What Language Did That Word Come From?
Countries of the World
American History
Animals
Music
100
"Karate" is written with two characters that stand for 'empty' and 'hand' from this Asian language.
What is Japanese?
100
The second most prosperous country in Asia after China, (and fourth in the world), this country's name literally means "where the sun rises."
What is Japan?
100
His signature was the first one (and the biggest) to be written on the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock?
100
This creature is not only the world's largest land animal, but also the world's strongest, able to lift 13,000 pounds.
What is the African bush elephant?
100
According to the Guinness World Records, this song, popular during personal annual celebration parties, is the most sung song in the English language.
What is Happy Birthday (To You)?
200
Denim, originated from the phrase "serge de Nime," because the material jeans are made of came "from Nime," a city in this country.
What is France?
200
This country, famous for its banking, watches, and cheese, has four official languages. German, French, Italian, and Romansch.
What is Switzerland?
200
In 1946, the United States considered buying this island from Denmark for 100 million dollars (about 1.6 billion today), but the offer was rejected by the Danish government.
What is Greenland?
200
This member of the insect world is considered the world's jumping champion, able to jump up to 220 times its body length.
What is the flea?
200
This American superstar is nicknamed "The King of Pop," with hits such as Billie Jean and Smooth Criminal.
Who is Michael Jackson?
300
When someone sneezes, most people say "God Bless You", but some might say "Gesundheit," which means "health" in this language
What is German?
300
While Russia, the world's biggest country has 11 time zones, this country, because of its overseas possessions and colonies, has one more, at 12.
What is France?
300
The lyrics of the United States' national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," was originally a poem entitled "The Defense of Fort McHenry," written by this man.
Who was Francis Scott Key?
300
This snake, native to South America, which constricts its victims before eating them, is the heaviest snake in the world weighing up to 500 pounds.
What is the (green) anaconda?
300
The band Van Halen, headed by Eddie Van Halen, had a clause in their contract that required concert venues to provide a bowl of this candy, but the brown ones had to be removed.
What are M&M's?
400
This language gave English the word "anonymous," which literally means "no name."
What is Greek?
400
This country consisting of multiple islands in the Indian Ocean has an area smaller than the city-state of Singapore, which makes it the smallest country in Asia.
What is the Maldives?
400
This president was in office in the 1980's. He was a former Hollywood actor and had several nicknames, including "The Gipper," "Dutch," and the "Great Communicator."
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
A sushi chef has to undergo a minimum of two years of training before he or she is allowed to serve fugu, the Japanese name of this potentially deadly organism that contains a neurotoxin.
What is a pufferfish?
400
This musical instrument gained popularity when it was mentioned in the Canterbury Tales, but has been depicted in art as early as 1000 B.C. Its unique appearance makes it easy to distinguish – especially because of its air reservoir, melody pipe, and drone.
What are bagpipes?
500
"Jenga," the name of a popular game in the US, actually means "to build" and comes from this official language of Kenya, Tanzania, and other countries in Africa.
What is Swahili?
500
This country is home to the Nazca Lines, shown here
What is Peru?
500
The Federal holiday Juneteenth commemorates the day of June 19, 1865, when the slaves in this US State were the last ones to learn that they were free.
What is Texas?
500
An animal that is active primarily at night is said to be "nocturnal." An animal that is active primarily during the day is described by this word.
What is diurnal?
500
Many musical compositions’ titles are followed by the abbreviation Op., for ‘opus’ which is Latin for this word.
What is work?