World Cultures

Question 1

“Coq au vin”

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What is chicken au wine?

Question 2

Jewish Crepe Filled with Cheese

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What is a blintz?

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In Germany, said before a toast or after a sneeze

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What is gesundheit?

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English term for truck

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What is lorry?

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Sect of Buddhism seeking truth through concepts like “the sound of one hand clapping”

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What is Zen?

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Religion name means “submission to the will of God”

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What is Islam?

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Son of Poseidon

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What is Triton?

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Hindi greeting meaning “I bow to you”

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What is Namaste?

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Precious metal smithed by the Navajo

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What is Silver?

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Navajo capital

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What is Window Rock?

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Traditional dome-shaped Novajo dwelling

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What is a hogan?

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Religion name means “submission to the will of God”

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What is Islam?

Question 13

Vicuna is national symbol for this country

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What is Peru?

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British term for Raincoat

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What is Mackintosh?

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London newspaper founded in 1903 for women

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What is The Mirror?

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These ‘angry’ goddesses of vengeance in Greek myth were particularly cruel if one killed a family member

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What are Furies

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For taking a walk with a British baby, a stroller is a pushchair & a baby carriage is this 4-letter word

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What is a pram?

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The OED’s definitions for this 10-letter slang word include “flabbergasted” & “speechless”

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What is gobsmacked?

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Thank God it’s Freya-day–a day of the week named for the wife of this Norse god

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Who is Odin?

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This Trojan woman is a prophetess in some stories, in the artwork here, she’s assaulted by Ajax, who is later drowned by the gods

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Who is Cassandra?

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She helped Jason with a seemingly impossible task–getting the Golden Fleece (which required her to fleece her own dad)

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Who is Medea?

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Argentina cried for her when she passed away in 1952 at age 33

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Who is Eva Perón

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To the Aussies, a game that’s been played honestly is “fair” this 6-letter slang word

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What is dinkum?

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In Greek mythology the Oceanids are sea types of these

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What are nymphs?

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With thousands collected every year, each March Sweetwater, Texas hosts a roundup of these reptiles

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What are rattlesnakes?

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Aphrodite gave this goddess a magic girdle that made her husband Zeus forget his worries about the Trojan War

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Who is Hera?

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Cante jondo or "deep song" is a powerful type of this Spanish style of music & dance associated with Gypsies

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What is Flamenco?

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A fusion of samba & cool jazz, bossa nova burst onto the world scene in the 1950s out of this country

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What is Brazil?

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This folk music performed by a small group of strolling musicians dressed in traditional costume originated in Jalisco, Mexico

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What is Mariachi?

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This London newspaper first published in 1785 had a daily circulation of about 400,000 in 2019

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What is The Times of London?

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Parodying the Cabbage Patch Kids, these gross stickers were a sensation in the 1980s

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What are the Garbage Pail Kids?

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Hawaii's Big Island is renowned for its night snorkeling with these gentle giants nicknamed devil fish

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What are manta rays?

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The Bundestag or lower house of parliament officially elects Germany's prime minister, aka this title

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What is the chancellor?

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Starting under American auspices in 2005, the "I voted" purple finger has symbolized elections in this Arab country

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What is Iraq?

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It's the monetary unit of Russia & of Belarus

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What is the Ruble?

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Henry Oxnard gave his name to a Calif. city & its plain; he wanted to name them Zachari, Greek for this product derived from beets

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What is sugar?

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According to tradition, this sacred cornerstone of the Kaaba achieved its color by absorbing the sins of worshippers

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What is the black stone?