4/24/25 The World from A to Z (Wednesday 4/23/25)

🌍Where does the Fonte Festival take place?

• Lagos, Nigeria

• The beaches of Rio during Spring Break

• On a cruise ship between Brazil and Portugal🌍

• In a samba-themed amusement park

🌍What historical event does the Fonte Festival commemorate?🌍

• The abolition of slavery in Brazil

• The debut of Brazil’s national flag

• The first Brazilian World Cup win

• The invention of the conga drum🌍

🌍🌍What are food dyes like Red 40 made from?🌍

• Petroleum

• Rainbows and unicorn glitter

• Crayons melted in the sun🌍

• The tears of vegetables

🌍🌍What is the U.S. government encouraging as a replacement for artificial dyes?🌍🌍

• Natural alternatives

• Food-safe spray paint

• Mood ring powders

• Magic markers🌍

🌍🌍🌍What was completed for the first time in the mid-1790s?🌍🌍

• Toll Road 🌍

• The White Barn

• Public Skibidi toilet

• The Ear Canal

🌍🌍🌍 What kind of scam involves fake messages about unpaid tolls?🌍🌍🌍

• Smishing Scams

• Smashing Scams

• Smosching Scams🌍

• Skibidi Scams

🌍🌍🌍🌍What was established in 1635 as the first U.S. public school?🌍🌍🌍

• Boston Latin School

• Boistfort Ladle School🌍

• Bob Ross Paint School

• Bo Beep school of Sheep

🌍🌍🌍🌍What piece of internet history happened on April 23, 2005?🌍🌍🌍🌍

• First YouTube video was published
  

• First TikTok dance battle🌍

• Google invented memes

• MySpace got its final user

🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍 What environmental issue is impacting Japan’s rice harvests?🌍🌍🌍🌍

• Rising temperatures🌍

• Samurai ghost sabotage

• Too many sushi restaurants

• Allergic rice plants

🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍 What is celebrated on April 23 in honor of a famous writer?🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍

• Talk Like Shakespeare Day
  

• Write Like a Pirate Day

• National Beard Grooming Day

• Sonnet Slam Saturday🌍