Geography Round 7 Culture Connection

Angola

The Benfica Handcrafts Market is an open-air market that sells paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and other crafts just south of the capital city of Luanda in which African country?

Thailand

The Erawan (ee-RAH-wahn) Shrine, also called Thao Maha Brahma (TAOW MAH-ha BRAH-muh), is a famous spirit house that was built to protect a nearby hotel. This shrine is located in Bangkok in which Southeast Asian country?

Honduras

The Maya city of Copan is a popular tourist attraction in what country where the capital is Tegucigalpa (tay-goo-see-GAHL-pah)?

India

The Taj Mahal is an example of architecture from the Mughal (MOO-gul) period in what predominantly Hindu country?

Turkey

The city of Istanbul, considered a meeting place of Eastern and Western cultures, is located in what country?

Liberia

The coastal city of Monrovia, settled in the 1820s by freed American slaves, is located in which present-day African country?

Israel

The game of chess is a popular pastime in the city of Beersheba (bir-SHE-bah), located in the Negev desert in which Southwest Asian country?

Peru

The siku (SEE-koo), a type of pan flute typically made from bamboo, is a traditional instrument in a country just south of Ecuador. Name this South American country.

Philippines

The tinikling (teeh-NEEHK-ling), a dance that involves bamboo poles, is a traditional fold dance on a n island country where Manila is the capital. Name this country.

Bangladesh

Theatrical performances are regularly held in the Natak para theater district in the city of Dhaka (DAH-kah) in which country that borders India?

South Korea

Thousands of colored lanterns are hung each year at a celebration at Chogye (CHO-gyay) Temple in the city of Seoul in which Asian country?

Senegal

Wolof (WUH-loff) is widely spoken in Dakar and other cities throughout which West African country?

Paraguay

An intricate kind of lace called nanduti (nyan-doo-TEE) combines Spanish and Guarani (gwar-ah-NEE) traditions in what landlocked country that borders Bolivia adn Argentina?

Norway

Bergen is a starting point for tours of the fjords along the western coast of which Scandinavian country?

Belize

Both residents and tourists enjoy scuba diving on the world's second largest barrier reef off the coast of which Central American country that borders Guatemala and Mexico?

Singapore

Chinese make up the largest ethnic group on a small island country off the coast of Malaysia. Name this country.

Austria

Coffeehouses area cultural tradition in the European city of Vienna in what country?

Iran

Farsi, also known as Persian, is the official language of which Islamic country?

Japan

Kabuki (kah-BOO-kee) is a popular form of theater that includes elaborate costumes and makeup in which Asian island country?

Mozambique

Matapa, a dish prepared with cassava leaves and served over rice, is a staple in which African country that has Maputo (mah-POO-to) as its capital?

Denmark

More than a thousand concerts are held during the annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival, which attracts a broad international audience to which European country?

Spain

People watch matadors perform at bullfights in Seville, a city in which European country?

Morocco

Public steam baths called hammams are part of the culture in cities such as Casablanca and Marrakech in which African country?

Russia

Reindeer provide food, clothing, and a means of transportation for native people who live in Siberia. Siberia lies mostly in which country?

Switzerland

Several grand hotels have made the town of Montreux (mon-TRUH), located on the shores of Lake Geneva, a popular tourist destination in what country?

United Kingdom

Shakespeare's grave is located in Stratford-upon-Avon in which European country?

Australia

A boomerang is a curved throwing stick traditionally used for hunting by the Aboriginals in what country in the Southern Hemisphere?

Argentina

A dance called the tango originated in the capital city of Buenos Aires in what country?

China

Acupuncture, an ancient medical treatment using needles to relieve pain and treat diseases, originated in which East Asian country that borders Mongolia?

Netherlands

Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, which contains many paintings by the famous artist, is in what country?

Egypt

Ful medames (FOOL meh-DAH-mez), a dish made from fava beans and spices, is a national dish in what country that borders the Mediterranean and Red Seas?

Armenia

Geghard (GAYG-hart) Monaster, partially carved out of a mountain, is a World Heritage site located east of the capital city of Yerevan (yer-eh-VAHN). This monastery is located in which country in the Caucasus region?

Mexico

Grasshoppers, known locally as chapulines (cha-poo-LEE-ness), are a delicacy in the state of Oaxaca (wah-HAH-kah) in which North American country?

Italy

Gregorian chants, sacred music from the early centuries of the Roman Catholic Church, developed in what country that borders the Adriatic and Ligurian Seas?

Finland

Handwritten ryijy (ROO-yuh) rugs, or tapestries, are a folk art in which European country that borders Norway and Russia?