Artists & Symbols
People & Influence
Music & Instruments
Places & Landmarks
Animals & Wildlife
Dance & Traditions
Foods & Culture
100
This Dutch Artist created hundreds of works (including this famous work). He was regarded for his use of vibrant colors and heavy brush strokes.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
100
Name this Samoan Entertainer, Actor, and Voice Artist who celebrated his Polynesian Ancestry when he voiced the Demi-god Maui in Moana.
Who is Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)?
100
This stringed Hawaiian instrument is like a tiny guitar.
What is a Ukulele?
100
We learned about Reggae music and Bob Marley when we visited this island nation in the Caribbean.
What is Jamaica?
100
This big cat can be found in China and the Himalayas, it is designed to perfectly blend in with wintry conditions.
What are Snow Leopards?
100
This traditional type of music and step-dancing has a really short name, it is as popular here in the US as it is in Ireland where it originated.
What is a Jig?
100
In Austria we watched them make strudel, and it typically has this type of fruit filling.
What is Apple?
200
This is taoist symbol that represents two energies in life and how they are related to one another.
What is Yin Yang?
200
This Austrian Composer from Vienna.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
200
This US Army Veteran, lover of karate, automobiles, and flashy jumpsuits was dubbed "The King of Rock & Roll".
Who is Elvis Presley?
200
This iconic building, is globally recognized for its roof panels shaped like sails and is synonymous with the capital of New South Wales, Australia.
What is The Sydney Opera House?
200
In Peru we saw these relatives of camels which are excellent climbers.
What are llamas and Alpacas?
200
In Hawaii we learned about this type of dance & music that expresses the language of nature.
What is Hula?
200
We visited Cardiff and learned all about these tea cakes that are always made to celebrate St. David's Day in Wales.
What are Welsh Cakes?
300
We learned about the importance of this natural symbol in Ireland as it was used by St. Patrick as a teaching tool.
What is a Shamrock?
300
The tomb of this Pharaoh was found almost entirely intact, making him the most well-known Pharaoh ever.
Who is Tutankhamun or King Tut?
300
This type of Mexican Band features a lot of different instruments: usually 6 violins, 3 trumpets, 1 bass guitar, 1 guitar, and 1 vihuela (tiny guitar like a ukulele), and an accordion. They often wear very fancy matching outfits too.
What is a Mariachi Band?
300
This type of Martial Art originated in Shaolin Temples in China.
What is Kung Fu?
300
In Australia we learned about the smallest penguins in the world, they get their name from small magical winged creatures.
What are Fairy Penguins?
300
In Greece we learned about this traditional music and dance.
What is Zorba?
300
This country is where pizza originated.
What is Italy?
400
We learned all about this Japanese style of Art, and this Great Wave piece by Hokusai. This art form was so powerful it is still practiced today.
What is Wood Block Printing?
400
We learned about the history of country music, Dolly Parton and the Grand Ole Opry when we visited this state.
What is Tennessee?
400
In New Orleans we heard a lot of Jazz, and learned about one of the most famous Jazz musicians ever. His nickname was "Satchmo".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
400
In this German capital city, right between the River Spree and the Kupfergraben Canal you'll find Museum Island filled with National Treasures, as well as the Brandenburg Gate, The Reichstag, part of the Wall that once separated Germany from East Germany during the cold war, the Holocaust Memorial, and more.
What is Berlin?
400
This big cat can be found in the Amazon Rainforest, central, and even a small part of North America.
What are Jaguars?
400
The Andrew Lloyd Weber production ran for 18 years on Broadway in NYC.
What is Cats?
400
This dish in Japan is a staple as everyone can afford it. Slurping in absolutely acceptable (you can get an instant version of this noodle soup in packets at grocery stores here).
What is Ramen?
500
This American Artist was inspired by the nature of Alaska and hosted a show called The Joy of Painting on PBS for over 11 years.
Who is Bob Ross?
500
In Barcelona we visited the fantastic structures created by this Catalan, nicknamed "God's Architect" who was inspired by nature and is referred to as a modernist.
Who is Antoni Gaudi?
500
The guzheng is the Chinese equivalent of this instrument.
What is a zither?
500
This huge city in Turkey formerly named Constantinople after Roman Emperor Constantine, used to be the capital, but now the capital is in Ankara and this city goes by a different name.
What is Istanbul?
500
Name this wild Australian dog.
What is a Dingo?
500
Ballet is considered one of the most challenging forms of dance to master due to the athleticism that it requires. This Russian Composer wrote two of the most famous ballets ever, The Nutcracker & Swan Lake.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
500
This is an Irish-American food tradition that is usually served on St. Patrick's Day in the US.
What is Corned Beef & Cabbage?
600
Traditional art from this country that we visited was made on silk or rice paper, combines brush strokes to create stylized natural features, and only utilized a few colors of ink.
What is China?
600
In Tennessee we visited Memphis, this city is known as the Home of the Blues as well as the Birthplace of Rock'n'roll. Memphis is also the birthplace of this Queen of Soul who was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
600
We listened to this California band founded in the 1960s, headed by John Fogerty. They had hits with "Proud Mary", "Born On the Bayou", "Fortunate Son", and "Bad Moon Risin'".
What is CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival)?
600
This state, which is also a group of islands, is the perfect place to go to enjoy a luau.
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What is Hawaii?
600
These giant trees, grow all along the West Coast of North America (they're even mentioned in the song "This Land is Your Land"). Some are even 3,000 years old.
What are Red Wood Trees?
600
When we visited this country we learned that dance can be used as a means of Devotion/Prayer in Hinduism.
What is India?
600
Samoan half moon pies (Pai Fala) are filled with a custard made from this type of fruit.
What is Pineapple?
700
In Wales we learned that their National Animal is a Dragon. Then we visited Scotland and learned about this mythical creature that is their National Animal (you can tell it apart from other versions because theirs has the tail of a lion).
What is a Unicorn?
700
We learned all about this American singer, pilot, and nature conservationist when we visited The Rocky Mountain National Park.
Who is John Denver?
700
We learned about these instruments when we visited Jamaica. They are named for the material they are made from.
What are Steel Drums?
700
This city in Michigan is known as the Motor City because it's where Ford created his automotive empire. It was also home to Motown Records that boasted some of the biggest artists of the 1950s & 60s including Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Marvelettes, The Temptations, & The Supremes.
What is Detroit?
700
In Wales we learned about a breed of dog who has a job on farms protecting and herding other animals.
What are Welsh Sheepdogs?
700
We learned about this type of music and dance in Brazil.
What is Samba?
700
This Scottish sweet treat is made with flour and lots of butter.
What is Shortbread?
800
This Russian artist was a founder of Abstraction and Art Theorist. He had a condition called Synesthesia in which one sense becomes entwined with another, so he saw colors when he heard music, and heard music when he painted.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?
800
This famous Comedian and movie star is from New Hampshire.
Who is Adam Sandler?
800
This stringed instrument from India is similar to a guitar, but you have to sit while you play it.
800
This UNESCO world heritage site found in Beijing, China gets its name from the fact that only royalty was allowed there, commoners like you or me were not allowed to enter.
What is the Forbidden City?
800
A group of these African Mammals is called a "Dazzle"
What are Zebras?
800
The 1970s meant the age of Disco Dancing and one of the leading music groups came from Sweden, we even saw a museum dedicated to them in Stockholm. Their music even inspired two major motion pictures.
What is Abba?
800
This is considered the National Dish of The United Kingdom.
What is Fish & Chips?
900
This British Artist humanized cats and created thousands of images them.
Who is Louis Wain?
900
This famous Welshman began his musical career with a series of top ten hits in the 1960s.
Who is Tom Jones?
900
Name this traditional Aboriginal instrument that we heard when we visited Australia.
What is a Didgeridoo?
900
This famous bridge with a song about it "falling down... my fair lady" is located in the Capital of England.
What is London?
900
This is the name for all baby marsupials when they're still reliant on their mother's pouches. It's a pretty common name for people too.
What are Joeys?
900
Sled racing has a long history in Alaska, and it is sometimes called mushing. This type of animal is used to pull the sled.
What are dogs (huskies, malamutes)?
900
Where all familiar with hot dogs, but if you order one in Alaska chances are it will be made from this type of meat.
What is Reindeer?
1000
Frida Kahlo was a famous 20th century painter from this Middle America country that we visited, its cultural traditions are celebrated in several of her completed works.
What is Mexico?
1000
This British Artist is a Global Icon, he owns over 1,000 pairs of glasses and taught himself how to play the piano.
Who is Sir Elton John?
1000
This British Music Group was called the Fab Four, they once had 12 songs on the top 100 hit list in a single week.
Who are The Beatles?
1000
You can catch a traditional Gondola ride through the canals of this Italian city.
What is Venice?
1000
This is the world's largest bird.
What is an Ostrich?
1000
In Istanbul, Turkey you can find one of the world's oldest markets inside one of the world's largest buildings full of shops and tented stalls to buy traditional leather goods, spices, pottery, handwoven carpets, antiques, jewelry, and yummy local foods. This is what these types of markets are called.
What is a Bazaar?
1000
In Turkey you can have a coffee and some delicious baklava made with these nuts.
What are pistachios?