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Samba music was first played there.
The world’s most famous carnival is held there every
year.
Portuguese is spoken in this country.
Five football world cups have been won by this
country.
Brazil
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Dairy products are traditionally not eaten there.
Paper money was first used in this country.
The idea for pasta was taken from there to Italy (by
Marco Polo).
IBM brand PCs are now produced by a company from
there (called Lenovo).
China
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Cantonese is spoken there.
This country was colonised by the British but
was handed over to the Chinese.
Jackie Chan was born there.
Hong
Kong
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Chess was first played there.
Darjeeling tea is grown there. India
Lots of spices are added to food there.
Buddhism was started there.
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Latin was first spoken there.
The real Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) was
buried in this country.
Ferraris are manufactured there.
Opera was first performed there.
Italy
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The traditional houses there are usually made
of wood.
Yakult yoghurt was first made there.
Raw horse meat is eaten there.
A lot of raw fish is eaten there.
Japan
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Spanish is spoken there.
Corona beer is brewed there. Mexico
Chihuahua dogs were first bred there.
Color TV was invented by a man from there.
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Pork is never eaten there.
Women aren’t allowed to drive there.Saudi
A lot of oil is produced there. Arabia
Islam was founded there.
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German, French and Italian are spoken by most
people there.
Chocolate and cheese from there are eaten by people
all over the world.
The food company Nestle is based there.
Watches from there are worn by people all over the
world.
Switzerland
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Tea is often drunk in this country.
Table tennis was first played in this country.
Tesco’s supermarkets were set up there.
The Titanic was built and launched from there.
UK
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English is spoken there.
Pizza Hut and Dominoes Pizza were started there.
Independence Day is celebrated on the 4th of July
Pfizer was founded there in 1849 by the two
German immigrants.
USA
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Many diamonds are found in this country.
Penguins and elephants are often seen in this
country.
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in this
country for many years.
South
Africa
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