BOOKENDS
This continent contains Italy, France, and Germany.
What is Europe?
This gin-and-vermouth classic is James Bond's drink, though he famously orders it "shaken, not stirred," which purists say bruises it.
What is a Martini?
This person's first name is really Wardell and is an NBA sharpshooter that goes by his middle name and is the greatest three-point shooter ever.
Who is Stephen Curry?
The all-time World Cup titles leader with five, this South American giant is home to the Amazon rainforest and Carnival in Rio.
What is Brazil?
This tall, stalky grass with a citrusy scent is pounded or sliced into curries, soups, and teas, and it flavors tom yum.
What is lemongrass?
This protein speeds up chemical reactions in the body; digestive ones break down food.
What is an enzyme?
This rum-and-lime drink is named for a mining town in Cuba where an American engineer supposedly mixed the first one around 1900.
What is a Daiquiri?
Born Peter Gene Hernandez, this Hawaiian-raised pop star got his nickname as a baby and paired it with a "planetary" surname.
Who is Bruno Mars?
The defending champions from 2022, this country is home to the tango, Patagonia, and beef-heavy asado barbecues.
What is Argentina?
These glossy, double-lobed leaves add a floral citrus perfume to Thai curries; you bruise or shred them and fish them out later.
What are kaffir lime leaves / makrut lime leaves?
This deck of fortune-telling cards includes the Fool and the Hanged Man.
What is tarot?
This premium vodka was created in the 1990s for the American market and named for a bird, distilled in the Cognac region of France.
What is Grey Goose?
Born Katheryn Hudson, this pop star adopted her mother's maiden name to avoid confusion with actress Kate Hudson.
Who is Katy Perry?
This North African nation made history in 2022 as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal; it's home to Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains.
What is Morocco?
This tropical screwpine leaf lends a grassy vanilla flavor and bright green color to Southeast Asian desserts and rice.
What is pandan?
This financial term is a portion of company profits paid out to shareholders.
What is a dividend?
This bourbon carries the name of the German-American family that has distilled it for seven generations; the founder anglicized his name from Böhm.
What is Jim Beam?
Born Neta-Lee Hershlag in Jerusalem, this Oscar-winning actress, famous for her roles in Star Wars and Black Swan, adopted her grandmother's maiden name as a stage surname for privacy.
Who is Natalie Portman?
Led by striker Erling Haaland, this Scandinavian nation of fjords, midnight sun, and Viking heritage is a 2026 dark horse.
What is Norway?
This knobby rhizome looks like ginger but is sharper and more citrusy; it's essential to tom kha gai and many curry pastes.
What is galangal?
This long row of cut hay or grain left to dry in a field is a farming term.
What is a windrow?
This spiced rum is named for a real 17th-century Welsh privateer who raided Spanish colonies and later became lieutenant governor of Jamaica.
What is Captain Morgan?
Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, this 1950s screen icon became the ultimate Hollywood blonde.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This tiny volcanic island nation off West Africa made its World Cup debut in 2026 and stunned fans; it's a Portuguese-speaking archipelago.
What is Cape Verde?
This fragrant, needle-leaved herb is called "sawtooth" or "long coriander" for its jagged leaves.
What is culantro / sawtooth coriander?