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Culture Asks
Answer these questions about the culture you grew up in.
- What is your favourite holiday?
- Does your country have traditional clothes that are still worn? (Show image if possible)
- What is your favourite song in your native language (made in your country)?
- Mention a cool fact about your country.
- What is a stereotype about your country that you hate?
- What place in your country should people visit?
- What is a famous snack in your country?
- What is your favourite dish?
- What do you miss about your country whenever you’re in another country?
- What sports is most popular in your country?
- What’s the weather like in your country?
- Was something important invented or discovered in your country?
- Describe your country in 3 words.
- What spices are most often used in your native cuisine?
- What is your favourite expression in your native language?
- Which country is your country’s “rival” (in a funny way, not a war kinda way)?
- What does an average house look like in your country? (E.g. outside appearance, interior, anything unique?)
- What is the most common mode of transport in your country beside a car?
- What is currently the most popular TV show?
- If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?
- How would you describe an average person of your country?
- What is the most common way to greet someone/ask how someone’s doing in your native language?
- What is the school system like in your country?
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Ever wanted to ask a NASA astronaut a question? Here’s your chance!
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will be taking your questions in an Answer Time session on Thursday, October 17from12pm - 1pm ET here on NASA’s Tumblr! Find out what it’s like to live and work 254 miles above our planet’s surface. Make sure to ask your question now by visiting http://nasa.tumblr.com/ask!
Dr. Kate Rubins was selected in 2009 as one of nine members of the 20th NASA astronaut class. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology and a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology. During her first spaceflight from July - October 2016 as a member of the Expedition 49 and 50 crew, Dr. Rubins made history by becoming the first person to sequence DNA in space. She also worked on the Heart Cells Experiment which studied how heart muscle tissues contract, grow and change in microgravity. Before becoming a NASA astronaut, Dr. Rubins worked with some of the world’s most dangerous pathogens, heading 14 researchers studying viral diseases that primarily affect Central and West Africa.
Dr. Kate Rubins Fun Facts
- Dr. Rubins and colleagues developed the first model of smallpox infection.
- She conducted her undergraduate research on HIV-1 integration in the Infectious Diseases Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
- She conducted research on filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg), Arenaviruses (Lassa Fever) and collaborative projects with the U.S. Army to develop therapies for Ebola and Lassa viruses.
- She has logged 115 days in space and 12 hours and 46 minutes of spacewalk time.
- She enjoys running, cycling, swimming, flying, scuba diving and reading.
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