Holidays
Celebrated on November 1st, this holiday represents welcoming back the souls of deceased relatives.
What is Dia de los Muertos?
This Christmas Candy's shape was inspired by a shepherd's hook.
What is a candy cane?
Hindi is the official language of this country
What is India?
The Inca Empire, known for its advanced engineering and road systems, was located in this continent.
What is South America?
This Hollywood movie featured the "Wet Bandits?"
What is Home Alone?
This festival originated in India and it marks the beginning of the New Year.
What is Diwali?
This classic holiday confection is said to have been modeled after a structure from the Hansel and Gretel fairytale.
What is a Gingerbread House?
These two languages are the most spoken languages in Canada.
What are French & English?
These people were members of a warrior class in feudal Japan.
What were the Samurai?
The Bollywood film industry is centered in this country.
What is India?
The term "Hanukkah" means this word.
What is dedication?
This pastry is typically eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is a mooncake?
This language is the most widely spoken in the world as a first language.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes, connected these two continents.
What is Asia and Europe?
Reggae music, characterized by its offbeat rhythm, originated in this Caribbean island.
What is Jamaica?
Answer options: 1201, 1546, 1732, 1891, 1966
This Hanukkah treat is often used when playing the dreidel game.
What is a Gelt?
This language is NOT considered a romance language.
Answer Options: Italian, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin.
What is English?
Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman to rule China in her own right, lived during this dynasty.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
Which Brazilian musical genre, known for its lively and energetic dance, originated in Afro-Brazilian communities?
When this person ruled England, he/she abolished Christmas.
Answer Options: Queen Elizabeth, Oliver Cromwell, Henry VIII, Henry Clay, George II, George III
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
In Newark, New Jersey it’s illegal to sell this food item after 6 pm without a doctor’s note.
What is Ice Cream?
This country has the highest linguistic diversity in the world with an estimated 820 languages spoken.
What is Papua New Guinea?
The ancient city of Persepolis is located in this present-day country.
What is Iran?
In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this is given on the 10th day
What is ten lords-a-leaping?