Pop Culture
The first Asian actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
The original form of sushi, invented as a means of preserving fish in salt.
What is narezushi?
The only American president born in Hawai'i
Who is Barack Obama?
The country who's flag consists of a white crescent moon and star on a green background
What is Pakistan?
Mandarin is replacing this language as the most prominent language taught in China and the most prominent Chinese language taught in the US
Cantonese
An aspect of Japanese art, fashion, and pop culture that is known as the "culture of cuteness"
What is Kawaii?
This national dish of the Philippines comes from the Spanish word meaning "spice" or "seasonings"
What is Adobo?
The most recent Moai was discovered in this year
When is 2023?
This country is known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean
What is Sri Lanka?
This country has the worlds largest Muslim population, and more than 300 local languages
What is Indonesia?
The closest word the Hawaiian language has to music
What is mele?
What is the golden ingot?
The indigenous name for the land commonly called Easter Island
What is Rapa Nui?
The most populated region in China
What is Guangdong?
The three parts of the traditional Laos garment, Xout Lao
What is suea, sinh, and pha biang?
A rural sport played during Eid and other holidays in Bangladesh.
What is Kabaddi?
One of Hawaii’s most traditional local foods, including green onions, kamaboko, kimchi, Portuguese sausage, Spam, and thin Chinese chow mein-inspired noodles wading in a Japanese dashi broth.
What is Saimin?
A Japanese term that came into play in the 1930s and refers to a person born in Japan who emigrates to North or South America
What is Issei?
The world's eighth most populous country
What is Bangladesh?
The traditional communal culture in Samoa, which puts heavier weight on the dignity and achievements of the group rather than on individual achievements.
What is Fa`a Samoa?
Name the two bands who are credited as the originators of K-Pop and the first ever K-Pop group
The Kim Sisters, Seo Taiji and Boys
Local brew of the Maldives, made from the crown of the coconut palm
What is Raa?
Who was Anandi Joshi?
Four of the six countries included in Polynesia
What are New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Samoa
A cultural festival taking place in Rapa Nui during the first two weeks of February, wherein people put aside typical routine and practice ancestral customs.
What is Tapati?