Music
This US band’s name is a color and number.
The only country in the world with a non-rectangular national flag.
Nepal
In 1903, this physicist became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — and later the first person to win it twice
Marie Curie
This company was originally called “Backrub”
Bananas are technically classified as this type of fruit
Berry
This composer wrote 9 symphonies and went deaf later in life.
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Diomede Islands are separated by the International Date Line and lie between these two nations. One is Russian; what is the other?
United States
In 1960, this country elected Sirimavo Bandaranaike as Prime Minister, making her the world’s first female head of government.
Sri Lanka
This business magnate’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns Geico, Dairy Queen, and parts of Apple
Warren Buffett
The dot over the letters i and j has this specific name
tittle
This guitarist, nicknamed "Slowhand", was a member of Cream and had solo hits like Layla.
Eric Clapton
This Asian country, formerly known as Siam, has never been colonized by a European power.
Thailand
This 15th-century French teenager led troops against the English during the Hundred Years’ War and was later canonized as a saint.
Joan of Arc
This Egyptian company became MENA’s first unicorn after being acquired by PayPal and later rebranded into Paymob
Fawry
This element, discovered in 1940, was named after the planet that had just been discovered a few years earlier
Plutonium
Before her solo career, this pop icon was in a girl group called “Innosense” managed by Lou Pearlman.
Britney Spears
This African country is the most linguistically diverse in the world, with over 800 languages spoken
Nigeria
This feminist pioneer founded the Egyptian Feminist Union and removed her veil in public in 1923
Huda Sha’arawi
Headquartered in Riyadh, this company operates the region’s largest digital payment gateway and processed the first Apple Pay transaction in KSA
HyperPay
This is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight
bat
This 1989 hit by Madonna was banned by the Vatican for its religious imagery.
Like a Prayer
This Middle Eastern city is located in a depression over 400 meters below sea level, making it the lowest city on Earth.
Jericho
In 2020, this female journalist became Lebanon’s first woman to serve as Minister of Defense
Zeina Aka
In South Africa, Amazon’s River Club development was halted over cultural concerns related to this indigenous group’s spiritual heritage.
Khoisan
This U.S. state has the most active volcanoes.
Alaska