Fact Check
This fruit, the Durian, famous for smelling like a dumpster fire, is banned on many public trains in Japan.
Japan — it's banned on many trains in Singapore & other Southeast Asian countries.
In this country, families celebrate Christmas by eating KFC buckets because the holiday chicken ads became wildly successful in the 1970s.
Hint: Its writing system includes characters, not letters.
Japan
Albert Einstein – Charlie Chaplin – Elvis Presley
Correct Pair: Einstein & Chaplin
Why: They met at the City Lights premiere in 1931.
Prithee stayeth
I wanteth thee, I needeth thee, oh god
taketh not
these quite quaint things yond I've did get
Answer: “Beautiful Things” Benson Boone
A country of 3 million people, large animals, and painful cries.
Wales, Whales, Wails
Honey never spoils; archaeologists found jars in an ancient Mayan tomb that were still edible
Mayan — the edible honey was found in Egyptian tombs.
Every New Year’s Eve, families in this country eat 12 grapes at midnight, one for each chime of the clock, supposedly for good luck.
Hint: Home of flamenco dancing and paella.
Spain
Ariana Grande – Jim Carrey – Billie Eilish
Correct Pair: Grande & Carrey
Why: Ariana Grande met Carrey while guest-starring on Kidding in 2019.
And anon that gent's thinkin' 'bout me ev'ry night, oh
is't yond sweet? i guesseth so
sayeth thee can't catch but a wink, baby, i knoweth
yond's yond me espresso
moveth t up, down, hath left, right, oh
switcheth t up liketh nintendo
sayeth thee can't catch but a wink, baby, i knoweth
yond's yond me espresso
Answer: "Espresso" Sabrina Carpenter
1,000 meters, a social group, and an Adam Sandler movie.
Click, Clique, Click
The blue whale’s heart is so large, a grown adult can walk through its arteries.
walk — a child could crawl, but adults cannot walk
In this country, families celebrate a holiday by wearing creepy carved masks and chasing away evil spirits in the streets.
Hint: Alpine mountains and famous for The Sound of Music.
Austria
Discovered in 1928, this groundbreaking substance revolutionized medicine by combatting bacterial infections
Penicillin
Singeth us a song, thou art the piano sir
singeth us a song tonight
well, we're all in the humor f'r a melody
and thee've did get us feelin' good now
Answer: "Piano Man" Billy Joel
A gun, a slice, and a symbol you make with your fingers
Piece, Piece, and Peace
The immortal jellyfish can reverse its aging by shedding its tentacles and becoming a polyp again, a process discovered in 1952.
1952 — it was discovered in the 1990s.
In this nation, when a child loses a tooth, families do NOT use a tooth fairy — instead their “tooth mouse” sneaks in at night to collect it.
Hint: This country is famous for the Eiffel Tower
France
Keanu Reeves – Lady Gaga – Timothée Chalamet
Correct Pair: Reeves & Gaga
Why: They met at multiple Hollywood and fashion events (notably 2019–2022).
Bid me wherefore
ain't nothin' but a heartache
bid me wherefore
ain't nothing but a misprision
bid me wherefore
i nev'r wanna heareth thee sayeth
i wanteth t yond way
A false god, a paused state, and a Monty Python member.
Idol, Idle, Idle
Human fingernails grow three times faster at night due to increased blood pressure during sleep
Night — they grow faster during the day.
In this country, families have a tradition where the youngest member must crawl under the table during New Year’s dinner for “good fortune of movement.”
Hint: Nordic country famous for LEGO.
Denmark
Emma Stone – Andrew Garfield – Margot Robbie
Correct Pair: Stone & Garfield
Why: They co-starred in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012–2014).
Mama, just hath killed a sir
putteth a caliver 'gainst his headeth, did pull mine own trigg'r, anon that gent's dead
mama, life hadst just begun
but anon i've gone and thrown t all hence
mama, ooh, didn't cullionly to maketh thee caterwauling
if 't be true i'm not backeth again this timeth tom'rrow
carryeth on, carryeth on as if 't be true nothing very much matt'rs
Answer: "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen
Something that’s 8 bits, something my cat does, and something that you quickly grab.
Byte, Bite, Bite(to eat)