Music, Dance, and Art
This popular Latin dance, often taught in beginner classes, originated in Cuba and is known for its 1-2-3 step and hip movement.
What is Salsa?
Middle Eastern dip made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic
What is Hummus
This English word for a place to buy coffee and pastries comes from French, where it also means a small restaurant or coffeehouse.
What is café
This Mexican holiday on November 1–2 honors and remembers deceased loved ones with ofrendas.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This Pakistani activist became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her advocacy for girls’ education after surviving an assassination attempt.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
In many Indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest, these tall, carved wooden monuments use images of animals and spirits to tell family histories and stories.
What is a totem pole?
Japanese dish features thinly sliced raw fish served without rice
What is Sashimi
This English word for a hot, savory dish made with a blend of spices comes from the Tamil word meaning sauce.
What is curry?
This weeklong African American cultural holiday founded in 1966 celebrates seven core principles called the Nguzo Saba.
What is Kwanzaa?
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison and later became the country’s first Black president, helping to end apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela
This stringed instrument from India, made famous globally by Ravi Shankar, is used in classical Hindustani music and has a long neck and gourd body.
What is the Sitar?
Latin American drink made from rice blended with water, sugar, and cinnamon, and is often served cold
What is Horchata
This mathematical word used in English for a symbol like √ or + comes from Arabic and is the title of a famous 9th-century book on equations.
What is algebra?
Hindu festival of lights celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil
What is Diwali
This Native American woman from the Shoshone tribe helped guide Lewis and Clark on their expedition across North America and is often remembered as a symbol of exploration and resilience.
Who is Sacagawea
Originating in Brazil, this art form combines dance, acrobatics, and music, and was developed by enslaved Africans as a form of resistance and cultural expression.
What is capoeira?
Spanish rice dish, often cooked in a wide, shallow pan, can include seafood, chicken, and saffron
What is Paella
This English word for a system of movement, breath, and postures practiced worldwide comes from the Sanskrit word 'Yuj' and originally means “to yoke” or “to unite.”
What is Yoga?
Founded by Guru Nanak in the Punjab region, this religion emphasizes seva (selfless service) and equality.
Sikhism
This Mexican painter, known for her vivid self-portraits and exploration of identity and pain, is a global icon of both art and culture.
Who is Frida Kahlo
This Japanese art form involves arranging flowers in a highly disciplined way, emphasizing balance, harmony, and empty space as much as the blooms themselves.
What is Ikebana?
Classic American sandwich often served at diners, combines corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian or Thousand Island dressing on rye bread.
What is a Reuben sandwich
This English word for a long journey to see animals and landscapes, especially in East Africa, comes from Swahili and originally meant a journey or expedition.
What is safari?
This Persian New Year, celebrated at the spring equinox, features the haft-seen table.
What is Nowruz?
This famous nurse from England became known as “The Lady with the Lamp” for caring for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and helping modernize nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale