Places

Question 1

Here

Answer 1

both hands in closed “5” in front of body, palms up; shake hands together a few times
OR
dom hand in closed “5”, palm up; move hand in direction of where “here” is

Question 2

Address

Answer 2

both hands in “A” with thumbs pointing up; move both hands up in straight line from belly to chest (don’t pivot out)

Question 3

World

Answer 3

dom hand in “W”, palm to body, fingers pointing to non-dom side; non-dom hand in “W”, palm to body, fingers pointing to dom side, index side of “W” touching bottom of dom pinky side of “W”; move dom hand in circle around non-dom hand (away, bottom, toward, top)

Question 4

Country

Answer 4

dom hand in closed “5”, on non-dom side of body, palm to body; non-dom arm bent at elbow, palm to body, fingertips pointing to dom shoulder, elbow touching dom palm; rub dom palm against non-dom elbow in small circles

Question 5

Africa

Answer 5

dom hand in “C” palm facing away from body; move hand to right and down while closing fingers to be pinched (hand is making shape of the continent)

Question 6

America

Answer 6

both hands in open “5” w/fingers interlaced, palms facing towards body; move hands in circle in front of body (left, front, right, back)

Question 7

Asia

Answer 7

dom hand in “A”, chest height, palm facing out; move hand counter-clockwise, opening up hand to open “5” so face height.

Question 8

Canada

Answer 8

grab shirt at chest with dom hand and ball up hand into a fist; shake dom hand.

Question 9

China

Answer 9

dom hand in “1”, finger against non-dom shoulder; slide dom fingertip across chest to dom shoulder, then slide dom fingertip down dom side of torso

Question 10

Europe

Answer 10

dom hand in “E”, at side of forehead, palm towards forehead; move dom hand in a few small circles

Question 11

France

Answer 11

dom hand in “F”, palm down; rotate dom hand at wrist so palm facing up

Question 12

Germany

Answer 12

dom hand in “5” in middle of body, palm at 45 degree to non-dom side; non-dom hand in “5”, palm at 45 degree to dom side, thumb against dom palm; wiggle fingers

Question 13

Hawaii

Answer 13

dom hand in “H” at dom jawline height; move in counter-clockwise circle around face

same as “Handsome”

Question 14

Idaho

Answer 14

dom index & middle finger in “X”, palm to non-dom side; non-dom hand in fist, palm facing down, below dom hand; move dom hand around non-dom fist in a circle (forward, bottom, back, top), dom index & middle finger landing on top of non-dom fist.

Same as sign for “potato”

Question 15

Italy

Answer 15

dom hand in fist, palm to body, pinky pointing up, fingertip at top of forehead height; move hand down slightly so fingertip at eye level; move dom hand to dom side, fingertip forehead height; move dom hand to non-dom side

looks like making a cross on the forehead

Same sign as “Italian”

Question 16

Japan

Answer 16

both hands in “G”, fingertips touching; move hands away from each other while pinching index & thumb together

Question 17

Russia

Answer 17

dom hand in “1”, palm down, finger pointing to non-dom side; run side of finger across chin, then flick hand down.

Question 18

Texas

Answer 18

dom hand in “X” by non-dom shoulder; move hand to dom side of body, then move down

looks like drawing half a square (top and side)

Question 19

Washington D.C.

Answer 19

1. dom hand in “W”, palm down, fingertips on dom shoulder; move dom hand in spiral away from shoulder, ending with palm up
2. dom hand in “D”
3. dom hand in “C”

Question 20

Washington State

Answer 20

1. dom hand in “W”, palm down, fingertips on dom shoulder; move dom hand in spiral away from shoulder, ending with palm up
2. dom hand in fist, palm out; non-dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm to dom side; hit dom hand against non-dom fingertips and against bottom of non-dom palm

Question 21

North

Answer 21

dom hand in “N”; move dom hand up

Question 22

East

Answer 22

dom hand in “E”; move dom hand to side away from body

Question 23

South

Answer 23

dom hand in “S”; move dom hand down

Question 24

West

Answer 24

dom hand in “W”; move dom hand towards non-dom side