World Geography
This desert, the largest hot desert in the world, spans much of North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This 1982 album by Michael Jackson became the best-selling album of all time, featuring hits like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”
What is Thriller?
This Semitic language, written from right to left, is the official language of Israel.
What is Hebrew?
This player, known as “The Great One,” became the NHL’s all-time leading scorer during his career.
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
This round, flat dish topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and various toppings originated in Naples.
What is pizza?
This country has the largest population in the world as of the 2020s, surpassing China.
What is India?
After releasing "Ice Ice Baby" in 1990, Vanilla Ice faced legal action from the band Queen and David Bowie for sampling this 1981 song without credit.
What is "Under Pressure"?
This Romance language, derived from Latin, is the most widely spoken language in South America.
What is Portuguese?
This team, one of the “Original Six,” has won the most Stanley Cups in NHL history.
What are the Montreal Canadiens?
Pizza Margherita is topped with tomato sauce, basil, olive oil and this type of cheese.
What is mozzarella?
This South American country is home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest.
What is Brazil?
This 1985 charity single, organized by USA for Africa, featured dozens of major artists including Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
What is “We Are the World”?
This Slavic language, written primarily in the Cyrillic alphabet, is the most widely spoken native language in Europe.
What is Russian?
After relocating from Quebec City in 1995, this team went on to win the Stanley Cup in its first season in its new home city.
What are the Colorado Avalanche?
This pasta-like dumplings is boiled in water, and made with potatoes, flour, egg and salt.
What is Gnocchi?
This capital city sits on two continents, Europe and Asia, divided by the Bosporus Strait.
What is Istanbul?
This 1983 television special featured the first public debut of Michael Jackson's signature moonwalk.
What is "Motown 25"?
This Germanic language was the 'lingua franca' (or language of trade) of the Hanseatic League in northern Europe during the late Middle Ages.
What is Low German?
This rival league merged with the NHL in 1979, adding four teams including the Edmonton Oilers.
What is the World Hockey Association (WHA)?
This classic Italian dessert consists of layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese.
What is tiramisu?
This mountain range forms a natural border between Europe and Asia in Russia.
What are the Ural Mountains?
This duo released “Take On Me” in 1985, known for its iconic animated music video.
Who is Ah-ha?
This language family includes languages like Swahili, Zulu, and Xhosa and is widely spoken across sub-Saharan Africa.
What are the Bantu languages?
The Stanley Cup was named after the 16th Earl of Derby, known as Lord Stanley of Preston, who served in this governmental role in Canada from 1888 to 1893.
What is Governor General?
This Italian cheese is made from whey left over from mozzarella production and is often used as a filling for pasta dishes.
What is ricotta?