Holidays Around the World
Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.
a. True
b. False
What is false.
The USA has the third largest population in the world.
a. True
b. False
What is true (China, India, then USA).
Approximately this many languages are spoken in the Philippines.
a. 2
b. 50
c. 120
d. 300
What is 120.
The world population is approximately ______.
a. 1 billion
b. 3.6 billion
c. 7.8 billion
d. 9.6 billion
What is 7.8 billion.
This is what Day of the Dead is about.
a. To remember those who have died fighting in previous wars
b. To dress up in costumes and have fun
c. To celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed
d. To get candy!
What is to celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed.
The main religion in the USA as of 2016 is ______.
a. Christianity
b. Protestantism
c. Buddhism
d. Hinduism
What is Christianity (73%).
Spanish is the ______ most used language on the internet.
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th
What is the 3rd.
______ claimed lands in the Pacific, such as present-day Philippines.
a. Portugal
b. France
c. The Netherlands
d. Spain
What is Spain.
This game is played on the White House lawn each Easter.
a. Easter Egg Watch
b. Easter Egg Tap
c. Easter Egg Roll
d. Easter Egg Dye
What is Easter Egg Roll.
The mechanization of agriculture in the United States has led directly to ______.
a. An increase in production
b. Less dependence on railroads by farmers
c. Fewer agricultural exports
d. Decreasing size of the average farm
What is an increase in production.
This was the largest empire in history.
a. British Empire
b. Mongol Empire
c. Qing Dynasty
d. Russian Empire
What is the British Empire.
The World Day for Cultural Diversity is celebrated on this date.
a. July 17th
b. May 21st
c. June 2nd
d. January 31st
What is May 21st.
This country celebrates "Coming of Age Day" in January to congratulate those who reach age of majority (20-years-old).
a. Australia
b. Japan
c. India
d. Taiwan
What is Japan.
About this many languages are spoken in American culture.
a. 10
b. 300
c. 1
d. 100
What is 300.
This country has the largest number of Spanish native speakers.
a. Spain
b. Mexico
c. Columbia
d. USA
What is Mexico.
Bocce Ball comes from this culture.
a. English
b. Brazilian
c. Chinese
d. Italian
What is Italian.
The celebration of the Jewish New Year and the Feast of the Trumpets is known as ______.
a. Yom Kippur
b. Rosh Hashanah
c. Hanukkah
d. Shabbat Shekalim
What is Rosh Hashanah.
This is a classic American car brand.
a. Subaru
b. Toyota
c. Mazda
d. Chevy
What is Chevy.
This is where writing first appeared in 3200 B.C.
a. Ancient Egypt
b. Ancient China
c. Ancient Mesopotamia
d. Ancient Mesoamerica
What is Ancient Mesopotamia
This was the reason for constructing the Panama Canal.
a. To help fight Austria-Hungary in World War 1
b. To make trading easier
c. To edit the plate tectonics of the region
d. To damage the country of Panama
What is to make trading easier.
This country is where Boxing Day marks the custom of giving Christmas gifts of food and money to servants.
a. England
b. Russia
c. France
d. Germany
What is England.
Increased immigration from Ireland to the United States during the 1840s was a result of ______.
a. Crop failures in Ireland that led to mass starvation
b. Refugees fleeing the new monarchy in Ireland
c. Unemployment in Ireland caused by industrialization
d. Religious warfare in Ireland between Catholics and Protestants
What is crop failures in Ireland that led to mass starvation.
A native or inhabitant of Denmark, or a person of Danish decent is called ______.
a. A Dane
b. A Danish
c. A Great Dane
d. A Denmarkian
What is a Dane.
This is the 2nd most popular sport in the world, with approximately 2-3 billion fans.
a. Soccer
b. Cricket
c. Table tennis
d. Basketball
What is cricket.
Hari Merdeka celebrates this country's independence from British rule on August 31st.
a. Australia
b. South Africa
c. India
d. Malaysia
What is Malaysia.
This is where America has a large French population.
a. Louisiana
b. California
c. Montana
d. Idaho
What is Louisiana.
This country is where French is not an official language.
a. Canada
b. Italy
c. Madagascar
d. Spain
What is Spain.
These are the seasonal wind patterns that have a large impact on India's climate.
a. Trade winds
b. Tsunamis
c. Monsoons
d. Bengals
What is monsoons.