Passport Questions and answers from 2010
Africa:
Q: What musical instrument was used to communicate in Africa?
A: Drum
China:
Q: What is the National Opera of China?
A: The Peking Opera
Colombia:
Q: This wind instrument is popular on the Northern Coast of Colombia?
A: Gaita
Czechoslovakia:
Q: What cities in the US did Antonín Dvoák (1841-1904) visit and write his Symphony No. 9, the New World Symphony?
A: It was started in New York City and completed in Spillville, Iowa
Ethiopa:
Q: Name the traditional drum used in Ethiopian festivities.
A: Kebero
Germany:
Q: This man is considered the Master of German opera.
A: Richard Wagner
Greece:
Q: What is the traditional stringed instrument in Greece?
A: Bouzouki
Guatemala:
Q: What is the national instrument of Guatemala?
A: Marimba
Hungary:
Q: What type of music is commonly played at Hungarian country weddings?
A: Gypsy music
India:
Q: Can you name a popular musical string instrument from India?
A: Sitar (there are many others)
Ireland:
Q: Can you name a Traditional Irish song or a current popular band from Ireland?
A: No firm answer but Danny Boy and U2 would work
Italy:
Q: Can you name a famous Italian Opera Composer?
A: Verdi or Puccini
Japan:
Q: Can you name an instrument used in traditional Japanese music?
A: Taiko drum
Korea:
Q: Can you name a traditional Korean musical instrument?
A:
Lebanon:
Q: Can you name the goblet shaped hand drum popular in Lebanese music?
A: Derbeke
Mexico:
Q: What is the folkloric musical group of Jalisco Mexico?
A: El Mariachi
Netherlands:
Q: This instrument’s happy music reminds you of a Carousel or Merry-Go-Round.
A: Barrel Organ
Norway:
Q: What instrument is played for folk dances in Norway?
A: Hardanger fiddle
Panama:
Q: What is the national dance of Panama?
A: El Tamborito
Peru:
Q: Can you name an instrument used with Andean Music?
A: Flutes, Pan Flutes
Philippines:
Q: What instruments produce the musical sounds for the Tinikling dance?
A: Bamboo poles
Poland:
Q: Can you name the famous Polish composer that was known for his waltzes, polonaises and mazurkas on the piano?
A: Frederick Chopin (Szopen in Polish)
Puerto Rico:
Q: What is the name of this small guitar widely used in Latin American Music?
A: El Cuatro
Scotland:
Q: What is the famous muscial instrument of Scotland?
A: Bagpipes
South Slavs:
Q: Q: What is the national instrument of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia?
A: Tamburitza
Youth Group:
Q: Q: Who wrote the United States' National Anthem?
A: Francis Scott Key
Passport Questions and answers from 2009
Africa
Q: This woman was recently voted as the first female president of Liberia.
A: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
China
Q: Who was China's first great teacher who taught Confucianism around 500 B.C.?
A: Confucius
Columbia
Q: Who was the Colombian coloniel who helped liberate Colombia from the Spanish and later became president?
A: Fransisco de Paula Santander
Czechoslovakia
Q: This man was known as the Slovak Robin Hood - he robbed the Nobles and gave it to the poor.
A: Juraj Janosik
Ethiopia
Q: Who was the last king of Ethiopia?
A: Haile Selassie
Germany
Q: What is the name of the German inventor who developed the moveable type printing press?
A: Johann Gutenberg
Greece
Q: What mythological figure is the capital of Greece named after?
A: Athena
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?
A: Rigoberta Menchu Tum
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.
A: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
India
Q: This political and spiritual leader believed in non-violent polititcal resistance.
A: Mahatma Gandhi
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?
A: Leonardo da Vinci
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.
A: Sejong the Great
Lebanon
Q: This Lebanese author, essayist and artist was famous for his collection of mystical essays titled "The Prophet"?
A: Khalil Gibran
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.
A: Emiliano Zapata
Netherlands
Q: What was Vincent van Goghs most favorite flower to paint?
A: Sunflowers
Panama
Q: This boxer defeated Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980 for the WBC Welterweight title?
A: Roberto Duran
Peru
Q: This man was the most famous Peruvian Naval Officer known as
"el caballero de los mares".
A: Miguel Grau
Philippines
Q: Who is the "National" hero of the Philippines?
A: Dr. Jose Rizal
Poland
Q: What Polish scientist discover the elements Radium and Polonium?
A: Marie Sklodowska Curie
Puerto Rico
Q: This man was the first Latino inducted in the The National Baseball Hall of Fame?
A: Roberto Clement
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?
A: William Wallace
South Slavs-Serbia
Q: What is the name of the inventor who developed the electric power systems (AC) we currently use?
A : Nikola Tesla
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?
A: "I have a dream"