International Holidays
An Christian Holiday Celebrated December 25
What is Christmas
This Greek dip made from strained yogurt, cucumber, and garlic is often served with pita.
What is tzatziki?
Country where rap originated
What is the United States of America
Sport played by Serena and Venus Williams
What is tennis
Which country gifted us the Statue of Liberty?
France
What is Cinco de Mayo
This Japanese fermented soybean paste is used in soup.
miso
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
This long-distance cycling race, held annually in France, lasts 23 days and covers over 2,000 miles.
What is Tour de france
What is the most spoken language in NYC besides English?
spanish
What is Ramadan
Country where pasta 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.
Reggae originated in this Caribbean country in the late 1960's
Jamaica
Sport played by Jackie Robinson
Baseball
This NYC neighborhood is known as “Little Greece,” filled with Greek bakeries, tavernas, and cultural festivals.
Astoria Queens
This Hindu festival of lights symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
Diwali
Country where churros originated
What is Spain
Calypso is an Afro-Caribbean music genre that began in the nation of ______ & ______ and spread throughout the West Indies.
Trinidad and Tobago
The three sports played by Michael Jordan
What is basketball, baseball, and football
NYC used to be a colony of England. Before that, it was a colony of which country?
Netherlands
This Scandinavian holiday celebrates the longest day of the year with bonfires and dancing.
What is midsummer
The two countries where hamburger originated
What is the United States of America and Germany
The first artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys four times, influencing fans across every continent.
What is taylor swift
This Japanese two-way phenomenon became one of the highest-paid athletes in the world when he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023
What is Shohei Ohtani
Often called the most ethnically and linguistically diverse neighborhood in New York City, this community is home to immigrants from over 160 countries and hosts numerous cultural festivals and international cuisines.
jackson heights