Geography Connection Round
Famed for paintings such as The Night Watch and The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, which country is Rembrandt from?
Netherlands/Holland
In Shakespeare, which country is Hamlet the prince of?
Denmark
Nebulizer
The theme of this 1667 poem was the fall of humanity through disobedience to God
Paradise Lost
What is the primary ingredient in the Middle Eastern dish falafel?
Chickpeas
Which country's capital city is Prague?
Czech Republic/Czechia
The 2000 film "Chocolat" stars Juliette Binoche as a woman who opens a sweet shop in a straitlaced fictional village in what country?
France
Bellycheer is a fun-sounding word that's synonymous with this deadly sin
Gluttony
Some kids never learn, here's this mythological son falling to the sea despite a warning from dad
Icarus
What is the name of the dish of fillet steak coated with pâté (often pâté de foie gras) and duxelles, wrapped in puff pastry?
Beef Wellington
Which is the only country, other than Vatican City that has a square shaped flag?
Switzerland
Which country is the famous film 'The Sound of Music' set in?
Austria
Meaning to idly loaf, this word starts with a slang word for a type of hard candy and ends with a choking action
Lollygag
It took 6 volumes for Edward Gibbon to chronicle not just the fall but "The Decline and Fall of" this
The Roman Empire
What classic children's cocktail of club soda, grenadine, and a maraschino cherry was named for a child star?
Shirley Temple
What is the only country to have a parliamentary democracy in the form of a constitutional monarchy, with a dukedom?
Luxembourg
Which country was Marie Curie born in?
Poland
This 10-letter word usually refers to an ancient cave dweller but can now also describe any secluded person
Troglodyte
David Bowie gave listeners the rise and fall of this persona and the spiders from Mars
Ziggy Stardust
What dish of oysters on the half-shell, was created in 1889 and named after the then-wealthiest American?
Oysters Rockefeller
Which country is the host and de-facto capital of the European Union, with the EU's main headquarters and council located in this country's capital city?
Belgium
What country connects the answers?
Germany - all answers share a border with Germany.
This word for authoritative influence of one nation over others comes from the Greek for "leader"
Hegemony
In 1922 Interior Secretary Albert Fall accepted a bribe to give an oil company rights to this oil reserve in Wyoming
Teapot Dome
What goes into a standard mirepoix?
(3 veggies)
Mirepoix is made with onion, celery, and carrot.