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A lot of meat is eaten there • Cans of corned beef are usually imported from there • Spanish is spoken there • Penguins are often seen in the south of this country • Cowboys called gauchos can still be seen there
ARGENTINA
The 2004 Olympics were held there • In this country, barbeques are often held on the beach • English is spoken in this country • You can see lots of kangaroos and koalas in this country
AUSTRALIA
• Arnold Schwarzenegger was born there • Sacher Torte (chocolate cake) was first eaten there • The croissant was invented there • Adolf Hitler was born in this country • German is spoken in there
AUSTRIA
Portuguese is spoken in this country • The footballer Ronaldinho was born there • Samba music was first played there • Five football world cups have been won by this country • The world’s most famous carnival is held there every year
BRAZIL
A lot of maple syrup is exported from there • English and French are spoken there • Cirque de Soleil was founded in this country
CANADA
The 2008 Olympics were held there • The idea for pasta was taken from there to Italy (by Marco Polo) • Tea was first drunk there • Dairy products are traditionally not eaten there • IBM brand PCs are now produced by a company from there (ca
CHINA
The motorcar was invented there • The hamburger was named after a city there • The frankfurter was named after a city there • Poodles were first bred there • Lots of sausages are eaten there •
GERMANY
Greece • The first Olympic games were held there (thousands of years ago) • Black olives are often eaten there • Pita bread is often eaten there • A lot of feta cheese soft goats’ milk cheese) is produced there.
GREECE
Buddhism was started there • Lots of spices are added to food there • Assam tea is grown there • Darjeeling tea is grown there • Chess was first played there • The most films movies) of any country are produced there
INDIA
(The Republic of) Ireland • Guinness stout black beer) was first made there • Jameson’s whiskey and Baileys liqueur are produced there • English is spoken there Italy • Leonardo DaVinci was born there • Latin was first spoken there •
(THE REPUBLIC OF) IRELAND
Golf was first played there • Scotch whiskey is produced there • Kilts (like skirts for men) are sometimes worn there • The traditional music of this country is played with bagpipes
SCOTLAND
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in this country for many years • Penguins and elephants are often seen in this country • Many diamonds are found in this country
SOUTH AFRICA
Green olives are grown there • Picasso was born there • Ham is often eaten there • The traditional music from this country is played with a guitar and castanets (and is called flamenco) •
SPAIN
• The Nobel prizes were started there • Volvo cars and trucks were first made there • The four members of Abba were born there • A smorgasbord (buffet style breakfast) is often provided in hotels in this country
SWEDEN
• This country was named after Christopher Columbus. • Lots of cocaine is smuggled out of this country The Czech Republic • The first Budweiser beer was made there • The novelist Kafka was born there
COLOMBIA
Spanish is spoken there • This country was led by Fidel Castro for many years • Bacardi (white rum) was first produced there • Salsa music was first played here
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