Art/Symbols
People/Cultures
Music/Instruments
Wildlife/Animals
Landmark/Places
Food/Sweets
Dance/Traditions
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
This US Army Veteran was dubbed "The King of Rock'n'Roll".
Who is Elvis Presley?
100
This stringed Hawaiian instrument is like a tiny guitar.
What is a Ukulele?
100
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?
100
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?
100
In Canada you can have one of these sweet treats named for the flat tail of a North American mammal.
What is a Beaver Tail?
100
In Hawaii we learned about this type of dance & music that expresses the language of nature.
What is Hula?
200
In Japan we learned about Shintoism and the symbolism of this animal, which has magical abilities. They can carry messages back and forth from our realm to the spirit realm, and for every 100 years they live they grow another tail.
What are Fox or Kitsune?
200
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?
200
We listened to this instrument in Ireland & Scotland.
What are Bagpipes?
200
These are the only types of bears that choose to be vegetarians.
What are Pandas?
200
This capital city of France is known as "the city of lights" because there are over 296 illuminated sites including The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Louvre Museum, The Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs-Elysees.
What is Paris?
200
This is an Irish-American food tradition that is usually served on St. Patrick's Day in the US.
What is Corned Beef & Cabbage?
200
We saw Aztec Fire Dancers when we visited this North American Country.
What is Mexico?
300
This artist celebrated her Mexican heritage in her paintings, and is one of the most globally renowned and 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
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?
300
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?
300
We learned about Reggae music and Bob Marley when we visited this island nation in the Caribbean.
What is Jamaica?
300
In Austria we watched them make strudel, and it typically has this type of fruit filling.
What is Apple Strudel?
300
We visited China and learned about the tradition of gardening, one of the features we saw there were Moon Gates/ Moon Doors which are thought to bring this to the home.
What is good fortune or good luck?
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 Matisse?
400
This Austrian Composer from Vienna.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
400
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?
400
In Wales we learned about a breed of dog who has a job on farms protecting and herding other animals.
What are Welsh Sheepdogs?
400
This is the center of musical cinema in India, defined by elaborate dance sequences, drama, and singing. The name sounds similar to Hollywood but one letter is different.
What is Bollywood?
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?
400
This traditional dance was born in Argentina. It is dramatic, graceful, and complex.
What is Tango?
500
This Austrian Artist was a founder of Art Nouveau and is most famous for his works utilising gold leaf and Byzantine style.
Who is Gustav Klimt?
500
This famous Welshman began his musical career with a series of top ten hits in the 1960s.
Who is Sir Tom Jones?
500
We learned about these instruments when we visited this Island Nation. They are named for the material they are made from.
What are steel drums?
500
Name this wild Australian dog.
What is a Dingo?
500
This type of Martial Art originated in Shaolin Temples in China.
What is Kung Fu?
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?
500
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?
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?
600
Madonna played this famous Argentinian First Lady.
Who is Eva (Evita) Peron?
600
The guzheng is the Chinese equivalent of this instrument.
What is a Zither?
600
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 is a Pallas Cat?
600
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?
600
This Mardi Gras Sweet treat is usually iced and decorated with the three traditional colors of the holiday (purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power). If you're lucky you might find a plastic baby in your slice.
What is King Cake?
600
We learned about this type of music and dance in Brazil.
What is Samba?
700
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?
700
In New Orleans we heard a lot of Jazz, and learned about one of the most famous Jazz musicians ever. His nickname was "Satchmo". One of his most recognizable hits is the song "What a Wonderful World".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
700
This stringed instrument from India is similar to a guitar, but you have to sit while you play it.
What is a Sitar?
700
This big cat can be found in the Amazon Rainforest, central, and even a small part of North America.
What are Jaguars?
700
This is the Capital city of Japan (once called Edo), it is also the largest city in the world and you can see Mt. Fuji right by it.
What is Tokyo?
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/Cookies?
700
We saw kilted performers dance a reel at Highland Games in this country.
What is Scotland?
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
We learned all about this American singer, pilot, and nature conservationist when we visited The Rocky Mountain National Park.
Who is John Denver?
800
In Greece we learned about this stringed instrument that is similar to a guitar?
What is a Bouzouki?
800
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 The Redwood Forests?
800
This iconic structure is a landmark for the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
What is The Golden Gate Bridge?
800
We learned about this food in China which you can also get in restaurants here. They are often steamed or pan-fried and has an interesting history tied to Chinese New Year.
What are dumplings?
800
We visited this country and saw a performance of Swan Lake at The Bolshoi Ballet.
What is Russia?
900
This is the center of the film industry for the entire world, found in Los Angeles, California.
What is Hollywood?
900
We learned about this Ancient Greek who told many fables, like The Tortoise & The Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Lion & The Mouse.
Who was Aesop?
900
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 CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival)?
900
You can see all kinds of wildlife in California at this Zoo, it's actually the 3rd largest Zoo in the world.
What is The San Diego Zoo?
900
We saw pieces of ancient history as we learned about this capital of Greece.
What is Athens?
900
The most popular salad dressing in the U.S. originated in Santa Barbara in the 1950s. It’s made from buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt, onions, garlic and other seasonings.
What is Ranch Dressing?
900
In Greece we learned about this traditional music and dance.
What is Zorba?