WORLD MYSTERIES
What country is home to the ancient city of Petra, famously carved into pink rock cliffs?
Jordan
What streaming platform originally mailed DVDs before becoming a giant in streaming?
Netflix
What planet rotates on its side, making its seasons extremely unusual?
Uranus
What ship famously sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
Titanic
What country is credited with inventing pizza?
Italy
What sea is shrinking because rivers feeding it were diverted for farming?
Aral Sea
What movie franchise features the fictional metal “vibranium”?
Marvel franchise / Black Panther
What branch of science studies heredity and DNA?
Genetics
What wall divided East and West Berlin until 1989?
Berlin Wall
What grain is the main ingredient in risotto?
Rice
What line of latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What artist released the albums 1989 and Midnights?
Taylor Swift
What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Ag
Which U.S. president appears on the $100 bill?
Benjamin Franklin (trick question — not a president)
What country is known for dishes like pho and banh mi?
Vietnam
What European city is known as the “City of Canals”?
Venice
What animated series features the towns of Ba Sing Se and Omashu?
Avatar: The Last Airbender
What scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
What empire was ruled by Julius Caesar and Augustus?
Roman Empire
Which fruit is sometimes referred to as the "alligator pear"?
The avocado
What desert is the largest hot desert on Earth?
Sahara Desert
What layer of Earth lies directly beneath the crust?
Mantle
What event began after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated?
World War I
What number will you find on the side of a Heinz ketchup bottle?
57