Artists & Symbols
People & Influence
Music & Instruments
Places & Landmarks
Animals & Wildlife
Dance & Traditions
Foods & Culture
100
This American Artist was born in Massachusetts, studied in Paris, and taught at Howard University for nearly 50 years.
Who is Lois Mailou Jones?
100
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 singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
100
We learned about these instruments when we visited Jamaica. They are named for the material they are made from.
What are Steel Drums?
100
We learned about Reggae music and Bob Marley when we visited this island nation in the Caribbean.
What is Jamaica?
100
Orcas are sometimes called "killer whales" but they aren't whales at all, they are actually the largest member of this marine animal family.
What are dolphins?
100
In Hawaii we learned about this type of dance & music that expresses the language of nature.
What is Hula?
100
This Mexican dish is the perfect street food. It has a tortilla as the base (which is shaped like a plate that you eat) it can be filled with a variety of meat, beans, cheese, and vegetables.
What are Tacos?
200
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?
200
We learned all about this American singer, pilot, and nature conservationist when we visited The Rocky Mountain National Park.
Who is John Denver?
200
We learned about the history of country music, Dolly Parton and the Grand Ole Opry when we visited this state.
What is Tennessee?
200
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?
200
This is the world's fastest cast that can reach speeds of up to 75mph.
What are Cheetahs?
200
This traditional dance and music from Spain is never choreographed. Instead it is like a language silently communicated, between the dancer and guitar player.
What is Flamenco?
200
This country is where pizza originated.
What is Italy?
300
This Mexican artist celebrated her heritage in her paintings, and is one of the most globally renowned and recognizable artists to ever exist.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
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
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'".
Who is Creedence Clearwater Revival?
300
We visited this Italian city that has canals full of gondolas instead of roads full of cars.
What is Venice?
300
This animal is a mammal but lays eggs, and its babies are called puggles.
What are platypus?
300
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?
300
In Germany we saw lots of delicious foods but none as sweet as this cake named for a forested region in the south-western part of the country.
What is Black Forest Cake?
400
We learned about this French artist. He began was a founder of Fauvism, but the art form he is best known for is the one he invented himself which he called "Painting With Scissors".
Who is Henri Emile Benoit Matisse?
400
This German composer helped launch music from the classical to the romantic period. He was fully deaf by the time he was 30 years old, yet that didn't stop him from composing.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
400
The guzheng is the Chinese equivalent of this instrument.
What is a zither?
400
Block printing is an art style that comes from this Island Nation, an example is the Great Wave by Hokusai. This art form was so powerful it is still practiced today.
What is Japan?
400
We saw these wild canine relatives when we visited Isle Royale Natl. Park in Upstate Michigan.
What are Wolves?
400
We saw Aztec Fire Dancers when we visited this North American Country.
What is Mexico?
400
This Russian dish is over 250 years old, and is now one of the most popular dishes around the world.
What is Beef Stroganoff?
500
This British Artist humanized cats and created thousands of images them.
Who is Louis Wain?
500
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?
500
We listened to this California band known for their songs about fun in the sun, and maybe Kokomo.
Who are the Beach Boys?
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
This big cat can be found in the Amazon Rainforest, central, and even a small part of North America.
What are Jaguars?
500
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?
500
In Japan they are surrounded by water, so many of their meals utilise seafood or fish. This is the name they use for raw fish and rice?
What is Sushi?
600
This Austrian Artist was a founder of art nouveau and worked with gold leaf, he had an entire gold period.
Who is Gustav Klimt?
600
This Austrian Composer from Vienna.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
600
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?
600
In this capital of Finland you can visit the Sibelius Monument & Park, named after the country's most famous composer.
What is Helsinki?
600
This animal doesn't look like it belongs on Loony Toons, and doesn't spin in tornado like circles. We visited Australia and saw these marsupials on an island off the southern border.
What are Tasmanian Devils?
600
This French Symbol has been used in connection with royalty and their divine right to rule, it has been used by sports teams like the New Orleans Saints because of Louisiana's French heritage. It is believed to represent the trinity and is also known as "lily flower".
What is a fleur-de-lis?
600
In Spain it's common to be given a complimentary "small plate" or "small dish" to accompany your drinks when you go out to a restaurant or cafe. This is what they call these dishes".
What are Tapas?
700
This surrealist artist was easily recognized by his iconic pencil-thin moustache.
Who is Salvador Dali?
700
This famous Welshman began his musical career with a series of top ten hits starting in the 1960s.
Who is Tom Jones?
700
This little flute has a long history and can be traced to all different parts of the world, maybe you know link plays one in Zelda.
What is an Ocarina?
700
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?
700
This is the only mammal in the world that has scales, it's also the most poached animal in the world.
What is the Pangolin?
700
This Tennessean superstar known for her amazing dance moves has been dubbed The Queen of Rock'n'Roll and topped the charts for decades.
Who is Tina Turner?
700
This is the most famous sandwich in Pennsylvania, it was invented in Philadelphia in 1930 by Pat Olivieri who was a hot dog vendor. Today if you order one you might say "whiz wit" or "whiz witout" to mean whether or not you want onions on yours.
What are Cheesesteaks?
800
This Spanish Modernist/Cubist Artist held the record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction up until 2017.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
800
This famous civil rights activist gained notoriety for opposing segregation by sitting on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
800
This stringed instrument from India is similar to a guitar, but you have to sit while you play it.
What is a sitar?
800
Mariachi Bands celebrate the musical history of this North American country.
What is a Mexico?
800
These small wild cats live all across Asia in habitats ranging from dessert to forest. They aren't much bigger than your average house cat
What are Pallas' Cats?
800
In Greece we learned about this traditional music and dance.
What is Zorba?
800
This is considered the National Dish of The United Kingdom.
What is Fish & Chips?
900
This Russian artist was a founder of Abstraction and prominent 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?
900
This author wrote and illustrated over 60 children's books.
Who is Dr. Suess?
900
We learned about this Cuban American Artist as well as types of dance inspired by the music (like one of her most famous hits - Conga).
Who is Gloria Estefan?
900
This Huge Hollywood Movie Production was filmed in Greece, it helped stimulate their economy by increasing tourism to its many many islands.
What is Mamma Mia?
900
This type of octopus lives in the deepest parts of the ocean, it may look like it has giant elephant like ears on the sides of its head but actually they're fins.
What is a Dumbo Octopus?
900
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?
900
Tennessee has several family run restaurants that specialize in this southern style comfort food.
What is Soul Food?
1000
This woman is known as the "Mother of American Modernism".
Who is Georgia O'Keefe?
1000
This Jamaican American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor brought Caribbean music to an international audience in the 1950s.
Who is Harry Belafonte?
1000
This was the first integrated music group in US history.
Who are Sly & The Family Stone?
1000
This is the capital city of Argentina with 48 distinct barrios or neighborhoods. The name of the city means "good air" in Spanish.
What is Buenos Aires?
1000
This Mexican Salamander is nearly extinct in the wild but does very well in captive environments.
What is an axolotl?
1000
Every spring in Japan, people gather for large festivals to practice Hanami or flower viewing while picnicking together and watching these trees bloom.
What are Cherry Blossom Trees?
1000
This Italian Dessert is the best known worldwide, even if it hasn't been around for a long time.
What is Tiramisu?