Around the World in Five Dishes
Often topped with cotija cheese, crema, and chili powder, this Mexican street food begins with grilled corn on the cob.
What is elote?
Despite what many tourists assume, this New Jersey city, not New York City, is known as the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
What is Hoboken?
First published in 1937, this J.R.R. Tolkien novel follows Bilbo Baggins on an unexpected journey to reclaim a dragon-guarded treasure.
What is The Hobbit?
The stapes, found in this part of the body, is the smallest bone in humans.
What is the ear?
In Australia, this dark, salty spread made from brewer's yeast extract is often spread thinly on toast.
What is Vegemite?
This Portuguese seafood stew shares its name with the traditional copper pot in which it is cooked.
What is cataplana?
This MTV reality show introduced America to "GTL," fist pumps, and a cast spending summers on the Jersey coast.
What is Jersey Shore?
In Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series, this pampered Persian cat becomes a fan-favorite companion and unexpectedly powerful dungeon crawler
Who is Princess Donut?
This blood type is considered the universal red blood cell donor.
What is O negative?
This Scandinavian delicacy consists of fermented herring and is notorious for its powerful odor.
What is surströmming?
Originating in Georgia, this boat-shaped bread is typically filled with cheese and topped with an egg.
What is khachapuri?
New Jersey is nicknamed the Garden State because, during the 1800s, it became famous for producing this type of goods.
What are fruits and vegetables (or agricultural products)?
This 1996 fantasy debut introduced readers to the Stark family, direwolves, and the continent of Westeros.
What is A Game of Thrones?
The average adult carries roughly 25 miles of these throughout their body.
What are blood vessels?
A popular street food in Mexico, these edible insects are often toasted and seasoned with lime, garlic, and chili.
What are chapulines (grasshoppers)?
Traditionally prepared underground using heated stones, this Hawaiian feast shares its name with the method used to cook it.
What is kalua?
This New Jersey city is the setting for HBO's Boardwalk Empire and has been a gambling destination since casinos were legalized there in 1976.
What is Atlantic City?
Beginning in 1990, this 14-book fantasy series centers on the struggle between the Dragon Reborn and the Dark One.
What is The Wheel of Time?
Ironically, this phobia is often represented by the tongue-twisting term hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
What is the fear of long words?
Considered a delicacy in Iceland, this dish is made from Greenland shark that has been buried and fermented for months
What is hákarl?
This Peruvian dish consists of raw fish cured in citrus juice and is believed to date back more than 2,000 years.
What is ceviche?
Along with being home to several cast members of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, this county is New Jersey's most populous.
What is Bergen County?
Brandon Sanderson launched this epic fantasy series in 2010, featuring magical powers fueled by metals on the world of Scadrial.
What is Mistborn?
Humans share approximately 60% of their DNA with this yellow fruit.
What is a banana?
This Southeast Asian fruit is nicknamed the "King of Fruits" and is banned from some hotels and public transit because of its powerful smell.
What is durian?