World Wonders
This wall is over 21,000 km long and can be seen from space (myth or not!).
What is the Great Wall of China?
Which country invented croissants? (Hint: it’s not France!)
What is Austria?
🇪🇸 Spanish: “Más vale tarde que nunca.”
What is It’s better to do something late than not do it at all?
Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
What is Japan?
The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
What is a hole?
Which South American country is home to Machu Picchu?
What is Peru?
Gelato is a special kind of ice cream from which country?
What is Italy?
🇯🇵 Japanese: “猿も木から落ちる” (Saru mo ki kara ochiru).
Literal: “Even monkeys fall from trees.”
What Everyone makes mistakes.?
In which country is the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, located?
What is the United Arab Emirates?
I’m lighter than a feather, but even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
What is your breath?
The Taj Mahal is located in which Indian city?
What is Agra?
What fruit is known as “the king of fruits” in Southeast Asia?
What is durian?
🇩🇪 German: “Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof.”
Literal: “I only understand the train station.”
What I don’t understand anything / I’m completely lost ?
Which European city has canals that make it famous as “The Floating City”?
What is Venice, Italy?
You see me once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years. What am I?
What is the letter “M”?
Christ the Redeemer overlooks which city in Brazil?
What is Rio de Janeiro?
Which drink is the most consumed worldwide after water?
What is tea?
🇫🇷 French: “Donner sa langue au chat.”
Literal: “To give one’s tongue to the cat.”
To give up on guessing / not know the answer.
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. In which country is it located?
What is Tanzania?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
This ancient wonder was a lighthouse built around 280 BC on the island of Pharos. It guided sailors into the busy harbor of Alexandria for centuries. What was it called?
What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
Considered one of the oldest known recipes in the world, this fermented drink made from honey, water, and sometimes fruits or spices is often called the “drink of the gods.” What is it?
What is mead/honeywine/wine?
500 pts:
🇨🇳 Chinese: “对牛弹琴” (duì niú tán qín).
Literal: “To play the lute to a cow.”
What Wasting your words on someone who doesn’t understand.?
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world, spanning over 9 million square kilometers across 11 countries. What is it called?
What is the Sahara Desert?
The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. The person who uses it never knows they’re using it. What is it?
What is a coffin?