Around the World
What is the longest and narrowest country in the world?
Chile
What is the name of the Korean dish that contains fermented vegetables, such as cabbage or radish?
Kimchi
Name the Canadian actor who played Ken in the new "Barbie" movie that was released in July 2023.
Ryan Gosling
What is the biggest city in North Carolina?
Charlotte
Name the largest living lizard in the world.
Komodo dragon
What is the currency in South Africa called?
The rand
What is the North African and Middle Eastern dish that contains poached eggs in a tomato-pepper sauce called?
Shakshuka
Name the 3 brothers who make up the American pop rock band, the Jonas Brothers.
Kevin, Joe, and Nick
What year was North Carolina State University founded?
1887
What is the only true flying mammal? (Hint: Some mammals can 'glide,' but not fly.)
Bat
Where will the Summer Olympics be hosted in 2024?
Paris
What are, typically, 3 of the main ingredients found in raita?
Yogurt, cucumber, and mint
Which K-POP group sings the hit song, "Dynamite"?
BTS
What site in Raleigh (which is now a park) was North Carolina's first mental health facility for 160 years?
Dorothea Dix Park
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of what country?
Sri Lanka
In what country did the stroopwafel originate?
The Netherlands
What international song contest has featured successful contestants such as Julio Iglesias (Spain), ABBA (Sweden), and Céline Dion (Switzerland)?
Eurovision
What nickname ("_______ of the _______") for Raleigh describes the museums, history, and science here?
The Smithsonian of the South
List at least 3 of the 6 new countries that are being admitted to the BRICS bloc starting in January 2024. (Hint: BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.)
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates
What dessert do you have to serve immediately out of the oven so that it doesn't sink in the middle?
Soufflé