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People & Places

People & Places

• Why do some people have an accent?
  
  
• What are chopsticks?
  
  
• Why do grown-ups drink coffee?
  
  
• What is culture?
  
  
• How many languages are there?
  
  
• Why are Spanish people called Latinos?
  
  
• Why do countries each have a flag?
  
  
• Who is the smartest person in the world?
  
  
• What is Braille?
  
  
• Are there real life kings, queens, princes, and princesses?
  
  
• Are pirates real?
  
  
• Why do pirates always have parrots on their shoulder?
  
  
• What is a knight?
  
  
• Why do knights wear armor?
  
  
• Why do kings and queens wear crowns?
  
  
• Why are some people vegetarians?
  
  
• What is a vegan?
  
  
• Does the toilet really flush the opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere?
  
  
• What is the world’s biggest city?
  
  
• What is a leap year?
  
  
• What is the largest continent?
  
  
• What is the biggest country in the world?
  
  
• Why do we need friends?
  
  
• When was American football invented?
  
  
• What is a belief?
  
  
• How many countries are in the world?
  
  
• Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
  
  
• What is a generation?
  
  
• What do people eat in China?
  
  
• What do people eat in India?
  
  
• What do people eat in Mexico?
  
  
• What do people eat in France?
  
  
• What do people eat in Italy?
  
  
• Where does the peace symbol come from?
  
  
• How do you say Hello in different languages?
  
  
• Why do pirates have eye patches?
  
  
• Why do pirates have wooden legs?
  
  
• What is an Eskimo?
  
  
• Why don't we have school in the summer?
  
  
• What country has the most languages?
  
  
• Are there real-life castles?
  
  
• What kinds of candy are eaten around the world?
  
  
• Who invented the high five?
  
  
• What is poverty?
  
  
• Why can’t all kids go to school?
  
  
• What are manners?
  
  
• How many different kinds of hats are there?
  
  
• Why is Friday the 13th unlucky?
  
  
• What is pop culture?
  
  
• What languages are spoken in China?
  
  
• What is the landscape of China?
  
  
• What religions are practiced in China?
  
  
• What is an ancestor?
  
  
• What is the difference between England and the UK?
  
  
• What is the EU?
  
  
• What are the Seven Wonders of the World?