COLOMBIA, PARCE
Medellín's famous nickname refers to its year-round perfect weather.
What is it? → The City of Eternal Spring
Fired in 1985 from the company he co-founded, he returned 12 years later and saved it from near-bankruptcy. Who is he?
Who is? → Steve Jobs
Every notification on the phones we took from you triggers a hit of this "reward" neurotransmitter — the same one slot machines are designed around.
Dopamine
Nokia's famously indestructible early phones came pre-loaded with this legendary game about a growing line eating dots.
Snake
The 2026 final will be played at MetLife Stadium — located in which US state?
→ New Jersey (not New York)
The colorful sculpted panels decorating the base of nearly every house in Guatapé have a special name. What are they called?
What is? → Zócalos
In 2008, the broke founders of this company kept it alive by selling novelty election-themed cereal: "Obama O's" and "Cap'n McCain's."
→ Airbnb
The blue light from your screens suppresses this sleep hormone — one reason you'll sleep better this week than you have in months.
Melatonin
Millions of people heard this three-word greeting every time they connected to the internet in the late 90s.
"You've got mail" (AOL)
This 2026 tournament is also the first with how many teams — up from 32?
48
To reach the top of El Peñol, the giant rock next door, you have to climb approximately how many steps? (Within 50)
What is? → ~740 steps (accept 690–790)
With the company down to its last $5,000 and payroll due, FedEx founder Fred Smith flew to Las Vegas and did what?
Played blackjack — turned $5,000 into ~$27,000 and made payroll
Studies show the average person checks their phone roughly how many times per day? (Within 20.)
→ ~144 times (accept 124–164;
The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs in what exact year?
2007
Colombia's best-ever World Cup finish came in 2014, when they reached this stage before falling to Brazil.
The quarterfinals
Locals proudly claim the reservoir system beneath this lake generates approximately what percentage of Colombia's electricity? (Within 10.)
What is? → ~30% (accept 20–40%)
Slack, the workplace chat giant, started as the failed side project of a company trying to build what?
→ A video game (Glitch, by Tiny Speck)
Harvard's 85-year Study of Adult Development — the longest study on happiness ever run — found the #1 predictor of long-term health and happiness is this
The quality of your relationships
The world's first handheld mobile phone call was made in 1973 by an engineer at this company — calling his rival at Bell Labs to gloat.
Motorola (Martin Cooper)
That same 2014 World Cup, a Colombian won the Golden Boot as top scorer — including THAT volley against Uruguay. Who?
James Rodríguez
The people of Antioquia are famously called "paisas." The nickname is a shortening of what Spanish word?
What is? → "Paisano" (countryman/compatriot)
Before selling WhatsApp to Facebook for $19 billion, co-founder Brian Acton applied for a job and was rejected by BOTH of these two tech companies. Name both.
→ Facebook and Twitter
Meditation quiets this brain network — active when your mind wanders, ruminates, and obsesses about yourself. (Three-word name.)
The Default Mode Network
When that phone — the Motorola DynaTAC "brick" — finally hit the market in 1984, what did it retail for? (Within $1,000.)
→ $3,995 (accept $3,000–$5,000)
Only one player in history has won three World Cups. Name him.
Pelé (1958, 1962, 1970)