Multicultural communication Quiz

What traditions are connected with Boxing Day? (choose ALL correct options)

• donate gifts to the less fortunate

• honor those who serve

• boo people

• throw old boxes

________ became the 50th state in 1959.

• Alaska

• California

• Hawaii

• Oregon

This country is very rich in mineral resources. Gold and diamonds are the best known, and together with coal have traditionally most economic importance. Most of its diamonds come from diamond fields near Kimberley.

• India

• The Republic of Ireland

• South Africa

• New Zealand

Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, _______.

• India

• New Zealand

• Great Britain

• The Republic of Ireland

Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for __________ .

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Isle of Man

• Ireland

What countries consist of provinces? (choose ALL correct options)

• Canada

• India

• South Africa

• New Zealand

In this country summer runs from December to February and is favourable for hiking, scenic driving, winery tours and surfing. Winter lasts from June to August with flourishing ski season

• New Zealand

• Canada

• India

• The Republic of Ireland

What country is it? The cuisine is largely driven by local ingredients and seasonal variations. As an island nation with a primarily agricultural economy, yields produce from land and sea. Similar to the cuisine of Australia, it is a diverse British based cuisine, with Mediterranean and Pacific Rim influences as the country has become more cosmopolitan … Similar to other Polynesian people, Māori cooked food in earth ovens …

• India

• Great Britain

• New Zealand

• Canada

Who is famous for his voyages to the New World and lending his name to America?

• Fridjof Wedel - Jarlsberg Nansen

• Americus Vespucius (Amerigo Vespucci)

• Vasco da Gama

• James Cook

What is the expression "Uncle Sam" used to denote?

• The nickname for the American Government

• The Western Hemisphere

• Alaska

• Country music