World Culture Facts

In Japan, it is polite to ______ before entering a home. 

• knock 6 times on the door
• announce loudly who you are and what family you belong to
• take off your shoes
• take off your hat

There is a giant city wide food fight with tomatoes in __________ every year. 

• Paris France
• Milan Italy
• Bunol Spain
• Tokyo Japan

In this country, instead of putting teeth under your pillow for the tooth fairy, they put them on the roof. 

• Greece
• Austria
• Indonesia
• Mali

Mardi Gras is a holiday that ends the season of Carnival. This is a time for much celebrating before the season of lent. What does it's name mean?

• Most Grateful
• Fat Tuesday
• Much Cheese
• Make Grateful

Avoid using red ink to write in this country as traditionally the names of the dead were recorded in red  ink. 

• China
• India
• Russia
• South Korea

In this country and many others, it is tradition for the bride to have her family paint designs on her hands and feet using henna ink a few days before her wedding day.

• South Africa
• Argentina
• India
• Ethiopia

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world- where is it?

• Japan
• Russia
• France
• Nepal

While is it normal to tip in the US, in _________ it can be considered very rude.

• South Korea
• The Ukraine
• Iceland
• Ireland

There are over ___________languages currently spoken in the world. Sadly, about a 1000 years ago- there were over 100,000!

• 500
• 30,000
• 6,000
• 30

In much of europe, instead of shaking hands, they do this instead

• high five
• bow
• hug
• 2 kisses on each cheek (really the air)