EDO-CATION
BOUND BY A STRICT CODE OF ETHICS CALLED BUSHIDO, THESE ELITE MILITARY NOBILITY RULED FEUDAL JAPAN FOR CENTURIES
WHO ARE SAMURAI?
THIS HIGH-OCTANE 2015 POST-APOCALYPTIC FILM SWEPT THE TECHNICAL CATEGORIES AT THE 88TH ACADEMY AWARDS, TAKING HOME 6 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST FILM EDITING AND BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WHAT IS MAD MAX FURY ROAD?
EVERY SPRING BANK HOLIDAY, BRAVE (AND BRUISED) PARTICIPANTS GATHER NEAR GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND, FOR THIS EVENT WHERE THEY TUMBLE DOWN A DANGEROUSLY STEEP HILL IN PURSUIT OF A ROLLING WHEEL OF DOUBLE GLOUCESTER
WHAT IS COOPER'S HILL CHEESE ROLLING? (ACCEPT: CHEESE ROLLING)
YOU WON'T HAVE TO DINE AT A SNAIL'S PACE IN THIS COUNTRY, WHICH BOASTS MORE MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANTS THAN ANY OTHER
WHAT IS FRANCE?
DOING SOMETHING COOL EARNS YOU PLUS-100 POINTS TO THIS ESSENTIAL GLOW, REPRESTING YOUR OVERALL VIBE, COOLNESS, AND SOCIAL GRAVITY
WHAT IS AURA?
FOR CENTURIES OF JAPANESE HISTORY, THE EMPEROR WAS A FIGUREHEAD WHILE THE COUNTRY WAS ACTUALLY RULED BY THIS SUPREME MILITARY DICTATOR
WHO IS THE SHOGUN?
THIS 2016 BARRY JENKINS-DIRECTED DRAMA WON BEST PICTURE AFTER A HISTORIC, CHAOTIC LIVE MIX-UP ON STAGE WITH LA LA LAND
WHAT IS MOONLIGHT?
INVENTED IN THE UK IN 1954 TO KEEP DIVERS ACTIVE DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS, THIS SPORT—ALSO KNOWN AS "OCTOPUSH"—INVOLVES PUSHING A HEAVY LEAD PUCK ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF A SWIMMING POOL
WHAT IS UNDERWATER HOCKEY?
In this nation, you can pay homage to 'The King' of football, before dining on the reigning queen of its steakhouses
WHAT IS BRAZIL?
IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY DOOMED, FINISHED, OR HAVE ZERO CHANCE OF RECOVERING FROM A SITUATION, GEN ALPHA SAYS YOU ARE CULINARILY THIS
WHAT IS COOKED?
DEBUTING JUST IN TIME FOR THE 1964 TOKYO OLYMPICS, JAPAN'S HIGH-SPEED "SHINKANSEN" RAILWAY SYSTEM IS GLOBALLY KNOWN BY THIS RAPID-FIRE ENGLISH NICKNAME
WHAT IS THE BULLET TRAIN?
THIS ACCLAIMED 2000 CHRISTOPHER NOLAN FILM FAMOUSLY FEATURES A PROTAGONIST WITH SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS AND IS PRESENTED IN TWO ALTERNATING SEQUENCES—ONE IN COLOR RUNNING BACKWARD, AND ONE IN BLACK-AND-WHITE RUNNING FORWARD
WHAT IS MEMENTO?
THIS SPORT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM A 1992 GRAPHIC NOVEL, USES THE MOTTO "FIGHTING IS DONE IN THE RING AND WARS ARE WAGED ON THE BOARD"
WHAT IS CHESS BOXING?
THIS SOUTHERN THIS SOUTHERN NATION'S FOOTBALL FANS OFTEN CONSUME ITS UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL DISH—A HANDHELD MEAT PIE SMOTHERED IN "DEAD HORSE," THEIR SLANG FOR TOMATO SAUCE
WHAT IS AUSTRALIA?
IF YOU ARE A HIGH-VALUE, COOL LEADER WHO DOESN'T CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK, YOU MIGHT BE CALLED THIS GREEK LETTER
WHAT IS SIGMA?
IN 1274 AND 1281, KUBLAI KHAN'S MASSIVE INVADING FLEETS WERE DESTROYED BY TYPHOONS, WHICH THE JAPANESE CALLED THIS, MEANING "DIVINE WIND"
WHAT IS KAMIKAZE?
NAOMI WATTS STARS AS AN ASPIRING ACTRESS ARRIVING IN LOS ANGELES IN THIS SURREAL, DREAMLIKE 2001 PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER DIRECTED BY DAVID LYNCH
WHAT IS MULHOLLAND DRIVE?
PARTICIPANTS OF THIS QUIRKY SPORT HAVE SET WORLD RECORDS BY PRESSING CLOTHES AT EVEREST BASE CAMP, WHILE PARACHUTING, AND EVEN 138 FEET UNDERWATER
WHAT IS EXTREME IRONING?
WHILE ENJOYING THIS COUNTRY'S SIGNATURE STROOPWAFEL, YOU CAN PONDER THEIR STATUS AS THE ULTIMATE SOCCER BRIDESMAID, HOLDING THE RECORD FOR THE MOST FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL APPEARANCES WITHOUT EVER WINNING THE TROPHY
WHAT IS NETHERLANDS?
IF YOU LITERALLY OUTSHINE, OUTCLASS, OR LOOK SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE IN A ROOM, YOU ARE ENGAGING IN THIS 7-LETTER SLANG TERM
WHAT IS MOGGING?
ACCORDING TO LEGEND, THIS DESCENDANT OF THE SUN GODDESS AMATERASU BECAME THE VERY FIRST EMPEROR OF JAPAN IN 660 B.C.
WHO IS EMPEROR JIMMU?
DIRECTED BY FRITZ LANG, THIS PIONEERING 1927 GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST MASTERPIECE IS WIDELY CONSIDERED THE FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH SCIENCE FICTION FILM
WHAT IS METROPOLIS?
MASSIVELY POPULAR IN INDIA, THIS CONTACT SPORT REQUIRES A SINGLE "RAIDER" TO RUN INTO THE OPPONENT'S HALF, TAG AS MANY DEFENDERS AS POSSIBLE, AND RUN BACK TO THEIR OWN SIDE—ALL WHILE HOLDING THEIR BREATH AND CHANTING THE SPORT'S NAME
WHAT IS KABADDI?
SIP SOME STRONG GROGUE RUM AND SPOON UP SOME SLOW-COOKED CACHUPA STEW TO TOAST THE "CINDERELLA" SOCCER SUCCESS OF THIS ISLAND NATION
WHAT IS CAPE VERDE?
DAILY DOUBLE
WHAT IS CEO?