
According to her official character profile, Hello Kitty's height is described as five apples and her weight as three apples.
100
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
It is also the official language in Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau.
100
What is the currency of Spain?
The Euro
Spain switched to the Euro on January 1, 2002, along with 11 other European Union countries. The Euro replaced the Spanish peseta as the official currency.
100
Who is the painter and subject of this painting?
Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo
She is celebrated for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture, and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form.
100
What type of Mexican food is sold in Mexican Food trucks?
Tacos, Tortas, Sopes
Some credit Raul Martinez of King Taco as the first to pioneer the concept. Martinez converted an old ice cream truck into a kitchen and began selling tacos out of it in East Los Angeles in 1974.
200
What age is a Quinceañera celebrated?
15 years old
Quinceañera is a traditional celebration in many Latin American cultures, especially in Mexico, that marks a girl's transition from childhood to young adulthood when she turns 15.
200
What is the official language of the United States?
Trick question, there isn't an official language!
English is only the "operating" language of the USA.
200
What was the original capital of Japan?
Kyoto
The capital of Japan officially became Tokyo in 1868, during the Meiji Restoration. Prior to that, the capital was located in Kyoto, which had been the capital of Japan for over a thousand years!
200
Where is the football player Messi from?
Argentina
He holds the record for most goals scored by a player in a single season (with 211). He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
200
Where does ceviche originally come from?
Peru
Ceviche is a Latin American dish typically made from fresh raw fish cured in fresh citrus juices, most commonly lime or lemon
300
What was the first language to be mechanically printed?
German
In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, which started the Printing Revolution in Europe.
300
What language has the most words?
English with 750,000 words!
300
What is the predominant language of the Philippines?
Tagalog
300
What country is the music artist Shakira from?
Colombia
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on the 2nd of February, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
300
Where is coffee originally from?
Ethiopia
The legend goes that a goat herder named Kaldi in about 850 CE supposedly sampled the berries of the evergreen bush on which the goats were eating.
400
What does "quid pro quo" mean in Latin?
Literally, “Something for Something"
Phrases with similar meanings include: "give and take," "tit for tat," "you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours," and "one hand washes the other."
400
What does "going Dutch?" mean in English?
To split the bill equally.
The phrase is traced back to the 17th century when England and the Netherlands were fighting over trade routes and political boundaries.
400
What area of the world is the largest producer of oxygen annually?
Siberia, Russia
400
Where is Nelson Mandela from?
South Africa
He was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
400
Where is Boba from?
Taiwan
Bubble Tea (also known as pearl milk tea, boba milk tea, or simply boba) is a Taiwanese drink that was invented in Taichung in the 1980s. The tea is mixed with milk or fruits and topped off with chewy tapioca pearls.
500
What richness did the word "Rica" originally refer to in the name Costa Rica?
Gold
500
What is the oldest written language known to mankind today?
Sumerian
The form of writing is known as cuneiform, which involves making wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets using a reed stylus.
500
What country is known as "The country with no rivers?"
Saudi Arabia
It is the largest country in the world with no rivers at 830,000 square miles- slightly more than 3 times the size of the state of Texas!
500
Where was Freddie Mercury born?
Modern day Tanzania
He is ethnically Parsi, which is an ethnoreligious group in India descended from Persia.
500
Where does the word orange come from?
Persia - "Naarenj/Naarenji"