People & Cultures
Animals & Wildlife
Foods & Sweets
Music & Instruments
Dance & Traditions
Places & Landmarks
Art & Symbols
100
This US Army Veteran, lover of karate, automobiles, and flashy jumpsuits was dubbed "The King of Rock & Roll".
Who is Elvis Presley?
100
In the northernmost parts of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, & Finland) we learned about the Sami People who live off the grid and herd/raise these animals.
What are Reindeer?
100
In Austria we watched them make strudel, and it typically has this type of fruit filling.
What is Apple?
100
This stringed Hawaiian instrument is like a tiny guitar.
What is a Ukulele?
100
Name this type of step dancing associated with Ireland.
What is a jig?
100
This is a landmark of Australia's New South Whales Capital City, the building is easily recognized by its arches shaped like large sails.
What is The Sydney Opera House?
100
This is a Taoist symbol that represents two energies in life and how they are related to one another.
What is Yin Yang?
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
This big cat can be found in China and the Himalayas, it is designed to perfectly blend in with wintry conditions.
What is a Snow Leopard?
200
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?
200
The Ghuzeng is the Chinese equivalent of this type of instrument.
What is a Zither?
200
This Hawaiian dance expresses the language of nature through movement.
What is Hula?
200
We visited this Italian city that has canals full of gondolas instead of roads and saw fantastic masks, as people dressed up to celebrate Carnival.
What is Venice?
200
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
This Canadian is a Country Music Superstar, she had hits with "That don't impress me much" and "Man, I feel like a woman".
Who is Shania Twain?
300
In Maine we saw these large antlered animals, the males are called bulls, and they can weigh over 1,000 lbs. and be up to 7 ft. tall.
What are Moose?
300
The most popular salad dressing in the U.S. It originated in Santa Barbara in the 1950s.
What is Ranch Dressing?
300
We learned about these instruments when we visited Jamaica. They are named for the material they are made from.
What are Steel Drums?
300
In Greece we learned about this traditional music and dance.
What is Zorba?
300
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?
300
This Dutch Artist who 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?
400
The tomb of this Pharaoh was found almost entirely intact, making him the most well-known Pharaoh ever.
Who is Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
400
This big cat is the fastest land animal, they can run up to 70 mph.
What are Cheetahs?
400
In Germany we saw lots of delicious food 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
This stringed instrument from India is similar to a guitar, but you have to sit while you play it.
What is a Sitar?
400
We learned about this type of music and dance in Brazil.
What is Samba?
400
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?
400
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?
500
In New Orleans we heard a lot of Jazz, and learned about one of the most famous Jazz musicians ever. One of his most recognizable hits is the song "What a Wonderful World".
Who is Lois Armstrong?
500
This big cat can be found in the Amazon Rainforest, south and North America.
What are Jaguars?
500
This dish in Japan is a staple as everyone can afford it, and slurping in absolutely acceptable ( you can get an instant version of this noodle soup in packets at grocery stores here).
What is Ramen?
500
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 Rising'".
Who are Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)?
500
We learned about this Hindu Festival in India that celebrates the first day of Spring where people cover one another in color.
What is Holi?
500
This Museum found in Paris is currently the largest in the world housing over 380,000 pieces of artwork.
What is the Louvre?
500
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?
600
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)?
600
A group of these African Mammals is called a "Dazzle"
What are Zebras?
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?
600
This Austrian Composer from Vienna.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
600
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 Ilych Tchaikovsky?
600
Exploring caves in this country we didn't find bats (or vampires) but we did find an underground amusement park and lake in an abandoned salt mine 250 ft. below the ground at Salina Turda.
What is Transylvania, Romania?
600
This American Artist was born in Massachusetts, studied in Paris, and taught at Howard University for nearly 50 years.
Who is Lois Mailou Jones?
700
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?
700
In Romania we saw these very large bovine mammals that are gradually making a comeback (normally when we think about them we envision the wild west and plains or the back of some nickels).
What are Bison or Buffalo?
700
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 or Cookies?
700
This type of Mexican Band features a lot of different instruments: usually 6 violins, 3 trumpets, 1 bass guitar, 1 guitar, and 1 vihuela, and an accordion. They often wear very fancy matching outfits too.
What is a Mariachi Band?
700
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?
700
This is the capital city of Argentina with 48 distinct barrios or neighborhoods. The name of the city means "good air".
What is Buenos Aires?
700
This Austrian Artist was a founder of Art Nouveau and is most famous for his works utilizing gold leaf and Byzantine style.
Who is Gustav Klimt?
800
We learned about the history of country music, Dolly Parton and the Grand Ole Opry when we visited this state.
What is Tennessee?
800
We learned about these wild big cats of North America when we visited The Smokey Mountain National Park.
What are Bobcats?
800
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 French Impressionist Composer was born into poverty, however his musical talents still propelled him to the position of being one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Who is Claude Debussy?
800
In Japan we learned about Shintoism and the symbolism of this animal, it has magical abilities and can carry messages back and forth from our realm to the spirit realm. For every 100 years they live they grow another tail.
What are Fox (Kitsune)?
800
In Barcelona we visited the fantastic buildings created by this Catalan. He was nicknamed "God's Architect" and was inspired by the shapes he saw in nature.
Who is Antoni Gaudi?
800
This Romanian American Artist gained great notoriety at an early age and practices the art of cubism.
Who is Alexandra Nechita?
900
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?
900
We visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and learned about these great apes that share nearly 98% of their DNA with humans.
What are Gorillas?
900
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 Blossoms (Sakura)?
900
Frank Sinatra sang a Bossa Nova song about "The Girl from Ipanema", Ipanema being a coastal area of Rio De Janeiro in this South American country that we visited.
What is Brazil?
900
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.
Who are Abba?
900
Nicknamed the city of "brotherly love" and found in Pennsylvania, it was the nations first capital, also home to the Liberty Bell, the oldest zoo in the US, birthplace of the cheesesteak, & has more murals than any other city in the United States.
What is Philadelphia?
900
We learned about this French artist. He began his career as a Neo-Impressionist, then as a founder of Fauvism, then French Classicalism, and Modernism. The art form he is best known though is what he called "Painting With Scissors".
Who is Henri Emile Benoit Matisse?