Cultures Around the World
Which country is known for pyramids, chocolate, and tinga?
What is Mexico?
What kind of jobs did the immigrants have in the United States?
What is construction or factory worker, shoe-maker, or fisherman?
Name a part of culture.
What is food, music, holidays, celerations, clothing, or events?
How do people from China celebrate the new year?
What is, eating a reunion dinner with relatives, putting up decorations, and/or giving red envelopes with cash.
Which region is most known for Cajun food, car racing, and country music?
What is the Southeast?
Which country is known for dancing, body paint, feathers, and Jamhuri Day?
What is Kenya?
What island was the place many immigrants entered the United States in the early twentieth century?
What is Ellis Island?
What popular food did Native Americans contribute to our American culture?
What is corn (maize)?
What region of the United States most often celebrates the New Year by eating black-eyed peas?
What is the South?
Which region is most known for desert life, landmarks like the Grand Canyon, and technology businesses?
What is the West or Southwest?
Which country is known for literature, ballet, and the Kremlin?
What is Russia?
Name a tribe that still lives in the Southwest.
What is Navajo, Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni, Tewa (and many more)?
What region's cultural group(s) used totem poles to keep track of history?
What is the Northwest Coast?
Which U.S. city is most closely associated with the traditions of Mardi Gras?
What is New Orleans?
Which region is most known for farming, sports on the Great Lakes, and big universities?
What is the Midwest?
Which country is known for cricket, opera, and the didgeridoo?
What is Australia?
Why did so many immigrants want to live in big cities in the early twentieth century?
What is, because that is where the jobs were?
What region's Native American groups lived in earth lodges of teepees?
What are the Plains Indians?
Which ancient culture may be the origin of Halloween?
What is the Celtic festival of Samhain?
Which region is known for the Appalachian Trail, long, cold winters, and many large cities?
What is the Northeast?
Which country is known for the kimono, samuri, and sushi?
What is Japan?
A primary source is a document or object that was created or present during the time period being studied. Is a textbook a primary source?
A primary source is a document or object that was created or present during the time period being studied. A textbook was created now, so no!
Which country brought mariachi music to modern American culture?
What is Mexico?
Name 2 symbols of American Culture.
What are the Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, Mount Rushmore, Liberty Bell, and others?
Name each of the 5 regions (100 points for each region named).
What are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and Southwest?