A very popular feature of A World A'Fair, inaugurated in 2007, has been the
Passport program.
The Passport is a small booklet containing a page for each country/ethnic
organization, with a photo from the organization and a question having to do with the this year's festival theme.
Children of all ages visiting the Festival receive a passport to be taken to each country's booth where they will find or be told the answer to the question and have their "passport" stamped providing them with a fun learning experience.
The children can have their names
entered into a drawing for prizes donated by the ethnic organizations and Passport sponsors.
| Passport Program Sponsored by Premier Health Care Services, Inc. |
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Friends of the Passport Project |
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| AAA Dayton Metro Library FifthThird Bank Hauer Music Jim McCutcheon Studios |
Usbourne Children’s Books Washington Centerville Public Library Wright-Patt Credit Union |
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| Passport Drawing Prize Winners | ||
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| Guitar from Hauer Music |
Kyle Kline, Kettering |
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| 2 $50 savings accounts from Wright-Patt Credit Union and library bags filled with a variety of items donated by Friends of the Passport Project |
Sam Placke, Enon Elise Triplett, Beavercreek |
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| 5 baskets or library bags filled with a variety of items donated by Friends of the Passport Project | Aadesh Chordia, Elena Kersteins, Carolyn Thompson, Michelle Fath, Sarah Maddax, Dayton |
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Passport Questions from 2010
(Click here to see the answers)
Africa:
Q: What musical instrument was used to communicate in Africa?
China:
Q: What is the National Opera of China?
Colombia:
Q: This wind instrument is popular on the Northern Coast of Colombia?
Czechoslovakia:
Q: What cities in the US did Antonín Dvoák (1841-1904) visit and write his Symphony No. 9, the New World Symphony?
Ethiopa:
Q: Name the traditional drum used in Ethiopian festivities.
Germany:
Q: This man is considered the Master of German opera.
Greece:
Q: What is the traditional stringed instrument in Greece?
Guatemala:
Q: What is the national instrument of Guatemala?
Hungary:
Q: What type of music is commonly played at Hungarian country weddings?
India:
Q: Can you name a popular musical string instrument from India?
Ireland:
Q: Can you name a Traditional Irish song or a current popular band from Ireland?
Italy:
Q: Can you name a famous Italian Opera Composer?
Japan:
Q: Can you name an instrument used in traditional Japanese music?
Korea:
Q: Can you name a traditional Korean musical instrument?
Lebanon:
Q: Can you name the goblet shaped hand drum popular in Lebanese music?
Mexico:
Q: What is the folkloric musical group of Jalisco Mexico?
Netherlands:
Q: This instrument’s happy music reminds you of a Carousel or Merry-Go-Round.
Norway:
Q: What instrument is played for folk dances in Norway?
Panama:
Q: What is the national dance of Panama?
Peru:
Q: Can you name an instrument used with Andean Music?
Philippines:
Q: What instruments produce the musical sounds for the Tinikling dance?
Poland:
Q: Can you name the famous Polish composer that was known for his waltzes, polonaises and mazurkas on the piano?
Puerto Rico:
Q: What is the name of this small guitar widely used in Latin American Music?
Scotland:
Q: What is the famous muscial instrument of Scotland?
South Slavs:
Q: What is the national instrument of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia?
Youth Group:
Q: Who wrote the United States' National Anthem?
Passport Questions from 2009
(Click here to see the answers)
Africa
Q: This woman was recently voted as the first female president of Liberia.
China
Q:Who was China's first great teacher who taught Confucianism around 500 B.C.?
Columbia
Q: Who was the Colombian coloniel who helped liberate Colombia from the Spanish and later became president?
Czechoslovakia
Q: This man was known as the Slovak Robin Hood - he robbed the Nobles and gave it to the poor.
Ethiopia
Q: Who was the last king of Ethiopia?
Germany
Q: What is the name of the German inventor who developed the moveable type printing press?
Greece
What mythological figure is the capital of Greece named after?
Guatemala
Q: This woman won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her work for peace and justice for all peoples and cultures especially the indigenous Maya people?
Hungary
Q: The Daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary, this woman was known for her charity and kindness to the poor. Many hospitals have been named after her.
India
Q: This political and spiritual leader believed in non-violent polititcal resistance.
Ireland
Q: Name one of the literary legends featured at the Ireland booth?
Italy
Q: Who was the famous Italian artist that painted the Mona Lisa?
Japan
Q: Can you name a famous samurai? Can you name an animated Japanese character that is famous with children?
Korea
Q: This man was known as the father of the Korean language creating the Korean alphabet hangul.
Lebanon
Q: This Lebanese author, essayist and artist was famous for his collection of mystical essays titled "The Prophet"?
Mexico
Q: This man was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution in 1910 - fighting for land and liberty for the Mexican people against the Mexican dictator.
Netherlands
Q: What was Vincent van Goghs most favorite flower to paint?
Panama
Q: This boxer defeated Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980 for the WBC Welterweight title?
Peru
Q: This man was the most famous Peruvian Naval Officer known as
"el caballero de los mares".
Philippines
Q: Who is the "National" hero of the Philippines?
Poland
Q:What Polish scientist discover the elements Radium and Polonium?
Puerto Rico
Q: This man was the first Latino inducted in the The National Baseball Hall of Fame?
Scotland
Q: Who was the Scottish knight and landowner who was known for leading a resistance during the Wars of Scottish Independence and is remembered as a patriot and national hero of Scotland?
South Slavs-Serbia
Q: What is the name of the inventor who developed the electric power systems (AC) we currently use?
USA:
For the Tuskegee Airmen
Q: Why are the Tuskegee Airmen famous?
For the WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots)
Q: Where did the WASPs fly planes during World War II?
For the Youth Group:
Q: What is Martin Luther King Jr's famous quote?