International Music
What country is this song from? (advisors play song from link in doc)
South Korea
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
What country's national animal is the Kiwi?
New Zealand
Which Hispanic celebration honours deceased loved ones with altars and offerings, welcoming their spirits back?
Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos
This famous playwright wrote Othello, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, and many other pieces.
Shakespeare
This song was made for a sporting event in which country? (advisors play song from link in doc)
Answer: South Africa
What is generally considered to be the second largest river in the world?
Amazon River
What continent has been colonized (at some point in history) by Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and the U.K.?
Africa
What South American festival is famous for music, parades, and costumes before Lent?
Carnival
This ancient epic poem, originally written in Greek, tells the story of Oddyseu's long journey home after the Trojan War.
Odyssey
What line of latitude marks the southern boundary of the tropics?
Tropic of Capricorn
What was the oldest civilization in the world?
Sumer/Mesopotamia
What Jewish holiday commemorates the escape of the Israelites from Egypt?
Passover
This language family includes Arabic and Hebrew, and its languages are known for using roots made of three consonants.
Semitic languages
Which country (including its territories) has the most time zones in the world?
France
(context: has 13 total due to territories)
What Cold War event in 1989 symbolized the end of division in Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
This German festival is famous for traditional clothing, music, and large celebrations centered around beer.
Oktoberfest
What famous Chinese philosopher influenced language, writing, and education for centuries through his system of ethical and philosophical thought?
Confucius
Where was this song released?
Belgium
What mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
Who was the first emperor of a unified China?
What South-American country celebrates Takanakuy, a Christmas fighting festival where community members engage in bare-knuckle fist fights?
Peru
Name 1 of the three Japanese writing scripts.