Food
Geography
Language
Culture
Festivals and Celebrations
100

What country did gyros come from?

Greece

100

What continent is also a country?

Australia

100

In the Caribbean islands, what language is broken French?

Creole

100

In what country was it a custom to bind women's feet?

China

100

This festival is often called the Festival of Lights and is celebrated by many Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains.

Deepavali / Diwali

200

This Indian dish often includes rice, spices, and meat or vegetables cooked together.

Biryani

200

On what island is the country of Haiti located?

Hispaniola

200

What is the official language of Brazil?

Portuguese

200

The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

Culture

200

This celebration marks the beginning of the lunar new year in many East Asian cultures.

Lunar New Year

300

What country farms dogs for food?

Korea

300

Areas of extreme cold that are frozen over through most of the year are known as

Arctic regions

300

What language currently has the most native speakers?

(Mandarin) Chinese

300

Democracy Monarchy Dictatorship

Three types of government

300

This Mexican celebration honours and remembers family members who have died.

Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead

400

Where is vegimite commonly eaten?

Australia

400

Name of the disease that is carried by a mosquito and was also a leading disease in both 1990 and 2000.

Malaria

400

Name 3 European languages that are currently official national languages somewhere in Africa.

English/Portuguese/French/Spanish (Afrikaans also)

400

What is Dracula's nationality (according to current political geography)?

Romanian

400

This Muslim festival marks the end of Ramadan.

Eid al-Fitr / Hari Raya Puasa

500

What is a traditional cheese pizza called in most countries of the world, including Italy, Zimbabwe, and Brazil? Hint: it is named after a popular queen.

Margarita

500

What is a set of closely grouped islands?

An archipelago

500

This Afro-Asiatic language, arguably the oldest written language on Earth, is a distant relative to the Arabic that replaced it in its home along the Nile.

Egyptian

500

This colourful Indian festival is famous for throwing coloured powder.

Holi

500

This colourful Indian festival is famous for throwing coloured powder.

Holi