Everyday Stuff
The main stimulant in coffee and tea
caffeine
This European country is famous for inventing pasta and pizza.
Italy
The Earth takes approximately this long to orbit the Sun.
1 Year/365 days
This spicy rice dish cooked in coconut milk is often considered Malaysia’s national dish.
Nasi Lemak
This board game has players buy properties like Boardwalk and Park Place.
Monopoly
It is a finely ground green tea powder that's made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant
Matcha
This river, the longest in the world, flows through eleven African countries.
Nile
This metallic element has the chemical symbol “Fe.”
Iron
This traditional Malaysian garment is a long piece of patterned cloth often worn around the waist by both men and women.
Sarong
This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci features a woman with a mysterious smile.
This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”
Mars
This Asian island nation is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun.”
Japan
This organ in the human body filters waste products from the bloodstream to produce urine.
Kidney
Hari Raya Aidilfitri marks the end of this fasting month for Muslims in Malaysia.
Ramadan
This author wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
J.R.R. Tolkien
This is the main non-alcoholic component in a Long Island iced tea
Coca-Cola
This country is the world’s largest producer of coffee beans.
Brazil
Newton’s Third Law states that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite” this.
Reaction
This Malaysian state on Borneo is famous for its orangutans and the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre.
Sabah
This sea creature has three hearts and can change color almost instantly.
Octopus
This system of measurement—used mostly in the U.S.—includes inches, feet, and yards.
Imperial system?
This city, once called Byzantium, served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Istanbul
This term describes an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
Autotroph
This martial art, practiced across Malaysia, Indonesia, and the region, combines self-defense, dance, and traditional music.
Silat
This Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great and founded the Lyceum.
Aristotle