Flags
What flag has a combination of vertical red and white stripes with its nationally recognized leaf symbol in the middle?
Canada
What country did corn (maize) originate from?
Mexico
What is the largest country in North America by landmass?
Canada
From the years 1848 to 1852, which US state experienced a gold rush?
California
What is the name of the massive festival held in Brazil every year from late February to early March?
Carnival
What flag has a combination of horizontal blue and white stripes with a sun centered in the middle?
Argentina
What country does dulce de leche come from?
Argentina
What is the longest mountain range in South America?
The Andes
Florida was a colony even after the United States was established in 1776. What country did it belong to?
Spain
What is the name of the coming-of-age celebration held on a girl’s 15th birthday in Hispanic cultures?
Quinceañera
What flag has a red background with a green 5-point star in the middle?
Morocco
What country does ceviche come from?
Peru
What country has the most amount of pyramids in the world?
Sudan
From what nation did the U.S buy the Louisiana territory from?
France
According to the Gregorian calendar, when is the Coptic Christmas celebrated?
January 7th
What flag has a combination of green, yellow, and red horizontal stripes with a blue circle that has a yellow star in the middle?
Ethopia
What country does fufu originate from?
Ghana
Lesotho is the name of a small African country that is completely surrounded by another nation. What is that nation called?
South Africa
Name one of the six most influential African empires in history.
(Any of the below)
- Kingdom of Kush
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Carthage
- Songhai Empire
- Mali Empire
- Land of Punt
What is the popular (positively-viewed) holiday in the United States?
Thanksgiving
What flag consists of horizontal stripes of black, red, and green that are separated by thin white borders? This flag has a crossed arrows covered by a red and white shield in the middle.
Kenya
Where does dish Koshary (Koshari) originate from?
Egypt
What is the name of the island nation off the eastern coast of southern Africa?
Madagascar
Over which Spanish colony did the Spanish-American war start over?
Cuba
What language is most widely spoken in the African continent?
Swahili