UNITY of Language
Which continent has the most languages spoken natively?
Asia!
Which is home to around 2300 of the world’s languages
Where did pizza originate from?
Flat bread with sauce and cheese originated from Italy as a flatbread for the poor. Pizza as we know it today originated in Naples specifically.
Which month of the year celebrates Black History?
February is Black History Month.
Who gave the famous “I have a dream” speech in 1963 at the Washington Monument
Martin Luther King Jr.
What famous sweet smelling flower blooms in the spring in Japan?
Cherry Blossoms
What is the most spoken native language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language natively.
Pho is a dish involving noodles inside a broth made with lots of different spices. It was first made in which country?
Vietnam
It is inspired by both Chinese and French influences. Chinese noodles mixed with French spices.
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.
What was the name of the first ever women’s rights convention? Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and many more important women’s suffrage activists were present at the convention and signed the Declaration of Sentiments.
The Seneca Falls Convention.
What is the most visited country?
France has been the most visited country in the world for more than 30 years.
Bilingual or multilingual speakers make up what percentage of the world population?
Around 60% of the world speaks 2 or more languages.
What is one of the countries in which you would find kebabs as an everyday food?
It’s a long list so it’s easy to get this question right. Kebabs are an important cuisine in a number of different countries really higlighting the shared culture the world has. Even if all these countries constantly argue about their kebabs.
What is Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, Ghana, Greece, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Levant, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, and last but not least Turkey.
How many official holidays are recognized by the US government?
11 holidays
The U.S. observes 11 federal holidays, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
What currently standing country is home to the most ancient civilization?
China
Name one of the countries that the Sahara desert spans.
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara
The Sahara Desert is not located in just one country; it spans roughly 9.2 million square kilometers across eleven North African nations.
When was English designated as the official language of the United States of America's?
2025
With so many languages spoken in the US, it makes sense that there was no official language assigned to the US. This is due to the number of different cultural backgrounds shared by people who live in the US, making it difficult for the government to assign one official language.
In March 1, 2025 by executive order Trump designated English as the official language.
Injera is a large, spongy, sourdough flatbread used for scooping various flavorful stews and dishes. What country did it come from?
Ethiopia. Injera in Eritrea is comparable bread or rice in America with how much it’s used in all different types of food there.
May
May is also home to celebrations involving Jewish American Heritage Month, South Asian Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, Military Appreciation Month, Indian Heritage Month, Mental Health Month, Personal History Awareness Month, Speech and Hearing Awareness Month, National Preservation Month, and Historic Preservation Month.
Name any landmark member of the Worker’s Rights Movement who co-founded what is now the United Farm Workers labor union.
Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chaves, and Gilbert Padilla.
Which country is home to the most different religions?
Singapore is widely recognized as the country with the most religious diversity, hosting a wide array of faiths like Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, Sikhism, Judaism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and Baha'i, with a significant portion of its population adhering to multiple religions or none
Which alphabet has the most characters in the world?
The Khmer alphabet.
Used in Cambodia, this language has 74 characters.
Where was the Caesar salad invented?
Mexico
The Caesar salad was actually invented in Tijuana, Mexico back in 1924. Hotel owner Caesar Cardini was short on ingredients and had to create a quick dish for the influx of American tourists at his restaurant that day.
Which month is the most recently established Heritage month recognized by the US government?
The answer is National Arab Heritage Month in April recognized by former president Biden in 2021.
When the American government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act around 1882, who was an activist advocating for equal rights for Chinese American citizens founding both the Chinese Equal Rights League and the Chinese American newspaper.
Wong Chin Foo
Which country has the most amount of different ethnic groups?
India or Papa New Guinea
While India has the highest number of ethnic groups, Papua New Guinea is often considered the most diverse in proportion to its smaller population.