LITERATURE
This dystopian novel by George Orwell features the phrase "Big Brother is watching you."
1984
This social media platform, originally called "Musical.ly," became the world's most downloaded app.
TikTok
This Japanese dish consists of vinegared rice topped with raw fish or seafood.
Sushi
GDP stands for this.
Gross Domestic Product
This board game, invented in ancient India, is known as "the game of kings."
Chess
This symbol of justice — a woman holding a sword and scales while wearing a blindfold — represents fairness. What is she called?
Themis
In Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, this character murders a pawnbroker and struggles with guilt throughout the story.
Raskolnikov
The abbreviation "NFT" stands for this.
Non-Fungible Token
Plov (pilaf) is the national dish of Uzbekistan. In 2016, it was inscribed on this UNESCO list.
The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list
This Swedish company, known for flat-pack furniture and meatballs, is the world's largest furniture retailer.
IKEA
The human body has this many pairs of chromosomes.
23
In most legal systems, a person is considered this until proven guilty.
presumption of innocence
Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is set in the fictional town of…
Macondo
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this fictional metal is the strongest substance on Earth and makes up Captain America's shield.
Vibranium
This fermented Korean side dish made from cabbage and chili peppers is served with nearly every Korean meal.
Kimchi
"The Wealth of Nations," published in 1776, is considered the foundation of modern economics. Who wrote it?
Adam Smith
A group of lions is called a pride. What is a group of wolves called?
A pack
This international court, located in The Hague, Netherlands, settles disputes between countries and is the main judicial body of the United Nations.
The International Court of Justice
Alisher Navoi, the great 15th-century poet, wrote primarily in this Turkic language, helping to establish it as a literary language.
Chagatai
This AI chatbot, launched in November 2022, reached 100 million users faster than any other application in history.
ChatGPT
This Italian dish, made from coffee, ladyfinger biscuits, and mascarpone cheese, has a name that means "pick me up" in Italian.
Tiramisu
This economic term describes a market structure where a single seller dominates the entire market.
Monopoly
This condition, also called "fear of heights," comes from the Greek word "acron" meaning peak.
Acrophobia
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental rights like freedom of speech, are collectively known as this.
The Bill of Rights
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," this small creature called Gollum is obsessed with the One Ring and calls it this.
My Precious
This 2023 film starring Margot Robbie became a global cultural phenomenon and earned over $1.4 billion worldwide. Its theme color is pink.
Barbie
The coffee bean was first cultivated in the Kaffa region of this modern-day country.
Ethiopia
This economic situation occurs when prices rise rapidly while the currency loses its value — Zimbabwe and Venezuela are famous modern examples.
Hyperinflation
This Japanese word, meaning "empty orchestra," describes the popular entertainment activity where people sing along to music tracks on a screen.
Karaoke
This type of legal system, used in the UK and the US, relies heavily on judicial precedent — meaning judges follow decisions made in previous similar cases.
Common law