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This soccer player has the most Ballon D'ors, with 8.
Who is Messi?
Diwali is also known by this three word English nickname
What is the Festival of Lights?
In Harry Potter, this spell is used to disarm an opponent and becomes Harry's signature move.
What is Expelliarmus?
These two countries share the longest land border.
What are Canada and the US?
This four-letter verb means to completely dominate, excel at, or look stunning while doing something.
What is slay?
In basketball, a player who records double-digit totals in three statistical categories during one game achieves this.
What is a triple-double?
In parts of India, the day after Diwali commemorates Lord Krishna lifting this natural landmark to protect villagers from heavy rain.
What is Mount Govardhan?
In Cars, Lightning McQueen is forced to repair the road in this small town after destroying it.
What is Radiator Springs?
This city hosts the Taj Mahal.
What is Agra?
A 3-letter word for totally average.
What is mid.
In the 2019 ODI World Cup final, England defeated this country after both the match and Super Over ended in ties.
What is New Zealand?
According to the Ramayana, Diwali celebrates Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya after this many years in exile.
What is 14 years?
This actor received a posthumous Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight.
Who is Heath Ledger?
This country has four official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh
What is Switzerland?
This culinary adjective describes someone in a dire situation.
What is cooked?
John Urschel, a former NFL lineman, teaches mathematics at this American university.
What is MIT?
During Diwali, some business owners in Gujarat perform a ritual called Chopda Pujan, blessing these objects in hopes of future prosperity
What are accounting books or ledgers?
Despite the popularity of Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot, this Latvian film about a cat won Best Animated Feature in 2025.
What is Flow?
This contiguous country has 10 neighbors, which is the third most behind China and Russia
What is Brazil?
This equestrian phrase means be patient or slow down.
What is "hold your horses?"
This Swedish-American athlete broke his own pole vault record 15 times from 2020 to 2026.
Who is Mondo Duplantis?
During Nepal's version of Diwali, Tihar, the second day is dedicated to honoring these household animals with flower garlands, ceremonial forehead markings, and special meals. (Hint: it's not cows)
What are dogs?
In 3 Idiots, Rancho's true identity is revealed to be this internationally recognized inventor with over 400 patents.
Who is Phunsukh Wangdu?
This country has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites, with 62.
What is Italy?
This idiom, which comes from horse racing, describes someone who wins despite being largely underestimated.
What is a dark horse?