The oldest major theater form still performed regularly is the no drama. In which country did no plays originate and develop? A. Peru B. Japan C. Singapore Commedia dell’arte was the only type of theater in Europe to use natural speech patterns and depict everyday life between 1550 and 1750. True or false: It was […]
Confucius (551-479 BC) believed that learning and wisdom were keys to the path of virtue. True or false: One of his doctrines parallels the golden rule in Western tradition. In contrast to Confucius, Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) advocated a double standard for sovereigns and subjects in The Prince. He proposed that great leaders should be duplicitous […]
Match the holiday with its faith and representative country A. Eid al Fitr (end of Ramadan) 1. Hindu (Singapore) B. Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent) 2. Jewish (USA) C. Vaisakhi (Solar New Year) 3. Islamic (Oman) D. Shavuot (laws given to Moses) 4. Christian (Venezuela) True or false: An early Scandinavian calendar was based […]
Sir Winston Churchill inspired millions with the line, “…[T]his was their finest hour.” True or false: He was referring to World War II veterans who died for their countries. One of the most famous speeches ever given in Mexico is known as the grito de Dolores (cry from Dolores). This 1810 speech was: A. Pancho […]
Many sports are televised in the United States. In 1996, the longest-running locally produced sports show went off the air in Boston. Which of the following sports was featured on this show? A. Basketball B. Baseball C. Candlepin bowling In the winter sport of curling, a stone weighing more than forty pounds is slid along […]
What motivates people to buy things? Why do you make the decisions you do? Here are some different priorities around the world. Which of the following Japanese concepts is an important motivational factor? A. Giri B. Kanban C. Zaibatsu “What do you do?” is a normal icebreaker in the USA. To a great extent, a […]
Match the volcanoes with their countries. A. Etna 1. Hawaii B. Izalco 2. Ecuador C. Mauna Loa 3. El Salvador D. Cotopaxi 4. Italy True or false: Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. Match the lakes to their lands. A. Great Bear 1. South Australia B. Titicaca 2. Sweden C. Nicaragua 3. […]
France has a literary tradition unsurpassed by any nation. Match the French authors with their works. A. Gustave Flaubert 1. Nausea B. Jean-Paul Sartre 2. Germinal C. Émile Zola 3. Madame Bovary True or false: The all-time best-selling German fiction writer is Karl May, author of Wild West adventures. Match the following Caribbean authors (and […]
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart made their first film together, To Have and Have Not, on which Caribbean island? A. Aruba B. Barbados C. St. Kitts D. Cuba E. Martinique In the 1962 epic Taras Bulba, the country that doubled for medieval Poland was: A. Spain B. Argentina C. Scotland D. Nicaragua The 1969 classic […]
