General Facts + symbols
Landmarks
Culture (incl. music & sports)
Food
100
What is the currency of Brazil?
The Brazilian Real.
100
What is that and in which country?
Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine.
100
What is the national musical instrument of Ireland? Please say one sentence about it.
The Irish Harp.
100
What food is it and from which country?
Vareniki
200
What is the national bird of Ireland?
Northern Lapwing
200
Name the tallest waterfall in Ireland and say one extra sentence about it.
The Devil's Chimney Waterfall.
It has this name because it is shaped like a chimney.
It is 150m high.
The descending water is blown upwards and back over the cliff during certain weather conditions.
200
What sports is that?
Gaelic football
200
Name 3 things (with their real names) that we ate this week.
Shepherd's Pie, Guiness Cake, Galinhada, Brazilian coconut cake, Kyev Chicken, Makivnyk.
300
What is the national dance of Ukraine? And say one sentence about it.
Hopak
300
Please say 3 sentences about the Lencois Marahenses National Park. (No, saying "Lencois Marahenses is a National park." is not a sentence that gives you a point! ;))
Different answers, e.g.
The national park is a large area of white sand dunes. It is about 1500 km2. It looks like a desert but it is not because it's too wet. There are rainstorms in the first half of the year which creates pools of rainwater and turn into lagoons. etc.
300
Say three sentences about Brazilian carnival.
Different answers.
300
What is the national food of Ireland and what is it made of?
Irish stew is stew that is traditionally made with root vegetables and lamb or mutton or beef.
400
What is the national flower of Brazil? Say one sentence about it.
Ipe amarelo.
400
What's that?
Escadaria Selaron
400
What is Malanka? Say 3 sentences about it.
different answers. It is a holiday celebrated in Ukraine with a festival on January 13. It used to mark the beginning of new year before the calendar change. People wear costumes. There's music, dancing, acting. etc.
400
What is/are brigadeiro?
Chocolate truffles, made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, shaped into balls covered with chocolate sprinkles. You can also put a strawberry inside.
500
What is the national clothing of Ukraine? Say one sentence about it.
Vyshyvanka
500
What is Askania-Nova, say 4 sentences about it.
Different answers.
500
What is capoeira? Please say 4 sentences.
Different answers. Capoeira combines martial arts, rhytmic dance and acrobatics.
500
Say 3 dishes and/or drinks from Ireland and one informative sentence about each.
Different answers.