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FLAGS

1. What creature appears on the flag of Wales?

1. Snake
2. Lion
3. Loch Ness monster
4. Dragon

2. Every country’s flag is distinguished by an emblem, a sign or multiple colours except for one country which has a plain green flag. Name that country.

1. Libya
2. Lebanon
3. South korea
4. Norway

3. If you flip the Indonesian flag, which European country’s flag would you get?

1. Norway
2. Monaco
3. Poland
4. None of these countries

4. What flag is pictured here?

1. Philippines
2. Malaysia
3. Serbia
4. Myanmar

5. Which of these countries is the most recent to drop the union jack from its national flag?

1. Canada
2. Pakistan
3. South Africa
4. Fiji

6. This is the world's largest flagpole, were is it?

1. Morocco
2. US
3. Malaysia
4. Saudi Arabia

7. Which of these countries has a flag that features a modern assault rifle?

1. Sudan
2. Mozambique
3. Rwanda
4. Libya

8. Which country has the oldest, continuously used national flag in the world?

1. Denmark
2. United Kingdom
3. Israel
4. Italy

Traditions 

1. The Oktoberfest is an annual German festival celebrating what?

1. The end of the summer time
2. Bratwurst
3. It's the end of a Miss competition
4. Beer

2. What is the name of the traditional
war dance performed by the Maoris of New Zealand?

1. The Waka
2. The Haka
3. The Fata
4. The Hoku

3. Which president proclaimed thanksgiving as a national holiday in the United States?

4. This picture shows a man dressed as the devil jumping over babies at a traditional festival. In what country does this festival take place?

1. Argentina
2. Belarus
3. Lebanon
4. Spain

5. Which of the acts listed below is NOT a real tradition?

1. Denmark: Throwing cinnamon at single people.
2. Scotland: throwing eggs and spoilt milk at a woman who is about to get married.
3. China: carrying your pregnant daughter over burning coal.
4. Jamaica: eating your own placenta after giving birth.

6. A Geisha is a professional entertainer in Japan. To become a Geisha you will have to be trained. How long does it take to train to be a Geisha?

1. 18 months
2. 4 years
3. 6 years
4. 11 years

7. In what country is "Cheese-chasing"(a game where contestants try to catch a cheese that is rolling down from a hill) an annual tradition?

1. Britain
2. The Netherlands
3. France
4. Finland

8. Holi is a colorful festival held in India. What does this festival signify?

1. The fertility of the animals
2. The fertility of the land
3. The arrival of summer
4. The triumph of good over evil

Who said it?

1. James Bond's famous catchphrase is "Shaken, not stirred". Which Bond-actor first mentioned the line?

1. George Lazenby
2. Sean Connery
3. Roger Moore
4. Timothy Dalton

2. Which famous inventor said the following words: "Creativity is contagious, pass it on"

1. Nikola Tesla
2. Albert Einstein
3. Thomas Edison
4. Leonardo Da Vinci

3. Martin Luther King spoke the famous words "I have a dream". What year did King give his speech at the March on Washington?

1. 1963
2. 1965
3. 1969
4. 1971

4. In which of the Harry Potter movies does Hermoine say the following line:
"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed — or worse, expelled."

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

5. "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake"
Who said this?

1. Stalin
2. Napoleon
3. Donald Trump
4. Mao Zedong

6. An artist once said: "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world". Who was it?

1. Lady Gaga
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Marilyn Monroe
4. Madonna

7. Which very wise person once said:
"if you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything"?

1. Mark Twain
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Albert Einstein
4. Dalai Lama

8. Which American president once said:
"America will start winning again, winning like never before"?

1. Barack Obama
2. Donald Trump
3. Richard Nixon
4. Bill Clinton

Food

1. In what country is cod sperm a delicacy?

1. Taiwan
2. Eritrea
3. Finland
4. Japan

2. What statement is NOT true about this traditional Sardinian cheese?

1. The Cheese is considered to be an aphrodisiac.
2. The cheese contains live insect larvae.
3. The cheese has been outlawed by the European Union.
4. The cheese has been labeled as the "most intriguing cheese in the world" in 2009

3. What kind of food is the Canadian dish "Rocky Mountain Oysters"?

1. Lake snails
2. Bear legs
3. Bull-calf testicles
4. Jellied moose nose

4. Why can only highly trained chefs serve blow fish in their restaurants?

1. Specific poisonous parts need to be removed
2. All the spikes need to be removed in a special way
3. Cooking this fish needs to be done during a special ritual
4. Making a wrong move makes the fish explode

5. This fruit is banned in various locations throughout Southeast Asia due to the smell. What is the name of this fruit?

6. In what country is it considered rude to finish your food?

1. Iceland
2. Belarus
3. China
4. Mauritania

7. In what country do they eat Grilled honeycomb with the bee larvae still inside

1. Laos
2. Malaysia
3. Indonesia
4. Thailand

8. From what country does the hottest pepper originate?

1. India
2. Spain
3. Chili
4. America

Languages

1. In which languages are the words 'I love you' written here?
-'Ek het jou lief'
-'Jag älskar dig'

1. Dutch and Norwegian
2. Dutch and Swedish
3. Afrikaans and Norwegian
4. Afrikaans and Swedish

2. Jason Derulo didn't write this number. The original song, also called Coño, is written in a foreign language. What language is the original song in?

1. Spanish
2. Portuguese
3. Dutch
4. French

3. What language has with 74 letters the biggest alphabet in the world?

1. Japanese (Japan)
2. Nepali (Nepal)
3. Khmer (Cambodja)
4. Arabic

4. This world famous song is originally a Spanish song. What is the song about?

1. About seducing and cheating
2. About dancing and partying
3. About sex and summer
4. About love and food

5. What does Bia mean?

1. Bedbugs in Latin
2. Sugar in Danish
3. Apples in Kirgizisch
4. Beer in Swahili

6. This amazing song was written in 2004. What does the title mean?

1. Love under the lime tree
2. Fly away with me
3. Love is like strawberries in summer
4. Love is in the air

7. In how many languages is the Bible fully translated?

1. 554
2. 603
3. 701
4. 856

8. What language do they sing in this song?

1. Mandarin
2. Chinese
3. Korean
4. Khmer (cambodia)

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See you at the next pubquiz: the 8th of March