World Traditions
What country’s festival “Holi” is known as the Festival of Colors?
India
What Korean music genre went global thanks to PSY’s “Gangnam Style”?
K-pop
This Peruvian delicacy, made from roasted guinea pig, is often served on special occasions — what is it called?
Cuy
What upbeat Puerto Rican music and dance style, made famous by artists like Marc Anthony and Celia Cruz, means “sauce” in Spanish?
Salsa
What is the only nation that’s also a continent?
Australia
In Spain, people eat 12 of what fruit at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good fortune?
Grapes
Which French fashion house’s logo consists of two interlocking C’s?
Chanel
In Mexico, what traditional dish involves slow-cooking meat underground in maguey leaves — a method that dates back to pre-Hispanic times?
Barbacoa
Originating from the Dominican Republic, this fast-paced dance and music style’s name comes from the word “metal drum.” What is it?
Merengue
Which country is home to the world’s longest river?
Egypt (The Nile)
In Japan, what do people traditionally eat on New Year’s Eve for good luck and long life?
Soba Noodles
Which Japanese company created Super Mario?
Nintendo
What spicy West African rice dish, cooked with tomatoes and peppers, sparks friendly rivalries between Nigeria and Ghana?
Jollof Rice
What Brazilian dance, known for its acrobatics and kicks, was secretly developed by enslaved Africans to disguise martial arts as performance?
Capoeira
Which European country has 4 official languages and is famous for chocolate and watches?
Switzerland
During Mexico’s Day of the Dead, what are the decorative sugar skulls called?
Calaveras
What Nigerian music genre, made famous by Burna Boy and Wizkid, blends traditional rhythms with pop?
Afrobeats
What spicy dish from Korea is made from fermented cabbage and chili?
Kimchi
In India’s Bollywood films, big dance numbers often combine traditional Indian moves with what Western dance style?
hip-hop / Modern Pop dance
What Scandinavian country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?
Norway
In which African country is the ritual of “jumping the broom” thought to have originated?
Ghana
What city is home to Bollywood, India’s film industry?
Mumbai
In the Philippines, what popular street food consists of fertilized duck eggs that are boiled and eaten directly from the shell?
Balut
What energetic Brazilian dance is performed during Carnival and rooted in Afro-Brazilian culture?
Samba
What island nation has over 17,000 islands and is the world’s largest archipelago?
Indonesia