A giant green lady holds a torch in New York Harbor to welcome newcomers.
What is the United States?
Seoul – its name literally means “capital” in Korean.
What is Korea?
Hand-held tacos stuffed with meat, salsa, and guacamole.
What is Mexico?
Lunar New Year called “Tết” features red envelopes and lion dances in this S-shaped Southeast-Asian nation.
What is Vietnam?
Square red flag with a bold white cross centred inside.
What is Switzerland?
An iron tower built for the 1889 World’s Fair now sparkles every night over the River Seine.
What is France?
Tokyo – translates as “eastern capital” and hosted the Olympics in 1964 & 2021.
What is Japan?
Naples-born pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.
What is Italy?
Runners dash ahead of angry bulls every July during San Fermín in Pamplona
What is Spain?
Red maple leaf on a white panel, flanked by two red bars.
What is Canada?
This ancient wall snakes thousands of kilometres across northern Asia and is (wrongly) said to be visible from space.
What is China?
Cairo – largest city on the Nile and in the Arab world.
What is Egypt?
Creamy butter chicken served with naan and masala spices.
What is India?
Millions light oil lamps for Diwali, the “Festival of Lights.”
What is India?
Nine blue-and-white stripes plus a white cross in a blue canton.
A 30-metre-tall Art-Deco statue of Jesus watches over Rio de Janeiro from Mount Corcovado.
What is Brazil?
Berlin – once cut in half by a concrete wall, now famous for luxury cars and beer.
What is Germany?
Late-night poutine: fries topped with cheese curds & gravy.
What is Canada?
Tourists (and locals!) soak each other during mid-April Songkran water fights.
What is Thailand?
Multi-coloured design featuring a green “Y” that separates black, gold, blue, red, and white sections.
What is South Africa?
A “lost” Inca citadel perches high in the Andes above the Urubamba River Valley.
What is Peru?
Wellington – the world’s southern-most national capital, named for a British duke.
What is New Zealand?
Stir-fried rice-noodle pad thai flavoured with tamarind and peanuts.
What is Thailand?
White-night concerts and huge firework shows celebrate the short Arctic summer in St Petersburg’s “Scarlet Sails” event.
What is Russia?
Green field with white Arabic script above a horizontal sword.
What is Saudi Arabia?