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This French pastry's name literally means "crescent" and refers to its curved, layered shape.
What is a croissant?
This is the closest planet to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This blue hedgehog is a famous video game character known for his speed.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
This is the largest country in the world by land area.
Russia
This sport, played on a court with a hoop at each end, was invented by James Naismith in 1891.
What is basketball?
Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak, sits at the border of France and this country.
What is Italy?
This African country is home to the Sahara Desert's largest portion and the Pyramids of Giza.
What is Egypt?
This video-sharing app, known for short clips and dances, was the most downloaded app in the world for several years running.
What is TikTok?
This is the smallest country in the world, located entirely within the city of Rome.
What is Vatican City?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being co-hosted by three countries for the first time in the tournament's history — name all three.
What are Canada, Mexico and the United States?
This animal is the unofficial national symbol of France, often seen on sports jerseys and stamps.
What is a rooster (le coq)?
This organ in the largest in the human body.
What is skin?
This South Korean boy band, who've just returned from their military service, became one of the best-selling music acts in the world, with hits like "Dynamite" and "Butter."
Who is BTS?
This narrow strip of land connects North and South America and is home to a famous canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is Panama?
This is the maximum number of players a team has on the field at once in a soccer match (including the goalkeeper).
What is eleven?
This French-speaking country in North Africa was a French colony until 1962, after a long and brutal war of independence.
What is Algeria?
This is the total number of bones in the adult human body. (Hint: Babies are born with 270-300 bones.)
What is 206?
This villain was played by both Heath Ledger (2008) and Jaoquin Pheonix (2019), with both winning Oscars for the role.
Who is the Joker?
This country is bordered by 14 nations, tied with Russia for most number of bordered countries.
What is China?
In tennis, this is the term for a score of zero.
What is love?
This event kicked off in 1789, when citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison-fortress in Paris.
What is the French Revolution?
Cavendish, Lady Finger and Plantain are all varieties of this fruit.
What is a banana?
This director is responsible for blockbusters spanning six decades, including Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park and, more recently, Disclosure Day (2026).
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This African country has three capital cities, each serving a different governmental function: one legislative, one administrative, and one judicial.
What is South Africa?
Tour, Giro and Vuelta are all names for the three biggest professional tournaments for this sport.
What is cycling? (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España)