Fictional Locales, But Harder
There is no war in this capital of the Earth Kingdom
Ba Sing Se
Located in this country, the Chicxulub impact crater is widely believed to be the result of the asteroid that precipitated the extinction of the dinosaurs
Mexico
This is when one flap of a particular insect’s wings could lead to a whole new future
Butterfly effect
The series of 15th-century English civil wars fought between the House of York and the House of Lancaster is more commonly known by this name
The Wars of the Roses
This spiky fruit is banned from Singaporean subways due to its stench
Durian
The shining metropolis at the end of the yellow brick road
The Emerald City
The national gemstone of Australia, sometimes called the “fire of the desert”
Opal
Sugar pills are a common way to invoke this to help patient heal
Placebo effect
This Italian firearms manufacturer is the oldest one in the world still doing business
Beretta
This children’s confectionary was banned in some countries due to it containing novelty choking hazards
Kinder Surprise
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than this desert spaceport
Mos Eisley
Unlike its counterpart in a certain video game, this black volcanic glass is actually quite fragile
Obsidian
People who swear the Monopoly Man had a monocle might have fallen victim to this
Mandela effect
A plant that is perennial is defined as being able to do this
Live for more than 2 years
This now illegal soup is made from hacking off this body part from sharks
Fins
The location where a nine-tailed demon fox was sealed inside a future master shinobi
Hidden Leaf Village/Konohagakure
Forming almost all of the ocean floor, this is the most common igneous rock in Earth’s crust
Basalt
The mental bias where people with low skill or small knowledge in an area think they are much better than they actually are
Dunning-Kruger effect
Featured in the Counter-Strike and Call of Duty series as a magnum sniper rifle, the AWP is an abbreviated term for this firearm
Arctic Warfare Police
Casu martzu is a prohibited Sardinian cheese where these are allowed to grow inside of it
Live fly maggots
Players may be drilled by Big Daddy in this underwater Art Deco dystopia
Rapture
Crater Lake, Yellowstone, and California's Long Valley are all examples of this geological feature, which forms after a collapse of land following a volcanic eruption
Caldera
The term describing how an attractive, cheery celebrity must surely be a morally righteous, trustworthy person
Halo effect
The red rose is the national flower for England and this gas-rich Central Asian former member of the Soviet Union
Turkmenistan
The preparation and consumption of this banned Eurasian bird dish is so draconian that tradition dictates that a towel is put over diners’ eyes to shield the shame of such a decadent and disgraceful act
Ortolan (bunting)