GUESS THE COUNTRY

The toy company Lego is based there • Carlsberg beer is brewed there • The Little Mermaid was written by a writer from there (called Hans Christian Andersen)

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

• Beer was invented there • Cats were worshipped there They thought cats were gods) • This country was ruled by kings called “pharaohs”

A lot of maple syrup is exported from there • English and French are spoken there • Cirque de Soleil was founded in this country

• 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

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 

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 •

• The most famous sparkling wine is made there • The first gothic cathedral was constructed built) there • Frogs’ legs are eaten there • Snails are eaten there • Horse is eaten there

(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 •

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) •

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

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

• Leonardo DaVinci was born there • Latin was first spoken there • The Roman Empire was founded there • Ferraris are manufactured there • Gucci clothes are designed there • Opera was first performed there •

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

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

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.