1.The Swiss Guards are responsible for the protection and safety of the pope and are based in which country?
2. After a long legal battle, the Maori were granted legal rights to a traditional war chant in which country?
3. Turkish and Greek are the official languages of an island country located in the Mediterranean Sea. Name this country.
4. The lungi is a traditional garment worn by men in many South Asian countries, including the region’s largest. Name this country.
5. The Basilica of Guadalupe celebrates the patroness of a country whose population is over 75 percent Roman Catholic. Name this North American country.
6. Mandarin and some Hakka dialects are spoken by the majority of the population on what large island located off the coast of China?
7. Kiswahili and English are the official languages of an African country that borders Lake Victoria and Lake Turkana. Name this country.
8. Descendants of an indigenous group known as the Tairona live in the country that borders Venezuela and Ecuador. Name this present-day country.
9. Tutankhamun was a king in an ancient civilization that developed along the Nile River. Name the present-day country that is home to the mouth of this river.
10. People still read legendary tales written in Old Norse prose called sagas because their present-day language is so similar in which European island country?
ANSWERS: 1. Vatican City 2. New Zealand 3. Cyprus 4. India 5. Mexico 6. Taiwan 7. Kenya 8. Colombia 9. Egypt 10. Iceland
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