Musical Hits
This 2004 reggaetĂłn song about gasoline helped bring the genre to global fame and was later added to the U.S. National Recording Registry for its cultural impact.
What is “Gasolina”?
This Canadian baseball team played in the 2025 World Series and was one game shy of winning its first championship since 1993, losing Game 7 in extra innings.
Who are the Toronto Blue Jays?
Central to Cuban cooking, this herb divides opinions—some love its fresh taste, while others say it reminds them of ivory soap or even perfume.
What is cilantro?
This Cuban holiday beverage similar to eggnog, its name reflects the influence of 19th-century French culture on Cuban traditions and remains a festive favorite today.
What is Crema de Vie?
In many families of European and Latin American descent, Christmas gifts are often opened on this date, known as Nochebuena in Latin American countries.
What is December 24?
The bilingual Christmas hit “Feliz Navidad,” which has become one of the most popular holiday songs worldwide, is performed by this artist.
Who is José Feliciano?
These two Canadian cities will host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
What are Toronto and Vancouver?
Unlike its Mexican cousin, this Cuban version of a cornmeal dish is seasoned with traditional sofrito and cooked inside corn husks, with or without meat.
What are Cuban tamales?
Produced from grapes that have been left to freeze naturally on the vine until temperatures dip below - 8° C, this intensely sweet dessert wine is a Canadian icon.
What is icewine?
For Christmas celebrations in Cuba families roast a whole pig. While the pork slowly cooks over an open fire, guests often play this popular game—and whoever loses a round has to get up and turn the pig on the spit.
What is dominĂł?
This singer-songwriter wrote and performed the 1988 hit “Fast Car,” a folk-rock ballad about dreams and escape that became one of her signature songs.
Who is Tracy Chapman?
Recognized as Canada’s official national summer sport, this fast-paced game has Indigenous origins and was played long before European settlers arrived.
What is lacrosse?
This German-inspired dish consists of thick, noodle-like dumplings served with creamy buttermilk.
What is Noodla?
Founded in 1862, in Santiago de Cuba, this rum brand became Cuba’s first multinational rum company, although nowadays many people mistakenly believed it originated in Puerto Rico.
What is BacardĂ?
Watching this 1946 film starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey has become a beloved Christmas tradition for many families.
What is “It’s a Wonderful Life”?
Reporting annual royalties of $2.5 to $3 million dollars every year, this holiday hit has become one of the most commercially successful Christmas songs of all time since its release in 1994.
What is All I Want for Christmas Is You?
This English soccer star, who played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, married Victoria Adams—better known as “Posh Spice” from the Spice Girls.
Who is David Beckham?
As popular in Cuba as apples are in Canada, this tropical fruit is a staple in jams, pastries, and drinks. While locals love its sweet aroma, some foreigners say it is an acquired taste.
What is guava?
Marketed as the first Cuban rum crafted specifically to pair with fine cigars, this luxury expression from Havana Club is known for its deep, complex flavor and exclusivity.
What is Havana Club UniĂłn?
In Newfoundland and Labrador (and other Atlantic provinces too), many families celebrate Christmas by preparing this traditional meal that consists of salt beef, turnip, cabbage, potato, carrot, peas pudding, and turkey.
What is Jiggs’ Dinner?
Released in 2023 using AI-assisted production and John Lennon’s 1970s demo, this track was promoted as the Beatles’ “final song.”
What is “Now and Then”?
This fictional Minor League Baseball team from “The Simpsons” became famous when Homer briefly joined its roster in the classic episode “Homer at the Bat.”
What are the Springfield Isotopes?
The iconic Spanish Paella combines rice and a mix of seafood, meat, or vegetables, all cooked in a wide, shallow pan. Its signature golden color and aroma come from this prized spice.
What is saffron?
This was the year Havana Club released the second edition of its Tributo Collection, which was meticulously blended with decades-old aguardiente and aged in 80-year-old barrels.
What is 2017?
In this Scandinavian country, families dance around the Christmas tree and also light real candles on the tree.
What is Denmark?