International Holidays
An Christian Holiday Celebrated December 25
What is Christmas
Country where pizza originated
What is Italy
Country where rap originated
What is the United States of America
Sport played by Rafael Nadal
What is tennis
First African American President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
What is Cinco de Mayo
Country where churros originated
What is Spain
This type of Spanish music consists of 6 essential characteristics: singing, shouting, guitar playing, dancing, hand-clapping, and finger-snapping
What is Flamenco
Sport played by Cristiano Ronaldo
What is futbol/soccer
Russian President and Former Prime Minister
Who is Vladimir Putin
What is Ramadan
Country where tacos originated
What is Mexico
Reggae originated in this Caribbean country in the late 1960's
Jamaica
Sport played by Michael Jordan
Bonus: what other 2 sports did he play?
What is basketball
Bonus: Baseball and American Football
First black President of South Africa
Who is Nelson Mandela
One of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The name of the holiday is derived from the Sanskrit term dipavali, meaning “row of lights.” The festival generally symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
Diwali
Country where noodle originated
What is China
According to history, pasta's earliest roots begin in China, during the Shang Dynasty (1700-1100 BC), where some form of pasta was made with either wheat or rice flour.
Top selling artist group of all time
The Beatles
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales
The most decorated Olympian of all time?
Who is Michael Phelps
The longest reigning monarch in the United Kingdom
Who is Queen Elizabeth II
A Jewish Holiday that commemorates the creation of the world and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance that culminates in the Yom Kippur holiday, also known as the Day of Atonement. This Holiday and Yom Kippur are the two “High Holy Days” in the Jewish religion.
Rosh Hashanah
The two countries where hamburger originated
What is the United States of America and Germany
Where did the Conga, Danzón, Guaguancó and Cha-cha-chá originate from?
What is Cuba
The city and year in which the Summer Olympics were held in Spain
What is Barcelona 1992
The conquistadors who conquered the Aztec adn Incan empires.
Who are Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizzaro