Music
This term is used to describe mainstream music that orginated from South Korea, and is comprised of several other genres - such as rock, hip hop, and electronic music.
What is Kpop?
A inner-city teen from Philadelphia was sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a wealthy party of Los Angeles.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
In the 1940's, he was an American laboratory supervisor who developed a surgical heart-procedure used to treat blue baby syndrome in newborns.
Who is Vivien Thomas?
This was built between the 5th century B.C. and the 16th century B.C. This is a stone and earth fortification that was created to protect the borders of the Chinese Empire from invading Mongols. This border spans approximately 4,000 miles making it the worlds longest manmade structure.
What is the - Great Wall of China?
This four sided spinning top is used in traditional Hanukkah game?
What is a Dreidel?
This "Queen of Tejano Music" is one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century.
Whos is Selena? Also acceptable, "Anything for Selenas"
18-year old Indian boy survives the streets of Mumbai before landing a spot on a game show.
What is Slumdog Millionaire?
Proving you can never be too young to stand up for what’s right, this Pakistani girl started to take on the Taliban at age 11. At 15 she was shot in the head but, luckily, she survived.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. This is bordering present-day Giza in Greater Cairo, Egypt
What is The Great Pyramid of Giza?
This Mexican shrub with bright red leaves has become a symbol of Christmas?
What is Poinsettia?
2014 iPhone 6 Users were 'shocked' to receive an unsolicited Album from this Irish Rock Band
Who is U2?
The life of this Mexican-American singer known as the “Queen of Tejano ranks among the most influential Latin artist of all time depicted on screen.
What is Selena?
Of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage, at age eight, she paved the way for the desegregation of schools in the U.S by becoming the first Mexican – American to go to an all-white school in California.
This was the first case in which the U.S ruled in favor of desegregation and paved the way for the more well-known Supreme Court Case, Brown vs. Board of Education.
Who is Sylvia Mendez?
Built at the peak of the Incan Empire in the mid-1400s, this mountain citadel was later abandoned by the Incas. The site remained unknown except to locals until 1911. The site can only be reached by foot, train or helicopter; most visitors visit by train from nearby Cusco.
What is Machu Picchu?
Diwali is celebrated everywhere in India with this?
What are fireworks?
In 2018, this rapper was the first artist to receive The Pulitzer Prize for music in a genre outside of the jazz and classical community.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Two people from opposite sides of the tracks fall in love after meeting aboard a ship before things turn tragic.
What is Titantic?
This Emmy and Peabody Award winner became the first Asian, and only the second woman, to anchor one of America’s major network newscasts.
Who is Connie Chung
This was built between A.D. 70 and 80 A.D., it was in use for some 500 years. The structure sat nearly 50,000 spectators, who gathered to watch the gladiatorial events as well as other public spectacles, including battle reenactments, animal hunts and executions.
What is the The Roman Colosseum?
Gingerbread houses originally came from this country?
What is Germany?
This group is currently the #2 best selling girl group of all time - and once held their record label exec up at Gun Point.
Who is TLC?
This South Korean film is the first foreign-language comedy thriller to win an Oscar for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards.
What is Parasite?
Nicknamed “The Big Kahuna,” born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1890, they were a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming, having competed in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, and the 1924 Olympics in Paris. They worked as an actor, sheriff, and surfer, helping to popularize the Hawaiian sport of surfing to a new generation of surfers all over the world.
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Who Is Duke Kahanamoku?
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The genius and adaptability of Mayan culture can be seen in these magnificent ruins. This powerful city, was a trading center for cloth, slaves, honey and salt, flourished from approximately 800 to 1200, and acted as the political and economic hub of the Mayan civilization.
What is Chichen Itza?
This celebration was created by Maulana Karenga?
What is Kwanzaa?